Say Hello...

... to my new background! What do you think? It's been a while huh, so time for a change. Possibly inspired by my new moves (new apartment and "cube" at work, not dance moves), it seems a switch was flipped in my head and I suddenly feel the need to be more mod-min(imal). I still heart the colours though so may just switch back. You never know, its a regular 'background mystery' around here!

Say hello to this little bugga too! Hurro!!
She is a new (very very very late) treat for my friend H for her birthday. And she might* be getting a pink play-date soon too. (*not might, WILL, I promise H).


And also this ipod/or something cover went in the parcel too. I heart pom-poms.


Some more craft has been going down in between some very very stressful weeks but I cant share just yet. Soon my pretties... mwuaaahahhhahahahaa.

Sorry I'm a little hyped up and bored.

Love yous xxxx

PS: Stand by for some pretty pictures I have found for your viewing pleasure.

Teeeny tiny amigurumi

I gasped so loud/hard when I saw this site, I choked and had to have a bit of a coughing fit for a few minutes.

OMG, look how teeny!!



I can not even imagine the skill involved in making one of these. I would go blinder than I already am.

Thanks PrairieMouse!

More One Skein Presents

Sorry, yesterday was a bit of a slow craft news day on old GC. Blimmin' WORK getting in the way of BLOG! Huffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.

So today we shall start off with some craft from yours truly. Below are two more one skein scarves I made for some good friends birthdays.

First up a yellow number for C.




This was made from the One Skein Scarf pattern in Stitch & Bitch: The Happy Hooker, but also available here for free.

I really enjoyed making this one, it was so quick and the edging made it turn out really pretty. I added another row of dc to the middle and still had some left over at the end so could have possibly done another one but didn't want to risk it. Ripping out is the worst ever.

Yarn: Cascade 220 Peruvian Wool, in yellow
Hook: G 4.25mm
Time took: One evening in front of Extreme Make-over Home Edition and Family Guy

This next one was for another internationally jet-setting friend A, who might not get it till she gets back to her Mum's house in NZ. But I can't wait any longer to show y'all.




A ripple scarf loosely based on this pattern, but I changed the number of base chains and rows.

Chained 250 + 3, did 7 rows. 1,750 dc stitches all in all. Ripple crochet is so fun to do, but would have been more so in a variety of colours. I'm building up to that blanket!

Yarn: Cascade 220 in blue.
Hook: G 4.25mm
Time to finish: 2 nights in front of the TV

This one also doubles as a good sea for pengy to go swimming in...


And now for all of the one skein scarves together. Drum roll.......

Brand new friend

This is Catty, a little guy who I made last night. He get's cold from the air-conditioning so he wears a scarf pretty much all the time.


He and his other friends Turty and Pengy have new homes at my work friends desks now.


Sometimes they have lunch together in the cafeteria.

Phillip the Penguin

Another attempt at a Penguin. It turned out a lot bigger than I thought so didn't want to give it to my friend at work. Which means I can keep it, yay!


His name is Phillip, and even though the eyes turned out a bit weird... the others have welcomed him to the ami shelf with open arms.


Big guy and little guy.



Yarn: Cascade 220 Peruvian Wool, black, white, yellow and blue
Hook: G 4.25mm
Pattern: Baby Penguin from Amigurumi World by Ana Paula Rimoli

New friends

Introducing Pengy and Turty. New little ami friends for some of my friends at work. Also working on a little cat to go with.


The requests were made after they persused the Amigurumi books (from the lovely M) at my desk one day.


They like to hold hands, and kiss.

Yarn: Cascade 120 Peruvian Wool, various colours
Hook: G 4.25mm (for all parts even though the pattern said use a smaller one for the beak etc.)
Pattern: Tiny Ami, from Amigurumi World by Ana Paula Rimoli

Goin' for a swim

A new little friend, awash at sea...

Crow-Shay - Update

Looky looky! I moved to the big city (New York) in January and found myself in need of a new hobby. I simultaneously discovered all the amazing craft blogs that are out there, and became obsessed with amigurumi and other crochet craftiness.

I'm pretty sure I was shown how to crochet when I was younger but it had completely escaped me, so I signed up for some classes at The Point Knitting Cafe in NY's West Village. They were great, and the teacher Megan made it all really easy. 2 weeks later I was away!

Now I have a whole list of things I want to make, for myself and for others, namely a queen-sized ripple blanket. But first I need to finish all the birthday presents I owe everyone! Sorry buddies, you know I love you.

First I started with some amigurumi cupcakes - chocolate...


... then had to do the vanilla ones to match.


Followed by attempts at ripples and granny squares to see if I could...


...a few tries later it looks like I can.

Then more amigurumi...


... this guys name is Octavius.

And thanks so a super nice treat from M, my crochet book library is growing too! I am a very spoilt girl.

Fruits from those books and the birthday presents so far will be posted once they have been sent to their owners - stand by this weekend is going to be a big one on the hook.

UPDATE: Forgot to include links to the patterns! Naughty.
Cupcake by Ana Paula Oli
Octopus by PepperKitty on Craftster.org
Ripple pattern here
Granny Squares from Stitch & Bitch: The Happy Hooker book by Debbie Stoller available here. If anyone is thinking of taking up crochet this is a really good book to help you.