More Crocheting

It has been quite awhile since I've posted anything.  Wow, it's been over a year.  I have definitely improved my crocheting skills in that year.  Here are a few of the projects I have worked on ...

Mohawk hat in Chicago Bears colors.

Camo mittens.

Pastel baby hat.

Luigi wall hanging.

Large granny square blanket.

More to projects to come ...

Crocheting Continued ...

I am still working on the scarves, but have decided to make a few other things as well.  I am making coasters from the left over scarps from the scarves.  Here is one I made for myself.

 
I have begun experimenting with other yarn types.  I am making wash clothes out of cotton.  I have found that cotton is much harder to work with than acrylic (I used acrylic for the coasters and scarves).

I think it came out pretty good, although I did undo it a few times before I got it just right.

Crocheting

I recently learned how to crochet.  I watched a youtube video and that was it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqca00LdmAc

I have decided to make scarves for the women and children in my family for Christmas.  I have only been crocheting for a month and have so far done 6.  It's really fun and relaxing.

Pictures to come!

Daisies

I've been looking for something to make my apartment feel more like spring, but was having trouble finding anything I liked.  A friend gave me a pink vase, because she knows I love pick.  So I went to Michael's in search of silk flowers, because I do not have a green thumb.  Well it turns out they were having a sale.  So I got three bushels of daisies - bright pink, light pink, and white.  I cut them apart so each flower was on it's own.  I also used left over rocks from my bamboo plant (the only kind of plant I can't kill, lol).

This is what I created.  And the whole thing only cost me $12.  I think it came out really nice! 

Stained Glass

Today, I was going through old pictures.  I found this one of the stained glass work I did in grad school.  I loved that class!  I'm not new to stained glass, I took a few classes in high school.  But I loved the opportunity to get back into it.

I really want to get back into doing stained glass.  When I have the room and the money for the equipment I'll definitely start up again.  I'd really love to make things and sell them in a booth somewhere, at a craft show, or even online.  It's one of my many passions.

Scrapbooking - Me & Kevin

I have started working on the scrapbook of my boyfriend and I. I got the album as a gift from my mom.  I started some of the pages this past weekend.  Here's what I have so far ...

There will be more to come ...

Pillow

I had two small pillows that were getting kinda "pilly" but kept them in the closet.  I used the left over fabric from the bench to recover the old pillows.  I put both pillows in together, because they had gotten a bit flat.

And here's the result ...

I think it came out pretty good ... considering I don't have a sewing machine, and stitched the whole thing by hand.