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Review: Anne Geddes Baby

September 23, 2015 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Review: Anne Geddes Baby Yarn

We used Anne Geddes Baby from Red Heart in our Twins Face Off crocheted witch outfit entitled Witch Way, This Way. Here are our thoughts about the yarn:

Red Heart Anne Geddes Yarn for Twins Face Off

In a word, this yarn is great. It was a real pleasure to work with. It’s labeled “Baby” but we don’t let that limit how we use it. It’s a fabulous yarn for baby and adult items alike.

Yarn Features:

According to the Red Heart website: Red Heart has partnered with iconic baby photographer Anne Geddes to make this wonderful yarn. It is a perfect blend of acrylic and nylon that makes it super soft and just the right weight for those special baby things. You’ll love the color range and the adorable patterns!

Light Weight: 340 yrds / 100 g
80% Acrylic and 20% Nylon

Anne Geddes Baby Pros:

Bright and bold color selection. Seriously, babies look cute in all kinds of colors, not just pale blue and pink!
Smooth texture glides across fingers nicely. Because it is light weight, it hardly feels like it’s there, especially on the tension finger.
Soft yarn
Has a good twist, so doesn’t split. Can’t emphasize this enough; it doesn’t split!
Has a medium sheen – not too shiney or too dull
Washable
The lighter weight is nice for projects where smaller stitches and drape are important, whether for baby or not.

Anne Geddes Baby Cons:

As in most lines of yarn, we long for more colors. Seriously, babies are drawn to bright colors, so why aren’t most baby lines more colorful?

Patterns Using Anne Geddes Baby:

Here are some links to patterns using this yarn:

Witch Way, This Way
Patterns on Red Heart
Crochet Patterns on Ravelry
Knitting Patterns on Ravelry
Witch Way on Etsy

Filed Under: Review Tagged With: Anne Geddes Baby, red heart, review

Winners in the Anne Geddes Baby Twins Face Off

September 22, 2015 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Winnners in the Twins Face Off with Anne Geddes Baby Witch Challenge

I, Dana, officially won the Twins Face Off witch challenge by designing the hat. But I’m sharing this victory with Deborah because she designed the inspiration pieces. Actually, she designed 3 out of the 4 pieces in the Witch Way, This Way set. If the challenge had been hat vs. gloves, I’m not sure who would have won!

Winners in the Giveaway

1st Place: Nancy S.
Nancy wins 4 skeins of Anne Geddes Baby and the Witch Way, This Way crochet pattern.

2nd Place: Elizabeth
Elizabeth wins the Witch Way, This Way crochet pattern.

Witch Way on Etsy.

And a big thank you to Red Heart for sponsoring the event. And thank you to everyone for participating in the Twins Face Off Design Challenge. It means a lot to us that you voted and entered the giveaway.

Filed Under: Twins Face Off Design Challenge Tagged With: Twins Face Off, winners, witch

Vote in Witchy Twins Face Off with Anne Geddes

September 15, 2015 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Vote in the Twins Face Off Crochet Design Challenge with Anne Geddes Baby

For this Twins Face Off crochet challenge we used Anne Geddes Baby yarn. It’s up to you to choose, which crocheted Witch Accessory you like better. After you vote below, scroll down to enter the giveaway for your chance to win 4 skeins of Anne Geddes Baby from Red Heart and a copy of both crochet patterns.

Giveaway ends September 21, 2015 at midnight.

Left: Witch Hat with Dangling Spider Right: Extra Long Striped Scarf with skull and spider web applique. See more photos.

The hat and scarf were designed this month to coordinate with some gloves and leg warmers that we crocheted earlier this year. See more photos of the Witch Way, This Way crochet pattern.

The vote is annonymous, so vote with confidence.

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Filed Under: Adult, Appliques, Halloween, Hat, Mittens, Scarves, Cowls & Shrugs, Twins Face Off Design Challenge Tagged With: Anne Geddes Baby, Twins Face Off, witch

Twins Face Off – Anne Geddes Baby Sneak Peek

September 8, 2015 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Sneak Peek of Twins Face Off Crochet Design Challenge with Anne Geddes Baby

Last week we announced that we would be doing a Twins Face Off using Anne Geddes Baby yarn by Red Heart. This month is a little different. We are using the following items as our inspiration piece:

These little pretties are our inspiration for this month’s challenge. Deborah had worked up the witch gloves and leg warmers using Anne Geddes Baby yarn a few months back. Now we’re using them to inspire us for more Halloween fun.

Next week we’ll share photos of the finished projects and ask you to vote for the design you like better. We’ll also be giving away prizes.

1 place: 4 skeins of Anne Geddes Baby yarn and both crochet patterns;
2nd place: both crochet patterns.

See you next week when we open up the voting and giveaway!

Witch Way pattern on Etsy: Here

Filed Under: Halloween, Twins Face Off Design Challenge Tagged With: gloves, leg warmers, sneak peek, Twins Face Off, witch

Play Ball: New Published Pattern

September 2, 2015 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Play Ball: Published in Love of Crochet Summer 2015….Now Available in Store

Love sports? We created a crochet pattern for a throw pillow and stadium cushions to help keep you comfortable at your next baseball, softball or American football game.

These stadium cushions are surprisingly easy to make and have several fun design features. There are shoulder straps to make them easy to carry to the game. There are tie downs on the side so you can tuck the shoulder strap away while in use. And we’ve included zippers so the cushion covers can be washed.

It’s hip to be square…or just a bit cheeky.

Play Ball Available in the Store

Play Ball Stadium Cushions and Throw Pillow first appeared in Love of Crochet Summer 2015. They are now available in the store.

The pattern includes:

Baseball / Softball Stadium Cushion
American Football Stadium Cushion
Baseball / Softball Throw Pillow

Filed Under: Baseball, Football, Home Decor, Patterns for Sale, Publications, Sports Tagged With: american football, baseball, softball, stadium cushion, throw pillow

Twins Face Off with Red Heart Anne Geddes

September 1, 2015 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Twins Face Off with Anne Geddes Baby Yarn by Red Heart

Red Heart is sponsoring this month’s Twins Face Off with 4 skeins of Anne Geddes Baby yarn.

Next week we will announce what cateogry of item we will crochet . We’ll also share sneak peeks at what we’re working on. The week following that we will ask you to vote on the two designs and open up the giveaway!

Giveaway to include:

1st place wins 4 skeins of Anne Geddes Baby yarn and both crochet patterns;
2nd place wins both crochet patterns.

See you next week for the sneak peek.

Witch Way pattern on Etsy: Here

Filed Under: Twins Face Off Design Challenge Tagged With: Anne Geddes, red heart, Twins Face Off