Cutie patootie baby booties

Say that three times fast!

Look at these baby booties, aren't they just darling?


Photo copyright Coats and Clark

Okay, the model is just cute as could be, too, but I want to draw your attention to the booties.

It's my newest design put out by Coats and Clark.

They're made out of Aunt Lydia's Bamboo Crochet Thread Size 3. Yes! For those of you who want to work in bamboo, but don't want to have to deal with size 10, this is a great option. And it's so soft.

These booties are made using one ball of white and one ball of black. The construction is unique and creates a one piece sock and shoe when done. You can even add little buttons on the side of the "straps" if you want to!

The pattern is here from Coats and Clark and the pattern page is here on Ravelry.

I do hope you make these for the little girls in your life. If you do, please let me know! I love seeing everyone's creations from my patterns.


I've got another baby pattern coming out this month in the Fibers By Tracie line, so stay tuned, I'll be announcing it here when it's ready!

Oh, and if you're following me on Twitter, you likely noticed my tweet about good news. I can't share yet (I don't think, so I'm playing it safe), but when I can, I'll let y'all know!

Hey, tomorrow is Friday! And if you're in the gulf coast area of Florida, come on down to A Good Yarn in Sarasota on Saturday from 11:30a-1:30p for the Gulf Coast Crochet Guild of Florida monthly meeting.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Don't stop now!

Oh my goodness, how January has flown by! I hope those of you who have resolutions this year are still plugging away at them. If you've faltered, remember, you can always pick yourself up and keep going. It's about the journey, not the individual steps to get there!

I wanted to give an update on the Help for Haiti pattern pledge. In case you aren't aware, I'm pledging 50% of the proceeds from all pattern sales until March 1st.

The rough numbers for January put sales at just over $75. Which is awesome! I'll know soon what the actual sales proceeds numbers are (when I close out this month's sales and get my bill from Ravelry) and I'll post the amount that will be going to Doctors Without Borders at that time.

But, we're not done yet! There's still another month of pledge going on. So, if you were interested in getting one of the patterns in the Fibers By Tracie line, please consider doing it this next month. As we see from the news, the need is still great and likely will be for a while.

And there will be new patterns in February! I've got two patterns I'm finishing up and will have available around the middle of the month. These patterns will also be in the Help for Haiti pledge.

Thanks for your support!

A couple of reminders

Quick post this morning, just wanted to post a couple of reminders.

Reminder #1: I'll be teaching a workshop on Broomstick Lace this Saturday afternoon from 1-3pm at A Good Yarn in Sarasota. If you're interested in taking this workshop, please call the shop at 941-487-7914. There are still some spots available, but they may fill up quickly. I promise it'll be fun and we'll make a little project by the end of the class.

Reminder #2: I've pledged 50% of all my pattern sale proceeds between now and March 1st to Doctors Without Borders for help in Haiti. I've now put all my for sale patterns into this pledge. So, if you've been thinking of buying one, now's a great time to do it and you'll be helping others in the process. You can see my full collection available here on the website or here on Ravelry.

Okay, that's all from me today. Hope everyone is having a fabulous Wednesday!

Two new patterns!

One of my many resolutions this year is to publish more patterns in the Fibers by Tracie line. And while this is a couple days later than I wanted to get it out, I'm putting out two patterns this month!

The first is the Ladyfinger Mitts:

$4.50

Lacy fingerless mitts that are great for wearing around town or at home. Made with wool, the lace pattern stretches and hugs your wrists and hands, providing warmth and beauty. This is an intermediate pattern and uses the foundation single crochet as well as shaping and front and back post double crochet stitches. Sample is shown in smaller size.




The second pattern is the Southern Lights Cowl:

$4.00

This mobius cowl made in yummy Mini Mochi fingering weight wool is a great addition to any wardrobe. Due to the nature of the mobius, the cowl grows evenly from the center out all while working on the right side. This pattern uses foundation double crochet and V-stitches. The cowl is stretchy due to the nature of both the wool and the stitches. Finished size (unstretched) is approximately 34” around and 11” long.

Both of these patterns are also included in the Help For Haiti plan, which means 50% of the pattern sale proceeds between now and March 1st will go to Doctors Without Borders for help in Haiti.

I've got a lot more great design ideas that will be worked on this year. So, keep an eye out! New patterns every month (although some months will only be one pattern, not two)!

Have a great week everyone!

Help for Haiti

Over on Ravelry, Casey has made it super easy for designers who want to pledge part of their pattern sales to helping Haiti. I was able to tag my patterns with "Help for Haiti" which puts them in a special section, and announced that between now and March 1st, 50% of the proceeds from my pattern sales will go to Doctors Without Borders for help in Haiti.

Here are a list of the patterns in that pledge. The website link is and the Ravelry link is second (both will work for this):

Amber purse (Ravelry Link)

Ave Maria Tree Skirt (Ravelry Link)

Beatrice Hat (Ravelry Link)

Bridesmaid Dress Sachet (Ravelry Link)

Broomstick Lace Wrap (Ravlery Link)

Cabled Midnight (Ravelry Link)

Cables and Shells Throw (Ravelry Link)

Felted Coasters and Box (Ravelry Link)

Felted Dishes (Ravelry Link)

Granny Goes Casual Shawl (Ravelry Link)

Separating Lanyard (Ravelry Link)

Thank you.

Two covers!

I got my contributor copies today for the two Coats and Clark booklets I'm in. I thought I'd share the pic of them here.



That would be my Natural Beauty Wrap on the cover of Thread Crochet for Today and my Sweet Ruffles Baby Dress on the cover of Super Baby.

This was definitely a day brightener for me! Not that today was going poorly or anything, in fact, I've been making great work progress. But this just brought a smile to my face and reminded me why I'm working so hard and why I don't take weekends off much anymore.

Anyway, just wanted to take a moment and share with all of you! Have a wonderful week!

Congrats to the Drawing Winner!

Thank you for everyone who entered my first giveaway here on the blog!

If you didn't go back to read the entries, you should. There's some great resolutions out there!

Now, thanks to Random.org, here is our winner:

Leslie said...

Hmmm, let's see.....I've got a HUGE stash of yarn and I really would like to get rid of it! I'm thinking baby hats, because they're so quick. Plus, the more I make, the more I get to donate. I would also like to organize all these pieces of paper containing all these patterns I just HAD to print out. I guess I'm just a tactic, visual person because, even though I have them saved in the computer, I love having them printed out to look through from time to time. That's probably enough for now.

Congrats Leslie!!!! Please email me at fibersbytracie at gmail dot com!


I hope to do some more drawings throughout the year, but a lot will depend on what I have to give away. Please stay tuned!

In other news, keep an eye out. One of my resolutions is to put out new patterns in the Fibers By Tracie line on a regular basis. This month's pattern may be a quick one but appropriate for this weather! Speaking of weather, I'm not sure if everyone is paying attention, but it is currently colder in Florida than it is in Washington (thanks to Fearless Leader aka Laurie Wheeler letting me know that). Gah! I'll be crocheting to stay warm this weekend as we are on snow watch here!

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!