Little Monsters

I made these little amigurumi monsters recently.  They are super easy to make.  I used felt, safety eyes, and puffy paint to create the faces.  I want to make a rainbow of them with all sorts of different expressions.

Here is the free pattern for them.

The purple one was made from left over yarn from my starburst afghan.  The yellow one fell after just painting it, so it got a little messed up.  He kind of reminds me of Charlie Brown, with the yellow shirt and black zig zag on it.

This pattern is so easy, that you only have to look at it once to have it memorized.  Its the perfect project for leftover skeins and on-the-go crafting.  The best part is that you can crochet everything while out and about, and then add the faces and stuffing when you get home.

3 Doll Dresses

My husband took some great photos of 3 of my dolls wearing outfits that I made for them on Saturday. Here is a link to his blog post with all of the photos.  I'm only going to share a few on here.

Frankie's dress and shrug were made from a sock.  It was a mummy sock with green eyes peeking out from the bandages.

I hand sewed this dress onto a different monster high doll.  There was no pattern.  I did run into problems when trying to take it off of the other doll.  I made it to form fitting, and it was nearly impossible to get off around her hips.  It goes on the create-a-monster dolls much easier, because you can remove their head and hands and slip it on over their neck.  You can't remove any body parts from the name monster high dolls.  Now she is ready to go out dancing.  Her hair is a Liv doll wig.  

Snow White is wearing a sock dress with a matching shrug. 

Soda Tab Pins

I've been enjoying making soda tab pins for Valentine's Day.  I made another flower one and 2 heart ones.  I don't have any soda tab classes scheduled yet for this year, and I've been really wanting to make something from them lately.  A crochet tab purse is on my list of things to make soon.  

Busy at work

Here are the 2 public looms that I worked on this month.  The first one needed a new warp, and the 2nd one needed repairs and to have the warp cut and re-tied.  The bottom center photo shows a little bit of what had been woven by random people on the 2nd loom.

Mini Snowman & Teeny Tiny Teddy Bears

This mini snowman was very easy to make.  However I want to make one using single crochet so that I won't see the stuffing.  He is the perfect dollhouse decoration.  Here is the free pattern for him.

Yesterday I made this teeny tiny little teddy bear.  It is perfect for my dolls to cuddle up with at night.

The brown bear was the smallest thing that I had ever knit or crochet until today.  I made a slightly smaller pink teddy bear today.  I love this little pattern.  It is crochet in 1 piece, so no sewing needed (except to close the bottom of the bear).  The pattern is easy, although I did have to look up 2 crochet stitches.  Here is the free pattern for them.  I used a C hook and sock yarn for the brown bear, and I used a size 3 hook (2.1 mm) and crochet thread for the pink bear.

I plan on making several more of these bears.

Tiny Amigurumi Turtle

I made this cute little turtle yesterday.  I used a C hook.  Man is he tiny!  He is made in 7 pieces that are then sewn together.  I plan on gluing a magnet on him and giving him to my swap partner.  Here is the free ravelry pattern for him.

Sashay Ruffle Scarf

I recently finished knitting this ruffle scarf using sashay yarn for a friend of mine.  It's a late Christmas present.  I wasn't able to make 5 gifts on my list in time for Christmas, but its nice to be able to make them for the people after Christmas.