New Craft Fair Appearence!

I've signed up to do another craft fair! Yay!


It is being be held by Now, Voyage, this coming Sunday, upstairs at The Railway Hotel in Southend. It starts at 12pm and goes on until 5pm, and entry is £1.

I will be selling my various amigurumi creatures and bits there, so if you're in the area come and say hi!

What I've Been Making

Quite alot of stuff to show you this week, as I haven't showed any of my finished things in ages! First up is my first of 2 made up creatures, The Lesser Spotter Lemmyhog...


I named her Beatrice! I started off by wanting to crochet a hedgehog. I made the body and the head and started to attach the spikes, and it looked like hair to me. I thought it looked cute, so added some long legs and the Lemmyhog was born! I posted her on Craftster.org the other day and alot of people have been saying she looks like a landstrider from The Dark Crystal. I've never seen that film in my life so it's weird that I would come up with something that looks like a character from it!

Next was my first go at cables...





I found this great pattern on Ravelry by Elisa Purnell and thought I'd give it a go. I've never been too comfortable with front and back post crocheting, but this pattern made it really simple to understand.

I also made up my own scarf, for the craft fair in December...


Last year I made a rainbow scarf and it sold well at the craft fair, so I decided to make another one. But this one is alot bigger, and is actually ROY G BIV. It's pretty simple to make, but I might put the pattern up on here anyway so people can make their own :)


This is another Octopus made using my Small Ami Octopus Pattern. I called this one Buttercup :) She will be going in my shop, as soon as I get some decent pictures of her.


Next was my second made up creature - the Unioomph! I wanted to make a creature that was made up of all different animals, and came up with this. It's the body/head of a Jellyfish, has the legs and is the size of a Turtle and has a Unicorns horn lol! I decided this creature lives in the sea. They crawl across the bottom of the ocean feeding off small fishes and coral :D





Last but not least was a hat I made for the charity Knit A Square. I've mentioned this charity alot in the past. I've been making squares to send off to South Africa but wanted to try some hats, so I found this easy pattern on Ravelry and made this. I added an extra 2 rows to the length, and added a backwards Sc boarder. I hope the kid that gets it likes it!

Aaaaand that's it! Lots of stuff! At the moment I'm making more hats for Knit A Square, and am thinking about making a kids cardigan. I've never made a cardigan before so it will be a challenge!

Road Trip

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Saturday was the usual borning Saturday, but on Sunday I went on a road trip with my Mum and Dad to Norfolk. The day involved visting Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Bythburgh. And 2 Little Chefs lol!



We used to go to Hemsby on family hoidays when my brother and I were little. It's a little beach town just past Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk. These are some pics of Hemsby beach - we've spent many happy days at this place!



I bought aload of stuff in Yarmouth, including some bits for my pal Jill (I'm not gonna say what I got though!) and these 2 Kokeshi Dolls...


It was a fun day. Although on the way back we did drive by a nasty car accident. I hope no one was seriously hurt :(

This week - GOT to get back on my diet. In Yarmouth I had some donuts and I feel really bad about it! Gonna be crocheting some more and hopefully putting some pictures up on here of some finished projects, including a sea creature I'm calling a Unioomph. It's a cross between a turtle, jellyfish and a unicorn lmao - you'll know what I mean when you see him! :D

Pressie In The Post

I woke up this morning with a sore neck and a bad temper, but was cheered up when I found a parcel waiting for me from my good pal Jillz!


Ta-da! It's one of them cute little baby Zhu-Zhu hamsters! Here she is out of her box with her brush, bottle and mirror! I love the fact you get a mirror lol!


On her nappy she has a cute little picture of a Cupcake, so I'm gonna call her Cupcake :D Her new home will be on my desk in front of my clock, where I can keep an eye on her!


Thank you soooooo much Jillz - it really cheered me up! *Hugs!*

Work's In Progress

Here is a list of all the Works In Progress' featured on my blog, Click the pictures to view :D



Mary The Flumplebee




Mary was a custom made Flumplebee, made for a lovely lady in New England. Made from my own pattern.



