Rainbows and Octopi

Hi! Thought I'd share some bits I've been making with you, seeing as I haven't been blogging in a while  :)

First of all I made a Rainbow Puff Stitch scarf using Rina Artstain's Rainbow Cluster Stitch Crochet Scarf on Ravelry. Cluster Stitch /Puff Stitch?! Lol

Here's Miss Rainbow helping me separate all the different colour yarns late one night...

And here's the finished scarf

I really enjoyed the pattern - it was so easy to follow and as long as you know the Puff/Cluster Stitch you're not going to have any problems :)

I also made a matching Puff Stitch hat in rainbow colours, using my own pattern...

I'm all about Rainbows and Puff Stitch this month lol!

I've even been making Puff Stitch Blythe hats...

I had a break from all the puffiness and made a new version of my Mini Octopus Pattern

All that's different are the tentacles - instead of being individual they are just a big ruffle crocheted directly onto the bottom of the ami. And for fun I added a unicorn horn, so it's a Unipuss :P

Also at the moment I'm making some flower appliqués and am hoping to have a selection of sets available in my Etsy Shop soon, in various colours and sizes :)

So that's what I've been up to in the world of crochet. Hope you are all well <3 p="">

Best Of

Here are a few of my favourite patterns at the moment on Ravelry!


Crochet Flower Headband
by Hannah Ruth

Everyday is a New Sweater Day
by Rima Aranha

Skinny Cabled Scarf
by Elisa Purnell

Unicorn Costume Pet Headband
by Lindsay Smith

Circle jacket crochet with “Silke-Alpaca”
by DROPS design

What I've Been Making

Blogspot doesn't want to upload my photos again, so I'm trying to do it HTML stylie through Flickr. I hope they come out ok!

I've been quite busy on the crochet front lately - I have several things on the go at once and it seems as soon as I've finished one thing there's something else waiting to be made! About 2 weeks ago I got an 'order' from one of my Aunties friends - she likes Shaun and Timmy The Sheep and wondered whether I could make her one of each. I didn't have a clue where to start making sheep, but thankfully I found a great pattern on Ravelry for Shaun! So I made him first - took me about a week, then I adapted the pattern slightly to make Timmy. Here they are - about to be sent off...

Shaun The Sheep Crochet Pattern


Next up was a really cute dragon I'd seen a pattern for on Etsy, by Sofiasobeide. I love him! I called my version Puff lol!

Crochet pattern PDF - Dragon


You can also see my pet fishie Kryten in the second photo lol! *waves*

I really liked this pattern - it was nice and clear and easy to read and follow. I'd love to make another dragon - maybe a girl dragon in pink yarn? So he can have a friend *aawwww!*.

Next up will probably be a pattern I'm working on for Happy Pills! I've already made the 'pattern', but need to make a few more actual 'pills'. When I'm finished with them I'm gonna put the pattern up on this blog so others can benefit from the Happy Pills! We all need a Happy Pill every now and again!

Best Of...

Craftster

I found this fab Star Stuffie by April Draven on Craftster! There's even a pattern, so you can make your own! I think this would look great at the top of a Christmas tree!

Photo (c) April Draven

Deviant Art


OMG, I SO want this Salvador the Kawaii Kuppycake! KAWAII! Made by Monster Kookies, she even has an Etsy shop where she sells all these fab polymer clay creations! Yay!

Photo (c) MonsterKookies

Flickr


I love this Amigurumi Christmas Tree by Ingolmo on Flickr! Check out the teeny tiny decorations!

Ravelry


Another week, another reason to learn how to knit from Ravelry! I adore these Cogette Lace Cuffs by Sarah Engelke! A beautiful green colour too, I think these are fab!

Photo (c) Sarah Engelke

Best Of...

Craftster


I really like this red 60's inspired dress by shesxautomatic on the clothing board on Craftster! I had a go at making my own clothes last year, it went ok, I made some t-shirts and skirts but I don't think I could ever make something like this!

Photo (c) shesxautomatic

Deviant Art


Aaawwww! This photo by moloko-yeah on DA is tooooo cute! I love hamsters and this one's so lovely!

Photo (c) moloko-yeah

Flickr


OMG, check out these Kiss Moon Buns by Moon's Creations! Amazing! I love Kiss, I was gonna get tickets to go see them at Wembley but they were £45/$90 :O Moon's Creations have an Etsy shop too where she sells these cute little bunnies, you can find it here. I only hope one day my Etsy shop will be as successful and full of great ami's as Moon's!

Photo (c) Moon's Creations

Ravelry


Yet another good reason to learn how to knit! I really like these wrist warmers by Jantje on Ravelry, the colours are great too, except I don't like wearing blue and green together as I think it's unlucky lol! I'm very superstitious!

