Catch the Snitch!

So on Ravelry I have joined a forum HP Knitting and Crochet House Cup, which they have Quidditch matches were each team have to make a certain pattern and the teams compete to make the most (a player can only make one) for the first match (the only one I have been able to compete in this month due to uni) we had to make the golden snitch. The pattern was from Inner Child Crochet and its great! It was really easy to make I didn't take long to make. And Slytherin (which I'm in) won the match :D

I love the wings especially I think they look good and would definitely use them for an angel or a fairy!

I then tried to get a picture of holly catching the snitch (Katie refused because she decided it was naughty to play with my crochet). It didn't go so well though lol.....

I then tried to get her to hold it in her mouth but she kept dropping it straight away....

Finally I managed to get a shot of her holding it seconds before she dropped it again :D But at least it looks like she caught the snitch :D She could definitely make seeker!

Well since I have now finished uni I will have lots of spare time to crochet until October, so I will be blogging lots more. Also I have the time now to try and create a pattern which I really want to do.

Til next time x

Review: Clover Pom-pom maker

So my exams are all done and my degree finished :D So the other weekend I went to the craft and hobby fair at Aintree and bought myself a Clover Pom-pom maker. I decided that I would like to be able to make pom poms easily and quickly as my other attempts have been a bit tedious. I bought the two smaller sizes.

The instructions were really easy and it was incredibly quick to make the pom-poms and they came out really well. 

These are the pom-poms I made I made with the larger of two (I should I have put a coin in the picture to show the size, sorry) These would be perfect for a childs or babies hat. I loved making them with snowflake yarn as it made a really soft fleecy ball :)

This is the smaller size and I think its really cute. However I wouldn't use the blue funky yarn again because it shedded alot after I cut around the edge and continues to do so every time I touch it.

To try and help show you the size I have two pictures of the two different sizes in my hands

Below is the smallest size in my hand...

And now the largest size...

I think the Clover pom-pom maker is great and I would love one that makes heart shaped pom-poms! This is definitely a must have if you want fast, easy and great looking pom-poms!

Tea and Cakes

The other day whilst I was stuck at home revising my Mum and Dad went out to the craft shop and bought me a polystyrene ball.

They had seen it in the shop decorated with sequins and paper to make it look like at cup cake and they thought I could use crochet to make the same effect. So today when I decided to take a break from revision I decided to make the cupcake. I wanted the base to look like a cake case so I searched the internet and found THIS great video showing how to make cupcakes! So I started to crochet the base...

When I finished I was really pleased with they way it looked and I had made it a size that would fit the polystyrene ball.

I then made the icing myself by crocheting half treble (or half double in US) in a spiral but only crocheting into the back loops. I then attached to the base with the ball inside (I added a 2p coin to the base to give it weight and some stuffing to fill out the bit the ball didn't). I then added coloured pins to the top to look like sprinkles. And this is the yummy result....

Now just time to sit down and relax with a cupcake and a nice cup of tea

I really wish it was real now! Well I think this will be my last blog until after my final exams on the 27th this month. Can't wait til then :D

Hope you like it! x

CRIVENS!

I finished reading 'I Shall Wear Midnight' by Terry Pratchett (his books are pretty awesome) a few weeks ago. Anyway whilst browsing looking for something new to crochet (despite have about 5 different projects on the go already) I came across someone who had crocheted a Nac Mac Feegle. At this point I felt all giddy inside and decided I must make one myself! So I found a free sackboy pattern to use as the basic body and began to crochet...I decided to try to make my Nac Mac Feegle look like Rob Anybody. I had a lot of fun making him and I'm pleased with how he turned out despite a few hiccups. So he he is in all is Feegle glory....

Showing off his hair before he goes off to drink and fight

He needs a good sit down after a good fight (and after following Tiffany around)

And finally a back shot of him

I think I should make a few more feegle friends for him but for now I think my next project will be THIS!!

Thanks for looking! x

The art of procrastination

I'm currently finishing my final report for my honours project but I've had enough of writing about nematodes for the day. So I decided to finish making the chick I started t'other day. I was going to make just the average chick but alas I decided it could do with a geeky look. So here it is in all its geeky glory! 

It kind of reminds me of a zoombini ... I should make another in blue and purple and then it will be more zoombini-ish. It has a surprise though...

Yehp, its a creme egg holder (if you ignore the threads yet to be woven in). And here it is with the egg removed, and how it shall spend most of its time due to constant eating of creme eggs.

I'm quite pleased with it and I like its glasses :D

Anyway the picture below shows one of my on going projects which I will hopefully finish in the summer. Its the beginnings of a throw, Scandinavian style from a book my brother got me for my birthday.

The yarn is really soft so I can't wait until its done so I can snuggle up in it.

Finally here is a pic of the phone case I made a while ago...

Im currently trying to design a little bear and a flower beetle. The beetle pattern is being tricky and I've had to redo it many times! I should really be spending more time revising and doing my honours project than crocheting but oh well...

  

The Start of Something Small

My mum is a terrific crafter, she has mastered every craft she has tried and produce beautiful things. Since I was little she has taught me different crafts in hope I would take to one. I've tried sewing, quilting, silk painting, embroidery, cross stitch, painting, drawing, scrapbooking, beading, knitting, stamping and so on. Dispite my mum's efforts I would soon lose interest. It wasn't until I moved out in the summer and lived on my own that I decided I truly needed a hobby to occupy my spare time. So I searched high and low and I found Berrysprite and her crocheted Tokochu tutorial. I was introduced to the world of crochet and amigurumi and I AM HOOKED! I got a hook and some yarn learnt the basic stitches and spent every spare minute of my day crocheting. Ten months on and I just love crochet, though sadly my final year at uni has meant I have had little time to do much crochet. Here are some photos of all the things I have crocheted (minus a Trojan and an acorn currently residing down south at my brother's home).

She sheep at the back of the photo is a little key ring. In the foreground are some ami's for a scene I am going to make at some point.

And at the front are the Tokochu! I only have two remaining but I made a whole rainbow of them, but gave them away as Christmas presents :) I think I might complete the rainbow of them again!

                                                     THIS IS SPARTA!!!! 

The penguin in this photo is the first amigurumi I ever made. He looks a bit odd but at this point I had no idea that there are different names for the crochet stitches. So I read an English pattern and did American double crochet lol. He's also missing an eye due to a dog playing with him! 

I have made also made other non amigurumi crocheted things. I will take pictures of them and post them in a later blog. I made a owl phone case a few weeks ago, inspired by a post on the Craftsers website but I came up with a pattern by myself. This has made me want to challenge myself to design some patterns and then in the long run maybe sell things on etsy!

I am determined to do so but maybe it can wait until I finish my degree in early June. (Can't wait to finish :D)

Anyway til my next blog! x