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the crocheted butterfly the crocheted butterfly i am a wife and mother who loves crochet i also love to learn and i also love a challenge why not come along with me on this sometimes rocky road to crochet nirvana we re bound to have some fun along the way wednesday december 16 2020 it s been a long time it has really been a long time as a matter of fact it s been over seven months since i posted wow how time flies no i didn t fall off the edge of the earth i am still living with and taking care of my mom i did have a terrible case of lost cro jo though and this is why you haven t heard from me if you recall from some previous posts i was in the process of creating stuffed animals for my sister s grandchildren all of them had been done except riley s dragon which was the most complicated and detailed you will be glad to know that he is finally done and is safely in my sister s hands for christmas gift giving you have no idea how relieved i am i was beginning to have nightmares about giving these stuffed animals to college age kids and although they are a little bit older than what i was planning the gifts were supposed to be given at easter none of the children have officially hit puberty yet all right maybe one but he was tall to begin with so here they are horn tooting the long awaited grandchildren s stuffed animals emily s ballerina bunny bunny pattern here bow pattern here sophie s black cat pattern here abbie s german shepard puppy pattern here riley s magnificent dragon pattern here paden s fiery dragon pattern here lorelai s toy owl pattern here a little side note about riley s dragon the original design was meant to go over a sphere shaped lamp i just wanted the dragon to be placed on a table or shelf so there were adjustments to the pattern that i had to do just fyi in case anyone is daring enough to be up for the challenge of making this behemoth as always stay safe stay well and happy crocheting posted by nova55 at 6 12 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels crochet crochetamigurumi crochetpatterns crochetpresents saturday may 9 2020 yarn chicken i certainly hope this post finds you and yours healthy and not going too stir crazy from stay at home orders at the time i m writing this a few states are lifting the orders which makes some people very happy and some people very apprehensive i just wish the best for everyone no matter what your personal decision may be things have just been going along here i m appreciating the warmer temps and i can t wait to plant my spinach that is if the seeds ever get here i think they re sitting in some abandoned postal warehouse i m expecting a ransom note any time now i m still working on riley s dragon my that thing has so many parts obviously i won t be showing you any photos of him yet who would want to see a bunch of dragon pieces i did take a slight detour though my son s fiance s birthday was march 28th and i did send her a card but i told her she d have to wait for her present i can t recall how i came across the pattern but i found the tendril shawl by annie design crochet and i felt it would be just perfect for her the pattern is free but the suggested yarn was the most expensive yarn i ve ever bought ah but what a yarn it was 60 superwash merino wool 20 silk and 20 yak soft as butter beautiful drape subtle sheen and fantastic color plus it was a dream to work with thank goodness it only took one skein the pattern called for a 4mm hook and i didn t have one so i chose to use a 3 75mm instead mine turned out about 60 long and 26 deep on the picot side smaller than the designer s version but that s ok i did have enough yarn left over to do scs across the top edge which i think gave it a little more finished look i was definitely playing yarn chicken but i won with about a yard left trust me when i say the photos i took don t do this yarn justice i even took the pictures in natural light but i just couldn t get it to look as good as the real thing oh well everyone please take care and stay well and happy crocheting posted by nova55 at 6 42 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels crochet crochetdesigners crochetpatterns crochetpresents crochetshawl tuesday april 7 2020 i know i promised yes i said i was going to post once a month i also realize i blew it for march however on march 15th beware right my mother and i both came down with the coronavirus we haven t been tested so i can t be absolutely positive but i m pretty sure luckily it was fairly mild for both of us although my mom still needs a little more recoup time my heart goes out to all of you who have had this horrible virus and especially to those who have lost someone to it plus a huge thank you to all the healthcare workers front line people and everyone who work to keep society s necessities available and stocked there is so much talk about people going stir crazy dealing with the stay at home order it must be very difficult for people who don t have an inside hobby or at least something they can do within the vicinity of the house i have never been so glad that i have crochet from what i ve seen online many others feel the same way so many wips and now the time i m still working on the amigurumis for my sister s grandchildren and i ve finished paden s dragon actually it was supposed to be riley s but i feel it s a little too delicate for him so his big brother is going to get it the pattern is from megan lapp of crafty intentions and i would consider this to be for experienced crocheters well versed in amigurumi i m very happy with how mine turned out but there were some parts that i found difficult maybe that s because i m not that experienced with amigurumi eventually paden s dragon earlier this year my niece posted a pic of a crocheted baby yoda and stated that she needed one yes needed she is a married woman in her forties with a lovely little girl i love it but alas many patterns for baby yoda had to be deleted due to copyright infringements eventually i did find one and it is still available from albina of amigoroom toys perhaps i m very picky but many of the patterns i saw were not very professional looking albina s version is very cute and quintessential amigurumi but i couldn t help but fiddle with it my version of baby yoda and fiddle i did i wasn t happy with the first one so i had to make a second then i wasn t happy with the height or