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For at least a year, I’ve been wanting to make a Hellboy, Jr. crochet doll. Somewhere we have a Hellboy, Jr. comic book where he is just too adorable and I thought would make a cute amigurumi. This is my first attempt. I couldn’t find any thin, black yarn in my stash so I had…
Continue ReadingI have another item to share from my most recent swap on Craftster. This was taken from my partner’s wist. I changed the colors to make it more ‘Firefly’ themed. This was my first time to make a flower of such size. After finishing this, I really liked it. In fact, I’m tempted to make…
Continue ReadingI’m so excited to be taking part in my first ever Crochet a-long. It’s being hosted by PlanetJune and features two of her free, adorable patterns. One is Daffodils and the other is a cute little whale. No lie, I was just thinking how I wanted to crochet a whale and some flowers for my…
Continue ReadingHere is my first venture into jewelry. It’s from a pattern found at Mademoiselle Chaos blog. She took a vintage shell pattern and made it into a wristlet or bracelet. I tried it first with thread crochet but just couldn’t get it so I used a cotton thread. Here it is after blocking. I was…
Continue ReadingI recently made Malcom Reynolds of the TV show ‘Firefly’ for a swap, of course. This was my third attempt. I had never tried to make embroidery thread hair before, so this was a bit of a challenge. I also finally got a crocheted face that I can be proud of. He was inspired by…
Continue ReadingWhat would a holiday be without an interpretation of Cthulhu? He is missing a small, cotton tail. Once I either find one or give up and make one, he will be complete. My daughter has claimed this one for herself.
Continue ReadingI recently downloaded Picasa to help me organize all of my photos and found that I had taken some project pictures that I hadn’t yet posted. Here is a purse I made back at Christmas. The handle is Tunisian crochet. I had made the handles for a purse that I never did finish. When I…
Continue ReadingWhen I asked my friend what to get her 8 year old for her birthday, she said anything girlie. So I bought a couple of small toys and decided to also make a purse. I had some fun yarn and thought it’d be cute to trim a small purse with it. I found a cute…
Continue ReadingMarch is National Crochet Month. It’s a also National Craft Month. The two really go hand in hand especially for me as most of my crochet is crafty items. To celebrate, I plan on crocheting as I’m sure many crocheters will be doing. I also plan to continue teaching my husband how to crochet. I’ve…
Continue ReadingSo tonight as I was watching my favorite reality show “Survivor” I noticed one of the luxury items a contestant had brought was a crochet blanket. This week’s challenge was for immunity and their one luxury item they had brought from home. The Heroes won but I’m not sure who brought the pink and white…
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