tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87105647325893836902024-03-13T22:20:37.452-07:00Yarn MistressAlone Time Pleasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370857284035797265noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710564732589383690.post-22562055039538253092014-04-26T12:29:00.001-07:002014-04-26T12:29:05.804-07:00What I’m Working On Now… Jack Skellington<p><font color="#9b00d3" size="3" face="Batang">I have been trapped in the house on bed rest since surgery #4 on my foot. Honestly this reminds me of people who are on house arrest. I am stuck at home with no car, not allowed to do much of anything and there is this big heavy cast attached to my leg and I spend much of my day fighting the urge to cut this damned thing off. BUT… it’s healing, all looks good, and I am almost halfway there. </font></p> <p><font color="#9b00d3" size="3" face="Batang">That being said…. I am bored out of my skull. I have been playing around with amigurumi (fancy word for stuffed dolls) ideas. I suck at following patterns, I prefer to play around and figure it out on my own. I have had some cute little dolls, and by cute I mean evil octopus, a couple of grim reapers, and a skeleton bride and groom. </font></p> <p><font color="#9b00d3" size="3" face="Batang">I got tired of fat dolls and decided to try my hand at coming up with an actual doll. Of course I am not a cute little girl doll kind of girl. So I started with a skull head and now it is looking like my take on Jack Skellington. I have been tracking my progress as I go and making adjustments as necessary. Right now I am not too happy with the hands and still need shoes and some more details but I wanted to share how he is coming along.</font> <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-fingerscrossed" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Fingers crossed" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eGFgq4xbQF0/U1wI_CtbscI/AAAAAAAAA0I/qRFfXjGHG6Q/wlEmoticon-fingerscrossed2.png?imgmax=800"></p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:50a5a186-9e84-4d16-a464-febea03a26db" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:464px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=1ea954d39f8d99ad&page=play&resid=1EA954D39F8D99AD!109&parid=1EA954D39F8D99AD!105&type=5&authkey=!ANasel_lZxRaCX8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-B-XyjlqC3ts/U1wI_0pBjfI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/d6iP-BSFrE4/Jack%252520Skellington%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:464px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:464px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=1ea954d39f8d99ad&page=browse&resid=1EA954D39F8D99AD!109&parid=1EA954D39F8D99AD!105&type=5&authkey=!ANasel_lZxRaCX8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:464px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Jack Skellington</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=1ea954d39f8d99ad&page=play&resid=1EA954D39F8D99AD!109&parid=1EA954D39F8D99AD!105&type=5&authkey=!ANasel_lZxRaCX8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=1ea954d39f8d99ad&page=downloadphotos&resid=1EA954D39F8D99AD!109&parid=1EA954D39F8D99AD!105&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ANasel_lZxRaCX8" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><font color="#9b00d3" size="3" face="Batang">Still figuring out if I am going to change the hands. Of course he will need his white chest piece and I may attempt the bat collar. The hat was a random decision, resulting from discovering I made 3 leg pieces instead of 2. My youngest daughter wanted a rainbow scrunchie so I stuck it on his hat till she comes home. </font></p> <p><font color="#9b00d3" size="3" face="Batang">I will post pics when I am done and try to translate my randomness into a pattern to share. </font></p> <p><font color="#9b00d3" size="3" face="Batang"></font> </p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:be6b8b96-6663-4f1f-bb1c-985b62d00242" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Jack" rel="tag">Jack</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Skeleton" rel="tag">Skeleton</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Skellington" rel="tag">Skellington</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/crochet" rel="tag">crochet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/amigurumi" rel="tag">amigurumi</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/pattern" rel="tag">pattern</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/doll" rel="tag">doll</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/stuffed" rel="tag">stuffed</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hat" rel="tag">hat</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/skull" rel="tag">skull</a></div> <p><font color="#9b00d3" size="3" face="Batang"></font></p> Alone Time Pleasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370857284035797265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710564732589383690.post-79564986952951183892014-02-28T08:26:00.001-08:002014-02-28T08:26:17.748-08:00Granny Square and Daisy Baby Blanket<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6lrz7ZpYT_o/UxC4oSRPK3I/AAAAAAAAAxo/qcCSEf5a6Qw/s1600-h/246661_10150627269420471_541155470_18726690_2330708_n.jpg"><img title="246661_10150627269420471_541155470_18726690_2330708_n" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="246661_10150627269420471_541155470_18726690_2330708_n" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7ET5E8RN4wo/UxC4o2hTFII/AAAAAAAAAxw/5UacA5hsfkY/246661_10150627269420471_541155470_18726690_2330708_n_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="341"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-930qPh8mLdY/UxC4pTRYcnI/AAAAAAAAAx4/ArQp6cmWwKk/s1600-h/254433_10150628373950471_541155470_18743228_895225_n.jpg"><img title="254433_10150628373950471_541155470_18743228_895225_n" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="254433_10150628373950471_541155470_18743228_895225_n" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--hCf9rVMzAQ/UxC4qEFHCNI/AAAAAAAAAyA/Mk_jaUurNSo/254433_10150628373950471_541155470_18743228_895225_n_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="412"></a></p> <p>This was a quick and easy granny square baby blanket. Total cost including flower loom was less than $10. I also made a matching hat using a circular loom. </p> <p>I used a size USH8/ 5.00 mm hook. </p> <p>Caron Baby Soft Yarn (4 ply) in Peach (1 skein) and Cream (1 Skein)</p> <p>Nifty Knitter Flower Loom</p> <p> </p> <h5>Abbreviations: </h5> <ul> <li>ch = chain <li>sl st = slip stitch <li>dc= double crochet</li> <li>st= stitch</li></ul> <p>20 Granny squares:</p> <p>Row 1. Chain 4, join to first st using sl st. </p> <p>Row 2. Ch 3 (counts as first dc.)- 2 dc, chain 2, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2 3 dc, join to first st with sl st</p> <p>Row 3. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st to corner. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in corner. repeat to first st, then sl st to join.</p> <p>Tie off and pull yarn through. leave tail long enough to weave in later. </p> <p>Make 20 Granny Squares. Use a yarn needle to weave in the ends into squares.</p> <p>Assembling Squares:</p> <p>I used a whipstitch to connect the squares (5 by 4). Sewed Flowers onto corner squares.</p> <p>Using the cream yarn, I attached to blanket and started with ch 3 (counts as first dc).