Crochet blue dress

I crocheted this dress because I had the wool and I wanted to use it as always. Two balls it needs to make this dress. It is a free pattern and not joining anywhere which is great. Simple enough not to use your brain. This is the back of the dress I wanted the slip stitch to be straight it was tricky and I'm sure there is a simple way for the learned ones. I am fairly pleased with the ends results.

Lola

This amigurumi is from a video on youtube but I changed it so much that you can hardly tell it is from that pattern. Her body, head and hands are from the video. It is her eyes that were suppose to be very big and stuck with glue and I don't think that is safe for kids. I rather embroidered them and I also made a nose. I never separated the yarn for the hair so I will never do that again. I will have to separate the yarn at least in half. It looses strength when you separate the yarn into 4 so I will try in half at least. I added lashes as well. I liked how it turned up. I should try a bit of blush in her cheeks and knees she will look better.

 

Amigurumi dragon

I was giving lots of wool and I found us for them her in making this toy. I made many patterns from amigurumi bb and many times I wanted to try this dragon and many times I put it off. Finally I got to make it and since I had four 50 grams balls of wool I made it colourful as you can see. It is fairly easy to crochet if you are used to amigurumi. However there is a lot of sewing in this toy. It is a free pattern so it won't cost you anything to make it. My grandson loved it he will sleep with it he told me. he looks good with his big eyes. I actually thought it was way bigger toy but not really. I do love amigurumi bb's patterns. Good luck with yours if you give this a try.

 

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 larger rabbit

I wanted to make a cuddly rabbit so kids can hug to sleep with but it is not as big as I wished it to be. I made it from this free pattern. It was fun to make, I like his face and head. I made the dress from a  real premature baby dress. I actually didn't do the feet like hers, I had trouble following what she meant so I hope you will do better then me. Mind you, when my eldest grandson who is 2 years and 10 months saw the bunny, he  asked me if it was for him. I of course told him if he likes it he can have it. My reason for making all the toys is because of him. I never got stuck with a craft for this long. It seems I can't put it down. On Sundays I don't crochet, I research what I like and what I might want to make from pinterest. I usually like sewing, knitting, painting, I give anything a go because I am curious if I can make it. I still find my hooks enjoyable. I actually thought that you use more yarn in knitting but I read recently then in crochet you use more.  Here is my bunny. sorry about my bad pictures.

Crochet Wayuu bag

I can reveal what had been working on. I was making a wayuu bag for my eldest daughter for Christmas I wanted to finish it by Christmas and I managed to make it on time. I wish I could have found darker brown yarn with the colours I had but I didn't. I asked her that if she doesn't like it I would make her another with the colours she likes but she liked it. It would have came nicer with lining inside but I can' t be bothered with sewing. I did this pattern from a graph that I found on pinterest.com. I think I will make more of these bags maybe to sell on etsy. it is a lovely handmade bag if you ask me. I will show the bag to you. the bottom of the bag is patterned too.

Amigurumi grey rabbit

  I have to go to the market in two weeks. So this week I have to try and make as much as I can. It took me all day, to finish one toy, just stopped to eat and wash the dishes. and minus an hour. How can you sell it for peanuts then. Anyway, I never wanted to make these toys to sell them. I wanted to make them for my grand children.Once you start making these toys you will never stop. I always changed my hobby from time to time. I do knitting, painting, ribbons, and whatever I see that I want to try and make but this has been the longest so far. Once in a while I want to make blankets gives me a break from sewing all the pieces from all the toys I make. I think this rabbit came a little too dark for my liking but it turned out ok. There are a few patterns like this rabbit but I made the head like I like. I made it to look chrissmissy if there is such a word. As you can see it turned out very good. Here are some pictures of my rabbit.

Crochet Wayuu bag

I made this beautiful bag because the other one I made came a bit small. This is a very good size for a bag. It is called a wayuu bag and you can find a video tutorial for this bag. As always I change it to make it my own. I am going to give it to my youngest for Christmas. She hasn't seen it yet. The other one I made it into a bag pack this one you wear it over the shoulders or crossed at the front or back. My daughter would love these colours. You would think it is hard all these colour changes but it is not that hard. I used acrylic yarn.

Colourful crochet blanket

I had lots of little bits of yarn so I wanted to find a way to use it. I looked for crochet designs and I found this one which I wanted to try. It is easy and looks very nice, I think you all agree. There is also a video of how this is made. This blanket was made from this you tube but they are varieties of this look. It looks nice from both ways back and front of the blanket. I still have little bits of yarn left as I wanted to make a whole row of the colour, though you can use at the start and at the end of it. Well it is nice and colourful I tried to match the colours as best as I know how. You should try this it is fun as a throw rug or baby blanket. I don't think I will put a boarder on it as I think it doesn't go. Not finished yet still working on it.  Here is my colourful blanket which  I think I will give it to my youngest daughter.

Amigurumi snowmen

Since it is close to Christmas I thought I will make somethings for the stall that I will be having next month at the market. I decided to make snowmen and I found a free pattern but I thought it is bigger then I wanted. I kept making them smaller so I made a second one, then a third. I still want it smaller so  I will try again. I would like to make crochet hands but I don't know if I can be bothered. I want to make it like stick hands. Sometimes I can't be bothered with sewing and then I end up doing blankets. 

