Crochet of Recentness...or....Why my house is a mess.





I did not realize how much crocheting I have been doing until I started putting this blog together...I did some for gifts, an auction, and my etsy shop. My house is a wreck but I am having fun..

These headbands and hats were done with peruvian color red heart. For my etsy shop.

Another red heart yarn....for my shop....made freeform style.

THe set above was made as a gift for a friends baby...with instructions that the bear only be used a photo prop or decoration not a toy

The yellow hat was made with a super soft yarn that I immediately lost the label for.

The red hat was for the auction.

The hat below was for a cousins granddaughter.

The hat above and below were both done for the auction. They are school colors and my own pattern.

The hat above was created for the auction. I was blessed to teach a crochet class at the kids school. They all made squares for this pillow which was also auctioned off.

THe green hat above was made for my daughters speech teacher's baby.

Pattern for doll came from "byhookbyhand.blogspot.com" and the matching hat is my design.

Bumble bee hat just sort of faked it.

hat i made for a garden party...daughter wanted to wear it.

Above is a set I made for etsy after the one for a friend turned out so dang cute.....

THanks for stopping by. Please leave a message you were here...I could really use the encouragement!

Latest Work.

The hats above were made for a new niece.

I also gave them one of the leg warmers below.

Made Cell phone Pouches for myself and my daughter, we loop them through our belt loops, They work Great. I finally opened an etsy shop, below are some of the things I am selling. my etsy shop name is debbittybears.

I am also selling some legwarmers.

Today my daughter put on a hat and shawl I made. She looked so cute we did a little photo shoot.

The baby is modeling a bunny hat and leg warmers I am hoping to list on etsy tomorrow. (I try not to do business on sundays.) She thought the bunny went well with the March Hare look.

Thanks for checking out my crochet stuff.

Love, deBBie

http://http//bearsforpeople.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog-giveaway.html Check out these darling crocheted Bears. I am so impressed. She is having a big giveaway of one of her darling bears...check out the link. Love, deBBie

I have had a request for this pattern. I didn't follow a written pattern but I can tell you pretty much what I did..

I probably used an H hook, and 9 (?) different colors.

1st row...ch 4, work 3 dc in 4th ch from hook, join to the top of a the chains with a sl st....when working the sl st I changed colors by pulling up a new color .

2nd row...ch 3 and work a dc in the same place, then dc around, join with a sl st changing colors again..

3rd row - 45(?)...repeat row two, increasing each time and changing colors....I went about 45 rows I think...unti the cap was wide enough for her head.

The next 9 rows or so I just worked even dc around each row, and changed colors when I joined the rows..The last row I did not change colors but continued in the same color for the ribbing.

To work the ribbing, I chained two at the beginning of the row, and the worked a dcfp (double crochet front post) and then a dcbp (double crochet back post) around, joined with a sl st, and then repeated that row.

I hope this was helpful to "Woman Of Many Names" who requested the pattern. If you make it I would like to see a picture.

The pompom was made by wrapping yarn repeatedly around my hand and then the loops were all tied together before they were cut...then I sewed it to the end of the hat.

Thread Animals and the Artists who make them by deBBie Nicholas | Make Your Own Book

A friend's daughter is going to college and wanted a hat. She said "it is the kind that hangs off the back of your head and you aren'tsure how it holds on".

She sent this picture from forever21.com

She also sent this picture.

In my search for a good beret pattern I found http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/

She has an amazing amount of free crochet lessons. Anyway...her Aug 6th 2010 post is a pattern for this rug.

So I decided to use that pattern and make a beret. This is the final results.
I worked the pattern for 9 rows and then worked basically even for two rows, then decreased for three rows then worked 5 rows of sc with a pattern. I hope it fits the girl. (It fits my daughter OK as seen in pictures.) do you think it will work??

Thanks for looking!

I really apologize for the bad pictures....i need a new camera...I actually wore mine out. I have to use my camera phone, which is 3.0 mp but still not what I want.

There is a sweet lady at the local chinese resteraunt who says I am her favorite customer. She often gives me beautiful ribbon roses she makes. I wanted to make a panda for her and that was how this one got started. I am worried now however that he might be too "weird' of a panda? I like him though..he is very friendly...looks like he would bring good luck..don't you think?

He is made from worsted weight yarn and will be available as a pattern after the pattern is tested.

This bear was made with my humphrey pattern. I changed the size of the hook and the thickness of yarn for the sweater part...and worked to first row of the sweater in back loops to leave a free loop for adding yarn.

Adult hat made from my spring spiral pattern. (baby one can be seen in previous post)
Used fuzzy yarn for the spiral on this one.

Currently deciding between focusing on pattern writing or just start making hats. They have been really popular and I have been told to sell them on etsy...they take about an hour and 1/2 to make and I plan on selling them for 12.50.

Thanks for checking out my blog.

love, deBBie

deBBittybears

I haven't made many bears this year. This one was made for a friend in Utah. He traded me a beautiful chain mail bracelet that he made. his work can be found at http://maillejewelry.blogspot.com/

These are two bears I made from the same kit about three years apart. The one on the left is the most recent. The one on the right I made first but I think turned out way better. Perhaps I was in too much of a hurry the second time.

Finished this hat about two weeks ago. It was made by increasing one st every row until the brim was wide enough to fit my daughter for Crazy Hat day.

I made these last year....where had the time gone?

These were finished in October. The pattern was entered in a contest. If I don't win I will self publish the pattern for anyone interested.

Have a great CHRISTMAS!!!

love, deBBie

My latest Thread Teddy Bear Pattern

I have finished re-writing and working my Humphrey pattern. He is available for immediate download from Ravlery for 6.95 (through paypal) . Simply click on the link below.

More info is available online at

http://www.ravelry.com/designers/debbie-nicholas

Here are pictures of bear made from the same pattern by my pattern testers.

Made by Berta of http://www.threadteds.com/ from punch thread.
Made by Mia Swensson from http://sitekreator.com/crivens_studio (also made of punch thread).

This little guy was made by Kim Sturgis http://www.kpsfoto.com/

There are also two free patterns available from me at Ravelry

http://www.ravelry.com/designers/debbie-nicholas