Amigurumi Bing

I made Bing for my grandsons because they watch him on tv. Lucky for my someone posted the patterns for free. I owe my gratitude to her. My grandsons will love him they sleep with may of the toys I made for them. It is a fairly easy pattern. It doesn't take too long to make. those brown lines I thought they will take me forever. I listen to stuff while I am doing crochet. While doing this I listened to George Muller a german man who opened orphanages in Bristol without asking people for money Only praying to God. what an inspirational man. The guy who reads his narratives is so soothing to listen to. So It is kind of relaxing for me. Look him up on pinterest for the free pattern.

Christmas amigurumi wreath

I Made this beautiful amigurumi wreath with Christmas colours. I made one for my daughter that I was giving her on Christmas day but I ended up giving it to her early. I since made two other ones for my sister. I saw one on pinterest which I liked then I watched on youtube to see how they are done.  I used a foam ring and I made large santa big enough to fit in the middle. I never learn I should have wrote the pattern down the first time. I also did the hat as I go and the balls at the buttom. You will never know if you have enough or if you need smaller or larger ones. I did few sizes and then I stuck them with glue cheating lol but I sewed Santa. I also did a cord at the back so you can hang it from but it you might need a bigger hook you can always add a ribbon to it. I used Christmas colours yarn. You will need about two white, one red  and one green plus the foam and stuffing if you like to try this out.

Amigurumi toy

I just love this toy. It is cute but I don't think it is safe for kids. I wouldn't give one to a kid I feel the hands are not strongly attached but still cute. I have been wanting to make one of these and postponed. i followed a pattern which was in a different language and then when I couldn't understand I continued on my own like the feet and part of the hat. I often tend to do that but at least I get to finish it. It was suppose to have wings but I couldn't be bothered.

Men boutonnieres

I had to make a few for the fathers and all the grooms men. It was their wish to make so many. You can see a smaller one for the Paige boy who was not even three years old.

Wedding pomander

Kissing ball or pomander I found that these are called. I made two for the flower girls and since the ages were different I made one slightly smaller as she was only three years old. I never made these before so I searched on you tube how. I love you tube the things I learn from there, but I did a course for making fresh and artificial flowers. I think it is better to know how they are made though I was very, very challenged doing the bride bouquet and no one had a video about large one. I tried many Technics and errors before I came with the ONE. The pearl ribbon I love it so much for these kissing balls. I used smaller roses for these.

Artificial bridesmaid flowers

I made four bouquet for the bridesmaids. They were all artificial with the choice of flowers that the bride to be then, picked.The bride's mother was pleased with them that when they were done she wanted to keep them all. Here are the pictures of them.

Mother of the bride flowers

I made these four corsages for the mothers and grand mothers. They wanted them on a pearl bracelet. I might make a video on how to make corsages. It is not hard you just need a good eye for details.

Wedding head bands

I made these wedding headbands or whatever they are called for two flowers girls ages three and five. with ribbons matching the bridesmaids' dresses.

Wedding flowers

Sorry guys that I haven't been posting any but I was making my friend's daughter's wedding artificial real look flowers. They have been done awhile back but I waited for the wedding to happen before I can post them. Here is the photo of the stairs. The bride's bouquet on the stairs as well. I forgot to take a shot of just the bouquet.

Wayuu crochet bag

I wanted to use some of my wool so I made this lovely bag. I made it slightly smaller and I think it could be very handy for anyone. This will be in my etsy shop @ amiguruminanna . I love the colours I used but I think I could have loved the yellow as a back ground. I made this pattern before I love geometric patterns. I made one each for my daughters but only my eldest daughter have used it and like it. So I asked it if she like any particular one and she told me she likes grey, black and white. Now she has to find a pattern she likes. These Wayuu, Mochilla bags are very simple to make. It takes me more then 12 hours to make plus the cords and stitches.

Crochet coat/cardigan, and skirts

I made this lovely coat /cardigan whatever you want to call it. I found the cardigan on pinterest.com. There is a video tutorial for it. It looks hard but you will get the hang of it. I love how mine turned out that I had an idea to make skirts that style. I will include them here. The worst part is that you have to work in, all your tails from all the different colours you use. The size of my coat is a newborn. I would like to make a bigger one but I have no grand daughters. My coat is still without buttons I have bought them I just need to sew them on.

