DIY Baby Groot Halloween Costume

Hello everyone, today I’m sharing how to make a Baby Groot costume for a baby girl! This minimalist costume is adorable and super easy to make. Continue reading for details on how I put it together.

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I finished 1 of 3 costumes: a minimalist Baby Groot costume. I made the headband and tutu, bought a brown onesie and used my Silhouette to cut out the iron on letters. . #babygroot #iamgroot #guardiansofthegalaxy #grootcostume #diyhalloweencostume #diy #maker #makersgonnamake #tulle #tute #crochet #crochetheadband #silhouette #silhouetteportrait #irononvinyl

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Tools and Supplies

The following items are some of the tools and supplies I gathered to create the Baby Groot costume.

Tools

• Silhouette Portrait
• Crochet Hook
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Supplies

• Brown onesie
• Green and brown tulle
• Brown yarn
• Glitter Iron-On Vinyl

How to make a Baby Groot Costume

My Baby Groot costume consists of 3 parts:

• A headband
• A tutu
• A onesie with the text “I am Groot”

The headband and tutu require a little bit of crocheting. To customize the onesie, you’ll want a die cutting machine such as a Silhouette or Circut.

How to make the headband

To create the headband:

1. Chain to a length that matches the circumference of the baby’s head
2. Skip 2 chains, DC in each chain
3. Repeat for 5 more rows
4. Stitch the rectangle together to form a circle.

To create the bow on the headband, repeat the previous steps but reduce the length of the chain by an inch or so. Repeat step 3 for 6 more rows instead of 5. Leave an extra long tail.

Attach the bow to the band with the extra long tail.

How to make the Tutu

Cutting pieces of green and brown tulle for Baby Groot’s tutu

To create the tutu:

1. Chain to a length that matches the circumference of the baby’s waist
2. Skip 2 chains, DC in each chain
3. Repeat for 2 more rows
4. Stitch the rectangle together to form a circle
5. Cut strips of tulle
6. Attach the tulle to the waist band alternating between the green and brown tulle

How to customize the onesie

To customize the brown onesie with the text “I am Groot,” I used my Silhouette to cut out the phrase on Glitter Iron-on vinyl.

CLICK HERE to download my Silhouette cut file.

“I am Groot” Iron-on vinyl transfer for Baby Groot onesie

If you create your own cut file, be sure to mirror the text before cutting it out. Alternatively if you do not own a Silhouette or other die cutting machine you could cut out the text with an Xacto knife.

DIY Baby Groot Halloween Costume

If you make a Baby Groot costume, leave a comment below or tag me on Instagram @handmadewithashley or Twitter @handmadewithash.   I’d love to see your pictures!

DIY Baby Groot Halloween Costume

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Crochet Princess Leia HatWe are just 3 days away from the release of Star Wars Force Awakens!  I am incredibly excited about  the movie’s release.  Today I’m kicking off a “Countdown to Star Wars” series.  Each day leading up to the release of Force Awakens (and a few days following it), I’ll be sharing a Star Wars themed project.  I have some fun projects in the works, but let’s start off with something that will keep you toasty as you journey to the movie theatre this week:  a crochet Princess Leia Hat.

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To create the Leia hat, I followed AdairToCrochet’s Princess Leia Hat pattern.  The pattern is very well written with lots of pictures.  The project is easy and can be completed within a day.

To the theater!

There are some free versions of a crochet Princess Leia hat, but I really liked the finished look of AdairToCrochet’s version.

Alternative Free Crochet Princess Leia Patterns

• Hopeful Honey’s Princess Leia Inspired Beanie Crochet Pattern
• Stitching up a Storm’s Princess Leia Beanie/Wig Pattern
• All Things Belle’s Princess Leia – Crochet Beanie Mini Tutorial
• Repeat Crafter Me’s Princess Leia Yarn Wig (no crocheting required!)
• Crochet Dynamite’s A Gift Fit for a Space Princess

Tools and Supplies

I used the following items to create Princess Leia’s Hat:

• Lion Brand Yarns Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (Black) – 2x
• 10.0 mm Crochet Hook
• Hot Glue gun
• Large needle (for weaving in the ends)
• Scissors

Wool Ease Thick & Quick, ChiaoGoo Crochet Hook

Crocheting the Hat

With bulky yarn, the hat crochets up pretty quickly.  The buns are long tubes rolled up into a spiral and secured with hot glue.

Crocheting Princess Leia’s hat

If I make a second version of the hat, I will position the buns a little higher.

The Completed Hat

I’m pretty happy with the final results, and I’ll most definitely be rocking this hat the day I visit the theater to see Star Wars Force Awakens.

Crochet Princess Leia Hat

Crochet Princess Leia Hat

Crochet Princess Leia Hat

If you enjoy DIY Star Wars projects, check out some of my tutorials:

DIY Star Wars Marquee Sign

DIY Star Wars Marquee Wall Art Sign

DIY Star Wars TIE Fighter Bookshelf

Build a Star Wars TIE Fighter Bookshelf

DIY BB-8 Push Toy

BB-8 Push Toy in action!

