Feeling Nautical

I love the spring and summer. It will be here before you know it! I can hardly wait.
So I decided to crochet a couple little nautical items while I dreamed about the ocean.

I like to crochet baby items because they are just so darn cute. My patience do not take me far on doing big projects.

I really wanted to make a sailor hat so I went on line to find a pattern. I found a few but just couldn't follow along, however,I got a general idea and come up with my own way. I think it turned out pretty awesome.

I can just see this on a baby, sitting on the beach or in a sail boat, cant you?

I liked it so much,I made some matching items.

 

 

Yep, I made the whole kit and caboodle. A sailor hat, Beanie and matching booties.  See the little anchor on the beanie? The pattern I found was to big so I cut it down a bit and changed the bottom of the anchor just a bit. Here is the original anchor pattern.

 

 

I will have these items in my Etsy shop in case you can't crochet and would love to have one.

 AHOY!

 

 

Ive shared this at:

craftionary's link-party

too-much-time.com

overflowing-with-creativity at itsoverflowing

sunday-show-off-linky-party at twiggstudios

submarine-sunday at usscrafty

make-it-pretty-monday at thededicatedhouse *Featured*

nifty-thrifty-tuesday at linda-coastalcharm

creatively-tuesday at therusticpig

terrific-tuesdays at adventuresofadiymom

made-by-me-69-linky-party-and-features at jaqsstudio

blogs talking thursday at thecraftyblogstalker

crochetboulevard

 

 

 

Lemon Plum

This is a Lemon Plum.

 

I seen these cute little things at a local grocery store and thought Id give it a try. Not knowing anything about them, I bit into it. Was not too thrilled at the taste result. It was not sweet and sorta bitter then left a sour after taste. yuk!

If I had googled it before I ate it, I would have known that when they are sold around here, they are usually not ripe and need to sit on the counter for a couple weeks until they are red and ripe.

Just a little FYI for anyone wanting to try one.

UPDATE: It sat in my window for 3 weeks, turned red, but still tasted yucky and didnt look to pretty on the inside anymore. I do not think we live in a state that these are recommended.