Birds & Bunny

 Two little birds I crocheted during my podcast time.

 A bunny pattern from lion brand. I don't like it that much.

It's spring time!

Mario Brothers Mushrooms

Someday I hope to be as cool as WolfDreamer because she's a genius pattern maker. :)

Like her blog post said, I had a ton of fun making these little guys and am still doing so. They make great decorations around the house and kids love them. My friend's brothers shyly approached me with thanks and one happily told me how much he loved the blue one. Awwwww, kids are just too cute sometimes. ^_^

Lately I made a scarf in Berkeley Univ. colors but didn't get to snap a shot. Shucks. It turned out pretty well even though I was strapped for yarn. The store only had two more balls of dark blue and the person I gave the scarf to didn't have time to wait.

The next project is to finish up the remaining mushrooms lying around and the polo scarf I'm knitting.

Hopefully I will get to all these things and manage to ace my coming tests and midterms as well.

Crocheted 3 Tier Cake

I found this pattern in the Crochet Today magazine and thought I'd give it a shot. I don't like crocheting in the same spot though so I just spiraled around so it may seem uneven, but I think it looks alright.

I wanted to use it as a gift then it occurred to me it is completely useless, and not especially cute, so I will have it put in the office to display glasses instead. Hopefully I can get a shot of the display case later.

Happy New Year 2011, with a few totoro

I finished up a few little totoros for my brother to give to his friends and featured in the background is the first bigger, blue totoro I ever made. There is something very satisfying about making a cute object that you can hold in your hands.

This past holiday season has been rather crazy with all the knitted and crocheted items I was churning out faster than you can take a proper picture of. :( My new year's resolution is to work on maintaining a proper blog and etsy account!....once I am settled in school and have my applications finished and turned in. They are nearly there!!!

This year I have also agreed to work with my aunt a little and come December (I know it's really early to say this...) we will participate in a crafts show. There we will have a booth to show our stuff. I don't know if I'm expecting much but it is a start. I'm no entrepreneur but I can't keep all the dolls I make so it may not be a bad idea to try selling a few right.

Let's hope for a great year and a proper blog with some nice items.

More Little Friends

This is a creature and that is all I know. It looks like it's something along the lines of a bunny and a bear. You decide! :) It is a cute creature so that is good enough for me.

As I haven't posted in a while I will put up a few pictures I have just had on hold. Unfortunately, I have a bit of a problem uploading pictures in a timely manner. Also, as I'm sure any crocheter/knitter knows, it's HARD to keep a finished project around long enough to take a picture of. Lol. My bro especially likes to take them and give them away. Flattering but I really wanted those pictures! 

       Anyway, no more ranting for now...

 The quality of this picture is not so good but maybe you can see the unfinished string against the white. I found this pattern on Lion Brand Yarn called Peas in a Pod and I suggest you give it a shot, too. Mine didn't turn out like the Lion Brand one but it was relatively cute. I made it for my cousin's wedding as a last minute gift idea so it could have been better(eep). I'm now working on a totorobig totoro and little totoro family for my other cousins so I hope they like those better... 

Small white totoro

This guy turned out a little chubby.

 So there are more on the way!! I'm always making a bunch but they just disappear so fast. >.<

だらだらねこ--Sleepy Cat

I found this pattern when I was looking for Japanese patterns and I was feeling extra ambitious as I was still a super beginner.

I changed the mouth though because I couldn't seem to get the web pages pattern correct.

Give this author credit and check out the site! The site is in Japanese: http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~mite/gurumineko/4/amizu_hara.html

There are also better pictures and diagrams that help promote this cute kitty more. :D

Elf Bear

This bear is supposed to be red and white but I only had green and light green at the time thus the creation of "Elf" bear. Again, taken from a Japanese amigurumi book.

My First Amigurumi Bearcat

Just made and happy. Little brother found him! :OSquish, Squash, Mash!Strangle hold!

Eat window!!N....no more!

Another pattern from the Japanese book あみぐるみBOOK(Amigurumi BOOK).

Cute Big Head Bear

It's too bad the picture didn't turn out very well but this is one of my earliest creations!
The pattern is taken from a Japanese book(あみぐるみBOOK, by Petit boutique series) my aunt found for me and I put him together to my liking. The eyes are supposed to be safety eyes and there's no scarf/bow but I thought it looked cuter this way. The eyes give this bear more personality don't you think? ^_^