Needlework Monday - Crochet Baby Photoshoot!!!

Hello there my fellow needle crafters!!! Happy #NeedleWorkMonday to you! As promised I am sharing with you today pictures of our brand new baby girl all wrapped and snuggled in her finished crocheted blanket! I am thankful I got it finished before she arrived.

I was also able to make a few hats for her as well as some lounging pants. Unfortunately we will be passing along the hats sooner than expected because we weren’t expecting her to be so big lol! I mainly made the hats for picture purposes anyway so it works out.

Snuggly Cuddly

Since we are in our hot season right now we will mainly use this blanket to cover her car seat when it’s sunny outside. I will also be using it for her tummy time. I am happy with the way it turned out and I’m glad I gave multiple colors a chance for a blanket. Not sure if I will ever make this blanket again because it’s so time consuming but I will be passing it on once she outgrows it.

Blocking

So before #NeedleWorkMonday I have never been worried about my finished crocheted items. There were times when it irked me to see my blankets unaligned or shriveled up a little but never enough to cause me to want to block my work. After finding out that some of you block your work and actually seeing the results I really wanted to give it a try this time. In case you don’t know what blocking your crochet work means, it is basically adding moisture into the fabric in order to finish it. The moisture helps it to hold its shape and to be stretched to the desired size.

I read that acrylic yarn has to be treated differently than cotton. Instead of washing acrylic it’s best to use steam. I pinned the blanket to the rug in our room and then I used the iron to apply steam all over the blanket. I left it pinned overnight and the difference it made is amazing! You can see the before and after pinning in the pic above. It pretty much stayed the same way once I took out the pins. I will definitely be using this method from now on, especially when I’m making items for clients.

Hat & Pants

Here’s a few shots of her wearing the hats I showed you last week as well as her lounging pants. I’m so glad she fits her pants pretty loosely and that they are breathable. I made them pretty long so she’ll have some room to grow in them.