Crochet Christmas Star

Still requires stuffing. Pretty cute. It's only supposed to be 5 points. I made the variegated triangle and decided I didn't like it. The yarn was thinner and the sizing was off. But I was obviously more tired then I thought. Because I sewed one side together and was on the second before I had the aha moment. It wasn't worth ripping out the sewing. I placed the loop on top of my error and hope the weight will balance that slightly smaller piece.

Ravelry pattern page for Star Making - a tutorial

Rainbow Yorkville Cowl + wrist warmers

Have you heard me rave about the cowl I made for a teachers gift. The Yorkville Cowl is fun to make. It's slightly addictive. I find myself digging through scraps to make them.

Pastel colors from past baby projects. It's a bit larger. Wider was good. But I should have kept it a bit shorter.

 Rich rainbow color and lots n lots of tails.

Wrist warmers to match. And more tails

Ravelry Pattern Page for Yorkville Cowl, Designers direct link to pattern site
Ravelry Pattern Page for V Stitch fingerless gloves, Designers direct link to pattern site

Crochet summer skull cap

I made this for my son. It was a test of the design to see if he would wear it with some bits of variegated Redheart yarn. It's huge...it fits over my bun+. He said it was too small. :(

It now lives in my purse. An emergency hat? Well you never know.

Sheregal Project page on Ravelry
Ravelry Pattern Page for Adult Summer Skull Cap

Crochet Convertable Cowl - Hat with ponytail hole

I love this cowl....hat... YES! It's both. It's recently gotten quite chilly in my corner of the world. This item will keep my neck warm and stiffy free (yeah I said it) when my hellion son demands the window be left open because he's HOT.

 I realized I purchased too many balls of yarn for the shawl I was working on. The yarn is beautiful. Waterworks by Redheart . So I whipped up a little present for myself. The design is based on a pattern from April Daven. She creates some fantastic stuff. Each section of my project is a different stitch. There is a lattice cross over, brick stitch and a mesh stitch as well as some plain old dc. I was in one of those I've got projects going all over but I don't feel like working on any of them funks.

I even added some pony beads and tassels to the ties. I have long hair for the first time in my life really. More then just past my shoulders anyway. It's sometimes interesting to manage. This hat will let me not worry about my hair making my hat bulge or fit strangely over a scrunchie. I can't live without my scrunchie!








Sheregal Project page on Ravelry
Ravelry Pattern Page for Convertible Hat, Designers direct link to pattern site

Crochet small Purses

The original pattern for this bag was a full sized purse. This version is maybe 6"x8" Perfect for a child or tween. Or even just to toss keys and a cell phone in. I got the yarn for 1$ and its really pretty. Dark jewel tones that my camera/lighting can't do justice too. I only had one skein though. And this stitch was perfect. I made two. This is a tad smaller then the other. I made a crochet button and a small flap holds the top closed. The handle is a crochet i cord. The flower was an afterthought. Just a pattern I wanted to try and thought it would look nice with the small bag. There is a pin on the back so it is removable. Because I never like to settle for a single embellishment for long periods.

The flower is a download on Ravelry.
The petals are made one at a time, though linked. Then you sew the sides to cinch together. 










 The second bag is unfinished because I can't decide if I should line it or not. It's a decent size for an evening bag and I have black sparkly fabric that would look great. I hate to hand sew and I'll leave it until I finish my Celtic Tote and perhaps make a lining when I drag the sewing machine out.

Side of bag

Bottom of bag

I did make a few changes. I altered the stitch counts in the bottom of the bag to continue the pattern around the sides without a break. Not to mention to make the entire bag smaller





Sheregal Project page on Ravelry

Ravelry Pattern Page for Nordstrom crochet hobo bag , Designers direct link to pattern site
Ravelry Pattern Page for 6 petal flower

Crochet Soap Saver Bag, 3D rose, round & heart facial puff

Project catch up time. My left arm is still a bit numb but I can feel deadlines approaching and I'll never get everything I wanted done if I don't get on with it.

As part of the Bath Sets I'm putting together I made this soap saver. The name brings to mind piles of bits of left over soap. That and some plastic molding pot my mom used to drop soap bits in to press them into some penny pinching Frankenstein soap. I like this much better. Slide in a full bar, which I'll include in my sets, and use the 'soap saver' to wash with. The soap stays inside and you use it till the last bit is nothing but suds. Rinse it and toss it in the washing machine to start over on a new bar.

The end ties are tiny rose buds. I have previous posts on the rose scrubbie and Ditty Bag I'll package it in. Once the whole set it complete I'll post to show both sets. But I did some decorating on the second sets bag and I thought this bag could use something. So I found a rose pattern and will make pins of a pink and blue rose. So the new owner can remove the 3D flower and use it to accent other items if desired.

 I've been considering some plainer scrubbies as well. Working from the pattern for the white puff I made some changes to get a heart shape. I have a terrible habit of leaving tails until I'm totally finished with a project. Just in case something doesn't come out as planned or I scrape the ideal it's easier to frog the item then waste the yarn. Anyway the heart would look more heart like if that tail was fastened off and tucked away. I'm not sure if it's going to make it into the rose set yet. Because, well it's a heart. I will be working on a shell version for the other set though and I'll post the patterns when they are complete.

Sheregal Project page on Ravelry
 Ravelry Pattern Page for Soap Saver, Designers direct link to pattern site, Moogly
 Ravelry Pattern Page for Facial Puff, Designers direct link to pattern site
 Designers direct link to pattern tutorial on You Tube for Easy Crochet 3D Flower by Yolanda Soto Lopez

Ween Time

So it's that holiday with the candy and dressing up, already! I was on a real streak for getting my holiday crochet done early. Then IT happened. Or maybe I'm just getting old. I sat up one night by the window and it was quite chilly. The next day I had the obvious stiff neck. But my left arm was killing me. Right at the elbow it felt like someone bashed it with a baseball bat. The stiff neck went away but the arm Still aches. It was so painful for days I couldn't sleep for more then a few hours because I would have to prop my arm up in the perfect position with pillows and turning on either side woke me up. I hate sleeping on my back. I went through almost an entire 500 tablet bottle of 200mg ibuprofen. (Could be cause I was taking 6 at a time) I even went cupboard cleaning for an old bottle of prescription pain killers. I considered that maybe the influx of crochet time after not doing any in almost a year strained something. I wore a cheap brace on the wrist for a bit. I don't think crochet was really the cause. I've never had a pain like this for an extended amount of time. Even now, well over a month+ later, my elbow aches.
But I have gotten back to working on some of my projects. I am well behind posting them. I need to make another list and get to it. I got off easy this year with my youngest. He was invited to play laser tag for 6! hours. So he decided he didn't need a costume this year. He did mention next year looked good for a batman costume though. Don't eat to much candy and see you soon.