Slouchy Hat

Here is my latest crochet creation. A black and silver/gray slouch hat for a friend. :)

Made using April Draven's pattern.

Semi Aquatic Egg Laying Mammal of Action

It's PERRY!!!!

Teddy Bear Tissue Box Cover

I bought this pattern on etsy a year or two ago but it appears the shop is no longer there and I cannot find the "Amigurumi Sweet Crochet Company" who sold this pattern.

 Therefore I sadly cannot post a link to where you can buy this pattern.

But I am glad I got it when I did!

 I made this as a birthday present for my friend.

I hope she likes it!

I made one for myself a while back and it is one of the only items that I have made and kept for myself!

The kids and I love using it!

It's FAH-REEZING Outside!!

So we finally made it to Oklahoma. We are getting settled in our new house, yay! It has been super cold and Bella so loved my hat I made from April Draven's convertible hat pattern that I had to make her one! I used Sensations Rainbow Classic Pattern yarn which is soft and thick.  I have been wearing the one I made myself and I love pulling my hair through the top! It looks so cute! Anyway, here is the hat. It only took me a few hours since it was for a preschooler. :) I highly recommend this pattern! It is super easy and the hats look so nice! People won't believe you made it yourself! :)

Thanks for looking! Hopefully I will be posting a lot more now that we are settled again. :)

Another Spectacular Hat

I used April Draven's pattern for the convertible hat. I was running low on colors that I liked so I just mixed and matched these yarns.  They are all the Vanna's Choice yarns.  I really love this yarn. The colors are great, it is super soft and a bit fluffier than Red Heart worsted weights.  I seriously had a 6 inch scrap of the purple left when I finished.  If that's not cutting it close, then I don't know what is! I was going to make this hat as a gift since I had already made myself a hat for this winter, but now that it's finished I'm thinking I may need 2 hats this winter! ;)

Kawaii Onigiri!!!!

I made this as a gift for my daughter's teacher.  I really like it! I think I'll have to make more! :)

A Scarf for My Girl who Prefers Boy Stuff

I already made her the cupcake hat, so I figured why not a cupcake scarf to go with it?  She had asked for Bowser & Princess peach, but I didn't think I could make one small enough with those characters. So I made her a cupcake scarf. Yeah, so when I gave it to her she says, "Where's Bowser & Princess Peach?". I nicely told her that I couldn't fit them on there. We'll see whether she wears this scarf or not. She did like the cupcakes, she just REALLY wanted some Mario Bros. characters like her brothers got on theirs.

Hmmm... it was a free pattern, but it seems within the past few days it has changed and is no longer free. :(

T Wearing Hat, Scarf & Arm Warmers

I made all of these for him to wear when we move, so he won't freeze. :)

Boys Arm/Wrist Warmers

One pair of Mario & Luigi Arm Warmers to match the Mario & Luigi scarf.

And one pair of plain black arm warmers for the Iron Maiden fan!

Headphones Fixer-Upper

When we got my daughter a leapster it was obvious that we needed to get her a pair of headphones. And by obvious I mean she would turn the volume all the way UP and even after repeated requests to turn it down, the volume always seemed to creep back up.  I told my husband we should get her these nifty kid safe headphones.  The volume can't go past a reasonable level making them safe for kids' ears. Perfect, or so I thought! They work great, but had this flimsy foam around the ear parts.  Notice i said had. Needless to say, within 2 days the foam was ripped off and she had deemed the headphones "broken".   The husband was NOT happy with my purchase and I was not happy because she was now refusing to use them.  Well, I decided to try crocheting her some covers for them. The crocheting part was easy, the fitting the covers to the earphones was the hard part. I had to unscrew 4 screws on each side and then tie the cover underneath and screw it back together. I am hoping it holds together because she is gonna need these things for the move. So here is my handy work. I used DMC thread in 2 colors and a tiny hook. 

Yet Another Light Scarf

This scarf is perfect for Okinawa. It is cute but not too heavy. I am still loving making and using pom poms. :)

I used this free pattern, but I didn't like the bottom ruffles. So instead I made the pom poms. :)

Finally Found Some Time to Crochet!!! YAY!

