I spent the day crocheting to try to shake off the weekend. I hate sending the kids back to school on Monday morning after a weekend that just wasn’t quite right. So I drowned my sorrows in some gold wool and a pumpkin spice latte.
Kitten likes her new dress. She herself is made from the Katie Kitty pattern from my book
It's chilly today! Kit, Chloe and Louise need new Fall outfits. Leggings to go with this flannel dress are up next.… More
Part amigurumi, part “crocheted ball”, part thrifted sweater vest. This guy was a little troublemaker! But in the end I’ll call him a success. I’ve started on a second and already I think it’s going more smoothly.
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Those of you who have been reading my blog for years and years may have noticed my tendency to make one thing and then think how fun to have a series of that thing and then never do it. So in that grand Wee Wonderfuls tradition, here is my first installment of “sewing things from the thrift store on other things from the thrift store”
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I just put a coffee in the freezer so I can chug it down and see if I can salvage any of this day! I have a long list, of things I'm actually looking forward to doing, but I can't seem to get out putter-around-craft-room with breaks of looking-stuff-up-on-the internet mode. I'm trying to remember if I've ever crocheted a toy. I don't think I have. I hate searching things on my blog because a. I can never find them … More
I made a deal with myself that I could buy thrifted woolens only if I used them right up and that I couldn’t move on to next pile until I’d done so. I made a little blue bear friend from the rest of this giant sweater vest. I wasn’t sure it’d felted up tight enough for stuffing but it did hold up well.
Now I can start on this pile! This crazy soft gray sweater had the tags ripped out … More
Making a fox has been on my to-do list for maybe 5 years now? I can’t kick the feeling that I did make this already?? It’s the giant tail. I for sure had a prototype going with a giant tail but I don’t think the final toy was never made. Tim thinks the tail is too big but I think it’s awesome. It’s definitely not a feature for a dress up doll but I just sewed it on there over … More
A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
