Foxy Foxy! (or Wolf!)

New pattern!!

I've put it on ETSY this time as an experiment as well as dear RAVELRY. I must admit to getting a bit confused with how each site calculates the bloody sales tax but that's an argument for another day/week/year....

The ears are worked seperately then it's all in one piece so you'll need to be able to increase and decrease in single crochet and make the odd chain here and there.  I've included lots of step by step pictures for any tricky bits....It also looks super cute if you teasel brush all the pointy bits....I'll try to get a photo up!

More details here

A cute little heart pattern

I guess it's that time of year to be getting a little romantic so I thought I'd add my own little heart pattern to the crochet community.

This one has the optional 4th Row done in the same colour

This one has the optional 4th Row done in a different colour

And this one is the smaller heart hung over the larger heart

And here's the pattern.  I've even done a printable version here ( I hope.... I followed some instructions from here which seemed simple enough...)

Larger Crochet Heart Shape

Note	Instructions in () to be done in the same stitch
Row 1	8sc in adjustable loop and sl.st to first
Row 2	In sc after sl.st (sc, hdc), (dc, dc), (sc, hdc), dc, (hdc, sc), (dc, dc), (hdc, sc) sl.st
Row 3	(hdc, dc), (dc, dc) (hdc, sc) (sc, sc), sc, sc, (sc, tr, sc don’t worry that tr gets pushed to the back – that’s the pointy bit), sc, sc, (sc, sc) (sc, hdc), (dc, dc), (dc, hdc), sl.st. finish here with long end to make into a loop if required or:
Row 4 (Optional)	Sl.st round front post of each stitch except the tr chain at the bottom and finish with sl.st in row below at top centre of heart.  This looks nice when done in a different colour. Or you could just thread up a needle and chain stitch round the posts.  Leave a long end to pull through to the back and make into a loop if required. J

Little Crochet Heart Shape

Row 1	8sc in adjustable loop and sl.st to first
Row 2	In sc after sl.st (sc, hdc, dc), (dc,dc), (sc, sc), (sc, tr, sc), (sc, sc), (dc, dc), (dc, hdc, sc), sl.st.  Pull long end through to make a loop or just finish off neatly J

Happy Valentines day

New Year, New er...cat thing monster?

Thought I'd try something different for the new year and that is...make shapes with out breaking wind yarn and after much faffing about (it's harder than it looks you know!)  I finally made a cat type thing. Or it could be a creepy monster type thing?

The size will vary greatly depending on the hook and yarn used.  The smallest one I made is just 12cm tall using 3ply yarn and 2mm hook.  The biggest is a pillow wannabe 28cm using chunky yarn and 5mm hook.

Instead of the usual top to bottom or bottom to top approach, this is worked from left side to right side and gives a different look to the ususal Amigurumi type thing.  Think I will be exploring the possibilities further :)

Cheers big ears

Think I may have got a bit carried away with the ears....

I am working on something so super duper right now in preparation for easter....