a little project

June 3, 2012 by 5 Comments

I saw a cool pincusion pattern on ravelry!  But it’s a knitted pincushion.  I didn’t want for it to take forever, so I quickly improvised my own pincushion that is almost exactly the same, but crocheted.  I used a US7 hook and some Caron Simply Soft, and I’m pretty happy with my results:

Mine kinda looks like a happy cupcake or something… It’s stable though, and definitely will be useful.  If anybody is interested in making this crocheted pincushion, please leave a comment letting me know and I’ll write something up real quick.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Kitty Ripple #2

May 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment

My newest project is Kitty Ripple #2, and when finished it will go with #1 to PetSmart to line the kennels of the adoptable kitties.  Here’s my first couple of rows (I’m using the same pattern as last time).  I just wanted to show you the crazy yarn.  It’s totally something old-fashioned but I think it’s fun for kitties.

I say it’s fun for kitties and there’s already dog hair on it.  I’ll have to wash both kitty ripples before I take them in…

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finished!

May 19, 2012 by 3 Comments

The Kitty Ripple #1 is complete!  Here it is:

Plenty big for a kitty kennel at PetSmart, even if folded in half.  I hope whichever kitty gets this blanket is happy!

Oh so colorful.  And there’s another one coming soon — I got another colorway of the same yarn to make Kitty Ripple #2!  Hopefully once I donate them they’ll go into the kennels right away and I can show you the kitties enjoying them.

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back to the hook

May 10, 2012 by 2 Comments

Here’s the crochet stuff!  I started something new: a ripple blanket (pattern here)!  It’s not an ordinary ripple blanket though, it’s a little one, and I’m making it to donate to PetSmart!  I noticed on a visit there today that there were some crocheted and knitted little blankets in the kennels of the adoptable kitties, and I asked an associate if I could just bring some in, and he said yes!  I got some cheap, colorful, slightly grandma-looking yarn from Hobby Lobby and started Kitty Ripple #1:

While I was there, I saw some really cute scissors that I had to get, as well:

But as it turns out, they kinda suck at cutting things.  I had to snip a few times to get through my yarn.  They’re pretty to look at, I guess.

Well, I’m going to go work some more on the ripple.  Thanks for stopping by!

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it’s a wrap!

May 5, 2012 by 9 Comments

I’m finished with the wrap/shawl!  The pattern is here if you want to check it out.  It wasn’t too hard, it just took a lot of time because it calls for fingering weight yarn.  So here’s the finished product:

Yay!  I like it a lot.  The yarn also did cool things as I was unraveling it, so I took a picture:

It’s like a flower!  Ok, I know this post was short but I’m on a caffeine high and I want to go fingerpaint with my boyfriend and have childlike fun.  See you later!

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