I am taking my crochet to a new level next weekend. I am participating in I have decided to expand my crochet business and this is one way that I haven’t tried before. I will have all sorts of baby cocoons, caps, blankets and whatever comes off my hook this week. The cocoons are original ideas that Jenni came up with. There will be things in a variety of sizes. I want to see what catches people eyes.

I will share a spot with Jenni Sholter and her reborn dolls. They are fabulous and I have found working with another artist is inspiring.

How about you? Have you tried anything like this before? Let me know how it worked for you. What would you have changed?

If I have been a little quiet lately, maybe showing what has been on my hook will explain why. I have been working with Jenni Sholter owner of Heart 2 Heart Reborn Nursery on some cocoons and Blanki-paci designs for reborn dolls, preemies and newborns. It has been a blast working with someone who has such wonderful ideas. I can’t wait to see what we come up with this week. Check back at her facebook page regularly as that is where the designs are posted first! We are also very interested in what you would like to see offered so either tell me in the comments section or send Jenni a private message through her facebook page. We are taking custom orders now. pig cocoon I finally finished the dress and decided to share it as a PDF. I added some pictures where I thought it might be a little hard to visualize. I had a wonderful tester and tweaked it some. It has several versions and ideas in the pattern. It will fit a preemie and small baby if made as is. I made it in both Caron’s Simply soft Light and Caron’s Simply Soft. My tester made it in Pound of Love. All the patterns made up quickly, used less than a skein of yarn and got rave reviews by people who saw the dress. Fairy dress I would really appreciate hearing from people who download it. I tried to figure out how to make it where a person had to follow me to get the pattern but couldn’t.

This has been a productive weekend for me finally. I made a couple of crochet dog shirts for a coworker. I hope they fit her tiny dog and she loves them. If so, she will take pictures and I will share them with you.

However, what I am most excited about is the dress I designed. I am hoping to get some testers of the pattern. If you are interested please send me an email. I would like the pattern done in a variety of yarns. This dress was made from Caron’s Simply Soft Light and a size I hook. It fits a preemie which is why it has ties in the back. My friend who has a preemie grandchild said they prefer ties to buttons.

All I ask is that if you do test it, you respect that it is my pattern and not sale it.

Here is two more versions of it. This one was made with Pound of Love and H hook. It was made by a tester and I really appreciate it.
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