Monday, March 12, 2012

Garden Party Tic-Tac-Toe (Crochet Project)

I've seen some cute little crochete Tic-Tac-Toe games online, and thought it would be fun to make one for my 5 year old, for her birthday.
That thought kind of ... evolved.

Would you like a peek into my thought process? If so, keep reading.



Once again, I was without a pattern, so I just "winged it".
I had two shades of green yarn, so I decided to use that as the base. Then I got to thinking... Making the Xs and Os would be a little time consuming to figure out on my own, and I didn't want to look up a pattern. Since the base was green, and I knew how to make little flowers... Yeah! That could work! I decided to make the green part the "grass" and the markers would be flowers.

 As I was crocheting the base, it occurred to me that my daughter is really good at losing the pieces to games and such. I figured I could make the game fold up or something, to secure the flowers. Hmmm... That wasn't doing it for me. Then it hit me. Just make the game into a bag. At first it was going to be a simple tote bag, but I wanted it to close tightly so the little flowers wouldn't slip out when a certain cute little girl would inevitably swing the game around. A drawstring would do the trick!



I finished it up, and I was very pleased with the results. My daughter opened it on her Birthday, and she LOVES it! 
Yay!





I did sort of write out a pattern (more like notes on what I did), but it's a little hard to follow. If anyone would like me to type it out, I will. Just leave a comment, and I'll do the best I can.
                            








Here is a sneak peek of the blanket that I finished in 5 days, for my daughter's birthday. I will post a couple more pics and the pattern (hopefully) later this week. (My whole family is battling a really nasty cold, so I plan on taking it easy.)

















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6 comments:

  1. LaurenMarch 14, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    Isn't that the cutest! I think I will make this for me and my sister to play! Lol. {we're in our 20s, but whatever!}

    Love the colors in your blanket too!

    Thanks for linking up to A Pinteresting Party this week.

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  2. Earning-My-CapeMarch 15, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Thanks!
    LOL My older kids... and even my husband & I have been playing it! It's just so fun! ;-)

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  3. UnknownApril 4, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    This is so cute, if you have the pattern I would love to see it. This would be a great thing to keep the kids busy on road trips (when their eyes aren't glued to a video game).

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  4. Earning-My-CapeApril 4, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    Thank you, Donna! I mostly jotted down notes as I was making it, but I think I can form it into a pattern. I will get to work on it, and try to have it within a week. :-)

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  5. Sara @ My Merry Messy LifeMay 18, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    Hi Susie! Nice to "meet" you! Thanks for visiting my site. I joined your link party and will become a new follower, too! I love that you're a crochet gal yourself, and this idea is too cute! Very creative!

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  6. Earning-My-CapeMay 18, 2012 at 6:55 PM

    Hi Sara! Thank you so much for stopping by and for linking up! :-)
    I do love to crochet! lol
    I can't wait to check out your projects! ...My computer froze up...ugh. I'm checking them out right after I finish here! :-)

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