Etsy Shop is OPEN!!

I finally finished getting everything setup.  Let's see what pans out!
Here it is:

Crochet Cutsies By Ash

Stop by and see what's available!

Bunny Babies and Elf Hats

With Easter around the corner, I decided it would be appropriate to make a bunny set.  Miss Zoe will have her  newborn shoot tomorrow, so I sat up feverishly trying to finish the bunny diaper cover so she could have the set for her photos.  I mean, can you imagine the overwhelming cuteness of a brand new baby in this:

Plus an elf hat just for kicks!

This one is 36 inches from pompom to end of hat.  It is so snuggly soft and the colors are vibrant and blend together beautifully.  I used a homespun Lionbrand yarn.  LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
Hopefully info on my Etsy shop will be posted later.  I have to figure out all that's involved first.  Until then, BLESSINGS!

To Etsy or Not to Etsy??

I keep getting the suggestion to start selling my hats on Etsy.  I am considering it... wouldn't hurt to have a little extra income during this downtime.  What do you think?  Would you buy one of my hats?  I have this adorable little bunny hat in the works...can't wait to share it.  Until then, here is another hat and a few new flowers.

More Baby Hats!

Just wanted to share these as well.  The first is the baseball cap I was referring to yesterday.  I absolutely love it and it looks so cute on!

It can be spruced up with a few accessories for little girls: (sorry for the repeat flower, I haven't gotten around to making any others yet.  I really think the hat would be adorbs with a big fat flower...more to come!)

And one more for kicks... a preemie beanie (preemie only because of how tiny it came out)

Until my crocheting hands finish the next project... BLESSINGS!

Fourth Year Freedom and Baby Crocheting!

FOURTH YEAR IS AMAZING! Not only do I not have to do much actual work or wake up to an alarm, but I also have time to do WHATEVER I WANT! I mean, the good majority of my classmates are galavanting all over the world while I read their blogs, Facebook updates and look enviously through all of their pictures.  Because, you see, I have a spouse who is not in med school which means he works while I have this glorious year to do whatever my heart desires.  He says, "go, travel!" However, I, the loving wife, choose to stay home and be Susie Homemaker for the next 2 months (and likely only 2 months of our marriage).  It probably sounds like I'm complaining or maybe you're gathering a hint of sarcasm, but truth be told, I am having fun doing ridiculous things that I will never have time to do in the future. I will likely use this blog to share my lovely endeavors.  Get ready!  Here comes my first and absolutely most time consuming obsession as of late: CROCHETING BABY THINGS (yes, laugh now.  I am THAT old lady sitting at home crocheting baby blankets and such...)

Honestly, if I didn't know better I would think that babies were falling from the sky!  As of the last week, we have two brand new additions to our "family".  One new nephew, Arron Michael, and one new "niece," Zoe Nicole.  And that is just in one week!

When I found out that our friends were having a baby girl, I got WAY too excited, partly because I live vicariously through them and their kids, and partly because I now have an excuse to buy and do all things cutsie!  I set out to make a baby blanket for Miss Zoe and proceeded to get laughed at by many (mainly hubs and mother) when sharing my plans.  They didn't doubt my abilities but rather my patience to sit for hours and hours working on the same project.  That alone motivated me to finish it!  Don't get me wrong, when I had to scrap everything 1/3 of the way through and start over, I doubted myself, but then I remembered that I had to prove them wrong!  By the time I was finished, I considered saving the blanket for my first born (boy or girl, who cares if it is pink! the dang thing took me weeks!) because I was pretty sure I would never crochet another blanket.  Ever.  Again.  My hands were crippled and arthritic... I had cramps and even crocheting nightmares! 

Anyway, here is the finished product:

Not too bad, huh?!  I think it turned out absolutely adorable and so did Miss Zoe's mom!  Needless to say, my doubters took back all of their nay-sayings and became believers.  

So, back to the present...

Jaime (the hubs) called the other evening on his way home and asked where I was...Wal-Mart (of all places).  He knows that I hate going to Wal-Mart, particularly the epitome of all Wal-Marts--the GALVESTON Wal-Mart.  So I walk in the door with bags and quickly hide MY purchases in the corner and places the COVER purchases on the table (milk, bread, etc.)  He didn't buy it for a second.  He spotted the bag and the inquisition started only to have my secret revealed: a bag full of new yarns and supplies.  Ugh, I'm such a sucker.  I am officially obsessed with making baby hats/caps!  I was complaining to Zoe's mom about my boredom with all of my new-found free-time and she suggested I make a hat to match the above pictured blanket.  After quickly referencing my handy Pinterest board of crocheting ideas, I chose a pattern and got to work.  

Here is the result:

Here is the same hat with a different swirly clip:

 Of course, the hat making did not stop there.  I've spent hours searching Pinterest and Ravelry and performing random google searches for ideas of different hats to make.  I love it!
Here is hat #2:

I didn't stop there.  I made Arron a his first baseball cap in a jersey gray but forgot to take pictures of it before giving it to him!  I would post pics of him in it but don't want to put photos of someone else's baby on the internet.  I guess I will just make another and post that one.  I also made him a skull-cap/beanie in royal blue.  It was a tad snug, but will fit for like a day, I'm sure.  LOL.  So far, that's all I have to show, but more to come I'm sure.  Until then... blessings!

New Beginnings

There are things in life that I (or shall I say we--as in YOU and ME) think about doing on a frequent basis but never bring myself (ourselves) to make them become a reality.  Despite the fact that marriage has only had a little over a year to begin reshaping me, spending umpteen hours along side my better half has already begun to work its magic.  I, the staunchly proud realist, am married to the optimistic dreamer, who frequently chases dreams however tangential and random.  How you ask?  I have been secretly pining away and dreaming about having my own blog, daily thinking of things I would write about but never doing anything about it.  Because, you see I am not only a staunch realist but also a queen PROCRASTINATOR. This raises the question of whether it was truly the influence of my dreamer husband or rather my overwhelming tendency to put everything off for as long as possible! In truth, I no longer have a reason NOT to start a blog.  I am for the first time in years in possession of way too much free time.  So why not?! Here goes nothing, hold on to your heels because who knows what might fall out of the sky and land right here on my blog!