Little Baker Set

I used this pattern in 2018 for the toy donation but this year it seemed like a good project to add to the St. Patrick's Day box. I've been adding play food items and accessories to provide some distraction for kids not getting out as much with COVID restrictions. This is a free set but is now only available through the Wayback machine here.

If this is a project that might be on your "someday" list I suggest you download and perhaps even print a copy as once items slip to the Wayback machine there is no way of knowing how long you will still be able to find the project there. Hopefully the designer will repost this project somewhere else and I will be able to add that link so people can find it there.

I made a couple of changes this time around. I started with mitts with 30 chains to make them a little larger. I reduced to the original number of stitches in row 10 before moving on to preparing for the thumb in row 11.

These are made from worsted cotton but are not designed for heat. I crocheted two of the hot pads together not to make them heat ready, but because when I made the previous set I found they acted more like dishcloths than hot pads in that they folded. It wasn't a huge effort to make an extra layer and crochet them together to give them the effect. I plan on adding a note to the package to remind all that they are for play only and not to be used as protection from hot pans or ovens.

Little Baker Set

My thanks for today go out to Melissa Mall at Inner Child Crochet for her free pattern for this set which you can find here.

I've been looking for small projects to do while watching the Olympics that can be completed while still getting to see most of the events and getting some of the items on my to do list for gifts and donations completed, too. This was Tuesday night's project. Why pink?

Well I was in a hurry as the skating feed was beginning and I was unclear about how much yarn I needed and I knew I had 2 skeins of pink kitchen cotton in case I needed more than the one skein I thought I'd read I needed. I'm always paranoid about running out of yarn. Pink was the only color close to hand as the deadline approached so pink is the kitchen color this year I guess. Another item ready for the toy drive. I seem to be in kitchen mode at the moment. I will get back to the dolls eventually. I've got a doll carrier almost finished. Then I need to pick a doll clothing pattern once the Olympics is over. It's too hard to crochet and try doll clothes on to make sure they fit while watching sporting events.

Until then I'm thinking Easter Eggs wouldn't be a bad Olympic viewing project. I need to get about a dozen of those finished and they are a great scrap project, too. We will see what works for me.

Note to self, I did follow the directions for joining each round on the mitts. I'm thinking I might experiment with one the next time where I don't and see how it all works out. The don't always leave a great look.