Handmade rope baskets

I tried rope baskets before this is my forth basket. I made this for my eldest daughter. She picked the colours. It is made of nylon materials so it is washable when dirty. it takes awhile to made and you need to use strength pulling the strings every stitch. As I was making it I learnt a way how so I kept all the way that way. I made another one and it looks neater using the last technic that I learnt.The black and white it very stiff cause it is worked hard and tight, the other white one is slightly softer. You need a hook as well to make these baskets. There is a lady that has two videos on how to make these on you tube.  Here are the two baskets.  The photo came a bit wonky but the finished product is good.

Red crochet angel

I wanted to try out an angel. I saw many nice ones on pinterest. The patterns that I found nice are for sale but I am afraid that I won't understand their way of stitching and directions. I found this angel and it was a free pattern I would make hands if I make another one and wings at the back. I usually am curious how it is made and still to one only. If you read the post before this one this is why I wanted to make starch and see if it works. I wanted to use it on this angel. It worked great even his halo has been starched but not his head and neck. It dries out within a day and night.

Starched old doilies

I wanted to see if the starch works to stiffen things. I found these old doilies that I had from years ago and I tried them out. I first went on you tube to see how they starch stuff. They use only water and corn starch which they boil till it become somewhat clear and thicker. When it cools down you dunk the doilies in that solution and sqeeze as much out as possible.Cover with glad wrap over a shaped bowl that you like and put the doily on it and shape it nicely, as it will dry out that way. There are different stiffener that you can choose I like this type.

Crochet sleeping bag and new born pants

I  remember why I wanted to make this sleeping bag. I saw it on Facebook and I liked it. It was a free pattern but when I started the pattern I didn't think it was coming good. I had to make it as I knew how and kept going with the hood too. It would have been nice if I could have done that pattern but there was no video or anything. Anyway I had left over yarn so I gave the crochet pants a try. It was fairly easy and I was only left with a small peace of yarn. I saw a video on you tube how to make this pants in case any of you are interested. It is a new born size. Here are they for you to see.

Cute toys

I made these for my etsy store I like to have variety of choices for all different ages. I liked making these toys and it was my own pattern. I can never write a pattern because when I see how people wrote their pattern looks rather complicated. You can tell they all different sizes I just make it as it comes I only count the amount of rows I did for the legs and arms. I make their clothes to fit each one. They are all cute and special, I hate to part from them. I put so much love into them. If someone else gets to enjoy them as much as I loved making them it is good enough for me.

Wayuu crochet bag

I am making all these bags to have variety in my shop. I love making them for now. I usually don' t like making the same thing for many times as I get bored making them. I find with crochet you can making so many fantastic stuff. I used to love sewing for as long as I remember but since I started to crochet again because I did few things in crochet before like blankets throw rugs that I can't let it go. I have been almost three years crocheting every single day and every time I have chance to. I made so many things that I didn't think I could do. It all started because I wanted to make a soft toy for my grandson. My love for sewing is gone I feel upset about that. Can you love two kinds of hobbies at once? I wonder. My artistic in me was spread on many painting, sewing, newspaper baskets,weaving crocheting, anything I saw I had to give it a go. Not anymore though crochet is the thing that I like to do now. I lost track about the bag I made this time I like the colours I chose for it. The pattern wasn' t that hard to do either. This is the right bag size not too big and not too small. Handy for mothers, teenagers anyone really. I found the pattern from pinterest love this site for inspirations and patterns. I know there is also bloglovin. Anyway you can see the bag I made.

Crochet blanket

I made this blanket because I sold one blanket on etsy. I needed another one to replace it. If I don't get to sell it one of my daughter's can use it then. I searched for a crochet stitch that I liked. I tried this stitch three times because I found it with too many holes. This is the best tension that I found good for it. The stitch is called larks foot but when one of my daughter saw it, she said it looks like you are pointing the rude finger. There is a wrong side and a right side but I like the reverse side best. I put a good reversible border on which of course was my first time too. I was about to finish it and it was late at night so I tried few times how to finish and I just couldn't so I went to bed. When I went to try to finish this border it worked nicely from the first go. It is amazing what a good sleep does to the brain. I am very happy how it turned up and i am sure it will be useful for someone out there, here are some pictures of it.

