During the Mother's & Father's Day seasons I kept thinking about trying to crochet for babies. So lately I've been focused on a baby theme for most of my projects.  For June and July it's become the summer to crochet baby stuff I guess.  I'm making July baby theme month.  This baby crochet craze started off with a nursery mobile:

nursery mobile part 1: ami sun

nursery mobile part 2: ami cloud

nursery mobile part 3: ami rainbow

nursery mobile part 4: ami raindrop

A few years back I had this chevron design hat & scarf knit set from JcPenneys.  It was my favorite.  I would get compliments and a lot of stares when I wore that hat. It had so many odd color combinations.  I no longer have it because I decided to throw the set away.  The hat got stretched all out of shape because I wore it so many times over about two years. This year I started to really miss that hat. I was so surprised to find a knitter's blog with a strikingly similar design. I hope they don't mind that I share it here:  http://www.annettepetavy.com/blog/2011/ida/

Yearning for my dear lost hat is what led my heart to the crochet & knit books this year. 'If only I could knit', I thought. I could remake the hat. This is where my journey began to learn needleworks. I'll see how far it takes me. (written 3/27/11)

I am in awe of the idea of creating a fabric by hand.  As I read about what crochet is I have discovered that you are creating a fabric.  That is so amazing to me. (written 3/25/11)

I am inspired by the aesthetics of the crochet pattern photo.  Whenever I see the photo for a pattern I'm either excited or not so excited.  The image is everything for me. Images that I like follow an immediate path to my

I want this book

brain. It's transferred to my imagination - the geometry, the symmetry, the colors and so on. Then I find myself in pursuit to bring the image to life. (written 3/24/11)