it's beginning to look a lot like... Halloween!

Halloween is my favorite time of year! so, i made a few critters.

group shot of everyone:


a little witch:


a bigger witch, Sienna*:


their cat:


a caldron of candy corn:


Jack, of course:


Boris the Spider:

Batty:


*this is Sienna's dress and shoes. while i found a pattern for the doll, and a tutorial for the hair, i made up the dress and shoes myself. i'll be posting the pattern soon, i hope.


A Guy and Gal for Day of the Dead:


and finally, a Ghost Girl for a Crochet-a-Long on Ravelry.com:


Happy Halloween!

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Cats & Dogs

J only wanted a puppy. a real one is pretty much out of the question, so i made an ami one. heh.


M participated in a 4-week Summer Music camp, and really long story short, i dropped her off at a friend's in the morning and picked her up at the same friend's in the afternoon. so as a gift at the end of the summer, i made a dog that resembled the friend's dog, Goldie.


my friend F had a kitty named Belle, so i made her an ami version of her:


there's something about white cats, my friend R had like three of them. so i made her an ami Missy.

Gifts for Others

i made Bodge a wolf (he would normally sell for $10):


and i made my friend Faith a Hello Kitty, since she loves Hello Kitty and purple.

Crafts for Others II

more creations i made for others:

i made Lucy Ravenscar's dragon for another coworker, Adrienne ($25):

and for someone else on another forum, Glittersong ($25):


and Jenny asked for four kitties ($5 each):

Crafts for Others

i've been asked to make critters for others, as my friend StarryGirl wanted me to make her some Cthulhus, and Sherry wanted an elephat.

i made Lucy Ravenscar's dragon for three different people so far:
a co-worker, Kristina ($25):

Sherry again ($25):

and Jenny ($25):


i also made a Grim Reaper for rhiannon on LJ ($7):


and a mouse for Nancy, another co-worker, for her cat ($5):

Crochet Crafts by J

J, my 14-year-old daughter, has crocheted a few things as well. she was interesting to teach, because while M and i are right-handed, J is left-handed. so things were mirror-imaged.

first she made an ami version of our cat Max:

then she made a seahorse, and my friend F really liked it, so J made her another one that was exactly the same as the first:

she's also made a seahorse for my friend Jenny:

Gumball the Kitten

it's a little (amigurumi) kitty!

i made this cat for Sasshkazar on Unifaction
i made this cat for Ollie on Unifaction

the pattern comes from Samantha J. Montgomery with errata by The Itsy Bitsy Spider