A Precious year | Le Challenge {Crochet}

Saturday 14 December 2013

I am so excited! He is ONE!! Can you believe it? I can't... But yes Baby MiH is ONE today.. 




Le Challenge's theme for this month is 'precious'. And It was always going to be something for Baby MiH or in relation to his birthday - after all he is the first thing I thought about for precious . I had many ideas, both quick and time-consuming, but it was not really what I had in mind for today... And then came the idea of the bauble - one bauble every year for his birthday...  I do like Xmas traditions, and I thought that could be ours from now on. And yes it was a very quick project... 



 Pattern: Free on this blog (already made some here)
Yarn: Rowan Felted Tweed Chunky in Mahogany (unfortunately discontinued)
 - I used nearly one ball of it. 
Hook size: 5mm 
Modification:  Added a couple of rows in the middle to make the bauble bigger

Bauble filling: Soft toy filling found here

Cross-stitching:  Anchor Artiste Metallic ball - 
4 strands of thread held together


It is an easy '1' cross-stitching pattern to follow. The hardest is actually to try to find the cross-stitching 'grid' as the bauble is shaped using increases and decreases. 



On another note I 'baked' some Christmas ornaments (around the bauble and on the presents) - but more on this later on the blog. As for us, there is cake to eat, cuddles to give and precious time to spend. 

For all the other precious entry, go over to le challenge. Do join the fun for a chance to win a $25 at the Fat Quarter Shop (open until December 16 at 11am UK time). 

one of our first pics together

13 comments:

  1. beautiful idea, and it looks lovely! Happy birthday, little one xx

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  2. I like that idea as well. He'll have whole collection once he's moving away :-)

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  3. Wow. One year gone by already! Enjoy your Christmas

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  4. Happy Birthday to baby MIH. Your bauble is lovely and making one each year is wonderful idea :)

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  5. oh Nat what a beautiful idea! So special. Happy Birthday baby MiH! Hope you had a precious day :)

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  6. The first year is always precious. Cute pic of you two.

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  7. Happy birthday baby MiH! What a lovely tradition :D

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  8. Happy Birthday MiH! The photo is precious for sure! Bauble idea is awesome, I have something from each year my children made until about 18 then I had to wait for grandchildren. I like to bring them out and remember that special moment. Like when the lid came off the glitter in the silverware drawer but 23 years later I laugh and smile! That baby is 28 now and many states away!

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  9. Congratulations to you and your little one !

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  10. What a wonderful tradition to start today....and a very precious picture.

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  11. A cute little ornament and a very precious tradition. Happy Birthday to Baby MiH - it doesn't seem that long ago that you were waiting and waiting for him to arrive!

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  12. Hurray, Happy Birthday to baby MIH. Your bauble is lovely and very special!

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  13. Precious! Happy belated birthday to your little precious one. :)

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