I desperately need (want) to make some really nice gifts for the kids' teachers and for family. Finding the time to do this has been challenging lately.  I have to have the kids' teacher gifts done by atleast mid November before the movers pack us out and all of my lovely yarn has been sent on its way.  But between the kids having multiple days off of school and just life in general, time has not been on my side.  But I was able to sit down and crochet 2 really nice scarves this week.  The first one is made from some very thin fuzzy yarn (mohair or something like that, I scored a GIANT cone of it from the thrift store) and the second is made from an acrylic/wool blend.  The second smelled not so great and the packaging actually said that it might have an odd smell. But I soaked the scarf in the washer with snuggle and now it smells wonderful! Anyway, here are my 2 scarves. I plan on making as many of the 1st scarf that I can from the giant cone of loveliness. Plus I want to keep one for me cause it is so soft and beautiful!! :)

Thanks to my awesome son for modeling. I told him I would cut his head out of the pics if he wanted, but he said he didn't mind. :) 

For My Little Packrat

My daughter is obsessed with finding bags, purses, backpacks, SOCKS, anything to put her tiny animals (mostly little pet shops) in and carry around with her. I had started making this little bag as new cup bag for her for school. But I soon realized the handbook said it had to be sewn and a certain size, well I had already started this one. So it became her new animal/rock carrying bag. I am in love with the pom poms. I have only made a few recently, but I think I need to add them to everything now! ;)

I didn't use a pattern, I just kind of made it up as I went along. :)

Women's Winter Hat

Title is kinda boring and I was unsure of how this hat would look when I started it.  I made this for a friend who is also moving somewhere cold after living here in Oki for 3 years.  I love it so much I think this may be the hat I make for myself for our move!

Onto the photos. :)

Free pattern available at http://www.caron.com/
it is called Tri-Color Cloche but as you can see I only used 2 colors.

With Sprinkles & a Cherry on Top

Continuing with the theme of making things to keep the family warm when we move from this tropical island in December, here is my daughter's winter hat.  I used this pattern as the basis for the hat.  That pattern is for a small doll hat, but I enlarged it to fit a 4 year old.  Also I had to make up my own scalloped edge for the middle of the cupcake.  I tied small knots in different colors of yarn and tied them on to make the sprinkles. I also made the cherry from homespun yarn.  My daughter was unimpressed with the hat until I added the sprinkles and cherry then she was thrilled! :)

Not sure what is going on here with the evil look and crazy karate hands! lol

Free Crochet Pattern Super Mario & Luigi Scarf

I told my kids I was making them scarves since we are moving in December to a cold place and we have been on a tropical island for 5 years.

We've become pretty acclimated to Okinawa and I have a feeling we are going to freeze our butts off. :)

So I asked the boys which Super Mario characters they wanted on their scarves. T chose Mario & Luigi. So here they are. I think it turned out pretty well.

The color changes are a PAIN, but well worth it when you see the end result. I don't like to carry the extra colors along because I don't like when you can see them through the top color, so at each color change I cut and tied it off.

This left MANY MANY ends to weave in and was probably the most time consuming part of this project. But if you are up to the challenge, here is my attempt at a pattern. You should know how to do color changes and hdcs in order to complete this scarf. It can be kind of confusing following the chart when you turn and are coming back across the character as you will go left to right and then right to left to make the character. I don't know how to explain that part any better, but once you start working on it, you should see what I am talking about.

Materials

worsted weight yarns

Size H crochet hook (hook size will determine size of scarf)

Chart of characters

patience :)

With main scarf color chain 23

Row 1 Hdc in 2nd chain from hook. Hdc all the way across, then ch1 and turn.

Row 2 Hdc in all across, ch1 and turn.

You should have 22 stitches across. The character at it's largest is 16 stitches, so start with 3 hdcs in the main color then start the chart.

After the character is finished do as many rows of the main color in hdcs as you want until you get your desired length, then start Luigi chart.

After Luigi is finished add 2 rows of main color hdcs and finish off.

The blue around the charted characters indicates where you would do the main color of the scarf. Your scarf will not look exactly like my scarf does in the middle. I improvised with an hdc, ch1 skip 1 stitch, but I was unsure of exactly what I did, so I just suggest in the pattern to hdc across, but if you are more advanced you can change that part of the pattern to suit your needs.  

I hope this is clear to anyone trying to make this scarf.

This would not be a good pattern for a beginner with all of the color changes and chart usage.

Any questions or comments welcomed.

Enjoy!!

Goomba & Shy Guy Scarf

Since we are moving back to the midwest after 5 years on a tropical island, I am making scarves for the kids.
 I hope it keeps them warm this winter. I asked them to pick some Super Mario Bros. characters. 
C picked the Goomba and a Shy Guy.
I think it turned out pretty awesome!

Here is the scarf and then C modeling it for me. :)

Teacher Gift

So the school year is coming to an end and I LOVE T's teacher this year. So I decided to make her.  Yes HER!  I made an amigurumi of his teacher!  It turned out really well and I cannot wait for him to give it to her! :)

Thanks for everything Ms. Roy!!!