One Two Cha Cha Cha

I ended the last post with hats, so let's start this one with hats.
The other one was too small for myself, too small for Tesah. I put bells in the ears, so it's like a toy on it's own. She put it on her rocking horse! Giddey-UP!
I bought new yarn, altered the pattern, and made my own hat. It turned out very warrior like [mine is the one with the teeth].


Since then, I have made 2 other hats, to be sent to friends across the pond.



My mums birthday is coming up. I made her a dragon of her very own. A pink dragon with very gauche eyelashes!5.5 hours of hand sewing -the machine kept trying to vomit the bobbin. The dragon can also be seen on this blog. Yes, I submitted her myself, but shh!


Our garden is coming along. Some tomatoes are turning red already! Hurrah!


The flowers have lost most of their beauty due to the heat and the rain, but I am still seed collecting. I am trying to hybrid my lilies. They look like aliens, what with the foil over their stamens. It will either work, or not work.

Cat-Tastic

Following the pattern precisely, granted I used the wrong yarn, the hat shrunk ALOT!
I had a problem putting it on Jingle Bear.
I am hoping Tesah has dolls or stuffies that would like a new hat.
I have decided not to use the pattern much anymore. I used it to start the ring. I will be using it for the ears and eyes.
For my most recent hat, I picked up Bernat Chunky. It's a #5 bulky. I added stiches, lots of stitches. To be on the safe side, I also added a whole row of double crochets.
Three hours into making the main hat, I realized it did not fit. I ripped it apart (except for the starting circle) and decided to just keep adding and adding until it fit both mine and my boyfriends heads.
I have come to the realization that when I crochet, most patterns do not work for me.



Here's some "love-in-the-mist", courtesy of my garden
...I think I like the idea of ending my posts with a flower from my garden! Yes!

Mew

*quick, should be getting ready for work*

Using the pattern from Crochet Me that a friend of mine found (and made some awesome hats), I decided to try to make my own for myself. So far, it's a failure.
I either crochet too tightly, or am using the wrong yarn -RedHeart I forget the number. My hook is only a six when it should be a 5.5.
As you can see, its TEEEENY!
I called a friend with a little girl today and was like "how big is her head? Ok..she gets a hat."
I hope to have it finshed by -if not before- next Friday. I have no life, and dont work at all tomorrow...so probably will be done tomorrow.

Dont Look A Gift Giraffe In The Mouth

Previously, I said I was going to try to make a giraffe. Well, I tried.
She reminds me of a child's rendition of a giraffe.
Hand-sewn from my own imagination. Large cartoon-y eye. A horn and an ear. A blush of pink for the added adorable-ness, and even a heart shaped spot.

She will be going to a friend of mine for her birthday next month. Hopefully, she will be loved.
I will need to work on making a lion for another friend. The lion will have to be more child-friendly.
The giraffe has a large bead for an eye and her spots and cheek are glued on.
I will have to ponder...

...I don't think I can write anymore. I am starved and need to clean up the fabric explosion around me.

Happy Friday

Trial and Error

A friend of mine wanted me to make a dog, doberman, for her friend's birthday. I dont have my own dog patterns, and I couldnt really find some online. I did however find this pattern.
It was for a jack russel. There were no real instructions, but if you know how to sew, you can figure it out.
I am guessing I dont know how to sew.
The pattern was easy to do...converting it from a jack russel to a doberman didn't really seem to work out.
This pup measures 3 inches by 2 inches tall.
My friend requested something small and cute.
We shall see...there's still a month until her friends birthday if she doesnt like it.

Ch-ch-ch-Changes [sorry]

I am thinking of changing my blog layout, but I have no idea what I want it to be. As much as I love the piece of drift wood on the sand, it's been there since the beginning.
Any opinions?
If you're a random person, stumbling upon my blog, feel free to say hello, follow, share!

I am going to try to make a lion and a giraffe for 2 good friends' birthdays. They're not until August, so I have some time to do some testing. Would anyone be willing to help me test patterns?



It's grey and rainy out.
Please enjoy the pictures of my flowers on the side. With the wind, they have lost some petals.So of course these are old. I sure hope my lilies bloom soon. *sad*
Poor baby flowers!

Witch ya want?

My friend over at Diary Of A Bald Girl and I are going to do a doll trade. Once something comes up, if I have the materials, I have to start right away. I was going to use the patterns from the dress I was going to make, but I lent those out to a friend to scale down for me. Impatient, I decided to try to make my own doll pattern without the dress.
I tried to make her "modern" and fun.
I have never made a doll before [it was easy-peasy]. The hardest part was trying to figure out the shoes.
Hopefully she will be loved.




Made from: felt, safety eyes, shell necklace bits, poly-fil, yarn