The Hairy Fairy

I had a recent request to make a character that exists in a reading-scheme book at my kids school.

'The Hairy Fairy!'

The request specified that he had to be 'pocket sized' as a previous headteacher had put those cute little fairy doors around the school, and he had to relate to those.

So, I found a great pattern for a fairy:

Crochet Fairy Pattern - Ravelry

And with some tweaking to take into account the required hairy legs and beard, I ended up with:

His wings were made from the bottom part of this butterfly pattern: 

Fancy Crochet Butterfly

I used gold glitter glue to stiffen the crown and the wings.

Really enjoyed making this little guy, and hope he brings some pleasure to the kiddies at the school!

Let me know what you think.

In other news, the fire is on, as it's a chilly night, and a celebratory glass of wine will be poured soon!

Moomins, Owls, Zebras and leaves!!

The weather is beautiful at the moment.  Bright, crisp days - fantastic colours on the trees, that sense of nights drawing in and the heightened awareness of the festive season approaching.

Since the last blog post, I've manage to score myself a wee job - working from home, doing admin for a relatively new company.  I love it, but it does take me away from my love - crochet!

Have posted pics of some of my favourite recent makes below.  Am currently being selfish and working on an Autumn Wreath just for me - I've just got that itch to make something in reds, yellow, oranges, and full of warmth!   No pictures just yet, but they will come soon . . . .

Here are links to the patterns I've used so far:

Oak leaves:
http://intheyarngarden.blogspot.se/2015/10/crochet-oak-leaves.html

Maple leaves:

http://www.thepaintedhinge.com/2015/08/31/fall-leaves-free-crochet-pattern/


And this is the video I used to learn how to wrap a polystyrene wreath in yarn (did my wrapping whilst having my lie in, as hubby played golf this morning!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN41YxquboA

So, these are some of the recent 'makes' since my last blog - I have been fairly busy

My Dusty Zebra - I got the opportunity to be a pattern tester for this fantastic pattern http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zebra-21 

She's brown and cream as she was destined as a surprise gift for someone who is AKA the Dusty Zebra!

This fantastic baby blanket was made using the Marken of the Hat and I's pattern

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/owl-obsession

A paid for pattern that was totally worth the money (the boss-eyed owls are a nod to me and my oldest, bestest friend and the nights we drank perhaps a wee bit more than we should have! The blanket was a gift for her beautiful baby daughter, born after a long wait)

And here is my Moomin!  He was almost too cute to give up!  Find the pattern here:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/amigurumi-moomin-2

Anyway, it's late, Pink Floyd is on TV and I must catch some Z's before morning!

Adventures in Amigurami!

Life, family, kids and big life events have meant a while away from blogging, but I thought it was about time to get back on it and share some of the things I've been making recently.  

I've deviated from scarves and tried my hand at at Amigurami!  I'd avoided it because I didn't think I could work that neatly, but a desire to make gifts for some of my friends urged me on.  

I wanted to make a zebra, so searched on Ravelry for a suitable pattern, and came up with this one! I was lucky enough to become a pattern tester for the designer, who was wonderfully supportive for any questions I had.  He's not in traditional colours, as he was destined for a friend who likes their Zebras rather dusty . . .

The pattern can be found here: Zebra Toy

In progress - the pics are some of the ones I took for the designer to see the progress  . .  . . .

   

And the finished product!

Hoping you like my work!  And looking forward to sharing my other creations soon!