I heart Sooshi

I decided to make a fish to that transforms into sushi -pattern below.
The whole thing only took a couple of hours to complete.
However, I have learned a few things. I doubled up the yarns of the fish to get the desired fishy colour. Bad idea, even if the yarns were thin.
I added plastic eyes which made it difficult to flip the fish in and out.
I know I am going to make another one, at least I know what I will have to change and alter.

I might not like to turn Soosh inside out to make the sushi roll, but he does make a mighty fine cellphone holder!

Pattern by Irene Kiss Craft

Iphone'd home

Tah-dah!
Behold my iPhone/iPod case that has been shipped off to a friend. I should have actually measured, instead of just estimating, but it does hold it well (a tiny bit of the top comes out). I guess that's one thing I should actually get going on - measuring.
Made with fleece.

I have recently become enamoured with the lilies in my backyard, so I made her a lily case. As her backyard projects have been ovewhelming, she now has a flower that she can take with her.

I am hoping that she enjoys it. In return, I am getting a tardis iPod case. I LOVE swaps!

Stay tuned for the tales of my recent PlushSwap.

Yeti done right

I attempted again at making Lucy Ravenscar's Adorable Snow Monster. I like how this one turned out.
I made it for a friend's child. At first she just looked at it. Once she got used to it, she was holding it, dropping it, doing what kiddos do.
Her words: "Its a fattie".
I am just glad it turned out.
I will be making another one....once my wrist heals.
I tend to power crochet, which is not good for someone with Raynaud's.

Animal Crossing - Meet Zoe.

I love the Animal Crossing games. The character on the left has one of my favourite hair styles in the game and in the colour that I like mine to have. If you have never played the game, your facial features and hair at the start are all randomly generated. I have been known to restart a few times until I look cute. Even though they are just pixels, there are some might unappealing characters.

I have been at a loss of what to make lately, so I went on Ravelry looking for "animal crossing". Nothing there caught my fancy- there was really only one to choose from (sorry). I was going to have to make my own.
Since I was making my own, I decided to try to write out the pattern.
I have done what I could, and now have 3 testers from Ravelry going to attempt it.

But wait! She doesn't have have a nose or lips!!
I never seem to add noses or lips to anything I make. Even when I doodle, they half the time my people have no noses or lips -or I just draw eyes. I always have.
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, I am assuming that my soul just wants to connect to everything that I do/make.

If you crochet, feel free to leave a message if you're willing to try a first timers pattern. I guarantee it won't be perfect, but I sure hope it's simple..even if her hair was slightly wonky to do.

Sew Soon?!

In July, there will be another plushie swap on Facebook (Plushie Swap Group).
The theme is Stars and Stripes.
Because I like to think of my self as an over-achiever when a project is due, I like to get started right away -plus, if I do something and I don't like how it turns out, there is always time to change it.

The above picture is of a ballerina cavegirl.
She is yet to be named.
Over a foot in height and arm span, she is great for cuddling.
I am unsure about if I *really* like her.
My boyfriend's friend said it was neat looking.
My boyfriend said it looks like it was designed by a 2 year old.
My response: WELCOME TO MY IMAGINATION!!

The one thing I really like about her though is her skirt. Pink silkish material. The middle is pulled taught and there's another layer under it. It reminds me of a skirt from the Victorian age..but a tad bit more modern.

I was trying to stay away from the typical Stars and Stripes -as swap day is July 4th (and I'm Canadian).
The only stars and stripes currently popping into my head is the USA flag.
I shall keep thinking of something else, if nothing else to keep me making things...

...but if not, I hope someone likes .

Spring has sprung

I have not done anything crafty in a while, so I took 2 hours to make a Flora. I sewed her by hand while watching Neflix. Go me.
I feel like something is missing, aside from her neck.
I know she does not have a mouth, but that is only because I feel like eyes say everything. Even in things I draw, no mouths.

What I have done

I made a squirrel! He is 3.5 inches of adorableness!
The pattern came from here.
I really love her work, and they're all so simple to do.

I started this pattern off thinking I would turn it into a chipmunk as a memorial for the ones that were killed in traps in our basement.R.I.P. However, because it was the first time making one, I decided to stick with making it a squirrel.

