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Angry Birds

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.

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Posted on October 8, 2013 in Drops, Pattern, Projects, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Tagged angry birds, crochet, crochet geek, drops, free tutorial, haken, handmade, hat, merino, pattern, yarn

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Everyone loves a baby dragon

Baby dragon hat on missneriss.com

Dragons are like, so hot right now. Just like owls, everywhere you look someone is sporting a dragon in some form or another. Here is my latest creation, an updated version of the dragon hat that I posted earlier. I changed the pattern somewhat, to have the tail wrap around the ears more, and I also altered the spikes.

This one is for a 12 month old and watch this space for the pattern that still needs to be put together (along with patterns for about 5 other projects). Meanwhile, I’m going to add this one to my Etsy store as a custom listing.

Yarn used: Drops Big Merino and Drops Paris for the spikes. Big Merino is lovely and stretchy, so lasts much longer on growing kids. I just wish it came in 100g skeins instead of 50.

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Posted on October 7, 2013 in Projects

Tagged baby, crochet, dragon, etsy, handmade

Meet Luci Bunny

Posted on October 1, 2013 | 3 comments

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

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Posted in Branding, Drops, Projects

Tagged amigurumi, bunny, craftsy, crochet, drops, floppy ears, garnstudio, haken, kawaii, paris, pattern, rabbit

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Pinspiration #6

Posted on September 25, 2013 | 1 comment

The temperatures are dropping and it’s almost time to start getting rugged up for winter. It only took three months for me to get a visible tan line on my feet from my Birkenstocks, so I’m not impressed about this change in the weather.

One plus point though, I get to make and be inspired by some of the coolest hats that you could imagine. At the moment it’s all about themes. I’ve been busy making hats similar to this Spartacus that I posted earlier:

This is Sparta

On my list of orders are some quite cool ideas too, and of course my first stop as always, is Pinterest.

Angry Birds is the gaming craze that just isn’t losing any momentum. It’s great fun and frustrating, and kids love it! I’m making something similar to this one in the next couple of weeks.

With all the Yoda hats that I’ve made in the last few months, I think it’s time to even it out with a super cute Princess Leia version.

I pinned this one months and months ago and have been looking for a reason to make it. It’s one of those that just never makes it to the top of the wish list.

I’ve made this adorable newsboy hat many times now, and it never stops being cute.

This is such an amazing example of how photography is so important! This hat is so adorable it hurts.

I made my own version of this one for my mother in law last year and I wanted to keep it for myself. Maybe I’ll make one this year. Once I finish what I’m doing. Or the next thing. Or maybe for next year..?

These were all just tastes of some of the hat designs that I love. Most of the hats I make I make the pattern up as I go along. My big issue is sizing. I do have a chart that I work to, which is accurate, but sometimes I’m all over the place! A hat for a small boy started out way too small, so I added an increase row. Suddenly it was big enough to fit me! So now I have a super cool Minion hat for myself and I had to start again.

Do you have any hat designs that you love and keep going back to? I’d love to see.

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Where does the time go?

Posted on September 23, 2013 | 12 comments

These last few weeks have been busier than ever! With a big influx of orders (thank you thank you!) and holidays, coupled with starting a new job, I’m just about pooped!

Finding the time to post here has been a struggle, and my poor Facebook page is looking a little neglected too. I don’t even have time for my absolute favourite pass-time – browsing Pinterest!

So, what have I been up to, crochet-wise? Well, I’ve made a lovely dragon, based on this patter by Sidrun on Craftsy, I’ve made another Huggable bear from A Morning Cup of Jo Creations, also on Craftsy. Both were massive undertakings. They are both more than 30cm tall, and in amigurumi terms, that’s pretty huge. Most toys I make are around 10cm tall. My poor fingers hated me at the end, having to keep the tension really tight (so the stuffing wouldn’t show through), but I was so happy with the results:

Not only have I been busy with those two giants, which probably took me on average a week each to make, Spartacus is the coolest thing since sliced bread, so there have been oh, about 10 of those on the go! Not to mention a couple of Hello Kitty hats and a custom order for a mouse/bunny which will be based on another Sidrun pattern found on Craftsy. Please do stop by Kristi’s site – Sidrun – which incidentally means “Lemon” in her native language; Estonian.

Following on with the dragon theme, I’ve also made a super cute dragon hat, based purely on a screenshot a friend sent me. Here is the end result:

I hear the hat has not come off for a week. When we eventually do get it off, I’m going to take it back and tweak it a little, because as it is now, there will be cold ears come December!

In between all of that I found some absolutely gorgeous yarn in my local craft store last week and I just had to make a hat for my daughter:

The photo really does not do it justice. The colours are truly neon and amazing. The yarn is Katia Extreme, and although pricey (I think I paid 8.95 euro), lovely to work with and so, so soft! I whipped this hat up using a pattern that I bought a while back from Baca Creations and it was done within an hour-ish, so super easy!

Coming up, I have more dino hats to make, a gorgeous hooded cowl (still hunting for the perfect pattern, so any hints would be welcomed), more Spartacus, cake pops (can’t wait to make those!) and Angry Birds. Not sure when I’ll find the time to work, or sleep in there, but I’ll manage!

What has been keeping you busy? As it’s Monday, I’m linking up with the Lovely Molly from The Move to America for her regular Monday morning cup of coffee, so head over there to say hi too.