Crochet Cat Bed

Crochet Kitty Bed

After getting my daughter a pet cat and spending a bunch of money on it I didn't want to have to spend more getting her a $20 or more on a silly cat bed. I figured I could make her one. So I got onto Pintest and found a pattern. Link down below

crochet-with-cris.blogspot skein-pet-bed-pattern

Things I did differently

So I made my cat bed freaking huge because my kitten is only four months old and I knew she would grow. This pattern crochets two finished circles together but I put a piece of foam in the middle for super extra cushioned. I also didn't have enough yarn (like always) to make the sides fold all the way over so I simple folded mine in and stitched it together. It worked out great!

Ok this was a good project, honestly an easy pattern to follow and to make work for you. This was so useful and cheap to make, not to mention our cat seems to love it.

Happiness is Homemade
Alyssa

Crochet Bolster Pillow

Crochet Bolster (Cylinder) Pillow

So I found this amazing Bolster pillow form at a yard sale for a dollar! What a great find! I figured I would sew a cover for it but after looking on Pintrest I decided on crochet. I came across this amazing tutorial and couldn't pass it up. I chose a bunch of bright yarns I had in my stash that matched my daughters wall quilt. Ending up with pink, green, red, aqua and yellow along with a bunch of white. Link down below.

accordingtomatt.blogspot cute-and-quick-projects

Finished pillow

The wall quilt I matched to

Things I did differently

So this was a great pattern and tutorial. The only thing I did different was the amount of rows of white double crochets around my ripple pattern. I only did one row and in the tutorial she does three. I just didn't end up needing that many rows.


Over all this was such a fun and easy to read pattern for me. It worked up quick and I finished the whole thing in only a few days, maybe thats because I was overly excited. The pillow ended up so bright and fun and it matches my little girls quilt just perfectly.

Happiness is Homemade
Alyssa

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Crochet Floor Cushion

Crochet Floor Cushion

Found this amazing free pattern for a floor pouf and decided I needed to have one just so I could put my feet up when my husband takes the recliner spot on our sectional couch. Link down below. Also managed to save a bunch of money finding my bulky yarn at Walmart on clearance (gotta love that!)

twindragonflydesigns.com free-crochet-floor-pouf-pattern

Things I did differently

So I stuck with the crochet pattern and didn't change a thing. The pattern calls for five skiens of yarn but I needed six. This was a huge problem because I got the last five skiens of this yarn in the whole Walmart. After calling all the other Walmarts in the area the office manager told me about the a craft store called Pat Catan's. Thank the good lord they had my yarn! As for the filling I went a completely different direction. I got a foam pad a cut six squares (12" by 12") to use as my foundation. I also bought a bag of quilters batting for a full size bed and cut it into one long strand. I used a picture found of Pintrest to figure out how to cut it. Link: handcraftbygrip.com crochet-rug-of-t-shirts (Its the second image down on this page)
I then wrapped my batting around my square foam pieces but I wasn't getting the circle shape I wanted so I pulled out my extra (fluffy) batting and placed folded pieces where I needed them and continued to wrap my batting around until I got the shape I wanted. Pulled my crochet bag over it and crochet it closed. This gave my floor cushion a ton of structure so it didn't just sink to nothing when sat on.

Lesson Learned

Always buy extra yarn. Its so much better to have extra then not enough. I totally thought my floor cushion project was a total waste of my time because I couldn't find another skein in any store.



Alright, this was a fun project that I really enjoyed. I don't do a ton of stuff with bulky yarn so it was a whole different learning experience for me. The filling was the most time consuming part by far but I really think it was worth it. I love that it holds is shape and that I didn't have to sew a lining into my crochet. So happy with my floor cushion. I love having a place to put my feet up.

Happiness is Homemade
Alyssa

Car seat Cover

Baby Girls Car Seat Cover

I decided to make my brother and his girlfriend a baby car seat cover for the little girl they are expecting in October. Since they are in Utah I knew I needed to make this cover warm. So I quickly found a pattern on Pintrest and went to work. Link down below

cally-cruze.blogspot.com infant-carseat-blanket

What I did differently

The tutorial wasn't the most detailed but it does the job. So I had a big solid piece of cotton fabric for this project instead of piecing the cover together like the tutorial. My backing piece of fleece was too small so I added a strip of purple to the middle to make it the right size. Sewed my two pieces together and turned it right side out. I think she quilted her cover together and put a binding around it but I ended up tying mine because I didn't want my fleece to bunch. After taking FOREVER tying it I also put a decorative stitch around the edging and finished. Warm and cozy.

This was a very long project, just because if all the tying I did, but totally worth the effort. It turned out much better then I thought it would and am way happy with it.Thanks for looking and enjoy!

Happiness is Homemade
Alyssa