Fish Beanie

The pattern I used for this beanie is called: Minnow Hat by Heidi Barrett

I have made this beanie about four times with another one to come. It is a great pattern that is really easy to follow, I especially like the fact that nothing has to be attached, everything is knit together.

 

 

The only thing I do differently is that I stitch the lip in place instead of leaving it as is.

 

These are the sets I made last year for twins!

 

Snowglobe Ornaments

I got the idea to do these ornaments from this blog :
http://www.nobiggie.net/diy-mini-snow-globe-ornament/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nobiggie%2FbqZj+%28NoBiggie%29

And since I found everything I needed except for the little trees, I decided to crochet them instead

Pattern: Mini Christmas Trees by Annaboo's House

 

 They came out pretty close to what I wanted

 

I ruined one of the ornaments trying to glue the tree, so I had to use this instead for one of them.

 

I stitched on some beads which is hard to see in the picture. Then I hot glued some little pieces of dowel to the bottom of the tree to give it a little height. I tried to glue the trees to the bottom but that didn't work for me very well, because the trees are a little hard to squeeze inside. Instead I threaded some clear fishing line through the bead I had stitched on top  of the tree, then I just secured that to the top of the ornament with tape. Beware most filling will stick to the sides of the ornament. A big help in putting them together were really long tweezers.

 

 Pattern: Mini Snowman by Emily Hall

I also wanted to put little snowmen inside (but they came out too fat) so I bought ornaments that had a bigger opening that I bought at Joans.

Cable Beanie

Pattern : Snowtracks Cap by Timothy Peters.

I just finished working on this cabled beanie for a client. I think it came out great, had to make one slight modification because it came out a little long. I took out a few of the even numbered rows toward the crown, I think it was 4 rows, and that made it half an inch smaller.

 

I think this is my third cabled project and im starting to really like doing cables. This one looks a little complicated but it was pretty simple and easy to follow. I would definately recommend it. It also comes out really stretchy, so if your worrying about fit, its a good pattern.

Puppet Mittens

 The pattern is called Later Gator Mitts by Laura Grutzeck.

Working on making these puppet mittens for a client. They are coming out pretty good so far, im having to adjust the pattern to make them more round in the mouth area and i added a few cast on stitches to make them slightly bigger.

 

All done with the puppet mittens. The client I made them for wanted to add the buttons for the eyes and teeth herself. She is also going to add some felt lining, which is why i had to make them a little bigger.

Im definately going to have to make me a pair, love them!

 

Polymer Clay Stitch Markers

I got this great idea from (http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2013/11/diy-owl-stitch-markers-with-polymer-clay.html)

Once I saw these adorable owl stitch markers I had to make them.

 

 

I think I like them without the glaze that is used in the tutorial. These were pretty simple to make once I got the hang of using the clay. Be sure to wipe your hands and the surface your working on between colors.

 

 

I still have to attatch little hooks or loops to be able to use them but they came out great!

 

 

I also couldnt resist making little soot sprites, more to come!

 

 

The little stars were a little hard at first, but were way easier once I used my exacto knife.

 

 

I couldn't resist making tiny sharks!

Halloween Decorating

This year I decided to decorate my room for Halloween. I had to shop around a bit to get everything I wanted/needed.  The stores I went to were Home Goods,  World Market, Kohls, Joanns, Walmart,  and Michaels.

 The wreath I put together myself.  I bought the vine wreath from Walmart and got the decorations from Michaels.  I learned how to make the bow on YouTube. 

 Candelabra and light up pumpkin from home goods, screen and blue bottle from Joanns

 Light up bat shadowbox and tea light owl from Joanns, tea light haunted house from Kohls. 

Spooky wire tree from Joanns, and stacked books cookie jar from world market

Bat mantel cover from Joanns and branch lights from home goods. 

Works from 2009

Here are some of my works from 2009 and earlier.

These scarves were the start of me learning to knit:

These were the first stuffed creatures I made.

 

 His nose came out a bit wonky, but still one of my faves.
Pattern: http://www.thevintageknittinglady.co.uk/toypatterns.html

 

The first time I adjusted a pattern was with these two.

Pattern: http://knittedtoybox.blogspot.com/2008/04/little-hippo.html

Pattern: http://www.kraemeryarns.com/patterns/

 Sackboy, I made him for a friends xmas gift.

Pattern: http://www.littlebigplanetoid.com/article/celebrity_knitting_guru_alan_dart_releases_sackboy_knitting_pattern_for_fre