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WIP Wednesday: Roosevelt the Monster

Posted by Vanessa on April 17, 2013 at 10:25 am

Apr 172013

I’ve been a member of the FreshStitches kit club for some time now.

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This month’s creature is Roosevelt the Monster! The added bonus (every package comes with a bonus!) is that skein of specialty yarn. It’s Shepard’s Wool Crazy yarn by Stonehedge Fiber Mill and Stacey made sure that we got a skein in our favorite colors. I like how mine is red, white and blue (with a bit of green thrown in as well) making my Roosevelt a very patriotic monster. There is another bonus but I’m going to keep mum on that until the big reveal day (May 10th) when everyone has their own kit.

Sign ups for the next round of the club begin in August and she’s unveiled a new monthly payment plan instead of paying it all up front.

For more WIPs, check out Tami’s blog.

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FO Friday: Pepper the Penguin

Posted by Vanessa on March 22, 2013 at 11:51 am

Mar 222013

I finally finished last week’s penguin! Meet Pepper the Penguin.

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He’s all done and so cute. He’s about 10″ tall and quite chubby. I’m going to make him a hat and scarf later. He’s so cuddly. He’s the latest FreshStitches pattern, Pepper the Penguin. This pattern is a double whammy, she teamed up with Abby Glassenberg who designed a sewing pattern of Pepper.

I used scrap yarn I had laying about and my favorite 4 mm/size G crochet hook. I didn’t have any safety eyes in the right size for his head so I sewed them on with the last bits of black. I might change them out for buttons but I haven’t decided yet.

For more finished objects, check out Tami’s blog.

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WIP Wednesday: Random penguin parts

Posted by Vanessa on March 13, 2013 at 10:40 am

Mar 132013

I’ve been working on a test crochet for Stacey from FreshStitches and Abby from While She Naps. Abbey is a (sewn) softie maker and Stacey makes amigurumi toys. They’ve teamed up to make a penguin! It’s a match made in toy heaven I think.

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It doesn’t seem like much now but he’s going to be so cute! I’m not testing Abby’s sewn part but I might make it on my own time. We’ll see.

On a personal note, today marks the 4th anniversary of my dad’s passing. I miss him terribly. Except he never understood the purpose of having many projects in the works. “Teje, teje, teje! Y no terminas nada*,” he would say to me and my mom and my other sisters. So in true youngest daughter fashion, this post is dedicated to annoying him!

For more works in annoying progress, check out Tami’s blog.

(Knit knit knit! And you never finish a thing.)

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FO Friday: Mosquito Mosquito

Posted by Vanessa on February 22, 2013 at 10:49 am

Feb 222013

Kit number 2 of the Fresh Stitches kit club came in this week! This month’s pattern was a mosquito.

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I didn’t log onto the secret website before I started so I missed out on a super special modification. Stacey included four pipe cleaners to turn a normal sized mosquito into a long-legged spider mosquito. I’ve set them aside with a note on my pattern for next time.

I’ve named this little guy Rey, in honor of my dad. When he was a young boy, he was a pretty big pest. He was the second youngest and the only boy so he was spoiled by his older sisters. My Aunt Lolin told my mom once that he would start fights with the other kids but had her and her other sisters finish them or get him out of them. They called him mosquito a nickname he passed on to most of his grandsons who were and continue to be equally pesky.

For more Finished Objects, check out the list over at Tami’s blog.

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WIP Wednesday: More crochet love

Posted by Vanessa on February 20, 2013 at 2:50 pm

Feb 202013

I can’t stop hooking! (Phrasing, boom!) The finished project is going live on Friday but here’s a small peek:

I tend to crochet smaller things so once I get started on a project, it’s over before I have a chance to take an in progress photo. I’m really excited about how this turned out and I can’t wait to talk about his back story.

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FO Friday: A crocheted lymph node

Posted by Vanessa on February 8, 2013 at 11:10 am

Feb 082013

I posted a sneak peek on Tuesday but everyone’s guesses were WRONG! I crocheted up my own lymph node.

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It’s not anatomically correct but then again, I’m not a doctor. The little French knots up on one of the vessels are lymphocytes. I thought it made it look quite coquettish. I’m going to add a pin back to it and wear it as a hipper version of an awareness ribbon.

I’ve got the pattern written up, I just need three (3) people to test the pattern for me. If you are interested, please send an email to vanessa AT mixedmartialartsandcrafts DOT com. This is a very quick and simple amigurumi pattern, I’m mostly looking for assurances that everything is clearly written.

For more FOs, check out Tami’s blog.

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WIP Wednesday: Sluging along

Posted by Vanessa on January 23, 2013 at 10:50 am

Jan 232013

I’ve joined the FreshStitches Crochet Along of Hannah the Slug.

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Okay, it’s not a whole lot but I’m still working on other things. Right now, all I have done is one antenna. I’m working on my slug in fingering weight scrap yarn using a size C crochet hook. The dime is to show just how small the darn thing is. I’m hoping to make a whole tiny army of slugs.

I’m not sure what color to make the eyes. I don’t have any white fingering weight yarn so I’m thinking of skipping the eyes all together and just making the other antenna and the body. I might also dip into my Hexipuff mini skeins to make some brighter slugs.

For more works in progress, check out Tami’s blog.

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FO: Tipper the Tiny Crab

Posted by Vanessa on December 21, 2012 at 4:27 pm

Dec 212012

He’s done! He’s done! He’s done! Tipper the Tiny Crab is done!

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I’m so glad he’s done! This is probably my last personal FO of the year and I’m so glad it’s Tipper. He’s pretty cute and there is something a bit holly jolly about him. I have some left over red and white, perhaps I’ll quickly crochet up a Santa hat for him. That’s a big perhaps since there are four days left until Christmas.

And if you’re reading this, congrats on surviving the end of the world! For more FOs and apocalypse survivors, check out Tami’s blog.

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WIP Wednesday: Tipper the Tiny Crab

Posted by Vanessa on December 19, 2012 at 3:20 pm

Dec 192012

As a Christmas present to myself, I signed up for the FreshStitches kit club (sign ups are closed but you can purchase individual kits though the link) and the first installment out of six is Tipper the Tiny Crab! I’m onto super secret sample knitting number two (yarn review to come) I’ve been taking a break in the evenings to work on this little guy.

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And as a super cool bonus, beads were added to turn Tipper into a decorator crab. The decorator crab grabs bits of seaweed and other random things he finds and adds it to his shell. Great way to hide from predators and a way to make the other sea life jealous. “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful,” says Tipper.

For more WIPs, check out Tami’s blog.

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FO Friday: Lily’s Owl

Posted by Vanessa on June 1, 2012 at 10:23 am

Jun 012012

Oh em gee you guys, I am in love with this guy. It’s been really hard to part with him but Lily loves him.

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Ravelry info can be found here! Craftsy info is here! A link to Fresh Stitches is here! I just really love how this little owl came out! And I feel clever for tying that ribbon around his neck. I did take it off before handing it to Lily, though. She hasn’t put him down and I’m so glad. This isn’t my first Fresh Stitches project and it certainly won’t be my last.

For more FOs, check out Tami’s blog.

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