Ok Another Big Showing

Ok this pattern is called Symphony Tablecloth and I believe it came from one of the Magic Crochet Magazines. Anyway I ordered the thread KAM08 to be specific from Mimi sometime in September, so very roughly it has taken me 7-8 months to get this puppy done. I did a little happy dance when I completed it, oh the purpose was for it to match the quilt I made.

I have to show a close up because the wide pic does not do it justice.

After a about a month from when I decided to make this Shrek Hat I finally finished it, because I was to busy with other things, though this was one of the few projects I took on my last vacation (Gollum Hat, Symphony Tablecloth, & Shrek Hat). So this completion makes me very happy.

Though the cap, which I adhered the ears to said it was adult size, it truly fits my youngest brother the best. My two sweet younger brothers both were excited to model it for me so I had to post both pics. As a side note I think I accidentally tossed the pattern for the ears, I’m put out with myself at this moment.

Initially when I saw this hat on Crochetville I was sad that I didn’t have a handy baby to make it for, though one of the ladies I know who was pregnant conviently had her baby before Easter so voila I bought a copy of the pattern from Heidilyn and whipped it up then I had to find a way to get the hat to the baby before Easter, which I was able to do with some help.

This delightful bookmark I first saw on Ccat’s website, and I drooled over it, I made an attempt to make one myself but it did not look right without the pattern. So I tore it out (the perfectionist that I am) and waited patently to see if Ccat would make me enormously happy and share her pattern. Which she did (thank you, thank you, thank you) and so you see the delight below.

This is another wonderful series from Crochetroo, Sea Creatures from the Australian Coast. I did have some frustration with this Humpback Whale’s tail to my chagrin so I did the only thing possible I put it aside till I had more patience. When I did, I of course was able to finish it smoothly. It only took me what 1 month to store up some patience. I was so excited though to make this little guy he is so cute, now I just have to find a person who loves Whales to give him to.

This is from the same batch of Sea Creatures from the Australian Coast, by Crochetroo. After finishing the Humpback Whale I was in the mood for another Sea Creature so I made the last one from the pack: Stingray and he was vary easy to make. Which promptly made me remember Steve Irwin and how he died from a stingray, even thought they are supposably gentle creatures. This led me to worry about my upcoming trip to the Florida Beach and how there are a lot of stingrays which finally led me to buy water shoes which probably won’t prevent me from being stung but at least they are rubber which does not conduct electricity. Sometimes too much information is not a good thing!!!!

Well I participated in another bookmark swap and I was sent this bookmark by my exchange partner Bonnie, who was so generous and sent not only the bookmark but…

This coaster as well as a recipe, two patterns, a postcard and a letter she was so sweet. And I love the thread these two gifts were made out of I do not think it is cotton but maybe an acrylic of some kind which gives it a sheen.

I have decided I am going to make more Friendship Bookmarks the pattern is so beautiful and make great gifts, this one in fact I gave to my Grandmother who taught me how to crochet, thank you Grandma and happy birthday.

This is another of my Anatomical Heart Bookmarks, having received the information that the pattern is not easy to follow I decided to follow it on my own and what do you know, that person was right. So I decided to revise the pattern now, because after I first made the pattern and bookmark I was mentally exhausted by the creation, I know it is so small but it exhausted me so. When I made this for a friend whose husband had a bad heart scare and thought he would have to undergo open heart surgery I finally got my but in gear and made it, about 1 month after the scare. I know I am so slow but after I revised the pattern for this bookmark below I whipped one up in under 24 hours veins and all. So my friend and her husband could both have one. Any way after that long explanation I am fixing the errors I found, adding more pics… so now if you try to make one again and still have problems let me know exactly where and have patience with me I will try to fix the pattern for you.

This pot holder I am naming Portuguese Pot Holder for I found this pot holder pattern after long searching for it on a Portuguese Website and not knowing a word of Portuguese had to work at translating it, when I have an opportunity I will see if I can post an English version of it on my site after get around to emailing the owner (Andrea Cris) of the pattern. Anyway I doubled up on the shell portion of the pattern for one layer was not thick enough in my opinion for holding hot objects, I’m a practical girl I make things for use even if my mom is going to put these on display.

Here’s the back view I was curious personally so I took a pic to show you incase you are too. I made two of them by the way because pot holders come in twos.

Ok here is what I’m calling my pouting contest pics. Actually my silly Dad is demonstrating how he thinks I look when I pout.

Then my brothers just had to join in.

So reasonably I then had to take their pictures, families got to love them.

Gollum Hat, & Bookmarks

I did it I make my own, my precious, Gollum Hat I didn’t think I would make it to the final product but I did. After going shopping way far away to get the right kind of yarn but incidentally not the kind used by Lady Linoleum for the store didn’t stock the yarn. The hat is made out of Cotton classic yarn made by Stacy Charles Inc. Sadly I still paid to much money for supplies but do I regret that no. After making the crown of the hat two previous times with a sizes C hook then a steel hook #1 it still was looking too big. So I did the smart thing and made a swatch with a #4 I found the right size hook. Note to self if I make another hat I will make the swatch like the directions indicate, which I normally ignore. I finally made all the parts while on spring break but needed to consult the Lady herself for more direct guiding about the placing of the ears. I do not know if I am perfectly happy with the position of the ears but I’ll live with them unless I see a more perfect orientation.

