Toddler Vest Crochet Pattern from Adorkable Crochet

My latest crochet pattern is a vest which I designed for my daughter a long time ago because I could not find any super cute vest patterns online. I wanted one that had the triangle shape in the front. SoI finally finished the pattern a couple weeks ago and had a photo shoot with my adorable 2 year old daughter.

Turned out pretty great! I even added instructions to make the felt flower. You can purchase the pattern in my etsy shop or on Ravelry. Or if you don't crochet, you can buy the actual vest in size 24 months/2t here.

New Cool Things

So I made some new things...

Here's a way cute Owl Hat!!! I'm so excited about these and my daughter looks adorable in them!!!! This one is for sale here

Recently I got a custom order to make a crochet bikini/lingerie for a bachelorette party gift. So hilarious! Here is how it turned out:

Baby Time!!

I just had a baby girl on May 24th and I am so excited to be able to make her all sorts of girly things. I got her these really cute Tulip themed blankets and bedding from Target (Dwell Studio):



So I got my inspiration from that, and crocheted a bunch of stuff!!!

Now what else can I make with a Tulip theme? lol.

Portrait Photos

Not in the mood to type, mostly because my husband turned off the light so I can barely see the keyboard. So here are some photos I took today:

Modeling My Personal Scarves

I crocheted all these scarves for myself! None are for sale in my store. Some I might be able to re-create, other's I cant... all explained below... Anyway, I figured I'd model them all for you to show off a bit, haha! Enjoy my silly photos!


Okay, the story behind this one is... I was in London for school and I found this awesome yarn in some small store in the Cotswolds. It has pieces of tulle hanging from it! So I paired that with 2 strands of black and turquoise yarn, and this scarf was born. I have no idea what the tulle yarn was called or the brand. I tried doing a search on the internet and came up with nothing. So I can't ever make this again :(


I asked Ginny from fatcatknits.etsy.com to custom make me this hand dyed merino wool yarn just so I could make myself this scarf! It's 2 different yarns, alternated. I am in love with it and finished it just in time for my Christmas vacation to Oregon. Where we had a blizzard. So it came in handy!


This scarf is actually about 6 years old! It was right when I discovered this really soft yarn, and So I made myself this scarf and a matching hat (Don't ask me where the hat went... I have no idea!)


I bought the owl crochet pattern online, and immediately crocheted it! So cute!! I stuck it on a scarf, and tied on a bunch of pieces onto the scarf at random places. You can't see that in the photo, but they are there. It's a messy, cute kind of scarf. Too bad I am not allowed to sell stuff with the owl on it, so sorry!


I made this scarf in London, too. I wanted to do a really random scarf, so I changed colors in the middle of rows, sometimes I used 2 colors at a time... very interesting! I love it!!


Haha, you can't see much of the scarf, but this picture is so funny, I had to use it!

Okay, the end. Hope everyone enjoyed seeing me pose silly, wearing my awesome scarves :)

Recent Customs

I've had so many custom orders recently, I've barely had time to make anything else! Here's some of the custom orders I've created recently:

A New Love...

Aside from my hubby, my baby, and crocheting, I now love SWAPS! Trading of any kind. The world of trading was brought to my attention by MOONSTITCHES. Her blog is amazing, by the way. Anyway, she has a link on there about BackTack, which is a really awesome swap. Go there to see what it's all about, sign ups are going on right now and end on Oct 4th.

So after seeing that, I thought to myself, "There's got to be other trading places out there!" So I searched Google and found Swap-bot. There's all sorts of trades going on there! It's going to be a lot of fun. I am sending a Whimsey Jar to someone in England, and a Journal to a girl in Austrailia. I love other countries...

ALSO... I got yarn in the mail yesterday! I love getting yarn in the mail, it's so exciting! I had ordered this awesome yarn from Bare Sheep Yarn, so of course I started crocheting as soon as it got here. I finished the shawl, and the neck warmer just needs a button..

I'm expecting more yarn this week, too. I'll let you know when it gets here!!

Fingerless Glove Frenzy!

Wow, I've been so obsessed with making fingerless gloves lately!! I made up all the patterns myself, too. I don't know why it's so easy for me to make up patterns for them... It just happens ;) Here's some that I have made recently:
Yes! I can finally model my stuff, now! Lol. I had a baby 7 months ago and just recently felt up to modeling, haha. So if my sister or her friends can't come model for me, I can just set up my tripod and do it myself. Very convenient.

It was my birthday yesterday and my Mother-in-law watched our son, while my hubby took me out to Red Lobster! This is a special treat because my husband hates sea food. Don't ask me how that is possible ;) After that we did some clothes shopping for me, but we ended up also buying a few things for our son. Aaawwww.

My Favorite Yarn!

There are a lot of people who sell hand dyed, hand spun, and recycled yarn on Etsy. Here are some of my favorites:

FatCatKnits. She is so sweet, and she's also made me custom dyed yarn before, too. Here is something I made from her yarn:



dkKnits. Her Special Occasion yarn is gorgeous!! I made this with her yarn:


Crazy Monkey Creations. Such soft and bright, happy yarn! With her yarn, I created this:


Mystifibers and Awesome Yarn. She sent me a bunch of Banana Silk yarn because I made her a shop banner! She is soooo nice, and you will love her! Her yarn is gorgeous! I made this wrap with it:


So go check out these incredible yarn seller's stores!!

My plans for Christmas

I know that a lot of people make holiday items and sell them in their Etsy shops, but I am just not going to do it. If it doesn't sell, you're sitting there with all these christmas items for an entire year. So I'm just going to make a lot of stuff this year, but not holiday themed. My store will be filled with great gifts, though! I feel like if you buy someone a christmas scarf, they can really only wear it for a short time. No fun. Maybe winter themed is a better idea. Like snowflakes or something. Thats not directly related to Christmas. Yay, brainstorming while I write. lol.
Anyway, last year I made this awesome black scarf with a skull on each end. I actually made 2, one for each of my nephews who live in Oregon. They were a big hit!! So I'm thinking of making more of these and selling them in my store. I have another skull pattern that I use for more girly scarves. I actually sell the pattern on my Etsy site.
I'm hoping to get more of the girly ones made, because I keep selling them. With good reason, they are awesome. lol.