It's been awhile...

I wanted to post the last items I've finished this past month.

First of all it's a Mime or Pierrot Clown...The pattern is from an old Annies Attic magazine.

He's 26" tall. I changed the outfit by making mine in 2 pieces where the pattern had it in 1 piece...I haven't put a face on it yet because I don't like the pattern face...I'll come up with something...I hope.

The frog I tested for Stormy's Crochet

That's all 4 done now!!

I finished the 4th one just tonight...here they are in all of thier glory!! LOL

I'm so glad that I can now wrap them up and they are ready for Christmas.

I hope DD loves them as much as I do!

Turtle 2 is finished...

This is Raphael...only 2 more to go!!

Leonardo looks happier already doesn't he??

Ninja Turtle and Garden Gnome

This is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle...it's the first of the 4 I'm working on...I'll be giving the set to my Step Daughter at Christmas....she thinks they are "the best"

The pattern is free HERE

This is another of my FO's...I've been home while my kitchen is having a re-do...I've been crocheting quite a bit!!
The gnome pattern is for sale on ETSY

Small Dog

I'm going from one extreme to another...

Here's a tiny dog I made!

It's a free pattern available HERE

Crystal likes it!

Big Cat

I added another Ameniko to my collection...this one is Huge!!

I love the way he turned out. I used bablefish for the transtation and it was pretty literal so a little imagination is needed too!

Well here is my finished Cool Cat!!

Sorry I had posted the pattern to the Large kitty but removed it as I don't want or need any hassles from anyone...I added the link incase anyone wanted to figure it out for themselves.

http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~mite/gurumineko/4/amizu1_3.html

November already...

Hi everyone...not much going on here...I've joined RAVELRY and have been trying to learn the ins and outs of it.
Since my last post I've finished a Tapestry Lobster and Shell beachbag and a Tapestry laptop bag or cozy...

I made the leaf doily that is under the cornucopia as well.

Later!!

Fall and Halloween

These are just my latest Halloween patterns I made...
The candy corn I tested, the halloween baskets and the cornucopia I did as a CAL on one of my groups...

Happy Thanksgiving Day in Canada

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!!!

Tapestry Crochet anyone???

This was my first attempt at Tapestry Crochet...the pattern called for cotton thread but I used worsted weight yarn.
Now I want to try something else in Tapestry...maybe with beads.
Carol Ventura has a great site to get us all hooked on this fascinating type of Crochet http://www.tapestrycrochet.com/
You can watch Carol on video speaking about and showing different items that she has designed and made. There are also many free patterns to get you started.

Getting ready for Halloween and Fall

These are the latest items I've made...the scarecrow is from
a "1982 Annies Pattern Club" magazine.

The ghost is from an Annies Attic book called "Holiday Door Hangers"
I find the hole in the top of the ghosts head to be too small for any of my doorknobs...that's too bad because the book has all of the holidays in it and I would've liked to try a turkey for Thanksgiving or a Santa for Christmas... I may anyway and hang them from a wreath hook or a large suction cup!
I'll post a picture if I do make the others...they are awfully cute!!

This is a Bare Bottomed Baby from a pattern of the same name...the pattern is from the "1989 Nov/Dec Crochet World" magazine.

I only made the boy, the pattern also has a girl baby.

Crochet and some Knitting too!!

I've picked up my knitting needles again to test these 2 dishcloth patterns.

The beige one is called Southwest and the fuschia is called Flurry.

They are to be submitted to a Knit Dishcloth Calendar. I was very pleased with the outcome of both and hope the designer will call on me again when she needs more patterns tested.






The chicken is just because Rob (DH) has a thing for chickens and therefore I did this one. The pattern was from an old magazine.

It's looking like the Planet of the Apes here!!

I made another sock monkey....this time it's a tote bag.
I was testing this one for Andrea again and the pattern is for sale at her Etsy site HERE



I made a friend for Pinky too.
The ladybug is a pincushion.

Hello again....I have just finished testing this crochet sock monkey tea cozy. The 2 together is of the new crochet cozy and the knit cozy I tested for Andrea in May. Her etsy site is HERE and will have the crochet pattern for sale soon.




The square is one I made for an exchange.
I mailed it out on friday.
The pattern is one I hadn't seen before and since it was to be a 12" square I had to add a few extra rows of dc to get the size right. That pattern can be found HERE. It's a pretty one and a great way to use up scaps.

Happy Canada Day!!!!

So it's Canada Day 2007 and all is well in my world!

That is a wonderful thing.

I just finished this new outfit for Pinky! I keep thinking of amusing things to dress her in and this was my newest design.

I've also made a Magic Ball purse. I still have to sew a lining into it but this is what it looks like so far.

Have a great July4th to all of my American friends!

Canada Day 2007 is almost here!!!

These are my newest creations for Pinky...She's ready for the summer and for the Canada Day celebration!! I'm wondering what to make next...I like the idea of a ladybug sweater!! That's pretty summery too.
You'll have to wait for the next installment to see if I come up with something.












Crystal looks as if she's smiling but that was right after coming in from a very short walk.
It was soooooo hot on Wednesday that we couldn't stay out for more than a few minutes. She is so cute...Max wouldn't sit for a picture, he ran off as soon as he saw me flash at Crystal! He's so cute too, I just love my babies.

Bye for now!

Stash Busting a bit more...

I haven't been crocheting much lately...Now that the Dancing with the Stars and the Hockey are finished for the season I may be able to get back too it a bit more!

These squares that Crystal is sitting with are 2 of the Charity Squares that I'm sending to Krystal from http://krochetkrystal.blogspot.com/ If you want the free pattern you have to write her and she will send you the pattern, all she asks is that you send her at least a square for her charity blankets that she puts together.










This shopping bag is from Crochet Me. Here's the link to the pattern. http://www.crochetme.com/reduction-tote-bag

I did as in the pattern, I used recycled thread that I bought at a thrift store and so it only cost me about $3 total to make. I haven't actually used the bag for shopping yet but I'm sure I will soon enough as I don't want to use plastic bags for my groceries anymore.




I'm thinking of making a summer outfit for Pinky (my plastic lawn flamingo) but I don't know what I want to make for her yet! Maybe a bathing suit or maybe a halter top and hat...Any suggestions???

More using of stash...

Saving of cash...
These are more stash busting animals I made. A camel and a giraffe.
They are from the same magazine as the alligator.

It can be seen here behind the camel and giraffe.
They turned out great and as you can see they are pretty big or should I say tall!

This is the magazine the animal patterns have come from...I got the magazine at a flea market a few years ago.