The skeleton body on the inside, I made too short, so there is only a limited range of bending, but just enough so that he can still hold on to his acorn.

I am not sure if it's the eyes, the little arms, or the fact that I thought GIANT eyes would be adorable, but I am reminded of Scrat from IceAge. Gawd, I love Scrat!!!


Anyway...


March 14th is my boyfriend's birthday. He's not one to celebrate anything, but I love to. I would celebrate Fridays if I could (and usually do).
I decided to make him his very own minion.
When I made the body, I should have double stranded it, as the "denim" yarn was already doubled up. Let's just say that the shrink ray was involved.


What am I doing currently?
I am working on making an acorn purse for Spring. The squirrel can't be the only one to look all stylish with an acorn.
I am taking Brigitte Read's pattern and am going to add a branch with leaves for the strap. I am hoping it works out. Of course I never really frog anything, so any who read this will get to see it (and either laugh at it with me, or love it).

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A Whole Lotta Crafting Going on

I have been busy, but I've not been busy.
I've recently started working 4 10 hour days a week, which gives me 3 days off. In those 3 days, I get things that needed doing done -but I would like to continue finding time to craft and make things.
While bouncing around Ravelry, I came along the pattern for Gorge The Monster. Seeing how amazing the original looked, I HAD to make one.

Like all the other things made from a pattern, compared to mine...the original always looks MUCH better. I love mine...as long as I don't look at Gorge1 too much.
The same night last week that I made the monster above, I decided to work on a friend's birthday present.
I made her a monster that has a friend. The little friend is a little seed of Happiness. Happiness is made for sharing.

The same awesome friend that is getting a small bit of Happiness will be recieving a Ponyo doll.

Along with crocheting, today Riana and I made bubble tea and little birds.
After everything was cut out and we were starting to sew did I realize something weird. Our colour choices matched the colour of shirts we were wearing. In the words of Riana "If we were going to do a totally *girl* thing, today is it. Colour co-ordinating our crafts".
The pattern for the birds has them made in printed fabric which has a different feel to it than what we used -felt.

Let the yarn sing to you

What started off as a small idea, quickly turned into a vacation away what I would normally do.

For a swap on Facebook, I decided I was going to crochet while others were sewing and what have you.
When I first started to make her, I actually did not like how she was looking. I was thinking that I was going to frog her and end up sewing my own plushie to swap anyway.

After her tail was done, I had to add some frills to match the tutu frill around her waist. From the fringe frill, I had to add some spines up the tail.
The spines on the tail made me add some to her arms. Her arms are bendy due to the pipecleaners in them, all the better to help her swim.
The muted sea-ish colours made me want to add bright, lively colours as her hair.






I don’t know. From Frog Pond to Open Sea is a big leap. I am so glad I like her.
That is one thing about me. I never give up. Eventually, the project will show the creator what he/she/it was supposed to be.

Nibbler

For the upcoming Hallowe'en year, I want to be Leela from Futurama.
..and what is Leela without her little Nibblonian friend?
3 days of crocheting, and I have my very own Nibbler.
I still have to make him a diaper.

It didn't take too long to make him up. Granted, he's not as perfect as in the picture.
Because they're from a cutesey planet, and it's almost Valentine's day, he might be a very special boy. Maybe one of the women from his planet would like to stop over for a visit, wearing a cute little pink bow?

The pattern can be found here. I highly suggest it if you or someone you know is a big Futurama fan!

<3

And now for other pictures

Geekgarumi and Sir Grows Alot

For my brother's 23rd birthday, I decided to make him Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy. I decided this around Christmas time and his birthday isn't until Febuary.
However, it took me about 3 weeks to actually get up the nerve to make it.
First of all, there were no patterns. Second of all, I needed money to buy new yarn. I had no black or grey, and I didn't like the yellow I had.
For Christmas, a friend of mine gave me a set of new crochet hooks. I love them, and I love her. They proved to be very handy.
It took me about 3 days of looking at the picture above to come up with what I have. I am super in love with him. I hope Eric is too. The one downside is the hair. I don't think I could make it stick up, which I suppose is the trademark.


