I’m giving away 20 copies of my Merry Mini Christmas hat for free on Ravelry to help everyone get into the Christmas spirit! Just enter MERRYMINIXMAS when checking out!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mini-santa-christmas-hat
There are two types of people in this world, those who love Angry Birds and those who have never played Angry Birds.
My husband is still obsessed, even after playing the game for a couple of years on his phone. Has to get three stars on all levels. Thinks nothing of working on one level for days (weeks?). I on the other hand just want to get through all the levels as fast as possible and don’t care about my rank.
When a request came in to make this Angry Birds hat for a little boy, I have to be honest and say that I had reservations. I was sure that the end result would be nothing like the actual Angry Birds themselves.
How wrong could I have been?! Even when I was putting the eyes together, you could see that they could only belong to the red Angry Bird and then when it was all finished I couldn’t stop smiling because it looks so fantastic!
I pulled the pattern from Crochet Geek, who is one of the single best crochet resources on the Internet. Clear tutorials, plus videos for both right and left handers; just fantastic.
I used Drops Big Merino for the hat, which is lovely and soft and super stretchy, so will last for ages even on the fastest growing kids. For the face I used Drops Cotton Light.
What do you think? Cool, right?
Click the photo to be redirected to the tutorial.
October 8, 2013 in Drops, Pattern, Projects, Tutorials, Uncategorized
Tagged angry birds, crochet, crochet geek, drops, free tutorial, haken, handmade, hat, merino, pattern, yarn
Hi there! Meet Luci Bunny, the newest addition to the MissNeriss Collection. I made Luci for very special order from a woman from my former life as a tour guide in Australia. She was looking for something similar to her own Mouse; the cuddly toy from her own childhood, who is too fragile for her toddler to play with. We exchanged emails and ideas until eventually we settled on something similar to what you see here. However, we were still undecided if we should make a mouse or a bunny. So I left it to the hook to decide.
As the mouse/bunny evolved, I just wasn’t feeling that she could be a mouse, so a bunny started to appear instead. I spent ages trying to get the ears and eyes just right, but in the end I think she looks perfect.
As is always the case, I’ll be very sad to wave goodbye as Luci Bunny packs her bags and leaves home today, but I’m still happy because she has fuelled some serious creative juices in me. I want to make another one.
The original pattern is by Sidrun on Craftsy, although I used heavier yarn and I altered the pattern quite a bit.
I’ve also started sharing my inspiration on Tumblr, so pop over and take a look at all the gorgeous images and patterns that I’m finding and sharing over there. missnerisscrochet.tumbler.com
Aren’t these just the cutest slippers? I made them for the niece of a friend of mine, but they languished in my WIP basket for a long time because I wasn’t impressed with how they were turning out.
After a not so subtle nudge from my friend (as in, “Can you bring them Friday please,”) I finished them off and am very pleased with the end result.
The pattern is from Garnstudio (Drops) and is made in Drops Paris Light and Shocking Pink, with a scrap of black for the eyes.
You can grab the pattern, for free, here.
I found this fabulous free pattern for Minion ats on Craftsy from Crochet by Jennifer a few days ago and couldn’t wait to make one. Isn’t it just the coolest hat ever?
Check out the pattern here.
And if you’d like me to make you one, drop me a line for pricing info and delivery as I’d love to make you one.
July 28, 2013 in Drops, Pattern, Projects
Tagged crochet, despicable me, fun, haken, minion
This is a bag that I’m working on for a friend. I’m loving the way that the colours work together. I was a bit apprehensive at first, because colour-matching is something that I really struggle with. I just seem to miss that gene…
Yarn used: Drops Big Merino in 06, 07, 09, 10, 16, 20
The original pattern can be found on Attic 24, for free!
What do you think of the colours?
June 18, 2013 in Drops, WIP
Tagged bag, Big Merino, crochet, drops, haken, merino, project, WIP, work in progress, yarn
The last few weeks have been flat out. Ridiculous. I lost a weekend making Roary 1.0, running out of yarn and having to start from scratch on Roary 2.0 in time for Monday (the yarn to finish Roary 1.0 is coming home today!), I’ve been busy making multiple Yoda and Rupsje hats (info and patterns to come on those soon) to send to Australia, plus the neon bug has bitten hard. I’ve been churning out owls and whales like nobody’s business!
Here are the whales that I posted on Pinterest yesterday:
Aren’t they adorable?
So what have I been doing on Pinterest this week? Well, to be honest, not a whole lot. You see, about a month ago my daughter somehow managed to crack my iPad screen (also known as my extra limb). It was still usable, until my lovely husband stepped on it early one morning after my daughter had been playing with it on the floor beside our bed. In his defence, early one morning actually equals the middle of the night (that’s how early she gets us up) and it was still quite dark. He couldn’t possibly have seen it.
So, off to the insurance it has gone to have the screen replaced. My iPad is my main connection to the world outside my home, so I’m feeling a bit lost without it. What a shock to my system to actually browse the Internet using a PC!
However. The yarn that I have grown to love over time and have found a use for almost every variety is from Drops. I use Paris and Cotton Light religiously for amigurumi projects, and the Big Merino is fast becoming my favourite for lovely warm hats. I’ve also found a fabulous supplier here in the Netherlands: Hobbydoos.nl. Well, to be honest, there are loads of great suppliers here (remind me to write about on my faves soon), but this one is fabulously reliable and most importantly: fast.
Here are some of the Drops patterns I’ve been inspired to make lately.
This one is actually for a project I’m starting very soon, I can’t wait to get started.
I’ve been looking at this bag for quite a long time actually. I love the colours.
Blankets are historically not my most favourite project, but this one looks great to have in the car or over my lap on cold evenings…
How cute are these piggy slippers. I love all things piggy. In fact Peppa Pig is our family favourite.
Pot-holders don’t usually light my fire, but these could convert me…
What I also love about Drops is that the site is international and multilingual and has about a gazillion free patterns for knitters and crocheters. They’re all well written and easy to follow.
What’s your favourite yarn? I’m becoming a yarn hoarder, so the more tips the better!
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