Foufy Poufy White and Black Scarf

This is a scarf I whipped up for my cousin, M, for her birthday. She's been complaining that she's wanted me to make her a scarf for YEARS and I hadn't done that yet. Funny thing, is that just a few hours before I gave it to her, she said that again! :) I hope you like your scarf, M! XOXOXO!!

Yes, that is the scarf on the tailgate of our truck. We're like that. HA!




Detail:

Meet Leila!

Leila is a Rhinoceros. Isn't she fancy with her collar and flower accent? This is my first attempt at a toy. I made it for a friend of mine's baby who tuned 1 on St. Patty's Day - Happy Birthday again, Princess C! Anyway, the rhino is in honor of her mom, my friend B who has a special place in her heart for rhinos.

I got the pattern for Leila from Roxycraft (patterns that don't suck).

Leila, playing with some yarn:




Leila in my arm for sizing perspective. As you can see, she's bigger than traditional amigurumi.




Head on view:




Aerial view:




Underbelly:




Bum & tail:

Latest Creation!

I cannot WAIT to share my latest creation here on my blog. I just finished it, and it turned out GREAT! The only catch is that it is a gift for someone who may read this blog before I'm able to give it to them, and I don't want to ruin the surprise. So, check back later on Saturday, Sunday at the latest!!!

Trail of Blossoms Scarf

On our cruise, I started this scarf, and over the weekend I finally finished it. This is a pattern I got from Lion Brand's website for a Trail of Blossoms Scarf. The join-as-you-go pattern was super easy and really fun to make! This pattern I made using yarn by Classic Elite Yarns. It is their Summer Set yarn, a cotton/alpaca/polyester/lyocel blend in 2146/Awning color.





Close-up of motifs:

First Needle Felt Embellishment!

Terry, you're going to be so proud! :)

When Joann's had their Sensations PacaBoo yarn on sale, I picked up two skeins in light gray. This is a natural yarn, made of 54% Wool, 23% Alpaca and 23% Rayon from Bamboo. Super soft! The packaging said it was perfect for felting, so I figured I'd try that.

I made my standard hat. Here it is before I felted it in the washing machine (btw, this was my first project that I felted in our new FRONT LOADER washing machine... worked great :) The green yarn is to mark this as the outside of the hat, just in case it were to have flipped around while in the washer.





Here is the hat, after felting with a little bit of needle felting embellishment (my first try). I just looked at the picture with me, and I really look goofy. I'm trying in this picture to not look like I'm sick (which I am, with bronchitis)... ha!







Close-up of the needle felting embellishment:

Bauble Pirate Necklace

Ahoy, me swashbucklers and wenches. Out there on the high seas, we had a pirate themed night. Chris, er... I mean, Captain Critter Badboots and myself decided to dress the part. I needed me gold and other jewels to be the envy of all the other pirates, so I dashed off this bauble necklace. Doesn't it look like real pirate treasure of rubies? Little did the other pirates know, it was just Vanna's Choice yarn in Scarlet! If someone were to be so bold as to take this lovely from me, I would have been able to make another in about 15 minutes flat! ARRRRR!

Cherry Baby Cap

Who said crocheting has to stop when you're on a cruise ship? Check out this little ditty I whipped up whilst floating around the Caribbean! I really love it. I think it is my new most favorite-est hat for girls!