Jake the Woollysaurus

Meet the latest addition to the crocheted family - Jake the woolly dinosaur! If you would like to make your own Woollysaurus, I've put his pattern in my shop.

...and here's a look at what's coming soon...

I made this canvas bag (complete with lining and front pocket) for a friend's 21st birthday as she loves bright colours. It was so fun to make that I've developed a slight bag-making addiction. I've also just come back from Norfolk where I spent ages stocking up on fabric and bias binding for them at "SewSimple" in Taverham. If you've never been then go! It's an amazing place :)

Two Fat Pigeons

Finished at last! These two have turned out to be quite a bit more 'rotund' than the first two pigeons, I think it may have something to do with varying tension :S Never mind, they're in my shop at the mo looking for new homes. Here they all are perching in and around a tree...

p.s. Apologies for the dull photos - it's raining AGAIN.

Mr. Pigeon Cloning

Following the sale of the last ready-made Mr.Pigeon from my shop, I decided it was time to make some more. I've really started to wish that pigeons didn't have feet - they take forever to crochet and sew together! These two are sitting on their purple pigeon pouches...

This Mr.Pigeon is now called Miss. Pigeon and is enjoying life in America. S/he is pictured here pre-being-shut-in-a-little-box with his/her label, pouch and passport so s/he could get through US security quicker.

The evolution of Mr. Pigeon...

The last one is a mini Mr. P keyring. I plan to sell it but have a habit of getting attached to things :)

Little Pink Space Mice

Anybody familiar with British children's TV cannot fail to recognise these little chaps...

Clangers! I wanted to knit something for my mum while I was away and came up with the idea of making her a clanger (as she is a child of the 70s). I was lucky enough to find this page (http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Clangers/Makeclanger.htm) which gives the original clanger pattern and features a gallery of all the finished woolly clangers. They take quite a while to knit and I ended up with many a pipe-cleaner-related injury but it was worth it!

The Crafter's Companion

I just had to dedicate a post to this amazing book - The Crafter's Companion (edited by Anna Torborg). It looks at the crafting culture with contributions from many crafters and each one gives a pattern. I couldn't wait to try the bag (for keeping wool, hooks, scissors etc. in) from the pattern by Sarah Neuburger. Not as good as the original but not a bad first attempt!...

POST NUMERO UNO!

Hello! I have finally given in to temptation and joined the wonderful world of crafty blogging. I am a student with far too much time on my hands and love creating all kinds of things. To give you an idea, have some photos....

I started sewing properly about 5 years ago when an amazing quilting shop called Ring-a-Rosie opened nearby:

Then I went away to University, had to leave my sewing machine behind and so took up knitting instead....

(these three are from a pattern by Alan Dart in Simply Knitting)

Having given up on trying to make my own knitting patterns I decided to try crocheting. It took a while to get used to but now I'm addicted and have designed Mr.Pigeon, Walter Melon and Coco the Clownfish. The patterns can be found in my Etsy shop :)

...and there are many more crocheted creatures planned for the future!