collar so today i took it apart made adjustments and put it back together now i m happy oh what we do for the love of crochet if you recall all of these amigurumi were supposed to be done for easter the grandchildren are not aware that i m making anything for them so not making the deadline is no big deal for those however it was my niece s husband that commissioned me to do yoda and i promised him an easter delivery so it s off to the post office and keep my fingers crossed it gets there in time to all please take care and don t get sick but most of all happy crocheting posted by nova55 at 5 08 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels amigurumi crochet crochet patterns crochetbabyyoda crochetdesigner crochetdragon crochetpresents sunday february 16 2020 just a little late i said i was going to post right after christmas to show you what ornaments i made for my family well it is after christmas almost valentine s day but let s not get picky the fact is that i have been pretty busy with things to do not only for myself but for my mom too plus i ve started a really neat dragon one of the six presents for my sister s grandchildren that s been giving me fits i usually don t have such problems with patterns but the yarn is black and i do most of the work in the evening bad combination i guess anyway i had found a super cute snowman pattern from repeat crafter me and i knew it would be this year s ornament i used sport weight yarn instead of the recommended worsted weight so i had to add a couple rows in the head and body to keep the size i didn t have any cute buttons to use for the hats or any orange yarn for the nose i used red yarn and wrapped it around the hat like a ribbon and cut a strip of cardboard and rolled it to fill the inside of the hat i felt it gave the hat more definition than fiberfill i really lucked out for the nose i found purple pirate studios on etsy and she makes half inch polymer clay carrot noses they were perfect all i did was rub the flat end against an emery board and put a generous amount of tacky glue on that end place the nose on the face hold it for 30 seconds and then let it dry my snowmen with the hat were about 4 inches high and the half inch noses were just right i also gave them thicker multi colored scarves maker s note snowmen s eyes look better if they re a little close together i don t know why but they do i have also finished the german shepard for one of the granddaughters it s the best one i could find pattern by ambercraftstore on etsy however the pattern could ve been better written and there could ve been more better photos for clearer explanation i figured everything out but this pattern is definitely for the intermediate if not advanced amigurumi crocheter the only thing i m really not happy with are the front legs i feel they should have an extension to create a shoulder that would blend better into the body the dragon pattern has this if i have time i ll rework the front legs so they look better well i d better get going that dragon isn t going to make itself then i still have an even more advanced dragon to make i saved the hardest for the last plus i offered to make a baby yoda for my niece everything has to be made by easter and then i will exhale happy crocheting posted by nova55 at 2 00 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels amigurumi crochetdog crochetornaments crochetpatterns crochetsnowmen sunday december 22 2019 merry christmas and happy holidays oh my how the time flies i certainly hope this post finds you happy and healthy and enjoying the season keeping my fingers crossed for my mother and i so far so good my mom did come down with a relatively mild case of the flu in november she had gotten a flu shot so she wasn t able to enjoy thanksgiving with the family but things are looking on track for christmas this year i crocheted a little something for my family but i can t show you what i made because i do have a couple family members that read these posts and that would give away the surprise it will just have to wait until after christmas but that doesn t mean i don t have something to show you i found this adorable elf and being in the spirit i decided to give her a go the free pattern small christmas elf from kristi tullus is so cute but i saw a couple photos of what other people created and decided to give her a little more finished look with white edging on her hat dress and shoes i also put pipe cleaners in her arms and legs so they could bend a little i ve said i m making stuffed animals for all my mother s great grandchildren and two of the six have been completed and now just in time for the holidays ta da the ballerina bunny for emily emily is the newest addition to our family being born just last june so she won t be getting this bunny for quite a while i m sure when her parents feel she s ready the bunny will be given a warm welcome i bought the pattern for bunny lilu from tanya kostochenkova of crochet friends lab on etsy i lucked out because she was having a half price sale at this writing she has a 25 off sale going for the most part the pattern was well written and i was able to figure out the couple of glitches without too much trouble bunny lilu from crochet friends lab my ballerina bunny turned out a little larger 16 versus almost 12 because i used dk weight yarn and a d 3 25mm hook but that was fine with me i wasn t a fan of the two little bows by the ears so i used the crochet hearts hair bow from katrina payne at rebel skein don t you love that name i did use joints for her legs but if i make another i ll follow what the designer had in mind she created the joints by putting buttons on the outside of the hips and sewing through the body and both legs my version of bunny lilu well this is my last post of 2019 i hope you all had a terrific year i wish you a wonderful holiday season and an even better 2020 and of course happy crocheting posted by nova55 at 7 43 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels amigurumi christmasornaments crochet crochet patterns crochetpatterns crochetamigurumi crochetdesigners crochetornaments older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me nova55 view my complete profile blog archive 2020 4 december 1 it s been a long time may 1 april 1 february 1 2019 14 december 1 october 1 september 1 july 1 may 1 march 4 february 4 january 1 2018 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