</p> <p>dc in each stitch. I used 5 dc in each corner to round of square corners. Sl St in first dc.</p> <p>ch 3, dc in each st around. sl st to first st. </p> <p>Tie offf and leave enough tail to weave in. </p> <p>Using Peach yarn, attach to blanket with sl st.</p> <p>Ch 3 (first dc), 4 dc in first stitch. skip 3 stitches. 5 dc in next st, skip 3 st (repeat to end).</p> <p>Tie off and weave in the tail.</p> <p> </p> <p>Used flower loom to create 4 daisies for each corner of blanket. </p> <p>Flowers: </p> <p>Very easy to make with loom. Found video here</p> <p> <div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:b29a0938-6d70-4793-a21e-9dd58ccf28f9" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><div><object width="448" height="252"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M69BblkGEVI?hl=en&hd=1"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M69BblkGEVI?hl=en&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="448" height="252"></embed></object></div></div></p> <p>to show how to use the loom.</p> <p> I did 3 rounds on pegs in cream and tied off the middle with peach. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:223d9a9d-d4d5-49d3-b345-494283928a7d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Granny+Square" rel="tag">Granny Square</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/yarn" rel="tag">yarn</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/baby" rel="tag">baby</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/blanket" rel="tag">blanket</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/flower" rel="tag">flower</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/loom" rel="tag">loom</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/crochet" rel="tag">crochet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/daisy" rel="tag">daisy</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/soft" rel="tag">soft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/scallop" rel="tag">scallop</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/nifty+knitter" rel="tag">nifty knitter</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bloom" rel="tag">bloom</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/pretty" rel="tag">pretty</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/girls" rel="tag">girls</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/peach" rel="tag">peach</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cream" rel="tag">cream</a></div> Alone Time Pleasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370857284035797265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710564732589383690.post-83476259181811051992014-02-28T06:28:00.001-08:002014-02-28T06:28:27.616-08:00About me:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I was little I had a great aunt who was a big part of
my life, especially after my grandmother passed away. I was always fascinated
that she could take a ball of yarn and make these intricate blankets and
clothes and scarves and whatever else she could think of. She loved to crochet.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She taught me how to do some basic
stitches and I remember being so proud when I finally mastered a chain. There
had to be 100 ft of chain wrapping around her living room. My great aunt was
one of the strongest women I have ever known. I could not think of a better
role model. I wish my children would’ve been able to know her. She loved
crochet and she loved to garden. Their parents died young and she practically raised
her brothers including my grandfather. She was afraid of nothing and she worked
hard every day growing her own food and making beautiful things for all of us. She
passed away when I was 11. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The years moved on and I grew up and had a child of my own.
After a while I started wanting to learn to crochet again. I wanted to learn
how to make blankets and toys for my own kids. I found some great videos online
that were easy to follow along with. Once I mastered a granny square there was
no stopping me. I began a blanket, which took me almost 3 years to finish. I
was working full time, commuting an hour each way and raising a child. Free
time was something I never had enough of. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">During this time, I began having health issues that lead to
me being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. A few months later I was forced to
stop working and became a stay at home mom. Once my daughter started school, I
found myself with free time. More than I knew what to do with. I also found
myself in a very stressful 2 year battle with trying to get approved for
disability. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found crocheting was a
great stress reliever as was painting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I continue to learn new stitches. I am no expert by any means.
The real reason I even started this blog was because I lost my Creepy Cute
Crochet book and could not find the grim reaper pattern my daughter wanted
online anywhere without people trying to charge money for it. It made me angry
enough to freehand it and write out the pattern as I went. I don’t feel anyone
should ever charge money for a pattern they did not come up with. And
personally, I do not charge money for any patterns because I like being able to
share my work and find new patterns to try. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I was looking through the pictures on my computer I found
pictures from projects I had long ago forgotten about. I figured I would share
some of these projects and some of these patterns for anyone who may be
interested in trying it out for themselves. </span></div>
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Alone Time Pleasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06370857284035797265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710564732589383690.post-45601399224449536542014-02-14T19:12:00.003-08:002014-02-14T19:12:59.518-08:00Grim Reaper Crochet DollGrim Reaper Crochet Doll<br />
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My daughter requested this doll. And being the crazy yarn lady I had to oblige.<br />
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The only problem with this idea was that I had seen this doll in an old crochet book and could not find said book anywhere. <br />
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I looked online and found all kinds of pictures of this pattern but everyone that had the pattern were being jerks and charging to share. I would be okay with this concept if this was an original pattern and not a copy of someone else's work. <br />
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I ended up free handing this pattern and writing down the steps as I went. I did make my doll bigger than those I had seen because my daughter likes bigger stuff she can show off. <br />
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Unlike the other jerks on the web I will be happy to share my version of this pattern for free. <br />
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Click here to open pattern. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6e2BeKQs7liaVNnWHQ4OXpFSjg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Grim Reaper Doll Pattern</a><br />
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Feel free to share pattern with others.<br />
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