First Blanket

My first blanket.  An easy rectangularized granny square.  I found the pattern and great easy to follow instructions at ErinLindsey's Pile of Yarn.  I had not yet learned the join as you go technique for joining granny squares and am not fond of sewing in loose ends, so this was a great project that could be done without much finishing work.  

Robot

Here is a robot I helped my friend Kev make.  This great pattern can be found here.

First Knit Socks

I finally learned how to knit socks on double pointed sticks earlier this year.  It was intimidating at first but I took a great class at Magpie yarn in Lexington, KY with my good friend k and it made it much less intimidating.  We learned how to make a small sock and were given full instructions to take home.  My first ever knit sock is the little green one at top.  I was worried I wouldn't be able to make the full size socks at home but the class ended up being well worth it as I was able to complete my first pair of socks at home!

Baby Bib

Here is a knitted baby bib with a crochet fish that I made for my newest nephew Carter born on July 4th 2011.  You can find the pattern here.  I like how it combines knitting and crochet in one project.

San Francisco Bag

This is the purse I made for my good friend L who recently moved to San Francisco.  I got the pattern here.  I modified the pattern slightly to add a flap closure.  I lined the purse and put a pocket in it embroidered with "San Francisco"- my first attempt at embroidery.

Introduction

Thanks to k I am now in the blogging world!!! My name is Tara and this is my first blog. I am going to try to keep it about crocheting and knitting. The hat above is my most recent project. It is a cute hat that I found on ravelry.  The pattern for the hat is here. I love ravelry, if you are not a member you should definitely join.