Blankets: Star

I first learned how to crochet in 6th grade and it was a horrible failure. The students at my middle school were required to take a life skills class and one of our projects was Project Linus where you make handmade blankets for kids in the hospital. As a class we made a couple of quilts (with help from moms of course) and a few of us made our own blankets. My Mom tried to teach me to crochet but when I was done with my "blanket" it needed some major adjusting on her part. So after that attempt I didn't try anymore for many, many, many years.

Right before college I taught myself to knit and it went a lot better! I made mostly scarves for about 2 years before trying my first blanket. After dropped stitches and learning to use circular needles I finally made a presentable blanket! I worked just with knitting needles for another year or two and then decided it was time to try crocheting again. In teaching myself, I learned how to not lose or gain stitches on the ends (my problem when I was 12) and the difference between single, double, and triple crochet. As soon as I finished my first blanket I had to make more and I wanted to try new designs, I even spent one night learning from YouTube how to make a basic granny square (which I quickly adapted into baby blankets - 5 in total).

A friend of mine found out I was making these giant granny square baby blankets, and sent me a pattern for a star blanket. It wasn't easy at first - lots of new terms - but once I got the first 5 or so rows done I couldn't stop. I have now made 3 (2 pictured below)! The pattern is super easy and makes the CUTEST baby blanket. Check 'em out:

Solid Yellow

Grey & Green/Yellow 

Wouldn't this look cute in a baby's room?

These two will be eventually posted to our Etsy store, there are currently 4 other blankets posted that are just as cute. Now that I have finished my third one (sorry no pictures yet) I need to figure out what my next crocheting project is going to be, in the mean time I'm working on some new wreaths - more info to come soon!

Thanks for stopping by - Julie

String Art: Crates and Nails

Sometimes, when people find out that Julie and I have started crafting, they assume that Julie does most of the projects that find their way to Facebook and Etsy. Not so! We each have our own projects — she likes to work with ribbon, wreath forms, yarn, and crochet needles, and I work with the more manly things, you know, nails, twine, wood, wine and beer bottles, and things that generally require sanding and/or hammers.

If you've had the chance to take a look at our Etsy store, you'll see some of the string art projects I've made so far. The one I want to share with you here today is my absolute favorite one to date.

My friend Zac has found the name "Satterwhite" amusing since we met in the summer of 2009. In fact, it was his fascination with putting "Satter-" in front of everything (Julie is my Satterwife, Maddy is our Satterpup, and so on) that gave rise to "SatterThings." So, when Zac and his wife Kaley got married back in May, I thought it would be perfect for us to share a SatterThing with them for their big day!

This project started with an old orchard crate from Black Dog Salvage that was quickly disassembled in the middle of our living room floor. After some sanding, a dark stain, and some dark tacks, I had something I could work on. About 350 nails later, I started stringing! I just happened to have a variegated yarn that matched the pastels that Zac and Kaley used at their wedding. Hopefully, this piece will be a nice addition to their new Sweeney household!

 

I'm planning on making one similar to this one with either "Satterwhite" or "J&W" for our house next! If you'd like something similar, just send us an email at SatterThings@gmail.com and we'll talk!

Welcome to our blog!

We'd like to welcome you to our brand new blog!

We decided to start this blog as a way to share photos and more information about products, as well the behind the scenes of the projects. And who knows what else!

We hope you follow are blog and share it with friends/family to help us grow. And if you like what you see make sure to visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/SatterThings

While you wait for more posts here's a picture of our cute pup - Maddy!

Stop back soon for pictures and posts about all the great products we're working on!

-Julie & Will