Octavio Octopus

Here it is, my latest amigurumi creation, Octavio Octopus. I decided to use some variegated blue, green, and yellow acrylic yarn I had lying around, and then also crocheted the eyes in black acrylic yarn. I'm really having fun with making the amigurumis, but have decided to finish up a few afghans that have been hanging around incomplete for quite some time. I hope to have finished pics of them to post soon.

Bleachout Shirts

My husband and I have been making T-shirts using a bleaching process. Various techniques can be used for different designs and such. These pics are an example of a shirt made for personal use recently. The praying mantis was the hubby's idea, which I found funny since the female praying mantis decapitates and eats the male after mating. Anyway, I particularly like the drips on this one. More to come.

The Cactaur Blanket is finished!

I finally finished the cactaur blanket about 2 weeks ago, and am finally getting around to posting the pic. Once again school is kicking my butt and sucking all the time away.

I'm really happy with how it turned out. I got really frustrated with it about half way through due to the amount of detail being a big pita, but I'm glad I put forth the effort and wouldn't change a thing.

It is crocheted in acrylic yarn, and is the same size as the moogle blankie I posted previously. It's approximately 49"x75" and would work for a twin, twin xl, or double bed. It is shown pictured on a queen size bed, so as you can see, it was quite labor intensive.

Next I plan to make a baby chocobo blanket, and already have the graph made for it.

The "Plarn" Experience

After several hours of work, here it is: my "plarn" ball! For those of you that don't know what plarn is, it is yarn made of strips cut from plastic bags. The bottom seam and handles are removed from the bag, and the remaining plastic is cut into strips and looped together. If doing this, I highly recommend recycling the unused handles and seams of the bags if possible.

This ball of plarn contains plastic from somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 plastic shopping bags. It should be enough to make a bag. By making plarn and crocheting with it, the end result is a much more durable reusable bag than the the original flimsy plastic. I was originally planning to make a tote bag out of it, but now I'm leaning towards making a messenger bag instead. Either way, it's probably going to be a while until I have the time to tackle the project due to the insane number of papers and projects I've been having to do lately for school. At least there's only a few more weeks left in the semester. :)

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 :)