I'm going to start this post of with the good news, which will hopefully cheer me up as I write this out.
Yesterday
I started on making the squares for the Mario Coin Block piggy bank
that I want to make. Now, here is the reason I didn't end up post about
it last night. On top of having a rather busy day, I decided I wanted to
try difference plastic canvas stitches - not that I know too many, but
I'll be learning more soon! - which took up a fair amount of my free
time yesterday. Mostly doing it hole by hole.
Here is the comparison photo between the two:
I really like how the one on the left turned out. A lot.
I made the first one by following this pattern:
I can't remember where I found it, or how designed the pattern. But, I
can say it's not mine. At all. However, for the second one, I decided it
would be easier to draw out the pattern that I wanted to use -
basically just a longer stitch version of this one that I copied on to
graph paper. See:
So, I'm not entirely sure if I can claim that pattern as my own, seeing as I just modified a pattern.
Anyway,
I'm thinking that my piggy bank will be done in the style of longer
stitches - it's faster and it looks much better, it makes the question
mark pop out a lot more. However, now I just have to figure out how I'm
going to make the slit in the top for coins to go in to. Also, I have to
figure out if I want to have a trap bottom opening, or just make the
top so it can open and close. Decisions, decisions. Any suggestions on
this one?
And now, I shall move on to what has irritated me -
though, it has diminished quite a bit. So, I was working on that scarf
for my friend, when something went horribly wrong. I'm not even sure
how, but one of the knitting needles slipped and I lost a couple of
stitches. I mean, I tried to fix it the best I could, but I still ended
up with these unsightly holes and I have no idea what to do about it.
It's slightly upsetting.
So, I decided to just finish my row and put it aside for now - I know
better than to work on something when I'm feeling agitated and upset. I
may or may not attempt to work on it some more later in the day.
However, I did message my friend and show her this picture, she said she
liked it, and that made me feel a bit better. But, I still feel bad for
messing it up in the first place. So, if anyone has any tips on how to
rectify this mistake, please, please let me know. :)
Hey, everyone! I can start off with some good news, I finished the second angel last night, however, it was late and I was too lazy to post about it.
Here it is:
The lighting in this picture is far from good, despite my best efforts. Even though it was around noon when I took the photo, it seems like it will be a very gloomy day here, today.
I decided it would be nice to pose this one on the stove instead of near the sink, just as a reminder that it can also be used as a pot holder! And for some reason, I just wanted to take a picture of it hanging.
I think this one turned out much better, especially now that I had practice doing it. See:
I'm still very proud of how both of them turned out. Though, the ball of yarn I used went from this:
To this:
Not sure what I'm going to do with the left over balls, as they're so tiny. However, I do have a full ball of pink, and one that looks like this - it's called Nautical Twists:
I'm sure I'll figure something out soon enough. If anyone has any ideas, though, I would love to hear it! Sp far I was thinking of just making more angels, but I have nobody to gift them to, and I doubt anybody would want to buy them. Oh well, something crafty will come to me eventually!
Moving on, I started making a boa scarf this morning. This is my progress so far:
I really love how all the colours mess together, and it's different looking on both sides, slightly. Though, knitting isn't my strong point, I have only messed up once. I dropped a stitch somewhere, and I'm not entirely sure how, but it's all good. As this is going to be for one of my best friends, she's confident in my knitting abilities. And naturally, she's lenient on my mistakes, as she knows knitting is something I'm still (re-)learning how to do.
I used to knit a bit when I was younger, but nothing more complicated than what I'm doing now. And it was never very good. I liked crocheting more as a child, though I never stuck to it. It was something I dropped for almost fifteen years. In fact, I stopped crafting all together for that long. But, I've decided to get back into it. Especially now. :)
Anyway, I think that's all I really have to post for now. Be sure to check back often for updates, I forsee that I shall be crafting a lot in the future. :) And don't forget to follow me on Deviantart! - http://wykked-as-syn.deviantart.com/
