Outer Space Felt Set

Good morning all!

Master J loves rocket ships! He loves counting down with me and yelling BLASTOFF! So an outer space set was absolutely needed. I had a blast creating this one, and he has oodles of fun playing with it. That's a win win in my books!

This set is super easy to make, and even easier to customise! Want a patterned rocket ship? Go for it! Want other coloured planets? Sure! You can put whatever patterns you like on them, to create all sorts of planets or moons!

Grab the template here and make your own! 

You will need:
Felt
Scissors
The templates for the outer space set
Puff paint (or regular paint and a brush)
Glue (I use 450 quick dry clear glue)

Step 1: Cut out the paper templates

Step 2: Use the templates to cut out your felt shapes. You can trace around them with a pen, or pin them to the felt and cut around them that way. I prefer to trace, then cut. I find it easier to manoeuvre the scissors in the smaller spaces without the paper in the way.

Step 3: Glue! Glue the find to the rocket ship, the centre of the sun to the outer piece, the rings to Saturn, and the cab of the ufo spaceship to the body. Wait for them to dry before moving on.


Step 4: Decorate! I use puff paint (from Kmart) to edge my felt shapes. I find it makes them POP and gives them more details. You don't need to do this of course, but I like the effect it has. It's also how I added the land masses to the planet, and lights to the spaceships.

Wait for it all to dry and then turn it over to your toddler! Happy days!

Cayden Booties

Good morning lovelies!

Today's new pattern is for a sweet little pair of loop strap booties. They are very simple to make and use hardly any yarn at all. In fact, you could easily whip up a pair in under an hour, with time to spare! The hardest part about these booties is picking out which buttons to add!

They are also easy to slip onto small delicate feet, and very easy to secure.

Cayden Booties

Sized To Fit
26 Weeks Gestation

You will need:
3.5mm hook
4ply/Fingering weight yarn
2 small buttons

1: Ch10, hdc in the 3rd chain from hook, hdc in the next 6 chains, hdc 6 times in the last chain, working on the opposite side (in the same chains we just used) hdc 7 times, join to the first hdc. - 20hdc

2: Ch2, 2hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next 6 stitches, *hdc in the next stitch, 2hdc in the next stitch*, repeat from * to * twice, hdc in the next 6 stitches, 2hdc in the last stitch, join to the first hdc. -25hdc

3: Working in the back loops for this entire round, ch1, sc in the same stitch, sc in each remaining stitch, join to the first sc. -25sc

4: Ch1, sc in the same stitch, sc in each stitch around, join to the first sc. -25sc

5: Ch1, sc in the same stitch, sc in the next 9 stitches, sc2tg, sc in the next stitch, sc2tg, sc in the next 10 stitches, join to the first sc. -23sc

6: Ch1, sc in the same stitch, sc in the next 6 stitches, sc2tg, sc2tg, sc in the next stitch, sc2tg, sc2tg, sc in the last 7 stitches, join. -19sc

Left Bootie:
7: slst loosely in the first 13 stitches, ch18, skip all 18 chains and slst back into the same stitch, slst in the remaining stitches, join to the first slst. End off, weave in tails.

Right Bootie:
7: slst loosely in the first 7 stitches, ch 18, skip all 18 chains and slst back into the same stitch, sl st in the remaining stitches, join to the first slst. End off, weave in tails.

Attach buttons to the side of the booties opposite the strap, and use the loop to slip over the button to secure.