This year I decided to make a bunting for each month/holiday/season, because reasons. The first one I made was snowflakes for January. Details (with pattern names) on my Ravelry page, and pics ( behind the cut )
Then for February I did a heart bunting, but made it black like my soul. :)
I used this pattern, and Red Heart in black. Here, on Ravelry, or ( behind the cut )
Today I finished one for March and St. Patrick's Day. I followed this pattern, and used Caron Perfect Match in evergreen. After they were finished I steam blocked them to stop them from curling up, and it worked pretty well! They look really nice after blocking.
On Ravelry, here, or ( behind the cut )
Next up, Easter eggs!
Then for February I did a heart bunting, but made it black like my soul. :)
I used this pattern, and Red Heart in black. Here, on Ravelry, or ( behind the cut )
Today I finished one for March and St. Patrick's Day. I followed this pattern, and used Caron Perfect Match in evergreen. After they were finished I steam blocked them to stop them from curling up, and it worked pretty well! They look really nice after blocking.
On Ravelry, here, or ( behind the cut )
Next up, Easter eggs!
I decided to combine my love of candy canes and my love of crocheting scarfs
Here be candy cane scarf
Here be candy cane scarf
I needed a bag to hold my yarn stash and I needed to use up said stash so I combined them
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link to picture
I pondered whether to put a eyelash-yarn border around it, but a friend pointed out that since it is destined for a male, they probably wouldn't like a sissy border, so I left it plain.
http://kerravonsen.dreamwidth.org/95335
http://kerravonsen.dreamwidth.org/95335
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Lots of green and gold.
I needed a scarf for my Halloween costume this year, and made this at the very last minute.
I needed a scarf for my Halloween costume this year, and made this at the very last minute.
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Hello folks! With the holidays coming up and a bunch of people liking to make stuff to give to their loved ones, I've got some original patterns I'd like to sell. Unfortunately, they're all untested, and while I don't feel any particular guilt about sharing untested patterns for free (see: ![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hooked_on_anime), selling them is a different matter.
Here's some of the patterns I'd like to test and whose beta-patterns are ready to go:
Dolphin
Flying Pig
Asian-style Dragon
Here's a couple things I'd also like to test but whose patterns aren't (fully) transcribed yet:
Griffin
Floppy Cat
Here's a couple of things that I'm not sure if anyone would be particularly interested in buying/making, but I'm willing to transcribe:
Red Crowned Crane
Mascot Bird (I also made a Stephen Colbert version of this.)
Important things to know: Most of my patterns are almost entirely in (US) Double Crochet/(UK) Triple Crochet. The Asian-style Dragon is about 2/3 (US) Single Crochet/(UK) Double Crochet, but it does have a significant number of DC(TC) stitches involved and some fiddly counting going on. The griffin pattern involves the use of wire in addition to traditional crochet supplies.
If you're interested in testing any or all of these patterns, please comment here or PM me to let me know! Thank you very much!
hooked_on_anime), selling them is a different matter.Here's some of the patterns I'd like to test and whose beta-patterns are ready to go:
Dolphin
Flying Pig
Asian-style Dragon
Here's a couple things I'd also like to test but whose patterns aren't (fully) transcribed yet:
Griffin
Floppy Cat
Here's a couple of things that I'm not sure if anyone would be particularly interested in buying/making, but I'm willing to transcribe:
Red Crowned Crane
Mascot Bird (I also made a Stephen Colbert version of this.)
Important things to know: Most of my patterns are almost entirely in (US) Double Crochet/(UK) Triple Crochet. The Asian-style Dragon is about 2/3 (US) Single Crochet/(UK) Double Crochet, but it does have a significant number of DC(TC) stitches involved and some fiddly counting going on. The griffin pattern involves the use of wire in addition to traditional crochet supplies.
If you're interested in testing any or all of these patterns, please comment here or PM me to let me know! Thank you very much!
Today I finished a pair of mittens for my baby niece. I’ve never made a clothing item before, but luckily I found a great FREE pattern that was easy to follow. I did make a few changes, but nothing really significant.
Instead of fastening off after the last row of the cuff, I just chained one, turned the cuff on its side and started the first row of the hand. I did 1 sc in the first stitch and the next stitch, then *2 sc in the following stitch, 1 sc in the next stitch*, repeating across and ending with 1 sc in each of the last 2 stitches, for a total of 27. I followed the pattern for the rest of the hand and thumb.
Then I measured my niece from wrist-to-wrist (or tried to, wiggly little worm), attached the yarn to one mitten on the thumb side with a single crochet, chained an appropriate amount, anchored the chain to the other mitten on the thumb side with a single crochet, single crocheted in the next stitch on the cuff, then single crocheted back across the chain (in the ‘spine’ on the back of the chain), and ended with a single crochet in the stitch next to the stitch I started my chain in.
