Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Accessories to the Rescue: 3in Black Earrings

I don't have a large-enough pair of black earrings and I always mean to purchase some, but never get around to it. So last night, as I prepared my ensemble for today, I decided that I not only wanted to wear black earrings, but that I would just go ahead and make 'em. 

I didn't follow a pattern and they are, simply, a basic round. 

And here we are.Quick and easy peasy. They aren't heavy, despite the way this hanging. This particular ear suffered some trauma a few years ago and the hole is stretched, unfortunately. They're kinda big, but I love a big earring...especially since I'm bald. These are 3 inches and would run for $7.

Baby Blanket Finale

I finished the blanket, complete with shell-edging. 


This is the test bear for our baby blankets.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Baby Blanket

I started re-working on a baby girl blanket that I started like approximately 2 months ago before I started working on the very first messenger bag but all I made was like 2 rows of double crochet stitches in turquoise and I got sidetracked and moved on. So, after I made LaTasha's Blue and Gold Surprise Scarf, I decided I wanted a new project even though I had already been working on the third messenger bag but I'm tired of making messenger bags for now and no one in my vicinity needs a scarf for this warm weather, although we are currently backlogged but I went ahead and started making the baby blanket. The colors are pink, white, turquoise/teal and heather grey. I love all the colors together except the pink! The pink looks good with the other colors, I just don't like it pink like that. This notion is funny because I'll wear pink, I just don't like crocheting with it. I actually bought the pink and teal together and cannot figure out why I bought the pink when I think about it. I now think  lilac would have been appropriate. I'm using, for the most part, the Project Linus, pattern, I just made it longer because I want the blanket to be a decent size and not for show. I think I'm just going to donate this one though. Anyway, the next blanket is going to be for a boy baby and I can already see the colors. Like a dark green, light green, gray, white, and blue. The colors'll probably change though.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Blue & Gold Flower Scarf for LaTasha

So, I made a surprise flower scarf for my sister, LaTasha. I don't believe I like making flowers or granny squares or any motif work because I don't think I like the repetition. I believe it took me like 3-4 days to complete the thing. I almost had a fit when it came time to connect all the flowers because I hate sewing things these days, but thinking about it now, there is probably a way to crochet them to each other as I make each flower. Hmmm...we've gotten a request for three different flower scarves for the same person. This is going to be interesting. :)

Thursday, March 10, 2011

White + Purple + Orange Earrings (2 inches, $5)

These are very, very easy to do...and quick. Not like the Blue + Gold earrings that are taking me forever and a day to finish! The yarn is so teeny tiny and thing, and I'm just now getting used to crocheting with it.







Tuesday, March 08, 2011

I was at the dogpark...

...and it was cold. So, I used the cowl/circle scarf to cover my bald head. It worked, mostly. As you can see, though, it's about five (5) inches too short to actually cover my head and neck.



Monday, March 07, 2011

Production Photos: Messenger Bag (1)

Photos from the first messenger bag of the year being made and finalized:



Cowl/Circle Scarf/Thing

So, I'd been seeing a lot of people around here (Greenville) wearing these things and I, unfortunately, had no idea what they were, exactly. Some sort of scarf thingy.

(insert google search here)

I found out that they were called cowls.

(insert another google search)

And I found several patterns.

It ended up being much larger than what it's pictured because I chose to do my own thing and venture away from the pattern. I got many, many, many comments about it (mostly, "that's interesting"). I'm considering adding a few buttons because it's really big and awkward and I'm not immediately sure how to wear it. I may just have to take out a few rows...which I absolutely hate doing.


Sunday, March 06, 2011

Finished Messenger Bag: Part fifty-leven




Finally finished the messenger bag; seems like it took AGES. It's not like I didn't have the time though so it's alright, it's just that I abhor projects that drag on. I should probably start documenting when I start and stop, so I'll know how many actual man-hours it took to complete a project. I will probably never do this though because I already know it's a tedious job and who wants added work? I just started working on the 3rd messenger bag; it'll be slightly smaller and probably even better because with each one I've made, I can see how to improve the next.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Messenger Bag...Part IDK

I'm still working on the messenger bag for my sister's co-worker's wife...and I am loving the colors. I decided that on this one I wanted to make a crocheted-liner versus a cloth liner because I like the idea of an all crochet piece. And I think it's much cooler. It's just like a rectangular shaped creme-colored piece but for the life of me, it's taking too long to finish. I'm not sure why...yes, I do. I'm in a different environment and there's always something to be done. The first messenger bag and this one are made out of remnants from previous projects because I am trying to use up all of the yarn I have so I can get new yarn for whichever future projects I am doing. I received a $25 gift card to A.C. Moore and you can bet your ass, I used all of it. Lol. That's like the perfect gift to me. I mean, a Lacoste gift card would be awesome too, but I like the A. C. Moore gift card better...I just love it.