Over the past couple of months, I have completed the 5 alligators (or are they crocodiles? 🤔) and the Owlie Mitts! *applause* I have been super busy, overwhelmed at times, as well as trying to keep myself sane - it has been a busy 8 weeks (or so). On top of the projects that I … Continue reading Owlie Mitts & Chonky Gators
Welcome back everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday season, and that the new year of 2024 has started off well. Are your New Year's Resolutions going according to plan? Mine are hit or miss 😅; I wanted to start reading for at least an hour a day, and make at least three crocheted … Continue reading New Year, New Possibilities
The plus side of making double of all the pieces required for one toy, is that when you're finished, and all is said and done, you've made two toys at once! I love how these turned out: sparkly, colorful, bright, and small enough to take on adventures to... well, anywhere. 🙂 But first, we want … Continue reading Who Doesn’t Love a Unicorn?
August has brought much rain, and happily, much crochet. Gargoyles are at the top of the list for completed items (so far) this month. Creatures of Myth & Legend has proven itself to be worth the purchase, as I have now successfully completed 5 toys from its pages. 😁 The first toy from the book … Continue reading Gargoyle Days
A lot has happened in 2 years! I've moved, changed majors at community college, met the love of my life, moved again to be with him, changed my community college, switched majors again... it's been a ride. Because of all this, I wasn't crafting as much, but I'm slowly getting back to it and that … Continue reading Getting Back in the Groove
If you know me, you know that I do not follow politics. Like, hardly at all. So I had no idea that Bernie Sanders had become so popular all of a sudden until 2 people sent me the same picture (on the same day!) of this crocheted Bernie doll and said either I should make … Continue reading Bernie Sanders?
Not knowing what I really wanted to make after the last pair of toys, I decided (finally) that I would make a scarf. I'm using the Serrato Scarf pattern from Universal Yarns. I've only made this scarf once before, with some sparkly purple yarn (that I won at a St. Patricks Day knitting event, actually!) … Continue reading So I Started a Scarf
After making the Cinderella characters, I was asked by my aunt if I could make an elephant and a giraffe for a friend. Of course my answer was yes, and the hunt for a suitable giraffe pattern began. I searched on Pinterest and found this one. It knits up very well, but there's a bit … Continue reading A Tale of Two
Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo! Put yarn together and what have you got? The Fairy Godmother! This is the last doll in the Cinderella & Friends collection from Esther Joy Knits. I'm so excited to be knitting her up in some of my favorite cotton yarn! And in such lovely colors. 🙂 (This post is a … Continue reading Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo! Guess Who?
Here they are, all knit up and ready for the ball. We have Maid Cinderella, Princess Cinderella, Prince Charming, and Fairy Godmother. Each one was such fun to knit, and I can't wait to make a few more of them! All done! It was fun to watch each doll come together. I hope some little … Continue reading The Royal Family
After a quick run to Hobby Lobby, I have all the colors I need to properly knit up a Prince Eric. And soon - Cinderella is waiting! Don't you think knitted stripes are so pretty? There's just something about them, they are so neat and clean and tidy. Okay, so I did figure out how … Continue reading Prince Charming – On the Needles
Last weekend was so much fun! We went exploring around a couple swimming holes in Boone, NC - Trash Can Falls and Snake Pit. Despite the titles, both places are gorgeous, and for the record - no snakes were seen. (phew!) Snake Pit is across the street from Trash Can Falls, and yes, we had … Continue reading Weekend Shenanigans
Happy weekend! I'm so excited to finally have a few days off from work! I'm going to enjoy my time at home (sleeping in...), hopefully catch up on some knitting, some Duolingo (because I'm trying to improve my Spanish), and maybe explore downtown again as well. Who knows? As I mentioned in my last post, … Continue reading Princess Cinderella – On the Needles
Happy June everyone! Sunny days ahead, and lots of knitting. I feel inspired on beautiful days, inspired to get some knitting done, clean the apartment... Back to the knitting.... I finished the Cinderella test doll that was in progress, what do you think? I really like the curls. Once she was complete, I decided to … Continue reading Summer Days
Hello and welcome back! This post is all about catching you up on what I've been doing and making... from knitting, to drawing/doodling, to crochet, to hand-lettering... it's all here. 🙂 I hope you enjoy! So, we left off when I was making Esther Braithwaite's adorable little dolls. (if you would like to see the … Continue reading Catching Up
I discovered EstherJoyKnits (also known as EstherBraithwaiteDesigns) on Pinterest. Her patterns are adorable, and put my stash to excellent use. The Cozy Izzy Dolls are the patterns I’m using right now, the girl and the boy versions. They work up fairly quickly, and are great to work on while watching a movie. 🙂 I have … Continue reading Tiny Little Dolls
Hello everyone! I hope this post finds you all doing well and enjoying a lovely weekend. First of all, I have moved, so I’ve been settling into a new routine here at my new home and also at work. Which has been very busy, to say the least. I did manage to finish the fox. … Continue reading Recent Happenings
My mom is into photography. Researching all the best cameras and lenses, watching YouTube videos about said cameras and lenses... she has a really nice camera (I have no idea what it is, but it's not something I want to mess around with. Knowing me, I'd drop it.) A week or so ago, I was … Continue reading Photography Skills
So... I made the right leg. Thought something was amiss when I went from the bottom of the foot to the upper part of the foot. Shouldn't my next row be a purl row..? I worked a purl row anyway, so I could continue with the pattern "correctly". Once I finished with the left leg, … Continue reading Leg Day!
Each of the Fox's ears are made up of 2 pieces - one outer piece, one inner piece. With the outer pieces (the beginnings of one pictured above), I was finally able to use Color C! Each outer ear piece begins at the base of the ear with light grey. Then using the Intarsia method, … Continue reading Ears – The Better to Hear You With…
Hello friends! I hope this Tuesday finds you all doing well, being creative and productive, and enjoying it all! 🙂 Work on Fox has come to a standstill... I went to visit a friend of mine in the mountains for a couple days, then had to go back to work, and then I started back … Continue reading Practice & Progress
This is Day 2 of the fox-in-progress since I actually started on it yesterday... it is knit in several different pieces - arms, legs, tail, ears, body, head. Starting with the body, at the neckline. Once all the pieces are knit, they are sewn up and stuffed to perfection. And from there, placement to the … Continue reading Fox in Progress – Day 2
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope everyone had a happy holiday season. 🙂 I haven't been crafting very much lately... surviving the holidays and also working so. much. leaves very little energy or will-power for much else! However, the knitting that I did manage to work on was a couple of knitted hat-and-mittens sets for … Continue reading Happy New Year – 2020!
