A friend of mine's birthday was in July, meaning I had a legitimate reason to craft and such. There were so many things I wanted to make, but I decided on one big thing and two little things for her that I think she'll enjoy. I thoroughly enjoyed making this particular thing, and I think it's beyond adorable. Now it just needs a name, and I'm ( Read more... )

When I went home, I was able to go to the store and buy stuffing, as well as five skeins of yarn in colors I desperately (in my own opinion) needed. I had been itching to make this girl robot ever since I saw the pattern in a crochet book I bought, but I needed gray yarn, which I didn't have. Now that I have the colors I need, I can crank out a ( Read more... )

The public schools are now on vacation, which means I have nowhere to go for the majority of my days. What am I going to do with all of my free time now? So far I've been catching up on sleep and lazing around, but I need more to occupy my time with. Unfortunately, everything costs money, so it's not like I can be going out and buying books and ( Read more... )

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... )

Thanks to my current lack of fiberfill, I haven't had the urge to actually finish much of what I've started in the past couple of days. My big surprise is still sitting in unfinished pieces, as are a crochet bunny, a knitted bunny, and a crochet bear. The closest I've come to completing anything is putting the hot air balloon together, but ( Read more... )

( It Took Long Enough )

Yesterday's foray into spherical amigurumi led me to try out something new very quickly. After finishing Winston, I found a pattern online that explained how to make a Mario Power-Up Mushroom, and of course I jumped at the chance to make one. At the moment I only have the one, but I'll be making a 1UP one after I complete my current project and ( 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... )

Yesterday's posts served to fuel my desire to do something creative with my summer. I mean, what am I even doing now? Motivation to go out and about is almost non-existent as it is, so crafting seems to be the most amusing option without having to leave my room at the end of the day. Now if only I could get someone else to clean up all the ( Read more... )