Ok, serious opinions needed.


As per the summer, a little info on plants.
I recently picked up the cactus that's in the picture with Cloud. To accompany that lone cacti, I bought 200 seeds cheaply off eBay (can you say "addict"?)
From this summer, I was trying to hybrid my lily plants. It worked. I came out ahead with a whole buttload of seeds.
I placed some seeds in some seed-starting mix, and they have started to grow roots.
Today, I decided to take them out of their zipper bag, and place them into their own containers -a great use for the old plastic travelwear I have.
All of the seeds started to grow. Makes me glad that I didn't plant them all just for the heck of it.
They have to live in their containers for a year.
Like I have said before:
If they provide the pretty, I can provide the patience.

Tis the season to make things

My boyfriend's sister was quite happy with the hood I made for her -even if I didn't really like it. She said it was very warm and would keep everything else warm when she was walking around town.
I am pleased.
For my boyfriend's aunt, we picked her up an iPhone case (later to realize she had an iTouch). Because I wasn't fully sure, I made a case for the case.
Quickly I made up a rectangle and crocheted the sides together. I added a frilly lip to it, because I thought it would look neat against the yarn pattern.


For my friend Sam, I made her a cow -which still has to visit the post office (I did not forget you).
I picked up Super-Super Cute Crochet by Brigitte Read.
The cow was super cute, and super easy to do.
I like things that are simple. The best thing about the book, is in the back is a glossary of stitches and a diagram of how to do the stitches. It definately comes in handy because I usually have to Google them, only to go "Right..I knew that".


My brain decided that I wanted to make a penguin. Not just any penguin, a PINK penguin.
So, I did.
No pattern, just m brain.
I am amazed by how well it turned out.
The only problem is, it reminds me of something...and I just can't place it.
If you know, help a girl out?!


I am also working on a blanket. No picture yet.
I showed my boyfriend and said I was just doing it free-hand and mind. His response: "I can tell".
Gee thanks!

My dad bought me 2 of those plastic storage containers with drawers for my yarn -instead of it sitting in a giant bucket.
One of these days before the new year I shall untangle the mess and put them all in their new home.

And I leave you with this:

I am surprised that my broccoli plant decided to bear some vegetable....but also sad. When I was out to take the picture I exclaimed - I COULD HAVE EATEN YOU!!

Azuzu the snow yeti

Azuzu lives in a small village. Thursdays were her day to go down to the dock to go fishing. She gathered up her rod and snatched her neckwarmer before heading out the door. Yetis might be furry allover, but they prefer to have some sort of stylish flair.

She arrived at the edge of the ocean and set her hook. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.
Azuzu watched the birds soar above the water. She listened to the waves crash against the ocean. Her rod jiggled. She grabbed it and quickly reeled it in.

TAH-DAH!
She took the fish off the hook and looked at it.
"An orange fish? I have never seen an orange fish?!"

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I bought the snow monster pattern from Lucy Ravenscar because I fell in love with the adorableness of it.
The yarn I used to make the body was not very co-operative. I could have ripped it out, but as I was attempting to it ripped. From that point, I decided to just keep going.
Since it was not quite accurate to the pattern, I gave my monster the same hands as feet (but obviously smaller).
Mine is still 6" tall.
I am going to re-attempt to make it with a yarn that is not so fluffy.

The goldfish was just something quick from my head.

A Dolls Life

I enjoy making dolls.
I don't really need a pattern, because I can see the human body shape in my head.
With people, you can customize them and they can become anything you can dream. Famous people, family, friends, aliens, anything.
For my most recent, I made my friend Riana.
The hair is not quite right, and after 30 mins of brushing it -I gave up. Most of it is loose.
I was trying to make it as if she straightened her curls. The front was the hardest. She usually pins it to the side...but the bangs were cut a little short.

When I made the Marie doll, I basically gave her no hands. With this newest, I tried to see what would come of "hands". She kind of has flippers, but you can tell they're hands.

Riana has a classical style. I was going to give her a simple cocktail gown, but I than came up with an everyday dress with a little bit of flair.

Here she is from naked alien baby to human being: