Oh Ya, Halloween!

I have been wanting to make something cool for my niece and nephew for halloween but I was not sure what, until last night.  I saw a few really neat patterns for treat bags on Ravelry but most of them were not free so I drafted up my own patterns (I will post them on Ravelry if you are interested)!  Now I just have to fill them up with candy and send them off to the kiddies! :)

• Treat Bag #1:

• Treat Bag #2:

• Both Bags:

Ho Ho Ho: Pt.2

Further to the 'Work-Christmas-Crafts-Palooza' post earlier, I made a few more items..

• A co-worker new to crochet will be making dishcloths for some of her Christmas presents this year.  In an effort to try to encourage her to make fun star-shaped ones (she loves stars), I made her this:

• Another co-worker who is also relatively new to crochet was asked to make snowflakes for her mother-in-law to hang on the Christmas tree this year.  Same deal as above, I made her these:

• Unfortunately, there was one snowflake that I had to frog because it was looking a bit ridiculous.  It is the pattern for a 3D flowering snowflake.  It really should have been made using thread instead of yarn.  I am sure you can probably see why:

RIP Snowflake!

• Late add, but a third co-worker mentioned to me today that her mother loves owls so I suggested the Owl Eye Mask pattern available for free on Ravelry.com and made her one:

Lazy-Eyed Owl-ie!

The In-Between Post

So yet another co-worker is leaving me and I am pretty sad about it because she is incredible and it will not be the same without her!  I started making a shawl/ afghan for her.  It is narrower than I anticipated with the initial cast-ons so I am calling it a shawl!  haha  Here are some pictures:

I am hoping to add some fuzzy white yarn as edging later

 In other news, we made some delicious jelly yesterday:

Chokeberry and Apple/ Crabapple Jelly

Finally, I am babysitting a lovely little hamster and she is the sweetest little lady ever!

Her little spaceship cage

Who's that in the spaceship?

It's the little hamster queen!

Christmas in September! Ho Ho Ho!

There has been some talk at work about the crafty folks creating some Christmas-related items and selling them for profit/ donations.  Here is my haphazard attempt:

Tiny Christmas Stocking [Ornament/ Gift Applique]

Tiny Christmas Wreath [Ornament/ Gift Applique]

Tiny Christmas Sweater [Ornament/ Gift Applique]

Tiny Poinsettia Flower [Ornament/ Gift Applique]

Tiny Winter Hat and Scarf Set

 Also, I nerded out a bit today and laid out all of my crochet hooks (yikes!):

My Crochet Hook Set

Celtic Wedding Afghan

So two dear friends recently got married and for their wedding I made a celtic afghan!  I followed the "Lover's Knot" pattern on Raverly with a few deviations:  For the edging, I made 2 rows of double crochet then finished it off with double knotted fringes.  I found that it looked more wedding-y than the four large tassels that the pattern called for.  Here it is:

 
I will be starting another one veryyyy shortly for a December wedding.  I am thinking of playing with geometrical designs for that one but I am not sure yet!  Definitely love afghans! :)

The Ugly Pencil Case

I started making a pencil case for my little niece using this really pretty cable design I found on Ravelry but it turned out looking not-so-pretty so I am using it as my knit/ crochet tool case.  It's holding my crochet hooks, circulars and double-pointed needles, etc.

Amigurumi Smiley

One of my favourite co-workers recently left to go back to school.  She used to send me funny smiley faces through the chat program we use at work.  Taking inspiration from that, I made her this as a goodbye present:

Steering Wheel Cozies

Sometime around Winter last year I made some steering wheel cozies:

Pour Moi

Pour Pere

Pour Soeur

Blankets/ Throws

I really like making blankets and throws because you can put them in use almost instantly most of the time!  Here are a few blankets/ throws I've made:

Cat's Blankie:  Our cat likes to take naps every now and then so I made her this blankie!

Family Throw:  Super simple crochet pattern.  I was cold in the TV room so I decided to make a throw for that room!

Engagement Throw:  Made for friends celebrating their engagement!  Each block has different images (e.g. school where they met, engagement rings, wedding cake, and most importantly the last row with peace (dove) and love (heart) forever (infinity symbol)!).

Blankies for My Niece and Nephew:  Top one is a baby blanket for my niece that was knit with reallyyyy soft fluffy yarn.  Bottom one is a bigger blanket for my nephew made by crochet basket weave pattern!

My Blankie:  This blankie is based on the colours of my lovely yellow-sided conure!  It's not perfect by any means and was made by a lot of extra yarn I had but it's so warm and comfy!

Mom's Throw:  Improvising on the Tree of Life pattern using Trellis Stitch, this was crocheted for mom and she loves it!

Amigurumi

So after crocheting for a little while, I thought, "Why not make some toys?".  Most of the amigurumi toys here are improvised:

First Toy Ever:  I decided to improvise this pattern visually, it's my conure!  Made for friend.

Second Toy:  Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama.  Improvised from photo online.  Made for friend.

Third Toy:  Brain Slug also from Futurama.  Improvised from photo.  Made for friend.

I wanted to try an easy South Park character so I went with Towlie.  Used as a blankie for my conure.

Cat toys made for two friends with cats.  The first is Blinkie from Simpsons.  It is partially improvised (I added the third eye, and adjusted tail and fins to resemble Blinkie).  Second toy is made from a pattern.

Wedding Bunnies made for friends as engagement presents!  Partially improvised (I added bow on groom and altered bride's dress to make it look prettier)

Socks

I've only recently started knitting socks.  Here are a few of them:

First Pair Ever:  Tester Kids Socks

First Pair of Adults Socks:  Made these for my sister.  I messed up the cast off (turned out too tight/ had to reopen stitches), it was painful to say the least!

First Proper Pair of Adults Socks:  Started doing the Sewn Off Bind Off method and it worked like a charm!

A Pair for Mom

A Pair for Dad

Originally intended for me but came out a bit small so it's a fancy pair for sis!

Originally intended for me but came out a tad big but it fits mom like a glove so it's hers'!

A Pair for Me:  Fits just right too!  Hurray!