hedghogs, hedgehogs everywhere

How about a free hedgehog pattern?  I've written it out at http://crochetstitchwitch.com/?p=337 but even better than that...I've made videos - two of them in fact.  Huzzah.  It was very time consuming and editing is really, really dull so future videos will definately be shorter but here ya go..

and part two

Let me know how you get on with them!! xx

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 new video!

I've been a bit slack about updating this blog...I get very confused about where I have and haven't blown my own trumpet...www.crochetstitchwitch.com....google plus....facebook...I've even got a twitter account I think...instagram....pinterest....it goes on!!  I wonder if there's a way to post to all of them at once???  I bet there is - there's my homework for this week.

Anyway, the reason for this post is...New video!!...yay!!  I'll probably place the camera a bit further away next time and work out the focusing a bit better but mostly I think it worked out ok.  I left it silent cos I got fed up trying to work round the ins and outs of copyright usage for music.  Tried to make my own but soon got bored of that - another time perhaps (and for a shorter film!!)

This video shows how to make the sweet little flower motif.  Enjoy :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wJ8TtkdKEo

Pretty little flower motif

I've posted a chart for this pretty little flower motif over on www.crochetstitchwitch.com.  I've made quite a few of them...just not sure what to do with them now!!

cute dinosaur or dragon type thing...

So I drew this...  sketched idea for a super scary dinosaur type thing....

And finished up with this...



wtf??!!  I....can't....control....the....cute.....aaaaarrgghhhh...

Free Fat Cat Crochet Pattern!!

FREE!!

KITTY CATTY FATTY CROCHET PATTERN!!

Ok, it's not totally, totally free it is now totally free!! That's it. Then it's yours, to own, for ever and ever (well, until you dump it on a hard drive somewhere and lose it in the mass of files - ahem).  All you have to do is subscribe for updates go to my new site here, fill in your email address and a message with a link will be emailed to you.  Ta-dah! (You should get a link after about a million verification messages - that's if I've set it up properly...)

How about that cute little blue fluffy one?

To be honest - he was a bit of an accident but then my daughter saw him and he went straight into her suitcase off on a school trip (actually, that's a bit of a fibby, I stuffed it in her case as a surprise).  We're now in the process of making a passport for him.  He was made using the 'Junior' cat pattern with some fine, hairy sort of yarn and 2mm hook. The pattern was worked as normal up to the ears part, then turned inside out - since texture yarns tend to work up with the texture on the inside. Then the ears are done - the right way - that's why they're not so fluffy.

If you use polypellets for stuffing (held inside a stocking else they'll flood out the holes) - the Mummy sized cat is quite a nice size for a stress ball.  Even just stuffed with the usual bouncy white stuff, it's fairly good for lobbing across the room at each other.  I'm also thinking about using a balloon stuffed with cornflour inside so it's super squishy.  I'll keep you posted.

Anyway, the pattern is produced the same way as all my 'to buy' patterns in that it's full of mistakes it's got lots of nice pictures, big writing and clear instructions.  There could be errors - please let me know and I'll get them sorted if you find any.  I'd be grateful for any feedback but have fun making your fat cats.  What have you got to lose?

Giving Craftsy a lookover

I'm in the process of putting my patterns for sale on Craftsy as well as Ravelry, I guess some people may prefer one over the other.  Craftsy is quite interesting if you fancy trying your hand at something new.

The links I've stuck in this post are affiliate links which means Craftsy will give me a few extra pennies for sending you their way.  I've bought patterns myself from them before and not had any problems so I'm happy to recommend them as an alternative to Ravelry (which is also super great btw).

When I signed up to be a Craftsy affiliate, I get to try out one of their craft courses free.  I must say, I've not really looked at their courses before but if it's free, I'll certainly be giving one of them a go.  I might even deviate from crochet for a while!  If you have a crafty website and fancy joining the Craftsy affiliate program the linky is here.

There's cake decorating which presumably implies some sort of cake making ability so I'll probably give that a miss.

Although..there's cooking type classes too....oooh La la French pastries!!!!  Not sure it's really me though..much easier to pop to the supermarket and much more likely to be edible plus I tend to frighten the kids when I try to get creative in the kitchen.

This looks interesting, even though I rarely wear jewelry, I'm sure my family would appreciate gifts that aren't crocheted...not once have I seen my mum sporting the beard I made her (tho maybe it's because I only had a ginger yarn)...

The courses cost about as much as a book on the subject so I guess pretty good value.  Can't really say till I've tried one though.

Anyway, as I said at the top, I do get compensated for sending surfers to Craftsy but this and anything from pattern sales goes towards buying yarn and making new patterns so any happy clicking is much appreciated!   I'm gonna go back to creating but if I spot any other interesting courses, I'll put them here so I can narrow my selection down a bit.  If anybody has personal recommendations on their courses I'd be very interested.