An Unexpected Assistant

Hi there,
I came across a "female tailors dummy" which was discarded by the waste bin at the common area. It looked in good condition and I couldn't believe it (!) as I had been thinking of getting one to 'model' crochet clothing.
So here is a crochet tunic in cotton thread based on a pattern by Bernat. (pattern here). Don't you agree crochet clothing look way much better on the dummy than on a hanger?

Have a great week!

Serena

Brina the Crochet Ballerina

Hi there!

The lovely thing about amigurumi dolls is that you can customise it. I came across a lovely pattern by Mia of Owlishly Crochet (link to pattern) and couldn't resist!
Can you guess which was the most tedious part to make? Yup...the hair! Woven in strand by strand...
We named her Brina. Hope you like her as much as my daughter does!

Have a great week!
Serena

Study Buddies

Hi there!
It's been a long time since my last post an am grateful for a breather in my manic work schedule.
Can't believe 2 years have passed so quickly and I will now be saying goodbye to another batch of students.
As a farewell gift, they will each receive a 'study buddy'. Hope that this little buddy will be good company for them as they spend the next few weeks slogging for their upcoming finals.
(Many thanks to Karissa who has generously shared her pattern for the little fella here.)

I'm sure the students will like them, don't you think?

Serena

There's Always Time for Gifts

Hi there,
It's been almost 6 months since I've touched a crochet hook! I'm so pleased that I've finally managed to tear myself away from all that's been keeping me away to make some gifts for a few special friends of my son.
It was a request I couldn't resist -- make an amirugumi version from the drawing of a cat. This cat had a unique feature, a tuft of blue fringe. The timeline was also tight -- 2 days! Yep, there was definitely plenty of rumaging through 'my secret stash'. Using whatever I had on hand, this amigurumi of "Jayz" was made in time to be presented to the young artist. I'm so glad she liked it!
(Can you guess what I spent the most time on? The hair! I definitely felt like a hair stylist, trying to tease and shape the yarn to make it as soft and tousled looking as I could.)

For more works by this young artist, check out her DeviantArt page here: http://jayeve.deviantart.com/

'Jayz' was made based on a pattern by DDs Crochet which can be found here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/colorful-kitty-cat-doll-toy

Once started, can't just stop at one. So I made some others for her friends. 

Link to pattern for the whale is found in an earlier post here.

Glad to be back!

Serena