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I finally finished Shiny – the second Pteranoodon I have made. She turned out pretty good although she is just a tad smaller than the other one. I was hoping she would be much smaller. I plan to redo her maybe with less rows. I might try a very lightweight yarn but not sure if…
Continue ReadingI’m making the Pteranodon family from Dinosaur Train for my daughter. The pattern is from PlanetJune.com. It worked up really fast and was easy. I’m working on Shiny next. This one is going to be the dad. My daughter also wants Buddy who is a T-Rex. So that will probably be my project for the…
Continue ReadingI’ve been crocheting more cowboy hats. This one is in hot pink and is just adorable. I changed the edging from the Stitch and Bitch pattern since I found the stitch it used to be very hard. It took way too long for me to go around the hat. Think I will take a break…
Continue ReadingThis time of year my cups began to sweat as soon as I pour my drink. Fast food cups are the worst to sweat profusely. I decided to make my own drink cozy since napkins work well but only for a while. I’ve tested my crochet drink cozy and it works great. Here is the…
Continue ReadingOne trip down the yarn aisle of your local hobby store will reveal that there are a lot of yarns on the market. A lot of yarns are suitable for amigurumi. Generally you want to stay with a medium worsted weight yarn. Bulky yarn may not produce what you were hoping from your amigurumi. Light…
Continue ReadingI made these two minions from Despicable me for my nephews. It was their birthday and I had gotten them gift cards. I thought it’d be cute to have the minions ‘hold’ them since we saw the movie a few weeks ago. I’m working on a pattern that hopefully I will post later this week….
Continue ReadingI have tried unsuccessfully to learn how to knit. When I came across a technique called knooking – knitting with a crochet hook – I knew I had to know more. I found a knooking blog that explained how to do this technique with a modified crochet hook. There is also a knooking group on…
Continue ReadingTeacups in crochet are so cute. They make a great fun toy for little girls. This pattern is from Lion Brand and is actually supposed to be a teacup pincushion. It was really easy to work up and took only about an hour. Four teacups, four plates, and a teapot would be an adorable Christmas…
Continue ReadingI made these for a swap. They were on my partner’s wist although they weren’t in crochet but felt. I used embroidery thread for the body and stuffed them with a chick pea. Stuffing wasn’t going so well. Then I used a ribbon to make an acorn top and attached it to a button. Then…
Continue ReadingWhile watching an episode of Spongebob Squarepants, I noticed the Squidward was reading an issue of Modern Crochet. I was able to use my camera to get a picture of it. Not to critique but I’ve never crocheted with knitting needles before. Still it was kind of nice to see crochet ‘featured’ on Spongebob. There…
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