I needed a present quickly and found this free pattern Crochet Toy Airplane on Stitch11.com so got to making however I changed the pattern slightly so the rear of the plane tapered off the end at a sharper rate and then made the tail just flattened stitches.
I think it looks like a little Cessna plane and it quite cute. I'm going to keep playing around with the pattern for future presents.
After my attempt at making a teddy bear up as I went along I wanted to see how much better my skills had gotten so issued myself a challenge.... To make one of the first ever creations I attempted.
My brother's girlfriend bought a knitted bird from New York that she loved so I decided to remake the penguin. As I talked about here second creation - penguin.
I recreated the penguin using the same yarn and hook size etc and was actually surprised at the difference.
The penguin on the left is my original attempt and the penguin on the right was my new attempt.
I can safely say I have improved my skills over time. I also made it much faster than when I first attempted it.
While I still have a lot of improvements and skills still to learn and don't always have the time to potter away with my little experiments and projects, crochet has fulfilled what I was hoping it would. It has kept my mind active and interested in something that is just me. It also provides me with an ability to make some presents for people that have a lot of though, time and effort invested in them.
I also love the online crochet community that shares their creations, tutorials, patterns, tips, etc. thank you if you are someone who shares these things.
Especially Sharon Ojala of Amigurumi to go(@sharonojala) and June Gilbank of Planet June (@PlanetJune)
I spend ages looking at their websites, Twitter feeds and perusing Pinterest for all things crochet.
I finished this teddy quite a while ago but hadn't found time to update.
So following on from my previous post, Something per than blankets and using the pattern Amigurumi teddy bear pattern, I finished the teddy.
I loved the pattern although had some trouble in the crotch of the teddy joining the legs together. However persevered and love the outcome!
I wanted to see if I could create a teddy without a pattern and just make it up as I went along..... So I had a crack!
This is the outcome.
I copied the ears from memory of the previous pattern but just made the rest up. The head was a little flatter and I gave the teddy some hips and more boot like feet.
I also used the small heart from Planet June to add to the teddy.
I made this one as a present for a treasured little friend of ours.
Overall I was pretty happy with how I did. I would improve it for next time however was happy to see how much better or confident I have become in my crocheting.
I wanted to see just how much better so issued myself a challenge....
I have been playing around with patterns for blankets so have more than one blanket going..... But it is slow progress so I decided to find a pattern to make a more traditional like teddy.
I bought the pattern on etsy. Amigurumi teddy bear pattern
I had bought some yarn that was different shades of brown to make a teddy so have used that.
I really like how the ears are designed in this pattern - circles folded over.
This is my work in progress. I think all my progress on projects has slowed since starting part time work coupled with a super inquisitive toddler to go on adventures with! I will post this when finished though.
Finished my first ever granny square rug yesterday.... Or so I thought. I gave it as a present today and had forgotten to sew in one of the threads. So technically I gave someone an unfinished present. Not very thorough. :( sadly only realised as they opened it in front of me!
But I was happy with how it turned out and knew the person I was giving it to would appreciate it more than a store bought toy for their gorgeous baby.
I however underestimated the amount of yarn I would need and ran out of the purple colour. So my rug was a row or two smaller than I had wanted but figured it was still suitable for pram outings and the like.
I like the colours I chose and how it lay flat after I stitched the squares together. Just still kicking myself that I forgot to sew in the thread!
I got the granny square pattern here granny square pattern
It had pictures and explained everything nicely for a crochet newbie like me. A good granny square to start with.
joining granny squares is the page I looked at to decide how to join them.