Does that make sense? I’m not sure I explained it that well, lol.
I used an F hook and Caron Perfect Match in Orange, which is a REALLY bright orange. Like, safety-vest orange. Traffic-cone orange. They’ll definitely know which ones are E’s, is what I’m saying. The funny thing is, is that I showed E two skeins of yarn (she’s 10 months, btw), the orange and Monet by Red Heart, and she immediately reached for the bright orange. Sold!
Anyway, they're here on Ravelry, or ( click for pics )
Instead of fastening off after the last row of the cuff, I just chained one, turned the cuff on its side and started the first row of the hand. I did 1 sc in the first stitch and the next stitch, then *2 sc in the following stitch, 1 sc in the next stitch*, repeating across and ending with 1 sc in each of the last 2 stitches, for a total of 27. I followed the pattern for the rest of the hand and thumb.
Then I measured my niece from wrist-to-wrist (or tried to, wiggly little worm), attached the yarn to one mitten on the thumb side with a single crochet, chained an appropriate amount, anchored the chain to the other mitten on the thumb side with a single crochet, single crocheted in the next stitch on the cuff, then single crocheted back across the chain (in the ‘spine’ on the back of the chain), and ended with a single crochet in the stitch next to the stitch I started my chain in.
Does that make sense? I’m not sure I explained it that well, lol.
I used an F hook and Caron Perfect Match in Orange, which is a REALLY bright orange. Like, safety-vest orange. Traffic-cone orange. They’ll definitely know which ones are E’s, is what I’m saying. The funny thing is, is that I showed E two skeins of yarn (she’s 10 months, btw), the orange and Monet by Red Heart, and she immediately reached for the bright orange. Sold!
Anyway, they're here on Ravelry, or ( click for pics )
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I have a friend who collects pigs, and has a pig-themed kitchen, so I've been planning on making her a little pig for a while now. Her birthday is next month, so I grabbed the free pig pattern off the Lion Brand Yarn website, pulled some yarn from the stash, and got to work.
On Ravelry or ( behind the cut )
One of the managers at work was excited when she found out that I crocheted. She said that she loved the look of crochet, and that she still had the crochet booties that relatives in the Dominican Republic had made for her sons. Then she said that her birthday and just passed, and I said that Christmas was coming up, too, lol. She likes natural shades of greens and browns, so I picked a nice combination (I think, anyway) and a nice pattern from Red Heart. She doesn't actually know that I'm making something for her, so it'll hopefully be a nice surprise.
On Ravelry or ( behind the cut )
ETA::
Forgot about these!
My niece is getting her teeth, so she's chewing on everything. I made her some soft chewtoys out of cotton yarn.
On Ravelry or ( behind the cut )
On Ravelry or ( behind the cut )
One of the managers at work was excited when she found out that I crocheted. She said that she loved the look of crochet, and that she still had the crochet booties that relatives in the Dominican Republic had made for her sons. Then she said that her birthday and just passed, and I said that Christmas was coming up, too, lol. She likes natural shades of greens and browns, so I picked a nice combination (I think, anyway) and a nice pattern from Red Heart. She doesn't actually know that I'm making something for her, so it'll hopefully be a nice surprise.
On Ravelry or ( behind the cut )
ETA::
Forgot about these!
My niece is getting her teeth, so she's chewing on everything. I made her some soft chewtoys out of cotton yarn.
On Ravelry or ( behind the cut )
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I crocheted another pair of socks
AN: I call them coffee socks because the dark brown yarn is called Café Latte
Coffee Socks
AN: I call them coffee socks because the dark brown yarn is called Café Latte
Coffee Socks
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I have finished a couple more things!
http://kerravonsen.dreamwidth.org/94176
(a bath puff and a pure-crochet necklace)
http://kerravonsen.dreamwidth.org/94176
(a bath puff and a pure-crochet necklace)
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A while back, Boy and I started rewatching seasons of Futurama, and I realized how much I actually loved Zoidberg. A strange thing to do, but whatever. With that, I decided I wanted a Zoidberg hat, because all of my winter hats are silly.
Unfortunately, I could find no good patterns. So I had to make my own.
Behold! Zoidberg! Eating my hair.
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I have inherited quite a lot of afghan making acrylic yarn.
I'll pay postage if you take it off my hands. If nobody takes me up on it, it's going to Goodwill.
I'll pay postage if you take it off my hands. If nobody takes me up on it, it's going to Goodwill.
Anyone know of any series or fanfics out there that involve characters crocheting? I tried the crochet mystery series, but it, uh, didn't click with me, and I have yet to really find any in the world of fanfic.