Adeline Crochet Blanket and more

The is an adorable crochet blanket I made for a new great niece born a few days ago.  I used the Adeline Crochet Blanket Pattern from brightandscrappy.etsy.com
This pattern is easy to follow and works up in no time.  I made a minor adjustment on the border only because I wanted a smaller border. 
For the sweet little cap, I found a baby hat pattern on CreamOfTheCropCrochet.com.  I was able to work this little cap up in about 30 minutes.  I wanted to add a little extra sweetness to it so I found a doll buckle in my button box and sewed it to the front of the cap.  Don't you just love it?

I enjoyed making this blanket so much that I have started a new one using the same pattern but this time I am color blocking it.

I am using Red Heart Super Saver Yarn.  If you aren't familiar with this brand, it is a synthetic yarn that is pretty cheap.  It is a little stiff and not soft at all.  I have found that putting my finished product in a zipper pillow case and wash it with fabric softener, that it comes out fluffy soft and wonderful!

The recipient of the first blanket has an older brother, and I thought these little bow ties would be so cute on him.  I made the crochet bow tie using double crochet.  I crocheted 12 across and made 4 rows.  I then crocheted the knot using double crochet 7 x 2 rows.  I felt that a crocheted neck band would be too bulky under his shirt collar so I used a ribbon instead.  I hope he likes his new bow ties!