Sunday, October 19, 2008

Weekend Project completed




I spent many hours this weekend putting together this Kooba inspired purse and writing out a bulk of the pattern. I felted the bag and I'm pretty happy with the result, but not sure about the closure. This was my second attempt at the purse, and I think I have it where I want it now. Theclay polymer buttons now, but before I compromise the bag and cut a buttonhole, I'm going to check some snap fasteners.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Chunky Ribbed Scarflette



Yeah, that's right! Another post this year! I'm still busy crocheting and designing. I've got two non-scarf projects that I'm working on, but it's getting more difficult to find the time to get it all done with having custom orders for these scarves. There's a purse I want to get finished, I actually created a prototype which I felted, and it shrunk more in length rather than width when I felted it. I don't know if it's the wool I used or not, but at least now I know which direction I need to go in to make it more of what I had in mind. Also, I want to finish a sweater...not sure if I want it to be a cardigan or a tunic. I guess I need to decide since I've got a pretty good start on it already.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

This blog isn't abandoned!

It's been a while...I know, but I have been crocheting, just not blogging. Decided that I would go ahead and post a few of my latest creations and announce that my patterns are once again available, but through Etsy. My shop is MsSunflwr.etsy.com

This is my first attempt at making a dress, it's for my sister's baby who is due in a couple of weeks. I also made a matching hat (not pictured).

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This is the Chioma Scarflette made from Caron Simply Soft yarn.

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The next is the Nneoma Keyhole Scarflette

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This is an unnamed scarflette...I will more than likely use an Igbo name (my husband's native language). I used a chunky boucle yarn on this one. The pattern has not been written out yet, I just finished this one over the weekend.

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This last one is also unnamed and the pattern hasn't been written out yet, I just finished this one last night and used handmade clay polymer toggle buttons.

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