Tagged amigurumi, crochet, haken, IFTTT, MissNeriss, Obsessed with Crochet
Rudy the Red Nosed Reindeer #crochetPosted in Pinterest
Tagged amigurumi, crochet, haken, IFTTT, MissNeriss, Obsessed with Crochet
Tagged amigurumi, crochet, haken, IFTTT, MissNeriss, Obsessed with Crochet
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!
Neon. Right now I’m all about neon. Can’t get enough. I’m loving that I get to enjoy this trend for the second time in twenty years. I remember summer was all about neon zinc cream for a few years, even before Shane Warne made it iconic.
When I was in Rotterdam at the weekend celebrating a friend’s birthday (which you can read all about here) I couldn’t resist walking into a yarn store and jumping out at me was a big ball of neon pink yarn that was dying to be turned into a pair of leg warmers for my daughter (more about that coming up soon).
Here are some of the awesome neon crochet pieces that I’ve seen around Pinterest this week:
This one blows my mind. I’m so in love with the heart and arrow necklace it hurts. I need one of these.
Next on my project list: neon owls to accompany my ombre version
Perfection. That’s all.
Although not strictly crochet, this one certainly could be used in a beautiful scarf. Fingers crossed we’re still into neon when the weather cools down. Wait. It still hasn’t warmed up!
Aren’t these beautiful? And available in the sizes I use most… Thanks goodness it has sold out on Etsy.
How do you feel about neon? Are you as enthusiastic as I am? Stay tuned to see how the leg warmers turned out, my daughter could have been an extra on Fame!
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I have an obsession with mug cozies at the moment. Odd, as we are finally heading towards some warmer weather. But, as my husband reminds me, this is a great idea as I never finish a cup of tea in one sitting. It’s nothing for me to microwave my forgotten tea three times before finally abandoning it.
What I would to do be able to sit and savour a cup of hot, milky sweet English breakfast tea….
This one rocks my world. I just love the sailor tattoo style. I’m part-way through making something similar, completely coincidentally!
I love the appliqué on this one:
I made one based slightly on this pattern. Quick and easy to work up and looks great when finished:
I just love the colour of this one, but it’s too high. The top is too close to the lip of the cup, so you’ll be sucking on yarn instead of tea:
And this one is just too cool. I love the tea bag attached:
What do you think of mug cozies? Would you use one? I know my dad would enjoy it, but I would have to make it to fit a beer can…
Recently I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at crochet jewellery. I had the idea together with my friend Stephanie, who is a jewellery making expert to combine our talents and make items to sell and split the profits.
So far our big success has been with making Owly Charms and keychains:
Pinterest has been a fabulous source of inspiration, so I want to share my top five pins that we hope to be able to use for inspiration to design something in very much our own style.
This one has already inspired us, here’s an example of what we have done:
I just love this necklace. The colours are gorgeous and it makes me feel sunny.
I love the embellishments and this is just lovely. I would definitely love a key chain like this.
The combination of different materials used here just works.
We have also started on something similar to this, a really simple yet effective accessory.
The biggest challenge we are faced with in getting these projects off the ground is time. We are both very busy with work and study and children and husbands that finding five minutes to sit together and work has been just about impossible. We must work harder on finding the time, we have so many ideas and are chomping at the bit to get on with it!
What do you think of crochet jewellery? Would you wear it? Do you have any inspiration of your own you’d like to share with me?
MissNeriss 