DIY Darth Vader Resin Necklace

DIY Star Wars Jewelry: Darth Vader Necklace

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Ashley Makes: Twinkie Chan Toast Scarf

I recently finished another project from Twinkie Chan’s Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies book:  the toast scarf!  The pattern was pretty easy to follow and I am pleased with the final result.  Continue reading for project details.

The Tools and Supplies

Yarns gathered for the project

The following is a list of supplies I gathered to crochet the toast scarf:

• Twinkie Chan’s Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies Book
• Lion Brand Yarns Vanna’s Choice (Chocolate)
• Lion Brand Yarns Vanna’s Choice (Beige)
• Scrap yellow yarn
• Size H Hook
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

Crocheting the Toast Scarf

The pattern for the scarf is well written and easy to follow.  The project is a bit time consuming because the different parts and sewing it all together.  It took about a week to complete the project.

Crocheting the crust next

Next up sewing it all together

The Finished Toast Scarf

I am pleased with the finished project.   However, I think if I had to do it all over all again I would invest in a higher quality yarn.

The finished toast scarf

Posing with the toast scarf

Trying on the toast scarf

Wearing the toast scarf

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Ashley Makes: Giant Carrot Scarf

I recently finished a crochet carrot scarf using a pattern from Twinkie Chan’s Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies book.  (If you enjoy crocheting and never heard of Twinkie Chan I highly recommend you check out her work.  She has a really unique style.)  The scarf took about a day to complete and I’m pretty happy with the final result.

The Tools and Supplies

Red Heart Soft Yarn in Tangerine

The following is a list of items I gathered to make the scarf:

• Twinkie Chan’s Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies Book
• Size H Hook
• Red Heart Soft Yarn (Tangerine)
• Lion Brand Yarn Vanna’s Choice (Kelly Green) for the stems
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

Crocheting the Carrot Scarf

Giant carrot scarf in progress

The pattern for the carrot scarf is well written and easy to follow.  This project is appropriate for beginner crocheters.   I was able to complete the scarf within a 24 hour time period.

The Finished Carrot Scarf

Giant Carrot Scarf

The finished scarf

Trying on the finished scarf

Trying on the finished scarf

Trying on the finished scarf

He’s so happy to try on the finished scarf

I am pleased with the finished carrot scarf and look forward to wearing it when the weather cools down.

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Ashley Makes: Crochet Lion Mane Bonnet

I found a crochet pattern for a really adorable lion mane bonnet from the Etsy shop Bowtykes.   I purchased the pattern, gathered the supplies and sat down one evening to finish the bonnet.

The Tools and Supplies

Yarn used for the project

Here’s a list of the items I gathered to make the bonnet:

• Lion Brand Yarns Homespun (Wild Fire)
• Lion Brand Yarns Vanna Choice (Mustard)
• Size I (5.5mm) Crochet Hook
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle

The Vanna Choice Mustard yarn was leftover from a previous project.  I purchased the Homespun Wild Fire yarn at Michaels.

Crocheting the Bonnet

The pattern is well written and easy to follow.  It took a few hours to complete.   The most tedious part, as always, was putting it all together.

Bonnet ready to be assembled

Attaching the ears to the bonnet

Once I finished attaching all Homespun tassels, I wanted to give the bonnet’s hair a little trim.   In the process I clipped the bonnet body and to my horror it started to unravel.   I applied some Fabric Glue, and was able to salvage the bonnet body.

The Finished Bonnet

I am very pleased with how the lion mane came out!  I was a little sad that to part ways with it (it will be used as a photo prop for a friend).   I may just make another one for myself!

Crochet Lion Mane Bonnet

Little dude testing out the bonnet

Back view of the bonnet

Side view of the bonnet

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Ashley Makes: Crochet Infinity Scarf

For a last minute gift, I recently crocheted an infinity scarf.  I used the crochet infinity scarf pattern from the Fiber Flux Blog.  I enjoyed the pattern so much I made two more!

The Tools and Supplies

Lion Brand Yarn Wool-Ease

The following is a list of items I gathered to crochet the two scarves:

• Size N Hook
• 2 Skeins of Lion’s Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (Raspberry)
• 2 Skeins of Hometown USA (Washington Denim)
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

Lion Brand Yarn Hometown USA

Crocheting the Scarves

Infinity scarf in progress

Each scarf took about 2 hours to complete.  The pattern is well written and easy to follow.  I made a mistake with the Wool-Ease version.  It has an extra column so it came out a little bigger than I intended on making it.

Size comparison between the scarves

The Finished Scarves

Between the two, my favorite scarf is the one made from the Hometown USA yarn.  I like the denim color.  It will match my jeans very well.

Finished Wool-Ease version

Another view of the finished Wool-Ease version

Trying on the Wool-Ease version

Finished Hometown USA scarf

Trying out the finished scarf

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Ashley Makes: Crochet Slouchy Hat

Last month I crocheted two Penny Slouchy hats using a pattern from AlyseCrochet’s Etsy shop.   I gave away one and kept the second for myself.  I have been wearing that hat a lot, and I wanted to make another one but in a different color.