The inspiration for this bookmark came from Ccat she apparently fiddled around with her hook and came up with the pattern I love her picture of it so I attempted to recreate it from her picture. I think I was somewhat successful though I chose to make it in a red color.

When I showed this to my mom she made a playful attempt to acquire it without me seeing so I told her she could have it after I took a picture of it. I know I’ve had success when my mother wants the result.

This is another creation by Ccat but she sweetly placed a pattern on her site so I made one and decided to try it again in a solid color.

The result of the solid color pleased me but was extremely difficult to capture without it being at all fuzzy.

Here is the non fuzzy close up.

This bookmark I had seen a number of places on foreign websites and non foreign websites so took the time to work out the pattern from the pictures I found and voila I have my own fishy.

A better look

The following bookmarks come from Crochetroo’s Sea Creatures from the Australian Coast. As soon as I got these patterns I had to make the dolphin, but as you will notice in the close up there is no eye present for I didn’t have any beads with me when I left the house so …. a blind dolphin was the result.

I’m blind

Well next came Mr. Great White Shark who can see.

You have to get a close up on him

Last but not least is the Mile-A-Minute Heart Bookmark this pattern came
From Gram of Crochetville who so kindly let me see into her creative mind. The first I made was a sad creation so I will not show it here but happily I was able to learn from my mistakes and produce this one.

Bookmarks... Butterflies & A Psychotic Tomato

I got this sweet bookmark from Allyson, thanks I have yet to make any kitty cat bookmarks.

This bookmark I made from Precious Crochet Rose with Leaves pattern for Cay. I just added a long chain with a leaf at the end of the chain.

And a nice close up of the rose.

Cay sent me this lovely bookmark. It is much nicer than the pic shows.

This pattern I got from the Crochet-A-Day calendar for February 14th, this shows how behind I am I made this before Valentines Day.

This pattern I got from a website that was in a foreign language but the picture looked cute. This is the 2nd pattern on the page. I have not decided what to do with this I might sew it onto a tote bag you can never have to many bags. Ok you do not have to read the instructions I just looked at the diagram the symbols are almost identical to the American symbols. I used Cannon SC 044 for this butterfly.

This is the 1st pattern on the page it was made in a circle but is then folded in half. This butterfly is destined to be made into a decretive pin, my mother made it known she wants this one, many people have called it the 3-D butterfly. I recently have been looking at crochet patterns in foreign languages as you can see; there are some lovely patterns out there. I used Cannon SC 039 for this butterfly.

This is the Psychotic Tomato designed by Regina Rioux Gonzalez aka Lady Linoleum. It ended up the size of an orange with steel hook size 1; it is stuffed with black beans to my mothers chagrin. I gave this to my brother who likes bean bags.

A profile view

This is Cheri’s Fancy Filigree Bookmark; it turned out so nice though I changed the tassel from a curly cue to a dc circle with Cheri’s little 3 picot stitch in the middle of the circle. This bookmark is supposed to go to another if I could just get my act together.

For this Fancy Filigree Bookmark I used thread I got on clearance, not enough for a doily but enough for a bookmark. I gave it as a gift to someone recently.

I started this bookmark a while ago, but the White Clover Bookmark was stubborn and I had problems on the last clover before the tassel, it wouldn’t lay right so I packed it away till I had more patience. Which I had lately so I conquered the last clover then I decided I wanted a clover in the topmost ring though the pattern calls for two tassels one on top and another on the bottom, I made a call as my taste dictated. Seeing as how Saint Patrick’s Day is around the corner I thought it was time to present this.

I originally made this Fancy Crocheted Cross Bookmark designed by Cheri with Cannon SC 039 but that was not the right color for this bookmark for I think solid colors are the best for this design.

The following bookmarks come from Crochetroo’s Butterflies, dragon flies and moths from downunder Motifs. I finally cleared off my to do list and was in the right mood for these lovely creations. This Tiger Moth was made Anchor KAM 14, in my Language Acquisition class on a boring day.

The best part about this Tiger Moth is the wings I love how Crochetroo designed them they are so unique.

Below is the Cairns Birdwing made from Anchor KAM 08. If you notice the antennae they are different from the pictures of Crochetroo’s Cairns Birdwing, can’t see try the next pic.

I realized as I was making the 1st antenna the one I was making was not the same I followed the instructions provided and since Crochetroo translates her lovely patterns from the Australian version to American one dc was missed but I liked how it looked so made the 2nd antenna the same as the first I think it turned out darlingly.

And I absolutely love the dragonfly pattern, so I kept on making them.

This was made with my new Cannon SC 029 that I sadly hadn’t gotten to use yet but purchased it before Christmas.

This was made with my new Cannon SC 044.

This was made with my old favorite Anchor KAM 14.

This was made with my new Cannon SC 036.