Blue Wayuu bag

I like the result of a Wayuu bag. I have made a few of these now. I like to make them for my shop on etsy. This time I chose blue and white for a bit of difference. The stitches inside the back looks like that because I don't want anything to show from the front. I have made another one with similar pattern but this one is different. I like the combinations of colours I used for this bag. I am pleased with the result and I make everything with so much love that sometime it is hard for me to part from them. I say to myself then, that I can always make another one. I am also pleased that some people will chose to buy them. Since I sold one of these I wanted it to replace it so here it is.

Amigurumi sheep

My daughter ordered me to make her two lamb, sheep to give them to her boys. I searched how to make the bubble stitch which I had and idea but wanted to know the technic how to put them in between each bubble instead of on top of each other. I watched some videos on you tube and I found a few that I liked. So I started with my toy. I wanted to use cotton and she kind of picked the colours too. I made up my own pattern as I go. I always start by writing but some where along the way I loose track of it. It could be because I could have unpicked a couple of rows. I loose the mark and then I will stop writing it because it might not match the correct stitches and rows. this toy I started by making the legs and joined the body to it. The head,ears and hands were separate. I wanted to avoid some sewing as much as I could to make it nice. I made three altogether and here you can have a look.

Crochet flower cocoon

I was inspired but another cocoon flower. I always seem to put my touch into these pieces that I make.I made more and different petals. I also made this for a bigger baby. I love how I made this hat I need to make another one because I like it. I have such a bad habit that I don't write anything down as how I made the petals. I always think I will know how to but no I will forget how I did it. In this process I tried to use a lot of yarn that I had which is good. I already bought more yarn to make more of these cocoons for my etsy shop. I think you agree it did came nice and big for a 8 lb baby. This is also good for photo shoot.

Crochet the hungry caterpillar cocoon

I have started this long time ago and I had the cocoon done but needed to make the hat. I stopped because the cocoon was small then what I expected. I guess you can find babies with tiny heads anyway. I feel good when I finish something that I have started and leave it for a reason or other. I also found this from a pattern but I may have increased more stitches because I might have seen that it is coming smaller in size. I think the hat came good but small. Overall  you can tell it is from the book called The hungry caterpillar. It is useful for photo shoot.

Owl Baby Cocoons

I came across these handmade crochet owl baby cocoons which I never made before. I always wanted to try this crocodile stitch. I found a video on youtube which I think it was Spanish and I followed her. I love it so much that I am making the fourth one, every time I change something like more scales if you like to call them that. I made my own design on the hat. They look so nice when they are finished that my two married daughters wants to keep them all. I also made a flower cocoon inspired by a couple that I saw. These are ideal for photo shoots. Any combination of colours will look good on these. I tried 8 ply yarn and 5 ply I think the latter is the best. Here are the two alike with different colour yarn.

Cat and Elephant bags

I thought of making these shapes of bags for teenagers. The pictures I have are a little too big, I reckon, so I think that they are good for adults especially the tote bag. I am making another different one I think it won't be for teenagers either. I think it will be the same size as the cat's bag. I am enjoying making them. I still have to come up with the right measurements though. I wanted to introduce another colour in the back ground but I changed my mind. You do use a lot of yarn for making these bags but the result is amazing. Here are the pictures of the bags.

Another Wayuu, Mochilla bag

I love making these bags there is not much sewing involved. It is the same colours as my other one but different pattern. These bags seems more complicated then they really are but the result is amazing. I made different cord and I am getting better at making tinsels. I also made the straps a little wider. I will try and sell this bag on etsy it is made as a bag pack so more useful. This pattern could be much simpler but I always wants to see how it turns out first the I can change it if I like. most likely I will make another different pattern. It gives me such satisfaction when I see it all done. Well here is my bag.