Amigurumi Moogle and Earflap Hat

These were made as a birthday gift for a super cute 1 year old. The hat was crocheted in wool yarn, and the moogle was done mostly in acrylic, with a bit of bamboo yarn.

Cactaur Blanket - WIP

Ok, here it is, the Cactaur Blanket. At this point I have about 60 rows left to crochet, a border to add, and the ends to sew in. I must say, that although this may seem like a simple design with few colors, this project has been a royal pita due to the frequent color changes. Thankfully I'm past the worst part, when I was working with 25 balls of yarn, and it's smooth sailing from here. :) I'll hopefully have the finished product pics up sometime next week.

What I'm working on now...

Haven't updated in a bit, so thought I'd fill some space with what I'm currently working on, and my plans for upcoming projects. It seems like there's never enough time in the day to work on everything I want to make. I recently made a scarf, and then decided to make a matching hat as well. Pictures will be posted soon.

Currently working on:
Cactaur blanket - on the same scale as the moogle, but this time a cactaur! It's a bit more time consuming than I first expected due to all the color changes. I'm working with around 17 balls of yarn on average for each row. I'll be posting pics soon showing this WIP.
Hemp jewelry with seashell beads and focal components

Planned projects:
Chocobo blanket - again on the scale of the moogle, but this time a baby chocobo! It's going to be absolutely adorable!
Beach themed Christmas ornaments using seashells
Painted Christmas ornaments
Seashell embellished items including mirrors and picture frames
My first ever quilt
Several different hats
Scarves
Amigurumi animals and such
More market bags, tote bags, and purses
... and of course, more baby blankets.

So, as you can see... I'm going to be a very busy girl :)

Market Tote

This bag is meant to be an eco-friendly reusable shopping bag in an effort to be more environmentally conscious. I made a few adaptations to the pattern I used, and think next time I'll use cotton yarn instead of acrylic to make it even more environmentally friendly. The bag is approximately 17" wide and 15" tall when empty, and expands to carry a lot of stuff. It's also machine washable, so it could be used for groceries, or a trip to the beach and then just thrown in the wash.

Cotton Moogle Blankie

The moogle blankie makes an appearance once again. This one was a custom request through Etsy for someone who wanted it in cotton yarn rather than acrylic due to allergies. The colors are slightly different, but I think it turned out rather nicely. It also reminded me how much I love cotton yarn. It's super soft and cuddly.

6 to 24 Point Star Afghan

One of the things I've been up to lately is completing my collection of unfinished projects. I've had this one mostly finished for quite a while, but I tend to procrastinate when coming to the end of something because I hate to sew in all the ends of the yarn at the end. Each time I start something new, I convince myself that I'll do it as I go along instead of waiting until the end, but after the first few yarn ends, I always end up changing my mind, especially on a project like this with lots of color changes.

This is an older pattern from Annie's Attic. If you're interested in the pattern, email me - I'm willing to share or trade it. I took inspiration from my love of anything coffee and crocheted this in shades of cream and brown. I think it turned out absolutely gorgeous and almost don't want to part with it, but it's up in my Etsy shop as well.

Christmas Star Baby Blanket

So, yes, I know I've been a slacker when it comes to posting here. I've been a bit busy with the new semester starting at school, but decided to take a break from work on a custom blanket to post a little of what I've been up to here.

I've seen several round ripple baby blankets recently, and decided to try my hand at one. I went to my handy yarn stash to see what I had on hand. With Christmas on the way, I thought, what better than to make one in Christmas colors, so I chose to use red, green, and white as the colors for the blanket. It measures 34" in diameter, so almost 3 ft. across. The colors are brighter than they show in the picture, not sure what happened there.

This blanket is also available in my Etsy shop.