The Shtick I Do

I took a much needed break from blogging over this holiday season, not because I hate blogging but because I was feeling stagnant. You ever get in a slump like that? Rather than churn out chum and make a big mess I decided to just take a few weeks off and recharge.  And now I'm back! This week I have a free finger puppet pattern for you to look at and I fell in love with these guys straight away. They're just too stinking cute! Grab a hook and lets get started: Materials : small amounts of yellow, red, black and blue yarn size G/6 4.25 MM and E/4 3.50 MM crochet hooks teeny buttons for eyes (or you could embroider them but I don't have directions for that) E-6000 craft glue scissors yarn needle Also, note that you can make any character you want from the basic stitch pattern that follows. The main things to change will be the yarn color and embellishments. Stitches used : Magic Circle (MC) Chain (ch) Slip Stitch (sl st) Half Double Croc...

This past week I've been a bit under the weather with a stomach bug but I think *crosses fingers and toes* that I'm about over it. I was able to finish up a rather large order, though, and thought I'd share the pics with you.  This is the Schneewittchen beanie. Turtle inspired beanie.   "Helper" inspired baby beanie.   "Helper" Kev inspired beanie.   Beanie for a girl inspired by a "Helper".     Being able to give my client what she wants without infringing upon the copyright of certain subject matter is very important to me. It can be done without getting anyone upset or myself in trouble. Plus I won't be charging for the patterns when I get around to posting them. These guys are pretty simple in design and construction. The hardest one for me was the Snow White inspired beanie. Why? Well, I'd make one and then promptly frog it because it kept looking like something you might wear to Sochi in order to...