Lasagna Soup and more!

 I have said it before, but I love Our Best Bites. I don't think I have ever been disappointed by a recipe. Some of the ones that I have recently tried and feel the need to rave about are the Lasagna Soup (which we had for supper tonight) and the Baked Potato Soup (which I have made many times before but just recently had again).

 Also we recently tried the Guiltless Alfredo sauce on a pizza. We have had it on pasta before and it is SOOOO awesome and so easy to make! Branching out from dinners I also LOVE the Brazillian Lemonade. Which isn't even made with lemons but rather limes...and it is to die for! Seriously go buy some limes now....and make it! I wish I had pictures for each of these things, but just go check them out because their pictures are a million times better anyways!

 But I can share a few pictures with you of something else I made recently.....not food, but super cute!

 I am getting antsy waiting for this baby and I am not so mobile any more, so sitting on the couch crocheting is a good way to pass the time. I made the diaper cover first to match this little blue and cream hat.

Then I made this hat to match the diaper cover and other hat. 

I am in love with this little hat and want to make a few more. I am no photographer, and the lighting is bad...especially between the two hats. It's all done in the same color yarn. Navy blue and cream. I also still need to find a button for the diaper cover. I acquired the wood button as a single button, but would love to find something that matches it. I guess we will see. Might be a hard find!
I guess if nothing happens between now and Sunday, you will also be hearing about my 40 week mark. :)

Crafting....

So I have been crocheting a lot lately. I have been doing a few other things than hats lately too. But I have been really forgetful/lazy with getting my camera out and I have usually just been taking pictures of things with my iPad. So I will apologize in advance for the poorer quality of photos in this series.The biggest project that I recently finished was the baby quilt for upcoming baby boy!

I have made blankets for my other children, but both of those were denim rag quilts. Without easy access to a fabric store, extra old jeans, and a sewing machine, that blanket was out of the question. But I had lots of yarn, and was happy to do that for now. I would still like to make a rag quilt too, but that can come later.
I tried a new stitch pattern, and really love it. I also tried something new, and not on the pattern, by adding my own border. Overall I am really happy with it.....it took a lot of hours.
I still did a few hats, on specific request. My brother wanted a minion hat for his upcoming baby, and I happened upon some bright yellow yarn for free! Doesn't get any better than that. Once he saw the one he and his wife wanted matching ones too.

Next up mike asked if I could make him a case for his guitar slides. So I whipped this up. It has two pockets, one for his slides, and one for extra strings and his tuner. I loved it so much I decided to alter the dimensions a bit to make a wipes case for the new baby. My last wipes case was really cute, but really girly. This will be cute, but very neutral! I made this pattern up completely, and was really happy with the outcome too, especially since I figured out the button holes. This pattern could very easily be altered for many things.

Though it isn't even started yet, Mason has also requested a new hat. His old one has a much looser stitch and ear flaps, and with the colder weather he has been saying it hasn't been keeping his head warm enough. So that is what is up next on my list!

What the crochet?

So I haven't done a ton of blogging lately, because I have kind of been side tracked with crocheting! A few other things here and there too, but mostly crocheting. Even my baking and cooking has taken a back seat ( I'm sure Mikes not too thrilled about it!). Like I mentioned in this post I have been crocheting for a long time. Occasionally I think about making some type of business but then I think I might not like crocheting after a while. So I keep it a hobby and if some one here of there wants me to make them something I am happy to. So what have I been making lately? Let me show you....pictures are way better than words right? Well my pictures aren't anything amazing but they are there! A few of these things I have found on pinterest, a few I have just made up as I went. I will try to give credit where credit is due!

I made this hat up as I went using basic concepts I have learned from other patterns. I made up the horns completely and I was really happy with how it turned out!

I just love how cute she is! I could take a million pictures of her!

I found this pattern here, but I made them a little bigger so that they could fit Aubrey. I still need to add a button or something to them but I just haven't found the right ones yet!

I found these tiny baby booties here, and then I just made the hat up as I went.

I didn't have a model small enough to try these on so I found Aubrey's bunny!

I love these little ones so much and they kind of make me want another baby! Shhh don't tell!

I made this scarf from an old t-shirt and a similar tutorial is found here!

I can wear mine double up or really long.

I made these boots from this pattern, and I absolutely love them! I need to see if I can figure it out so I can make some in my size!

I love them so much they need a few pics!

This is an old hat of Aubrey's that I revamped with a new flower. I changed the pattern a little but you can get the basic one here.

This little snake was also found off pinterest. You can find the pattern here.

I made these hats for a friend, I won the patterns from Inner Hooker, you can purchase her patterns on Etsy.

I will be trying a lot more patterns in the next little while. I have loved finding so many fun projects on Pinterest!!!

Hats for the Kiddos!

A few months ago I entered a blog contest over at I Am Momma Hear Me Roar. And I won!!! Yay, that like never happens! I was able to choose 3 patterns for crocheting hats! I picked my patterns and then kind of forgot about them! I have been crocheting since I was like 12!!

I used to go to my Great Grandmothers house after school

and she would teach me how to crochet and play crib! Those were definitely special memories for me. And it has been a skill I have kept over all these years. I have made several blankets and a few other small things. Last spring I learned how to crochet some hats for my kids, and they love them.

The contest this fall was for great patterns from Inner Hooker

(don't you love the name). She has a shop on Etsy if you are interested. When I saw all the cute patterns offered by Inner

Hooker I was so excited!! The only problem was after I won the contest I realized I would have to go buy all my crocheting stuff again. I left all mine back home in Alberta!!

I finally got around to getting some yarn and hooks and I whipped up these hats for the kids in a few hours! I was so happy with how they turned out! Aubrey especially loves hers, she was wearing it before I was even finished!

I really like them and I am pretty sure

I will be making a few more

in the near future!

I think this little Owl is my favourite though!!