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Good Morning All!
Just a quick note….I have moved! I hope you will all come join me at A[mi]dorable Crochet!! I am super stoked and am kicking off my new blog with a Giveaway! I hope to see you all there, just click here!

Your Dose Of Cuteness For The Day!

I just wanted to introduce my little furry babies.....I was cleaning off the laptop...lol I tend to save a ton of stuff on my desktop. Well actually Sasha's desk top because I always seem to use her laptop when I am home. Since Greg takes over the office/craft room where the family computer is. And I was saving pics on a disk and thought I would show you my little ones....here is our newest addition baby Lola.

haha her collar still doesn't fit her and it's a x-small

Baby Lily...

Me holding my little ones.

Sasha and Lola...I love this pic.

awwwwwww .....

Time for TREATS!

No, really...no more pictures please! lol Lily was getting mad at me.

Okay enough with the pictures...onto some happy news! I got a lovely surprise from my friend Marlene! She left me a sweet message to come over and visit her blog....and to my surprise she left me an award!

And I believe I am supposed to say 8 things about me, and pass it on to 8 stylish bloggers! So here goes....here are 8 tidbits about me

1. I am obsessed with making lists, I carry around a book of paper in my giant purse and have lists for shopping...bills...things to do....stuff to crochet.Yah I'm obsessed.
2. I am addicted to lip gloss....I have them in the car...at home...at work...everywhere!
3. I am terrified of whales and deep water....if my feet can't touch the bottom I won't swim in it!
4. My favourite colour is pink.
5. I don't like coffee.
6. I love goldfish crackers...yum!
7. I tend to hoard yarn, crochet hooks, and pattern books!
8. I have a pen fetish...lol yes I have a thing for pens. I collect them and get excited when I find a cool one. Yes I am weird :)

Now I am going to break the rules...if you have a stylish blog or know someone who does pass this award along. It's too hard to pick 8 people...every blog I stalk is stylish...fabulous and interesting! So go on snag this award and pass it on! Have a great weekend everyone :)

Softies For A Good Cause!

The other day while I was googling crochet goodies on the net I found a truly delightful site.....Paisley Jade! I was hooked looking at her fun posts, great pics and AWESOME crochet items (her cupcakes are adorable)! After looking at her site and reading a few posts I decided I must come back and visit so I grabbed one of her buttons for my blog (I love her softies and will have to check out her store).Okay on with today's point. I had heard bits about the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand and noticed on Paisley Jade's blog post today she shared a link where you can register to send softies for children that have been affected by the quake. Now I know I am far from New Zealand but I would LOVE to help....and if sending one of my crochet critters could bring a smile to someones face I am all in! So I signed up.....please if you crochet...knit or sew this is a great cause! For more info click on the above photo.

Crochet Is My Therapy!

I am really missing Dad. Our daily phone calls, the sound of his laughter...his jokes...him saying "what's for dinner, make me up a plate and I'll sit at the end of the table"! Even though he was 15 hours away....the small everyday things I miss them. But I am happy he is not in pain anymore...and I believe he is looking down from heaven watching over us. And I know he wouldn't want me sitting around crying and depressed all the time. So I have turned to my hooks this week...I find crocheting very therapeutic...it relaxes me and I get in a rhythm and can crochet for hours on end.

So I finished up a few hats for a custom order. And took some photos of some finished work I had done before my trip to Penticton.First is my full size granny square blanket....I made all these squares on the long (20 hour)drive to go visit my Dad. I will always think of him when I see this blanket hanging on the back of my rocking chair in the living room...

And here is my newest humanoid!

A new lion

And some new hat sets.

Sorry this is a short post....gotta go get some work done! Have a great day :)

Free Doll Pattern

If you checked out my previous post...it has my very first free crochet pattern. Well that got me on a roll and I decided to share this simple and easy pattern! I made it up as I went along so please let me know if you want to try it out and find any errors or have any tips for me.

This is a quick and easy pattern to follow I whipped up one of these little gals in just a few hours. I used satin finish yarn (but really any yarn that is not chunky or worsted weight should work) plus I used 3.25 hook. I hope you like her....