Rene The Wekeshi Doll




Rene was my first ever Wekeshi Doll. She also features in my Hair Tutorial. Made from my own pattern.



Pink Jellyfish



One of my many Jellyfish amigurumi! This one was made for a craft fair I was taking part in last December. Made from my own pattern.



Blue Fairy



Blue Fairy is another of my improvised Wekeshi Dolls. Made from my own pattern.

How-To's

Here are a list of my How-To's and Tutorials. Click on the pictures to view :D


Amigurumi Hair Tutorial



A step-by-step photo tutorial describing how to make and apply hair to amigurumi.



Monsties Tutorial



A step-by-step photo tutorial on how to make and assemble my Monstie pattern.

Free Patterns

Here are a list of all my Free patterns! Click on the pictures to view. I hope you enjoy! :D



The Monsties





A great stash buster project! Have fun with different colours, expressions and hair styles!



Knitted Character





The famous Harry Hill's TV Burp Knitted Charater, only crocheted! Now you can make your own, Yay!



Small Octopus





Crochet a small amigurumi Octopus! Simple beginners pattern, uses only a small amount of yarn.



Mini Top Hat





Now your amigurumi can look super smart! Only takes a few minutes to crochet


Happy Pills






Everone needs a pick-me-up from time to time!

Big Mouth Octopus

It's an Octopus! With a big mouth! XD


Ted





A Replica of my favourite childhood toy!

New Amigurumi For Sale!

I added some of my amigurumi to my shop today! Yay! We have...

Lydia The Flumplebee

Meet Lydia the Flumplebee! She is made of soft lilac and beige acrylic yarn, has 2 small safety eyes, a pair of cute craft wire wings and is stuffed with cuddley polyfill. She has a pipe-cleaner in her neck so she is posable. She stands at about 17cm's tall.

The Fumplebees are a shy and quiet race of fairys. They live in garden sheds and like nothing better than flying around the garden on a nice summers day collecting petals and twigs

Rosie The Jellyfish

This is Rosie the Jellyfish! She is made of soft bright and light pink acrylic yarn, has 2 safety eyes, 8 curly tentacles, a strong hanging loop in her head and is filled with cuddley polyfill. She stands at around 29cm's tall, including hanging loop.

Flora The Octopus

Meet Flora, the small purple octopus! She is made of soft purple acrylic yarn, has 2 small safety eyes, 8 curly tentacles, a flower button on the side of her head and is stuffed with cuddley polyfill. She is about 3'' at her widest point.

If there's anything you'd like to see for sale in my Etsy shop, let me know! I'm always open to suggestions :D

New Listing - Lolly The Doll

I finally got round to putting my Lolly The Dolly pattern up in my Etsy shop tonight! Here she is!

You can find her in my shop here.

I would say this pattern is intermediate level, as it does get a bit tricky when crocheting the dress around the body. Explained fully over 9 pages in American terms with clear, easy to read instructions, including step by step photos to help you complete her, a tutorial for applying hair and changing colours. When finished, she measures approx. 28cm’s tall, when using a 3.25mm (D) crochet hook.

Stitches required:
. Chain stitch
. Single Crochet
. Increase
. Decrease
. 6Bobble Stitch (Explained fully)
. Slip Stitch

I hope you enjoy!

Coming Soon To My Shop: Actual Handmade Amigurumi! Yay!

Small Ami Octopus Pattern

As promised, the free Octopus pattern I said I'd post :D

She's pretty simple to make, and isn't much different from alot of other Octopus amigurumi you find on the internet, but I just thought I'd make my own up.

This pattern hasn't been tested, so if you spot any mistakes please comment below and I'll correct them.

Enjoy!