Photo (c) Jantje

Best Of...

Craftster


OMG I really want this Yoshi Mosaic by anneandkita on Craftster!! I've been looking round the glass crafts board on Craftster as I'm interested in fused glass work, and found this! I'm addicted to Mario Kart 64 at the moment after buying it on Wii recently, so this really appealed to me!

Photo (c) AnneandKita


Deviant Art


Love Domo - love this Domo Needle Point by HardcoreEskimoKisses on DA! She said she made it because 'he's effin awesome', and I couldn't agree more! I'd love to try doing something like this! The possibilities!

Photo (c) HardcoreEskimoKisses


Flickr


The week before last on Etsy Friday I featured a cute little pink ninja by Lilley, and I've found more of them on Flickr! A whole army of Ninjas! Yay! I love the fact that they all have their own weapons! Though some of them look like they are holding an ice cream lol!

Photo (c) Lilley1


Ravelry


Look at this cute little guy! He's called Yokik, and he's made by Gotiks on Ravelry. I love the colours used, and the cute little bell on his hat! It says he's made with a 2mm hook - wow! That's tiny! Love the little mouse too!

Photo (c) Gotiks

Best Of...

Craftster


I'm very tempted by Inchies, and these lovely examples by Phizzychick make me want to try them even more! An Inchie is basically just a square of cardboard that's 1'' by 1'', and you just draw/paint/whatever on it to make mini pieces of art. I just wish I could draw lol!

Photo (c) Phizzychick

Deviant Art


I'm a MASSIVE Heroes fan, so naturaly I love these Heroes character cartoons by Eattoast! My fav cartoon here is Peter Petrelli - infact he's my fav character in the show too lol!

Picture (c) Eattoast

Flickr


I love this photo Momiji by Ladybastard_Harajuku over on Flickr! I love the tattoos, the hair, the dress, the shop - everything! I want tattoos like that!

Photo (c) Ladybastard_Harajuku

Ravelry


Loving this Scarecrow Bear by DawnToussaint on Ravelry, so sweet! Beautiful use of colour, and I really like the detail on the hat!

Photo (c) DawnToussaint

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Craftster


I love these adorable critters by Gekkogirl on Craftster! Although I love amigurumi, I think the sock monkey is my fav! Cute face!

Photo (c) Gekkogirl

Deviant Art



These flowers by Lildevil on DA are so colourful and happy! Do you reckon they're really that colour, or have they been Photoshopped?!

Photo (c) Lildevil

Flickr


More beautiful work by ElizabethD on Flickr! I love the odd shape of the mushroom and the cute flower on the snails head! Super kawaii!

Photo (c) ElizabethD

Ravelry


Wow, check out this scarf by Jialuvsdogs on Ravelry! Look at the yarn! Can you even call that yarn?! I'd have a nightmare trying to crochet with that but it looks really cool!

Photo (c) Jialuvsdogs

Best Of...

It took a while, but I think I've got the missing picture situation sorted. So here's Tuesdays Best Of...

Craftster



I like anything Japanese, so naturally I love this crocheted Maneki Neko, or Lucky Cat by HandmadeKitty! The Maneki Neko is ment to bring good fortune and luck to the owner and they're very collectable. I have a plastic silver one sitting on my desk right now!

Photo (c) HandMadeKitty

Deviant Art



Can you believe this Butterfly Pendant by AndreaZstyle on DA is made of fimo/polymer clay?!! It's so pretty, and such an original design.

Photo (c) AndreaZstyle

Flickr



This is Snowbert, the jointed Snow Bear ami by CindySickler on Flickr! How cute is he?!! So kawaii!

Photo (c) Cindy Sickler

Ravelry



Check out this fab Spiral Play Hat by Woolly Wormhead on Ravelry! It's made up of lots of different sized circles all sewn together. There's even a pattern for it so you can make your own! Yay!

Photo (C) Woolly Wormhead

And Just Because....



I was looking around online the other week to try and find something I can do with my hair as it's getting a bit long and boring, and I came across this photo! Look at this girls hair, I think it's brilliant! I'm a massive fan of bright hair - I've dyed my hair every colour (except blond), the best being bright (and I mean BRIGHT) red afew years back. I'd love to dye my hair again, but I bet this type of colour job is a bugger to look after! Imagine all them colours running together?!

Almost Done!

I've almost finished my Harajuku doll lol! I crochet fast...

It's been going great; writing patterns as you go along is lots of fun so it's been enjoyable too. Only have the legs, face and clothes to do now.

I signed up for a Ravelry account today; it's confusing me a little lol! I'm sure I'll get the hang of it in time though!