Testers FO's

You might remember last week on here I asked if anyone would be willing to test my new Ami Patterns? Well, here are some of the finished ami's from my testers!

First up, from quite a while ago, is an Apple in a Suit by Jill! I have a thing where I can't use green and blue together (don't ask...) so it's really nice to see an apple in a blue cosy!

Here we have a Gibbley by Joan!! I love his crazy hair, and that his horn is off centre! Cuuuute!

Also by Joan - a Cuddle Monster! I really like the longer toes, makes him look more monster-y!

Finally a sweet green Gibbley by Cecilia! I love him in green, I might have to try one that colour for myself!

Thank you to all my testers that have tested for me so far, and are in the middle of doing so - I really appreciate it! :D

What I've Been Making

Been a while since I posted some of my stuff! Here's what I've been up to...

First up was some custom orders I'd been asked to make for Now, Voyager. The order was for 10 bear ear headbands (5 in Pink, 5 in Brown) and 10 little octopuses. I had fun making them all, though after a while it got a bit annoying lol!





Next I made up this lttle monster type thing. It's a combination of amigurumi and hyperbolic crochet; I haven't come up with a name for it yet! Maybe Hyper-gurumi?!



Then I made a bunny for the craft fair I'm doing in December - I called this one Pippin lol! He was made using my Petal The Bunny pattern, with some minor adjustments to his ears, plus I added eyelids. He looks all sleepy lol!


And Last but not least, a monster made from a fab pattern I found on Craftster.org. I called her Flower, and gave her to my cousins daughter Katie. She loved it, but opted to call it Mike lol!

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!