Sickness and crochet

Well...this evening I woke up feeling horrible.  Drive my hubby to work sneezy and icky feeling.  Get home and still feel the same.  Positive for today...my mom brought a Lucky Bamboo plant, a pair of pink gloves, and a cookie cake for my birthday :) Brightened my day.  The cookie cake has three yellow flowers on it.  Very cheery!

I love you mom!

So tonight, I am working on Christian's crochet blanket in light and dark blue.  I am hoping to finish it by Christmas with ALL my other projects.  Below is a picture of it so far.

A Finished Project

So, one of my old high school friends decided she wanted a doll for her daughter from an Amigurumi doll pattern I linked on Facebook.  And...it is done.  Below is the finished project.

This, of course, is not my pattern.  I found it one day on this website: http://stitch.hellooperator.net/free-patterns/amigurumi-doll/amigurumi-doll-pattern-charts/.  I am very thankful I found this.  It is super cute doll!

Luckily, I have one more doll in works for a Christmas present to my little niece Ada.  :) I hope she will love it.  I took a different approach to the second doll though.  I choose a white yarn for the face, legs, and arms.  For the outfit, I chose the a blue and brown variegated yarn.  I also took a different approach to the eyes since my niece is around a year old.  I crocheted a magic ring circle with two rows (12 sts).  Pictures will be posted when I finish it.

Just to mention: I did not sell this pattern or the finished doll.  All copyrights reserved to the rightful author. 

First Kindle Cover

So I am a proud owner of a Kindle (it broke recently) and will be a new Kindle owner this Christmas.  I have seen fancy Kindle covers on the Amazon website that are bland and expensive.  As a crocheter, I wanted to come up with a few covers for myself and one as a gift. :)  My best friend Misty received a Kindle for her birthday this year.  Anyway!  I attempted to find some crochet patterns for a Kindle and again...not much luck in terms of what I wanted.

Either way, I created one on my own as a strip of single crochet swatch.  Below is a picture of it open.

This is a picture of it closed. :)

Are there any projects you have created like this??

Project Tubs

I have realized that I have a large amount of projects with their own sets of yarn and materials.  It is hard to keep them all straight.  Sometimes it is easier to choose a new project that finish one I started.  So, I developed an idea to have an easier way to choose a project to finish.  TUBS!  Yep...plastic tubs.  As luck would have it, I have a few empty tubs.  So in the next few days I will be sorting my crochet projects into those tubs.

Yay organization!

I think that will be easiest for just picking out a project.  :)



Latest Project: Second Kindle cover in black!

My Five Year Plan

I am not complaining by all means.  I have 4 sisters and 3 brothers with their own families...two sets of parents...tons of extended family and of course my wonderful friends.  I also typically already have Christmas gifts purchased and ready, but this year I am behind.  A few weeks ago, I attempted to find a simple crochet pattern that would allow me to mass produce a gift for everyone in a small amount of time.  But, I was left without.  I did find a pattern for a bell ornament that did not look like a bell.  So, I made my own.  It looks adorable (and you can find it in the free pattern section!)

Anyway!  My five year plan started when I was determining what I could make for multiple years to give to my siblings and their family.  A set of ornaments!!  But...that set is stretched out over 5 years.  Yes...5 years.  For instance, this year my siblings will receive 3 small crochet bells, 1 medium crochet bell, and a sequin ornament (also in the free pattern section).

So...that would give each family 15 small bells, 5 medium bells, and 5 sequin ornaments.  All of which are easy to make. :)

YAY 5 year plan!

What's your plans??

New to Blogging

While I have spent many hours cruising through crafting blogs, I have not took the time to create my own.  This evening I finally decided to do so.  I am in the process of creating a few patterns.  Which normally isn't a problem, but I am in the midst of finishing holiday gifts.

It was one of those gifts that inspired me to create this blog.  Too much creation for one mind.  LOL!  So, here I begin.


Latest project: Kindle or e-book Reader cover and pattern