Wedding Planning

First, let me say that I am not getting married. But...one of my best and closest friends is!!! I was there when they first met and when they got engaged - they first met at a bar and I introduced them and they got engaged in Hogsmeade at Universal Studios - we are both HUGE Harry Potter fans and we were there for the Celebration of Harry Potter that they had at the end of January. We met (well we actually saw them a few feet away) Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Fred and George Weasley and Seamus Finnegan. We were rather excited. But what made it even better was that he proposed to her in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - her dream come true. I am one of her bridesmaids and have been helping her plan her wedding for next June 2015. She has some great ideas - blending her geekside to her chicside :).


She wants to incorporate all of her favorite fandoms into her wedding. I told her that there is a way to do it that will look cute, as long as it's done right. And thanks to Pinterest, I think I found it!
 These are some of the ideas that I found:





Famous couples names instead of table numbers:
The Doctor and Rose
Ron and Hermione Weasley
Belle and the Beast
Han Solo and Princess Leia
Mickey and Minney
...and whatever other couple she wants

Using characters/mini figurines inside a lantern with flowers as the centerpiece.














A sign that says "Pick a seat not a side as many worlds become one." Similar to ones that say "Pick a seat not a side as two families join together."

These are just a few ideas that I've come up with, and I think it's going to turn out awesome! Her wedding isn't for another year so we still have plenty of time to prepare. :)

Crochet Baby Booties

My best friend just had a baby girl and so for the shower I went crazy with crocheting little things. :) One of the things I wanted to make was booties but none of the online patterns were free. But then I found this really cute yellow yarn and on the back of the wrapper was a pattern for "baby shower booties." I followed this pattern to a T and got the cutest baby booties in about an hour or so!
The yarn is Bernat Baby Coordinates in lemon custard - I didn't use the yarn for the booties but actually for the flower on the headband. Here is the pattern:

SIZE: to fit baby size 3-6 months




MATERIALS: 1 ball of any type yarn
Size 4 mm (U.S. G/6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge


GAUGE: 16 hdc and 11 rows = 10 cm


ABBREVIATIONS:
ch = chain
hdc = half double crochet
rs =  right side
sl st = slip stitch


INSTRUCTIONS:
Note: Turning ch 2 does not count as hdc
Ch 29
1st row: (RS) 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 hdc in each ch across. 27 hdc. Turn.
2nd - 5th rows: ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc across. Turn.
6th row: Sl st in each of first 6 hdc. Ch 2. 1 hdc in same st as last sl st. 1 hdc in each of next 16 hdc. Turn. Leave remaining 5 hdc unworked.
7th - 11th rows: Ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc across. Turn. 17 hdc.
Place marker at each end of 9th row.
Do not turn at end of 11th row.
12th row: Ch 1. Working from left to right, instead of right to left, work 1 revers sc in each hdc across. Fasten off.
Finishing: Fold bootie in half with RS facing each other. Join yarn with sl st at marked row and work 1 row of sc through both thicknesses to join seam down remainder of cuff, around toe and across bottom of foot. Fasten off. Turn bootie right side out. Fold down cuff.


I didn't make a tie but you can to go around the bootie around the cuff.
Tie: Make a chain 12" (30.5 cm) long. Weave through 7th row of cuff.


Other items that I made for the baby was a bunny hat and a headband with a flower attached. I'm going to make more things and will post as I make them :) I'll also try to post the pattern or links to patterns that I used. Happy crocheting :)