Small Ami Octopus

You Will Need:
. Crochet Hook (I used 3.75mm [F]. This will keep your stitches nice and tight and the tentacles curly)
. Small Amount Of Worsted Weight/Double Knit Yarn
. 9mm Safety Eyes
. Stitch Markers Or Piece Of Scrap Yarn
. Yarn/Embroidery Needle
. Poly-fill Or Other Stuffing
. Button (Optional)

Abbreviations
. Ch - Chain Stitch
. Sc - Single Crochet
. Hdc – Half Double Crochet
. St/Sts - Stitch/Stitches
. Slst - Slip Stitch
. Inc (Increase) - 2 Sc into 1 St
. Dec (Decrease) – 1 Sc across 2 Sts
. ** - Marks a group of stitches to be repeated until the round is completed

Gauge
No gauge, just keep your stitches nice and tight to avoid gaps in your work

Finished Size
2’’ Tall by 3’’ Wide (approx) using a 3.75mm (F) hook

Other Info
. As this is amigurumi, work in continuous rounds; in a spiral. Don’t join at the end of a row; just keep going
. Use stitch markers or a piece of scrap yarn to mark the start of every round. Replace at the start of the next round as you go along. This will help you keep track of where you started, and saves a lot of time if things go wrong!
. Although I am English, I write my patterns in American terms, so Sc means Single Crochet; Dc means Double Crochet etc.
. The number at the end of each round is the number of stitches you should now have
. Although I have used certain colours for this ami please feel free to use whichever colours you like!
. I strongly recommend using a small hook i.e.- 3.75mm (F), to keep the proportions of the toy as they are in the pictures

Body
1. Ch2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 6 (6)
2. Inc around (12)
3. *Sc, Inc* around (18)
4. *Sc 2, Inc* around (24)
5. Sc around (24)
6. *Sc 3, Inc* around (30)
7-11. Sc around (30)
12. *Sc 3, Dec* around (24)

*Add Eyes Now*

13. Dec around (12)

*Stuff Now*

14. Dec around (6)
*Bind off, weave in end*


Tentacles
Ch14, Hdc 2 into 2nd Ch from hook, Hdc 3 in each Ch across
Bind off, leave long tail for sewing to body*

~If tentacles are not curly enough; twist from the bottom up, and they should stay in place~

Assembly
Sew each tentacle to the underside of the body

Ta-Da!

New York and Pattern Writing

It's gonna be difficult getting back into the routine of blogging after doing the 30 Day Meme for a whole month! It was fun to do, but did get abit boring towards the end :)

First off, I hope everyone had a great Easter! We were gonna go to Norfolk over the weekend for the day but the weather was yucky so we didn't. Shame as I love going up there in the car. Instead I stayed at home and did nothing but eat chocolate lol I'm suprised it hasn't given me a headache yet!

I wrote a few new patterns over the last week or so, one for an octopus and one for a new creature I've called The Lesser Spotted Lemmyhog lol! You'll understand when you see her! I started making a hedgehog and it kind of morphed into this thing - I like it! Im hopefuly gonna be putting the pattern for the Octopus up for free on this blog. It's only a small one so I thought it'd be nice to share it.

Also over the weekend my family and I have been looking into going on a short holiday to New York! It would be great to go there! We're looking at different hotels at the moment and trying to get a good price from the travel agents (it's expensive...) but we'll hopefully be going towards the end of the year. Yay! I've heard from my good friend Jill that there are some good yarn shops in New York! Woohoo! I'll come back with a suitcase full of yarn hahaha!

Day 30 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

Last day of the 30 Day Meme! It's been fun - I won't know what to blog about now lol

This weeks theme - Robots!

MicroMechanical Butterfly Necklace
ScienceKitty

Petra the solar powered zombie furby
TinyMinds

Steampunk Sculpture - Alice in Wonderland Caterpillar
CatherinetteRings


Robot and Toaster are Friends
SleepyRobot13


WIGGLES 2 - Your Faithful Friend
Reclaim2Fame