Leg (Make 2)
Ch2
7sc in second ch from hook
2sc in each sc around
Do 25 sc around
Sc,sc,sc,dec (x8)
Do 120sc around
Fo and leave a long tail to attach the leg to the body of your doll later.
Arm (Make 2)
Ch2
6sc in second ch from hook
Do 110 sc around
Fo and leave a long tail to attach the arm to the body of your doll later.
Head & Body
Ch2
7sc in second ch from hook
2sc in each st around, then place on a stitch marker and move up every rd for the rest of the pattern
Sc, 2sc in next stitch around
Sc, sc, 2sc in next stitch around
Sc, sc, sc, 2sc in next stitch around
Then do 3 rounds of sc around
Sc, sc, sc, dec around
Sc around
Sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, dec around
Sc, sc, sc, sc, dec around
Attach eyes and embroider mouth at this point
Sc, sc, sc, dec around
Sc, sc, dec around
Sc to center of the back of your ami, then switch to the colour of your choice for the top.
Sc around
Sc, 2sc in next stitch
Do 2 rounds of sc around
Sc, sc, sc, 2sc in each st (around) then sc in last 2 stitches
Do 2 rounds of sc around
Sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, 2sc in next st, sc in last st
Sc around
Sc, sc, sc, 2sc in next st, sc in last st
Do 2 rounds of sc around
Sc to the middle of the back of your ami, then switch to the colour of your choice for the skirt
Do 2 rounds of sc around
Sc, sc, sc, sc, dec around, sc in last st
Sc around
Sc, sc, sc, dec around, sl st in last st, leave a long tail to sew your doll closed.

Stuff your doll with fiber filling and then hold the doll in front of you and close the bottom of the doll flat across….then sew thru both the front and back this will close the doll and make a nice seam. Attach limbs….add hair and decorate…..maybe add a ruffle to her skirt a scarf or a turtle neck! Please email if you have any questions. And remember to share the love, and give proper credit if posting your creations elsewhere made from my pattern and link back. I hope you enjoy making your own doll :)

Franken Bunny!

Okay so when I opened my email the other day I received the biggest compliment a crafter could ever receive! Someone out there in blogland emailed me because they stumbled across my little old blog and liked my work! They especially loved my scary bunny I posted about wayyyyyy back in March! You can check out the post here. And they were wondering if I could share a pattern for their crochet get togethers....but seeing as I am basically a freestyle crocheter....that is when I am not following a specific pattern, I didn't have a pattern because I tend to just wing it. But how could I possibly do nothing....they took the time to read my blog...then email me.

So I did the only thing I could do....pull out my hooks and yarn and get to work to re-create this little critter and write down the pattern as I go. So here you have it, my very first crochet pattern to share!!!! This is for you Nikki and Matt, once again thank you so much for the sweet comments, and thank you I haven't felt like crocheting lately thanks for inspiring me to pick up my crochet hooks again. It has been very therapeutic....it seems to relax me :)

Franken Bunny

I used sport weight yarn…but really any yarn would be fine it just might slightly change the size of your bunny. I don’t know about you but I am most of the time a lazy crocheter….and when I see a long pattern with a ton of rounds…..especially rounds that are repetitive I lose interest and get bored. To overcome this I will take rounds that are the same….say for a few rounds you are going to just sc around I will add the number of stitches and count as I go until I get to the desired number. So some of you might not like the way I have written the pattern out so please if you have any questions or if I have confused you feel free to email me.

Abbreviations:

Ch ~ Chain
Sc ~ Single Crochet
Sl St ~ Slip Stitch
Invdec ~ Invisible Decrease
Yo ~ Yarn Over
Hdc ~ Half Double Crochet
Dc ~ Double Crochet
Fo ~ Fasten Off

Supplies:

This project is perfect for using up scraps! I didn’t even use a full skein of yarn on the body. You will also need a 4mm crochet hook, needle, stuffing, safety eye, button and your mad crochet skills!

