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:

Crochet Crafts by M

i taught both my girls to crochet. M, my 11-year-old daughter, has made a few things that i wanted to showcase in this post.

her first ami was a Hello Cthulhu. i did the assembly, the wings, eyes and the bow, but she did the other parts. the head was the first part she ever really made....

then she tried a froggie....

the Flutterby was quite good:

and the Fungus/Mario Mushroom was excellent:

and she made a snail:


she really wanted to make a dragon too!

Vampiress

Vampires are always the thing, right? she sells for $7.

this pattern comes from Creepy Cute Crochet, by Christen Haden

el Stinko the Skunk

J wanted a skunk. i looked at many many patterns, and we didn't like any of them. i was looking at other animals to see what parts i could put together to make one, and a fellow Raveler, LKK6144, had made "Fleur the Fragrant Skunk," which was just awesome! i asked LKK if she would mind sharing her personal pattern, and to my delight, she did!

i started making the skunk at night, so it would be a surprise. we'd decided on traditional skunk colors even though Fleur was pink. but then almost a week later, i had to say something - since she had at this time announced she wanted it pink like Fleur. so i showed her the head and body so far, and told her if she wanted a pink skunk, she was making it. heh.

so... el Stinko the Skunk:

this pattern comes from LKK6144 on Ravelry

Purple Dragon

the same lady who made the R2D2 pattern (Lucy Ravenscar) has a Fierce Little Dragon. i tried it out, and gave him some special wings. The dragon sells for $25.

this pattern comes from Lucy Ravenscar on Ravelry

Flutterby

the first thing i'd made from Amigurumi, by Lan-Anh Bui and Josephine Wan was a Flutterby.
this pattern comes from Amigurumi, by Lan-Anh Bui and Josephine Wan.
the Flutterby sells for $10, and is customizable for body color and 1, 2, or 3 additional colors for the wings.

Reaper

i love Halloween and horror stuff. so i found a book called Creepy Cute Crochet, by Christen Haden. i first borrowed it from the library, but found i wanted to own it. so now i do. and last night (as in, it really did only take a few hours to make, along with me playing online at the same time too), i made a Reaper. he sells for $7.

this pattern comes from Creepy Cute Crochet, by Christen Haden

Zelda Zebra

when we were at my parents for the second night of passover, one of my acquaintances that was there (her name is Jenny) had mentioned she really liked my amis. i noticed attached to her handbag were three plushie keychains, one was a zebra, one was a giraffe, and i can't remember the third. i also remember seeing a zebra pattern in the book (Amigurumi, by Lan-Anh Bui and Josephine Wan) i recently bought.

so i made her one. i gave it to her when we met for lunch the saturday after we were at my mom's. she LOVED it.

this pattern comes from Amigurumi, by Lan-Anh Bui and Josephine Wan.

Ribbit!

randomly, my younger daughter M asked me if i could make a frog, and a day or two later my friend F asked me if i could make one as well, since Passover starts this year the night of April 6th. so here's what i have:


i tried an experiment of crocheting in the back loops only, and it created a ridged/striped effect that i think is pretty neat.

this pattern is from Very Berry Handmade

Elle the Elephant

my friend and former coworker, Sherri totally wanted me to make an elephant for her daughter... so i present Elle the Elephant:

this pattern comes from the Lion Brand Yarn Company

amigurumi Penguin

since my home computer is the Ubuntu-flavor of Linux, so i made a penguin. it’s so cute!

this pattern comes from the Lion Brand Yarn Company

R2-D2 amigurumi

my younger daughter (M) is a huge Star Wars fan. so i decided to make her one of her favorite characters, Artoo. i bought the pattern from Lucy Ravenscar on Etsy (via Ravelry). i worked on it at night after she'd gone to bed so it would a surprise for her. i left it for her at her place at the table this morning (March 25th), and i'm very surprised her delighted squeal didn't wake me up.

this pattern comes from Lucy Ravenscar on Etsy

Drama Llama

apparently, there's drama everywhere these days... even on forums about yarn! so i was chatting with one of the moderators there and i happened to mention something about crocheting one. since that seemed to be something cute and funny that i'd do, i found a pattern. now, i think it's cute, but does it look like a llama? and would it cause drama? LOL!


update: the Drama Llama now makes his home with one of M's friends, since he was a birthday present for her!

this pattern comes from yellowpinkandsparkly.blogspot.com

Hello Cthulhu, take two

my friend Starrygirl (on Unifaction) really liked my original Hello Cthulhu, and commissioned me to make one for each of her sisters!

these are, in fact, the correct size! =)

Tiny Cthulhu amigurumi

this is my second amigurumi, and it's another Cthulhu. i like how this one came out!

the pattern comes from Amber of Cthulhu Crochet

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

Hello Cthulhu amigurumi

this little (??, he's actually kinda taller than i expected!) guy took four days to make. it's my first amigurumi, and i realise you can see the stuffing through the stitches. this was pretty much a "rough copy" so i could get a feel for what i was doing. as it turns out, my younger daughter M totally loves it. click on the pictures for a slightly larger version.

the pattern comes from lemmingzone1 on squidoo.com

Shoulder Wrap

i didn't pay attention to when i started this, only that it took maybe 7-10 days, (i guess?) and i finished it last night. it's a very soft yarn, and i really like the way this turned out. click on the pictures for a slightly larger version.

the pattern is my own design.

Embellishments: Flowers

not really sure what to call these. they're mostly flowers, but you could put them on things: a bag, a scarf, a hairclip, a hat.... i apologise that the lighting isn't the best. you can also click on them for a slightly bigger version too.

#1 is from a YouTube video, #2-#6 patterns are from Vogue's Stitchionary Volume 4.