The past 24 hours have been filled with completing projects that have been hanging around for a while. I first decided I wanted to finally finish the second hat I had been paid months ago to make for the teacher with whom I work. Seeing as how this is the last full week of NYC's public school, it was now or the fall, and I just wanted to get it ( Read more... )

Today I decided that I want to break into the world of crochet amigurumi. The pink heart I made last weekend wasn't terribly difficult, so I thought I might try my hand at something else. I figure what better way to start than to learn how to make a ball, and then turn that ball into something else. Baby steps. May I present, Winston the ( Read more... )

A couple of days ago I found a video on YouTube about how to make a crochet flower, and I've been making them whenever I have time. They're super simple to do, and I've finally settled upon a way that works best for me and my crochet technique. There will certainly be more to come, in a multitude of color combinations, thanks to my stockpile of ( Read more... )