I made an adipose amigurimi for the birthday of a son of one of my flisters. Here are my photos:




(DVD case for scale)

The arms came out kind of too wide, and I dunno what I did, but I still think it's cute and the recipient loved it! Photos of the birthday boy and his amigurumi here.

Here are two of my contributions for the livelongnmarry auction that raised money for gay marriage rights. The community raised $50,250.00 which still boggles the mind, and I am so happy and proud to have been a (small) part of it.
:)

( The pretties: )

I wasn't liking the free patterns I was finding, so I free handed this little guy. Not too bad for a first attempt. I mostly like that I started with his mouth and worked around.



I just don't know what to do with him now. I might make a few more and some bats and make a Halloween mobile. Other then that I'm stumped.

I made a hat to go with the booties that I made before:



( Hat! )



I kinda made it up as I went along; I didn't really mean it to be this shape, but I quite like it now! I was thinking about adding a pom pom maybe?

I think I started with 5 chain, then slip stitched it together aand worked 10 SC/DC (US/UK) into the loop, then did 2 stitches in each stitch for the next round, then 1 stitch, 2 stitches, repeated for the next round, adding 1 stitch to the sequence each round until I was repeating "1, 1, 1, 1, 2" (if that makes sense). Then I just did 1 in each to extend it, don't remember how many rounds I did though, but got a bit bored so I did a couple of "stripes" of DC/TR in between. Then for the ruffly edge I just did 2 DC/TR in each SC/DC for 1 round, then 1 in each just to make it a bit longer.

It's definitely a conversation starter, especially when you do your crochet on the bus! :)

I didn't write much for the booties; it was late and I was just so relieved to have finished them! Thanks to everybody that helped, that pattern was hard to fathom! In the end, the back extension (to make a casing for the ribbon to run through) ended up at an angle to the original chain, which I wasn't expecting! So, instead of the chain running down the middle of the sole, it runs diagonally! Oh well, I don't think it makes that much of a difference, it's not really something that will be looked at! I wonder whether it's just me, or if the pattern was written wrong?

Hmm, what shall I make now?! I don't feel right without a project on the go... ;)

My friend is having a baby boy in September so I decided to make a blanket. I found the pattern in Vogue Knitting: Crocheted Baby Blankets. The yarn used was Bernat Softee Baby: Baby Denim Marl (light) and Bernat Softee Baby: White (light).

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I finished a pair of fingerless gloves last night following the design from The Cool Girl's Guide To Crochet by Nicki Trench. It started the project on Thursday and finished last night. I decided to not make the ruffle for the end of the gloves and left it that way.

Thanks to everybody for all your help!

( Ta-daaa!! )

One of my tutors at college is going on maternity leave and I thought it would be nice to make her something for the baby. I had a pattern from the book First Crochet by Lesley Stanfield that I had been itching to use, so here it is! 

( A garland for the baby's cot )

My sister is going to be in a reduced version of West Side Story, and I'm going to attend their performance tomorrow. I decided earlier this week that I would be wearing a black pencil skirt and a black tank top. I needed something to complete the 50's look, so I decided I would make a bun cover. I again did not follow any instructions whatsover, I just remembered that when I first tried this stitch, it turned out looking like a mini slouch beret.

Behold, my slouchy bun cover:

I just finished making two red, white and blue doilies for my grandmothers. Now I have to wash them, re-block and starch them before I can mail them off. I think they will be pleased to get them. The pictures are kind of big so beware...( Read more... )

and here is a black doily I made around November 2006. It's just shy of 18 inches diameter. I think if I stretched it again, a little more properly it might be a full 18 in across. I'm really please with how this came out. ( Read more... )



P.S. Is there any way we could get a "doilies" tag? I also think a "crochet icons" tag would be cool because I know there have been posts like that, but I can never find them after the fact. And a tag that has something to do with crocheting with plastic bags and t-shirts would be awesome.

Just thought I would share the few things I've made in my (oh-so-precious) free time... and my first foray into Amigurumi...

The baby booties were for a co-worker and her premature baby. They were really easy, and I could have kept going with more pairs.

The owls were for a different co-worker who is obsessed with owls. She loved them, because she never got crocheted owls before.

Both patterns were found on Ravelry. They can be found in my projects here.


( Booties! )


( Owlets! )

I started and restarted this hat several times, and it wasn't until the last couple of rows that I finally got the cables right. But my son loves it and that's what counts





Hat pattern here and brim here. Thanks for looking!

ETA:  When I added the brim, I just did a row of sc around before starting the brim from the pattern.

Remember this post, where I asked for help with a baby poncho?

Well, I took the suggestion of not connecting till the 2nd or 3rd line, and then slip-stitching it later. I also changed the pattern up just a bit, using half-double crochet (I like that stitch, it's so simple & pretty!), and ran with it.

( Here's the result, as modeled by my adorable niece Jalea: )

I can't believe it, but I actually have a finish.  This is my first major finish (i.e. one that doesn't involve ipod cozies) in over a year.  *cough*  Coincidentally I started this project about a year ago! 

This is a lap afghan from the Leisure Arts booklet Afghans By The Pound, the Daisy Garden pattern.  It's a christmas 2007 (oh yes, I am *awesome*) gift for my sister. 


The yarn is Caron Simply Soft (cheap and cozy!) in blues and white.  I really like how it turned out, but this was honestly boring to stitch, and took forever since it was stitch clusters instead of straight DC. 

I can't tell you how glad it's finished.  I haven't been able to work on anything else with this project hanging over my head. 

Thanks for looking!