Head & Body

Ch 25
Sc in second ch from hook and remaining chains across.
When you get to the end do 2sc in last stitch.
Now you will be working on the other side of your foundation ch….sc across and then 2sc in the last corner stitch.
Then continue to sc x 350 in the round.
If you are not at a corner….sc a few until you reach the nearest corner and invdec, then sc across to the other corner and invdec in this corner as well.
Sc x 60
Sc over to the nearest corner and invdec, sc to the next corner and invdec.
Sc to the middle of the side you’re working on and switch to the colours you want to use for the skirt (in this case I will be using purple) and sc around (where you attached this new colour, this is now the back of your ami).
Now switch to the second colour of your skirt (in this case white) and sc around, continue in this manner until you have 3 stripes of each colour.
Then fold your ami flat and sc to the end of your ami.
Sl st in the last stitch and fo leaving a really long tail, you will use this to sew your ami closed later.
Now embroider on your mouth, teeth, add eyes a few stitches really let your imagination run wild!
Skirt
Insert your hook into the middle stitch on your ami’s back on top of the first stripe of colour of your skirt, then yo and pull up loop and sl st, then sc around.
Sc, hdc, dc around in each st.
Fo weave in ends.
Eye Patch
Ch 2
6sc in second ch from hook.
2sc in each stitch.
Fo, weave in ends.
Then add safety eye in the middle of the circle and add it to your bunny.
Leg (Make 2)
Ch 7
Sc in second ch from hook and remaining 5 ch’s.
Now you will be working on the other side of your foundation ch, sc x 100 around.
Fo leave a long tail, you will use this to sew it to the body of your ami.
Arm (Make 2)
Ch 2
Sc 7 in second ch from hook.
2sc in each st.
Sc x 14
Sc, invdec (x 7)
Sc around x 35
Fo, leave a long tail, you will use this to sew it to the body of your ami later
Ear (Make 2)
Ch 5
Sc in second ch from hook and remaining 3 ch’s
Ch 1 turn, sc across
Ch 1 turn, 2sc in next st, sc ,sc ,2 sc in next st
Ch 1 turn, sc across (repeat this round 4 more times)
Ch 1 turn, invdec, sc, sc, invdec
Ch 1 turn, sc across
Ch 1 turn, invdec x 2, fo, weave in ends
Now you will attach the yarn colour you used for the body of your bunny (in this case pink )to the bottom of your ear and sc around the entire ear
Fo and leave a long tail, you will use this to sew the ear to your ami
Bolt (Make 2)
Ch 2
6sc in second ch from hook.
2sc in each st
Sc, 2sc in next st (x6)
Sc, sc, invdec (x4) sc, sc
Sc, invdec (x7)
Sc around x 25
Fo, leave a long tail, you will use this to sew the bolt to your ami.

Now stuff the body of your bunny,use a needle and use the long tail you have left and sew straight across the bottom. Sew on legs, arms, and bolts! Voila you now have a Franken Bunny of your very own!

Please feel free to make your own! And remember to please share the love, and give proper credit if posting your creations elsewhere made from my pattern and link back. Plus I would love to see all the little uglies made using this pattern! Have fun, I hope you like it. Please email me if you have any questions :) Happy Hooking!

Sad News...

I haven’t been blogging because I have had a lot going on. I was in Penticton for a few weeks. I went to go and visit my Dad….and after a few days of spending time together his health took a turn for the worse and he passed away.

I am trying to think of the fun happy memories….and then out of the blue all of a sudden it feels like a wave of grief comes over me and I burst into tears. And I can’t hold them back or stop it. I try but I can’t help it. It is just so sad knowing I won’t hear his voice again…..

But I do have to admit I am very happy that I got to spend a few days with him before he passed away and will never ever forget those days….and sitting by his side right up until he passed away I am happy I was there for him. I hope he is up in heaven looking down smiling…..and that one day I will see him again.

R.I.P Dad

I just wanted to let my friends know I haven't dissapeared it just might be a while before I post again……