Knit or Go Home

So I know I’ve made 2 already, but here’s a third for the perfect trifecta - my other friend had a birthday and needed a bed buddy of her own. (= Every girl needs one really, so pick up a copy of Naughty Needles and make your own! This one is to-be-named still, but oh so cute!

The hot pink feet and spikey hair really make this one a keeper in my book! Plus I did a combination of Simply Soft Bulky and a novelty yarn - very cute. Felt beak, eyes and wings complete the look. Make it your own!

So my post a while back about my first felting adventure is finally complete - took way too long between, mostly because I have a hard time getting myself to pull out the sewing machine, even though it isn’t that big of a deal. Point being, I finally finished it off - after the initial felted rectangle, the project just needed a crocheted piece to put the hooks in, which was sewn on one side of the felted piece. Then I glued ribbon along the sewn edge, attached a button, and filled it up! I think it turned out pretty cute, not to mention a great way to organize my bamboo crochet hooks!

All rolled up…

So orderly. (=

Pattern from: Kluster Happy crocheting!

So I taught a friend of mine to crochet 3 weeks ago, and she has taken off!! Not surprising, given her personality - in her own words, “My team never loses!!” So with that mentality, she took my instructions and ran with them - armed with her own hooks and yarn, and the Happy Hooker book, she completed a dish cloth and a purse already! So I’m here to brag and post the picture of her cute pink purse. (= Hope she doesn’t mind.

Pattern same as the one I used for my green purse from the Happy Hooker. If you are learning to crochet, I recommend this book very highly - just beware that unfortunately, it is error filled, but you can find the corrections on their website. Now if only I got paid for every time I mentioned this book. (=

Go Colleen, go!

So I’m searching and searching for the right patterns to use up the bins of yarn in my house with little success. It seems that the yarns I always want to use for something just won’t stack up. I don’t if you have those same problems, but I found this chart online and found it endlessly helpful. I don’t know why people haven’t just picked a yarn standard for each weight and stuck with it, but it seems like every pattern has a different name for yarn weights, and many just neglect to say it at all. So here are two vital websites for yarn substitutions:

A yarn weight system chart: Yarn Standards

And a yarn index, doesn’t have it all, but darn close: YarnDex

Hope these help with your substitution choices, and check back soon - I have many projects in the their final phases - many pictures and patterns to come soon!