The Shtick I Do

Have you heard of SYS2015 ? No? Well now you have!  This is a pattern I came up with for a Summer tutorial series called SYS2015 hosted by Alida from Tweety Loves Quilting . SYS stands for "Stretch Your Skills" and I was so excited when I was asked to participate! Take the time to look over the various postings of quilting, paper piecing and crochet - later this summer look for a knitting tutorial from my daughter Katrina! This is a perfect project for beginners wanting to make their first amigurumi toy and interesting enough to keep the experienced crocheter entertained. And it's a great summer crochet project! Alida has been great in getting everything together and posting the tutorials for everyone to enjoy. You can find the Pet Rock pattern in my Ravelry store as a free PDF download! And feel free to share your Pet Rock family with me over on my Facebook page, Crochet2002 ! Click HERE for the link to the free PDF. Keep on crafting and let...

Spring is definitely here and Easter is right around the corner. I couldn't decide what I wanted to make for this season until I was at church last Sunday. I was crocheting and out popped an egg . . . from my crochet hook. I added ears and a fluffy tail, lo' and behold, Egg Bunny was born. Here's the pattern. Enjoy. Materials : Worsted Weight yarn in your choice of colors size G/6 - 4.25MM crochet hook Yarn needle Scissors Stitch Markers (optional) Stitches used : (American Terminology) Magic Circle Slip Stitch (sl st) Chain (ch) Half Double Crochet (hdc) Half Double Crochet 2 Together (HDC2Tog) Notes : Chain 1 at the beginning of a Row does not count as a working stitch. You can use an alternative method of starting if you aren't comfortable with the Magic Circle technique. [ Ch 6, join to form a loop, work beginning stitches into the loop ] Egg : Row 1 : Magic circle, ch 1 to secure, 8 hdc into circle. Pull tail snug to secur...

I've made dolls before. You know, the amigurumi type. This time, I thought I'd try to do anime eyes. Bear in mind one thing though; I'm getting rid of the eyelashes you see here. When she's finished, with hair and all that jazz, she's going to have different lashes.  Just looking at the eyes, tell me what you think! This is my first time trying to embroider anime eyes so be gentle! I'm also thinking of removing the buttons. I just haven't decided yet.  And I'm still in Florida! I'll be here for another 10 days or so. I'm posting using my iPod and can't respond to any comments for some reason, but I am seeing the ones you post. So Thank You! Have a great week.  Peace and blessings, ~~Karen~~

Alrighty. Here are 2 things I had been working on that are now COMPLETED! Yay! I always enjoy working on a project and most of the time I'm happy when it's finished. Other times I am ecstatic! lol This is the raccoon amigurumi I mentioned a few weeks back. I absolutely loved the way he turned out. And the lady I made him for was very happy as well. You can't really see his tail in this pic but I promise it's there and it's striped. I used a basic animal amigurumi pattern and adjusted the tail, ears and face until I was happy. The only thing I might have changed would be his eyes. Maybe they could have been bigger but everyone in my family said a raccoon should have beady eyes. ^_^ His snout turned out to be just a cone shape with a black tip. The little whiskers you see here are just some pieces of scrap yarn secured on the inside, pulled through to the outside and I used a blunt needle to pull the "ply" apart. Then I trimmed them down with a pa...