Crib Rail Guard

   So these are a project I started just after we bought our son his crib. I got the idea from the knitty professors blog. I had bought inexpensive rail guards from Ikea that don't actually work on this crib because of the slight sleighbed type curve of the rail. I then modified the pattern from the knitty professors blog to try to accommodate the thickness of nate's rails, got started, and forgot about it. I had only managed to make about a foots worth of rail before I stopped working on it due to moving my computer and craft stuff downstairs, but I digress. Since he was so little (both age and height) I didn't really see the need to relocate my supplies again until I went in to get him out of his bed just after naptime one day last week and found him trying to figure out how to dig his 1.5 teeth into the very railing I wished to protect. So I decided it must be finished and I am now quite pleased with the results. I used two strands of cotton, one in a yellow variegated and one in an orange variegated. I am not sure as of yet whether or not to try and get those side rails as well since they start at the same height as the front rail.

 

Still Available

Soccer Monkeys Baby Blanket with Burp Cloth
$35

BYU Baby Blanket and Burp Cloth

 Rise and Shout the Cougars are Out!

This fun baby blanket and matching burp cloth highlight my alma mater Brigham Young University. It displays some of the classic BYU symbols. These fleece pieces are edged in off-white cotton. They are perfect for the newest member of any cougar loving family.

The blanket measures 41.5 inches by 47.5 inches and the burp cloth measures 19 inches by 10 inches. It is available on Etsy.

Composite Colored Dish Scrubbies

This set of 2 dish scrubbies are a cotton composite colored yarn in red, blue, yellow, green. They each measure approximately 4.5 inches by 3 inches. Slight variations in size are possible since each of them were handmade. They are tough enough to help remove stuck on food, but gentle enough to not scratch your non-stick pans. On Etsy.

Composite Colored Basic Dishcloth and Scrubbies

 This set of 1 basic dishcloth and 2 matching scrubbies. They are made of a cotton yarn with a composite coloring set of yellow, red, blue, and green. All of my basic dishcloths measure approximately 8 inches by 8 inches and my scrubbies are approximately 4.5 inches by 3 inches with slight variation occuring since each item is handmade. They are all good for general purpose cleaning in the kitchen and the scrubbies are strong enough and gentle enough to help get the stuck on food off of your coated pans. This is on Etsy.

Still Available

 Fall Coin Purse
$5.00

 Leafy Coin Purse
$5.00

 Sleepytime Seashells Blanket in Baby Blue
$50.00

 Argyle Lace Dishcloth
$2.50





Basic Baby Carrier with Clovers
$20.00

Basic Baby Carrier with Diego
$20.00

Pastel Animals Baby Blanket and Burp Cloth

 This baby blanket and burp cloth have been hand edged in brown using my cross-stiched scallop edging. The blanket measures 36 inches by 40 inches and the burp cloth measures 18 inches by 9 inches. It is available on Etsy.

Eagles Baby Blanket and Burp Cloth

 This soft baby blanket and burp cloth will allow you to send your baby into dreamland on the wings of eagles. It is edged in a goldenrod yellow that matches the eagles' beaks and tail feathers. It is made of fleece and cotton. It features my cross-stitched scallop edging. The blanket measures 34.5 inches by 30 inches. The burp cloth measures 18 inches by 9 inches. It is available on Etsy.

Paw Print Baby Blanket and Burp Cloth

 This fun baby blanket and burp cloth are a perfect for a addition to any family with or without furbabies. It is a fleece blanket with about a 1 inch cotton edging. On this particular set, I have used a cross-stitched scallop edging. It is a very pretty black on white pattern. The blanket measures approximately 46 inches by 50 inches. The burp cloth measures 18 inches by 9 inches. It is available on Etsy.

Still Available

 Royal Blue Cabled Baby Blanket
$50.00

 Set of 3 Holiday Dishcloths
$7.50

 Set of 2 Yellow and Blue Dishcloths
$5.00

Bright Basic Dishcloth
$2.50

Still Available

Maple Leaf Dishcloth
$2.50

Turquoise Monkey Blanket and Burp Cloth

 This baby blanket and burp cloth are perfect for your little monkey. They feature monkeys with bananas in an array of tropical trees on a turquoise background. They are made of a light fleece with a crocheted copper border in cotton similar to the color of the monkeys themselves.

The blanket measures 37 inches by 34 inches. The burp cloth measures approximately 18 inches by 9 inches.

It is available on Etsy.

Items Still Available

These items are still available on Etsy.

Heart Dishcloth
$2.50

Yellow Baby Blanket
$50.00






Pink Heart Blanket
$50.00

Black Butterflys Baby Blanket and Burp Cloth

 This intriguing baby blanket and matching burp cloth feature bright pink butterflies on a black background. They are fleece and lined in a teal colored cotton.

The blanket measures 44 inches by 41 inches and the burp cloth measures 19 inches by 10 inches.

Pastels Baby Blanket with Animals and Matching Burp Cloth

 This cuddly blanket and burp cloth set are light blue with purple, and green accents. It contains pictures of polar bears, panda bears, gorillas, and elephants. It is edged in a pink cotton crocheted edge. The blanket measures 42 inches by 37 inches and the burp cloth is 19 inches by 10 inches. It is available on Etsy.

Black Stars and Swirls Blanket and Burp Cloth Set

 This fun burp cloth and blanket set are an array of bright stars and swirls on a black canvas. You'll have fun wrapping a baby girl up in the pink, purple, yellow and turquoise swirls. It is a fleece blanket with a white cotton crocheted edge. The blanket measures 48 inches by 41 inches and the contoured burp cloth measures approximately 19 inches by 10.5 inches at the wide points.It is available on Etsy.

Child Footprint Frames

This is a project I undertook while I was home to give to my parents and my in-laws for Christmas. I found the frames at the dollar store and then painted them and tried to get a good footprint. I thought it would be fun to try and do a handprint and a footprint on each of them. We discovered, however, that neither were easy. And as it can be seen from these finished frames, we could not get the hand prints to work at all. We could not get him to open up his hand. 1 painted shirt and 1 painted pair of jeans later, I feel that it was worth the effort to accomplish as much as I did on them (on Christmas Eve).