I have been doing other things besides photography ;-)
I made a couple scarves, for my daughter and her friend. They are from the one sitting scarf pattern.
Well, actually, the second one is. The first one is from my memory of what I thought the pattern was. Anyway, I like them both and the girls are pleased. Of course that could also be because I used Caron Simply Soft yarn and they can't stop touching them ;-)
My mom's birthday was in November and I made her this cowl. The yarn came from a local Alpaca farm. Its baby alpaca and I wasn't sure how it would work up... If not for the expense (which my mom is worth) I'd crochet with it all the time!
I finally lined the hobo style bag. I think it turned out nice.
I especially love that I made the strap adjustable. I'm pretty sure its going to stretch when the bag is loaded up. I love the size of it, too. I crocheted another one in black, ecru, and cranberry but I ran out of black yarn which made the strap too short. I'm going to frog it and add more ecru and cranberry. (Well, sometime over the winter I will.)
I visited a friend a few weeks ago and we made little boxes from greeting cards. Here's the video tutorial we used.
I made some more that weekend from old Christmas cards. They are so cute! I did modify how I folded them though. I used a ruler to draw lines from corner to corner, instead of folding, so the tops and bottoms don't have creases in them.
In one of the boxes are a pair of Christmas ear rings that Noelle made for me. Aren't they sweet?
And I finally got my netbook =D
It even has a crochet cover, with a zipper, that I made for it.
Its taking a little getting use to, size wise, but I love it!
Here's an update on the baby cocoon and hat that I made for a friend's little boy. She posted this picture on Facebook and tagged me so that I could see how little Brock is enjoying it. Isn't he a cutie?!!
I really didn't want to make it this big but Noelle did. She has room for all her dance gear plus much much more, lol. I did learn a lot from making this pattern though. I don't really like working with too many colors. Yes, it looks so pretty. Weaving in all those ends? Ugh. Oh, well. She's happy and that makes me happy. Now she wants a matching water bottle carrier. Yeah, I know. More ends to weave in, but its a much smaller project :)
I still haven't finished the lining for my purse design. With all the remodeling and moving around of things in this house, I can't get to my sewing machine right now.
I've spent a lot of time crocheting though and have another purse that needs lined. I've also crocheted a baby hat/sleep sack set for a friend. I had some TLC Cotton Plus yarn in my stash that was perfect for it! I got the hat pattern here but looked at how sleep sacks were constructed and came up with my own pattern using half double crochet (the pattern used in the hat).
And now I'm working on the circle dance bag pattern for Noelle. She started dance classes this year and needs a way to carry all her gear.
I know, I haven't posted in a while. Sorry about that. We're in the middle of renovating wood floors and repainting and new wood work and the house is a mess and dh is very busy work wise so hasn't gotten much done around here and...........you get the picture ;)
I have been playing around with designing my own handbags. I took an informal poll of friends online asking them what they liked best in a purse. Wow, talk about a lot of differences! My first attempt is at a hobo-style bag with an adjustable shoulder strap. I need a buckle to finish so I can't post a pic yet. Oh, and it needs lined, too. One friend suggested I also make a coordinating cell phone holder (I made myself one and she loved it, wants one of her own).
Noelle has also been busy crafting. We just happen to live near train tracks so she's been making flattened penny earrings. She loves to make jewelry and her friends want a pair. Some have requested necklaces since their ears aren't pierced.
Her and I are tossing around the idea of renting a table at the local craft fair for Christmas. You see, I'm still saving for that netbook I mentioned a while back.
Here's one I made for my neighbor (its like mine, in between a small and a medium), and the first one I put a liner in. I definitely need to put liners in these as they hold their shape so much better. I really like the way it turned out and I know Sue was really happy with it (she picked the great colors, btw).
The liner was stitched on my machine but it had to be hand sewn in.
The next one is for me but it will be my first large one. I love little handbags but sometimes you just need a bigger one, ya know?
If you haven't checked it out already the pattern can be found at the futuregirl.com blog. As well as some great tutorials and pictures of other crocheters' designs. I especially like the sock monkey diaper bag!
