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

Seriously Cute Crochet

Hello there!

I'm thankful for a brief lull at the workplace which gave me time to make this cute little fella for a dear friend of my daughter. She loves it and I hope you do too!

 

You can find this pattern in the book titled 'Seriously Cute Crochet' by Ana Rimoli. Do check it out!

Upsized Bunny

Hello there!

Do you remember the little bunny that was made from the pattern by Stephanie HERE at All About Ami ? 
She's been receiving lots of attention and when I was tasked to come up with a gift for a teen girl, my daughter suggested I 'upsize' the bunny.
So here is the 'upsized version'! Had a blast making it. Do hope over to check out the pattern and perhaps make one for yourself!

Have a great weekend!
Serena

Study Buddies

Hi there,

I said goodbye to my current form class yesterday... They will now be on the last leg of their ardous 2-year journey in preparing for the A-Level examination, the results of which will determine whether they continue with tertiary education.

I was thinking of a farewell gift and had been wanting to give each one of them something which might accompany them for the remaining part of the journey. One particular student had shared that she often seemed to be so nervous during exams that it seemed like her brain 'froze'. Perhaps she needed something she could bring with her during the exam which could put a smile on her face and help calm her a little?
I came across a free pattern for an amigurumi whale by Karissa on her blog here.Thank you Karissa for sharing -- I found this whale to be perfect as a study (& exam) buddy!

So I made all 23 of them a study buddy each! Every one with unique colour combination. Also had some fun while photographing them. Hope you like them too!

Have a great weekend!

Serena