Just added to Etsy: ruffled fingerless gloves! (with flower) ;)
After reading a lot of different patterns from books and online, and trying one or two...I decided to mix/mash several of them in my head and make these gloves. I love the result and glad I decided to try it! This is basically without a pattern, just some ideas thrown together. You can visit my Etsy shop to see more photos!
Good afternoon! Sorry for the somewhat blurry photo but it works :P Left to right we have Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie and Elmo. These are made with polymer clay and have wire loops to make them into charms. :) I had made a few of these a while back to give to nieces/nephews/kids and saved a set to put on Etsy for anyone who is interested. :) Time-permitting, this set will go up later today!
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and start to the new week! I spent some time making these two things while I had the time off at home. Top is a coffee mug cozy made using a star stitch, which I'm pretty sure I messed up...but at least it is *evenly* messed up LOL. I didn't use a pattern for it, just picked my yarn (100% cotton) and kinda held it around the cup every so often until it was as big as I wanted it, then added a couple of chain "straps" to hold it on. I like how it turned out.
The second picture is a pair of hoop earrings also crocheted onto using #10 crochet thread and a #7 steel hook. It's the first time I tried something so small and it was a little difficult at first since I'm not used to the teeny sizes of it all, but with practice I think it'll get easier. In the end I decided to give this pair to my sister as a hostess gift for having Thanksgiving at her house and she seemed happy with them :) So that is what counts!
It is a blustery day outside!! I'm sure anyone living where it's snowing and freezing right now know all about it! We've gotten a few inches of snow and temperatures below 10 degrees over the last couple of days and so I thought this little guy was appropriate. :) He's a sparkly snowman (and a heart on his behind) :P and going up on my Etsy today for anyone interested in checking him out. Perfect to hang on a tree of any size or even to use as a charm for a necklace or zipper. Stay warm everybody :D
Hmm...well I don't think the photo does this project any justice, and not having it on a model doesn't help either (but you can google "crochet shrug" and get an idea of how they look on someone). It is a great thing to have if you want to wear short sleeves still or even tank tops or sun dresses but want the chill off of your shoulders and arms. I made this one for my little niece and it'll be part of her wardrobe for taking pictures with Santa this weekend. :)
If you want to make one for yourself or someone you know, here's the low-down:
Measure across how long you want the finished width to be (so in this case, from wrist to wrist because it's long sleeved). Mine is about 27 inches, and using a G hook it took about 100 chains to make it that width. You can use any stitch you want (mine is a simple block stitch) and simply start crocheting back and forth across the width until you have reached how *tall* you want it to be from the neck (top) to the bottom part of the shoulder blades (bottom). Finish off and weave in the tails. The final step is to sew in the arms. You should already have a rectangle shaped piece. From the photo above you can see where the arms are sewn (top and bottom of the ends of the rectangle) to create sleeves. Make sure to give "wiggle room" to get arms in once it is finished...if you have any questions, leave a comment and I'll try my best to answer! :)
I finished this crocheted hat and cowl set (made with a color called "Driftwood" in chunky weight yarn) and love it! Altogether it only took about 2 1/2 hours, maybe a little less, to create both pieces. The cowl doubled over around the neck and is extra warm and soft. These particular ones are going to be gifts, but I may have to make another set for me since I am lacking in the neckwear department! :)
Yay he's finished!!! This is the first amigurumi animal I've tried to make and considering that, I think it turned out pretty well. Though it does look more like a cross between an owl and a penguin if you ask me. Still cute! :) The pattern is from the book "Amigurumi World: Seriously Cute Crochet" by Ana Paula Rimoli. I checked my copy out at the local library, but I like the instructions and projects well enough that I might get my own someday. :)
It is a blustery day outside!! I'm sure anyone living where it's snowing and freezing right now know all about it! We've gotten a few inches of snow and temperatures below 10 degrees over the last couple of days and so I thought this little guy was appropriate. :) He's a sparkly snowman (and a heart on his behind) :P and going up on my Etsy today for anyone interested in checking him out. Perfect to hang on a tree of any size or even to use as a charm for a necklace or zipper. Stay warm everybody :D
Hmm...well I don't think the photo does this project any justice, and not having it on a model doesn't help either (but you can google "crochet shrug" and get an idea of how they look on someone). It is a great thing to have if you want to wear short sleeves still or even tank tops or sun dresses but want the chill off of your shoulders and arms. I made this one for my little niece and it'll be part of her wardrobe for taking pictures with Santa this weekend. :) 
Yay he's finished!!! This is the first amigurumi animal I've tried to make and considering that, I think it turned out pretty well. Though it does look more like a cross between an owl and a penguin if you ask me. Still cute! :) The pattern is from the book "Amigurumi World: Seriously Cute Crochet" by Ana Paula Rimoli. I checked my copy out at the local library, but I like the instructions and projects well enough that I might get my own someday. :)
