Monday, October 6, 2008

Crochet elephant and Ipod nano 3 case :)












So over the summer we went on a trip down to Washington to visit the in laws. I decided I was going to need something to do so I caved a bought an ipod. I picked out a green ipod nano 3 (whatever that means) and when I got it home and examined the shiny, flimsy looking, exterior I decided that it could not float around in my purse without some sort of protection. Out came the crochet needle and some of my fave yarn (cotton ease by lion brand) and presto, a decent ipod case if I do say so myself :P I also made one using organic wool I bought at a farmers market down there, it looks a bit better but I found the wool scratched the metal surface on the back of my ipod so I set it aside.

More recently I've been sick ><; sick enough that I've spent the last few days half comatose o.x' I did, however, manage to make myself a baby elephant amigurumi :) it's white, I know, and the picture is horrible but it really is cute. I only made it white because I love the lion brand felting wool and I wanted to make something with it. You know sometimes you just have to indulge in the more expensive stuff just cause it feels so good to work with. ^-^

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Wow Summer was unproductive :P







So I've decided my excuse for letting the crochet habit fall to the wayside this summer is that it was too darn hot :P But now that the season is turning and the leaves are falling I'm picking up that crochet needle once more to create more tiny cuteness ^-^

So far this week I've made 2 jellyfish, 2 mushrooms, 2 cappucino cups, a hippo and a koala o.O

I have a few pictures (above) ain't they cute? :P

The mushroom, the jelly fish, and the cup of coffee are all designed by Ana Paula and the koala and hippo are both from

Tiny Yarn Animals

Amigurumi Friends to Make and Enjoy

by: Tamie Snow





I just picked this book up from chapters :) It has lots of really cute patterns. I want to try the lemur next :)


I also picked up a whole whack of Japanese books on etsy along with 23 skeins of antibacterial yarn *woot* I'm gonna have tawashi pouring out of every window in my house :) Yay christmas presents ^-^


I'll take pictures of my swag and post it all here as I get it :) *so excited*


Oh I almost forgot I finally joined http://www.ravelry.com/ it's an awesome resource with lots of like minded people, if you haven't already check it out :)