Snuggly soft crochet baby blanket

I've only been crocheting for a few months and I'm already addicted. I found that this new hobby really clicked with me and I just seemed to get the hang of it and I think I've gotten quite good already and I like a challenge.

I made this blanket for my little girls first birthday and she loves it. Its made using 3 strands of yarn (chunky, DK and 3 ply) and the chunky is like fleece, its soooo soft :)

I followed this really simple pattern which I first saw on Pinterest ( chunky-crochet-baby-blanket-tutorial ) and then added a flower with the leftover strands. It's such a versatile pattern, I also made one for the sofa in reds and greys.

Cute little silver Owl

A gorgeous little wooden Owl from the charity shop for £1....

A can of silver spray paint.....

One seriously cute little silver Owl :)

Charity shop crochet finds

I love having a search through my local charity shops and try to go at least once every week or so. They are a great place to find quirky little items to spray up or repurpose and one in particular often has crocheted blankets and baby clothes :)

Here are a few blankets I picked up recently. Not sure what to do with them at the moment except to use them as blankets but may back some of the bigger ones with fabric for nice sofa throws.

Welcome to my crafty world

Welcome to my blog and thanks for dropping by :)

I'm a busy mum of 2 toddlers and have recently started spending my spare time addicted to Pinterest and falling in love with arts and crafts again. My ever suffering Husband suggested recently that I started my own blog about all the crafts and DIY things I get up to as I'm always looking at other crafters' blogs and enjoying their stories. So I thought I'd give it a go

I started crocheting in January this year and have really fallen in love with it so you may see some crochet projects here. I've also recently discovered Mod Podge and have been mod-poding old things and making cool new stuff out of them :) I love sewing (although I'm not fantastic at it!) and love spray painting weird things like china birds and beer bottles!

So I hope you enjoy taking a look and please bear with me whilst I get used to using this thing!!!

Elkie x