End of the Year Post!

TADA! I have made a post with only two and a half hours left until the new year!

I have a could of things to post about before we begin a new year. I'm going to start with this.

Remember that green yarn I said I didn't know what I wanted to do with? Well, this is what I ended up making with it - though, sadly, I have a fair amount left over.

This is arm knitting, I stumbled across it while I was browsing the intarwebs. It was super quick to make, though it irritated the heck out of my skin! (I have sensitive skin to textures) Obviously this is an infinity scarf. Though, I made it longer than I probably should have, but I like it nonetheless. :)

Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to do with the left over yarn, maybe a hat? I don't know, I'm sure I'll find something. I've still got half a bin full of yarn I just want to be rid of, and I'm slowly finding things to make out of it all.

This, for example.

I had three balls of this Bernat Blanket yarn (Mallard Wood). I wasn't sure what sort of pattern would look good with it, but I saw on one of the labels a Brick Blanket pattern - http://www.yarnspirations.com/bricks-blanket.html -and decided that it couldn't hurt to try. I really like how it's turning out so far. The amount of blanket in the picture is how far I got with one ball - I have three more to use (I picked up a fourth ball because the pattern called for it).

I've been working on the blanket off and on, doing a couple rows a day in between working on other projects - and playing video games, and reading.

And now, for the project I've been so excited over!

Chilly, an enemy from Kirby! This is what I've spent most of the month working on. His bottom is full of stuffing beads so that he can stand on his own! And the top of his hat as plastic canvas inside so that I doesn't bulge with the stuffing. And, obviously, his eyes are needle felted on. I just love him!

Though, as simple as he looks, there was quite a bit of trial and error with him. Mostly just the eyebrows and collar. I couldn't decide if I wanted to use felt for the eyebrows and make the really big like they're supposed to be. In the end, as you can see, I decided on this, it's much cuter. <3

This is all I've really done in the last week since I posted. So, really, not a whole lot.

However, on boxing day, I did some shopping. At the craft store. And it was absolutely marvelous!

Michael's had a sale on yarn. Most of it was 55% off. Omg, right? There is a particular brand I've taken a liking, too. Loops and Threads Impeccable. I find it to be a bit thicker than Red Heart and it has a very nice variety of colours. However, it's a bit expensive. Except for boxing day. They went from $4.99 down to $2.79. And I had a coupon for the day - 30% entire purchase, INCLUDING SALE ITEMS!!

Needless to say, I spent about $70 stocking up on colours. A whole bin of just L&T Impeccable. It's magical. There are so many things I can make now and I no longer have the excuse that I don't have the colours for it. <3

However, between the baby coming - 12 days to go - and my determination to use up all the yarn that I don't really have a use for, I think it might be a while before I make another amigurumi - though I do have one on the go from ages ago (if anybody has read most of my blog, it's the project with the brown fuzzy yarn).

Anyway, that is all I have to post for now. That makes 32 blog posts this year! Hopefully I can keep up with it next year. Though, I'll be happy with just being able to post monthly!

Tata for now.

Happy New Year, everyone! <3

Kirby and Sudowoodo

I think I shall start off first my showing off my finished Kirby!

I'm very proud of how well he turned out - especially for a first attempt at needle felting. :) He's absolutely adorable. Sadly, I didn't have the appropriate colours to add some more detail to his face - mainly the blush.

However, there is this awesome guy that I finished.

Pretty good, right?

And now for the needle felt magic!

I didn't really bother taking any pictures of the process of needle felting him, there wasn't really much to it, really. And now to head over to my DeviantArt account and submit this to the Amigurumi-Challenge. <3

However, I think I might take the pattern that I wrote out for him and perhaps add it to my Etsy shop - which I have never used. I'm thinking it's a good idea. :)

And now, with my hands rested from crocheting, I can begin my next project, involving the brown fuzzy yarn!

Until next time!

Progress and a New Style!

So, there hasn't been too much going on this week.

Last week at TADA, I somehow got volunteered to teach the group how to make working paper clocks. Luckily, I managed to talk my way in to making it a Christmas event, meaning I have until December to figure it out. I have a general idea of how I'm going to do it, but need to fine tune it.

But, on to the more important things! My project that I've been slaving over. I'm nearly finished! And I made sure to take lots of progress pictures!

I finally finished this, the body, after so much trial and error - meaning the fail attempt from last weeks post. This little body only took me about five days to do - mostly because my hand was sore from the previous attempt. And from here, it was joyous, I'm most of the way finished!

Then I made this little cuties. No, they're not a single piece. The foot and the leg are two different pieces sewn together. And now, this is where the fun begins!

There is wire in both the legs - my first time using it! Let me tell you, wire makes sewing on the body part sooo much easier. There was next to no effort. <3

I forgot to take pictures of the little circle pieces that go on/above his legs, but they're just a simple, generic circle. Here's a side view of how nice it looks.

I just love how it's turning out so far! Only the upper body left to go!

This is the arm, wire and all! I've been really enjoying working with the wire. I'm sure you wondering about those three tips sticking out. Well, soon you all shall know what I'm working on - if you haven't figured it out already!

These. Are. Annoying. They also hurt my hands - of course, if I stopped for more than a day to rest my hands, they probably wouldn't hurt. I've had to make a few of these. Luckily I got it right the second time I tried making one of these. They go on the three wire pieces coming out of the arm.

Pretty epic, no? I found it was easier to sew the arm to the body first, then attach the green bulbs. Just one arm left to go, and the head piece!

And here is where I'm conflicted. Females have a longer head branch then males. But, I usually prefer my things to be male. I'm thinking, for the sake of my sanity - working with small things is maddening - that I'm going to make this a girl.

I'm hoping to be finished the arm and head piece some time tomorrow. I only have one green bulb left to make, an arm and the head piece. From there, I just have to do the details on the body. Which brings me to my next topic.

I finally invest in this.

Needle felting! I had already tried it out a bit before I thought to take pictures; my excitement got the better of me!

I knew I couldn't try it on my main project, that would just be a silly idea. Then I remember something I made ages ago, but never finished because it was so tiny and I just said screw it. A Kirby!

I don't remember where I got the pattern for it, as it was one of the first things I made when I started crocheting. But, it's tiny, and as no face. Until now!

Well, not really, I got the white of the eyes in, and then while I was trying to do the blue to the eyes, silly me went and broke the needle. D= I had only been working with it for maybe ten minutes before that happened. I'm not surprised, I actually saw it coming, and yet I didn't buy replacement needles when I bought this. -.-

The nice thing, though, is that I had two 40% off one item coupons. So, the needle - which was expensive - was no longer so pricey. And I used the other coupon on one of the roving felt kits. Even more good news, I have another two 40% off coupons! I just can't use them until the 25th - tomorrow. That is when I shall go out and replace my needles. No point today, as I don't need them yet. :)

But, that I all I have to post about for today! I just figured I should because it had been almost a week! I'll be back in a few days with more things to talk about! And hopefully more crafts finished. <3