It’s been a hectic fall. I spent October travelling, first to Montreal then to Thunder Bay. I babysat my cousins 3 kids in Montreal (6, 8 and 10) and I was super worried because let’s be honest 3 kids that don’t really have to listen to me for 5 full days while Mom and Dad enjoy New York. But I …
Crochet Monsters
Lately I’ve been into making knitted animals but once I learnt to crochet I figured I can start crocheting them. And since I wanted to create my own designs I was leaning more towards crochet monsters and/or aliens that way I could try to make any weird ideas I came up with. This summer I took Stacey Trocks Amugurumi: Design your …
Thoughts on July
I am well aware that it’s now August but everytime I sat down to write this post my mind went blank. So today I vowed to get it done. 1. July was productive and unproductive all at the same time (seems impossible but that’s how it felt). I started a few new projects (productive) but I have finished them yet (unproductive), we …
Where did June go?
June went by in a flash. One morning I was waking up and prepping for a bunch of house guests, the next it was Canada Day. Needless to say I wasn’t all that productive. Except for a handful of gifts, there was no productivity in this household on the knitting, crochet, blogging and Etsy shop front. In my spare bits …
WIP Wednesdays
This weeks been pretty hectic and I haven’t had much time to work on some of my old projects. But I’ve been anxious to start working on a gift for a cousins 1st birthday in June and one for my childhood friend who is due in September. Let me start by saying I’m beyond excited for my friend, I’m just …
Yarn Weight and Length: Converting Yards to Grams
A while back I had the chance to rummage through my Memere’s stash. Not the best selection of yarn (after all she was living on a pension) but regardless, it was yarn and it was free. And who doesn’t love free yarn! All of the yarn I chose (except for 2 skeins of Bernat Baby Softee) are no longer available today. The …
WIP Wednesdays
I’m loving crocheting baby blanket. I mean LOVE! I’ve already finished 2 of them (in blue and light teal) and now I’m working on 2 more. This purple and white one is almost finished. I only need one or two more row sections of the purple before I can work on the border. But I ran out of the purple yarn. So …
Mikey’s Mystery Crochet Along: Final Clue
I was right! It’s a giraffe! The last clue was the body. It’s probably a good idea that it was last because it would’ve totally given away what ruminant this was. I’ve sewn the head on a little bit sideways but from this angle he looks cute. And the legs are sewn on so-so. They’re not sturdy at all (maybe …
Mikey’s Mystery Crochet Along: Clue #3
The next set of clues are out and surprise, surprise, they weren’t the body. But even so, I still think this little guy is going to be a giraffe. This week we created 12 spots and a tail. There’s also details to finish embroidering the face but I’m waiting until I finish putting this toy together to complete the face. …
Mikey’s Mystery Crochet Along: Clue #2
I was really hoping that clue #2 would be the body so that I can really dig my heels in and call this ruminant a giraffe. But now I’m not so sure. Clue #2 were the legs and the ears. I’m trying my hardest not to search every corner of the web to figure out what this could possibly be. …