Beret

How these beret came about is I saw a handsome man wearing a lovely light brown beret. He looked great, so I thought I will make one for my grandson. I made one and came small so I kept making to see what size will fit him. It turned out he doesn't like wearing them. Since I have too many now I will sell them at a market. The pattern I used is from you tube, she has two videos, so if you type flat beret it turns up. It is easy to make she has a good tutorials. you don't need much wool either. Here are the pictures of my berets.

Crochet Beanie slouch

I always like to try new stuff. I get bored doing the same things, this way I keep myself interested in this craft. How the beanie came about is my older grandson tried his father's beanie and I wanted to make him one. I actually made him two because I didn't have his brother's head circumference and I made the other one big enough to fit him too. One is brown and the other one blue and brown. just had enough wool. I got the free pattern from pinterest.com. I had to increase more as my wool was 8 ply. I'm so happy, I am using a lot of yarn. I need to buy new colours. Who knows what I will be doing next I know my daughter wants me to make her something so you might come here and check to see what it is. Till next time

Nemo

One of my daughters suggested I should make Nemo. So I searched for a Nemo that I liked. I bought the pattern and I tried it out. I like the end result. It is not really that hard but all the joining and hide the yarn so it doesn't come undone took awhile. I would make the fins differently if I do it again. I will make it slightly larger. The colours are stunning orange and white go so well together. I did black stripes because I didn't have darker orange on the fins I like them better. I found the pattern on amigurumi patterns or pinterest search for Nemo. For you out there who wants to give it a go it is not hard and with basic crochet you can do this. You need to also know how to read patterns. Here is mine.

Tiny shoes

I saw a nice pattern of these shoes in red, black and white and I had to try them. I bought the pattern and I had trouble continuing after joining the shoe up. So I contacted the seller of the pattern and she tried to explain but in the meantime, I felt I couldn't do it so I left it for a week, like I always do and finished other stuff  that needed finishing. I tend to leave it once I find a problem and it is hard for me to go and keep on working on it. I work tight and the wool was dark and that is also why I couldn't get to the stitch that I had to get  to. Since I bought the pattern I had to give it another go so I finally knew what I had to do. Sometimes it is better to leave it and get to it some other day somehow it helps with a fresh mind. Then it was all good for the rest of the shoe. Maybe you guys won't find so hard as I did so try it out. I did mine different colours to fit my grandson's clothing. Here are the pictures of both the blue one is mine. Should have stuffed the shoe with paper  for he photo but you get the gist.

My lion

About two weeks ago my youngest daughter came to me and asked me if I make her a lion to give out as a present. Well I looked on pinterest and amigurumi free patterns to see if I like any. I finally decided on this one. I changed how she did the strings on the legs. The rest, I followed the whole pattern as hers. Since it is for a baby, I think the colours are too dark and it is very big for a baby to hold so I will make her another one and I will do it from Amigurumi to go. I like it standing instead of sitting and easier to hold. The maine does take a long time. It is not hard to do if you are familiar with making amigurumi. I bet my grandson would love it. I also included the lady's lion too. The third photo belongs to the lady I used the pattern from. Good luck in making one. 

 

Apron

My daughter asked me if I could make her an apron. She wanted specific material and she wanted to use it for the garden to collect her produce. She wanted a large pocket in the middle. So I looked on you tube and I saw one like this. I saw how it was made and I took notice of all the measurements of how she cut it out and sewed it. It was easy to follow I think I had quarter less then a meter in material. I had just enough it felt good to have bought just enough. I cut the patterns and did all the steps the lady did. It came almost perfect except for the front band. I could have unpicked it but hey it is just for gardening even though I try my best to do everything close to perfect. Sometimes I can't be bothered and let it go.

Little Batman

Since my son in law introduce batman to my grandson, I had to make him one. I found this free pattern from Pinterest .com. It is fairly easy for those who are used to read patterns. The hardest I found embroider the bat. I had to find a logo of batman and hand free draw it. I had to do it a few times as mine was a bit big. I used yellow, skin colour, grey and dark blue because it is for a child. Dark colours is hard to work with in my opinion. It measures 23 centimeters good size for a child to hold. Actually a child should be supervised because of the eye buttons. I could have embroidered the eyes but I liked the way it was made with similar buttons. Anyway for you out there who would like to give this little batman a go good luck. I made him a cape easy to make.

Sock monkey with the banana

I made this sock monkey from Amigurumi to go. Sharon is very generous to share her patterns for free. I made this monkey a banana and it is not that I don't like sharing patterns, I never get to finish them because if I unpick I will loose track of what I did. I also did less white on the hands and legs and added them in green. I sewed the banana to it's hand so it has moving arms. It could be more fun for little kids to play with.

Forgot to fix the ears
oops!

Amigurumi banana

Since I made a monkey my youngest daughter suggested I should make a banana so I searched for a pattern and I found this one. The banana is too big for that monkey so I have to make a smaller one for it. I found the yellow part after the peel a little hard to do so good luck with that, if any one wants to try it. There are lots of fruits out there if you have little girls and have lots of fun making them. I made him wink as I had only one eye in that colour, don't know how because I buy the eyes in pairs.I also added a that brown bit it looks better I reckon.