The Tools and Supplies

Caron Simply Soft yarn

Here’s a list of the supplies I gathered to make the slouchy hat:

• Caron Simply Soft (Off White)
• Caron Simply Soft (Autumn Red)
• Size I Crochet Hook
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle

The Finished Hat

The pattern is well written and really easy to follow.  It took a few hours to complete the hat.  I am happy with the final result, but I like the hat I made using Loops & Threads Impeccable Glitter yarn more.  The Caron Simply Soft yarn is a little thinner so the hat came out size smaller than the previous slouchy hats.

Finished hat

Another view of the finished hat

Size comparison between the two versions of the hat

Two versions of the slouchy hat

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Ashley Makes: Turban Inspired Ear Warmers

I am trying to reduce the size of my yarn stash by making things!  I had several skeins of Loops & Threads Dewdrops that I wanted to remove from my stash.  I found a really simple ear warmer pattern by This Ninja Creates.   One skein made one ear warmer, so I made several.

The Tools and Supplies

Loops& Threads Dewdrops

The following is a list of the supplies I gathered to make the ear warmers:

• Size N Hook
• Loops & Threads Dewdrops (Smoky Quartz)
• Loops & Threads Dewdrops (Pearl)
• Loops & Threads Dewdrops (Amethyst)

I think the Dewdrops yarn had been discontinued.  I searched for the yarn on Michael’s website and I could not find a listing for it.  I purchased the skeins a couple years ago and they were marked down for clearance.

Crocheting the Ear Warmers

The pattern was written with worsted weight yarn in mind.  I modified the pattern slightly to accommodate the super bulky yarn.   I chained 40 and repeated rows 2 and 3 once.  This was a super easy project and each warmer took less than an hour to complete.

The Finished Ear Warmers

Turban Inspired Ear Warmers

I am very happy with the results.  I especially love the sequins in the Dewdrops yarn.  It provides a nice sparkle touch.   The warmers perform pretty well in the cool weather too!

Ear warmers

Trying out the ear warmer

Front view of the ear warmer

Amethyst ear warmer

I still have 4 skeins of Dewdrops remaining!  I considered creating something different, but I think I will just make a few more ear warmers.  Hopefully someone will want them!

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Ashley Makes: Crochet Slouchy Hat

My sister asked me to crochet her a hat.  I was very excited to receive the request.   I searched around a bit looking for the perfect pattern.  That’s when I came across AlyseCrochet Etsy’s shop.   I just love her designs! She has for sale almost 100 patterns.  I had a really hard time choosing which pattern of hers I wanted to use.   I finally settled on using her Penny Slouchy Hat pattern.

The Tools and Supplies:

Supplies for crocheting the hat

Here is a list of the tools and supplies I gathered to make the hat.

• Loops & Threads Impeccable Glitter (Gold)
• Loops & Threads Impeccable Glitter (Blue  Diamond)
• ChiaoGoo Size H Hook  (I love my ChiaoGoo hooks!  For the longest time I just used aluminum hooks, but one day I had the opportunity to try out the ChiaoGoo.   I’ve been hooked since! har har har)
• ChiaoGoo Size I Hook
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle

 Crocheting the Hat:

The pattern is very well written and easy to follow.   I was able to complete the hat within a 24 hour time window.  I worked on it between baby naps.

Hat work in progress

I made a few mistakes as I was trying to learn the surface braid stitch, but I think the mistakes are minor enough that they will only be noticeable to me.

The pattern is advertised for Advanced Beginners.  I think that is an accurate description.

The Finished Crochet Slouchy Hat:

The finished hat

Close up on the hat

Despite my mistakes, I am very happy with how the hat turned out!  I like the glitter yarn.  The sparkle gives the hat a nice touch.

Trying on the finished hat

Side view of the hat

Back view of the hat

Update

I used the remaining yarn to crochet another Penny Slouchy Hat.   I started the second hat around 5 pm one evening.  Between many breaks, I was able to finish it shortly before midnight.

Slouchy Hat

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Ashley Makes: Crochet Infinity Scarf

I have not been in the mood for crocheting, but it was the eve of Christmas Day and I was in need of a gift, a handmade gift.

I wanted something that could be completed within a few hours.  I searched the web and I came across this crochet pattern for an infinity scarf by Fiber Flux.   I checked my stash for some super bulky yarn,  I found my size N hook, I selected a movie and I was ready to get started.

The Tools and Supplies

Supplies

The following is a list of the tools and supplies I gathered to make the scarf:

• Lion Brand Hometown USA  (New Orleans French Berry) x2
• Size N Crochet Hook
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

Crocheting the Scarf

Scarf work in progress

The pattern was pretty easy to follow and  I finished crocheting it just about when the ending credits for the movie started rolling.

Waiting on weaving in ends

 The Finished Scarf

I normally would not go for pink, but the New Orleans French Berry is a really nice, vibrant color.

Infinity scarf completed!

Here is a couple pictures testing out the finished work:

Trying on the scarf

The scarf is nice and cozy

The scarf has a really nice texture, and I really like how the finished project turned out.   I like it so much, that I am seriously considering making one just for myself.

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