Prompt - learn a new skill
Project name - learnt crocodile stitch
Project link - crocodile stitch
Description
I have a fairly big (for me) project planned that needs crocodile stitch. I have never used this before so decided that id better see if could actually do it before embarking on the full project.
Prompt - De-stress
Project name - Crochet patchwork
Project link - patches
Description
I am working on a patchwork jumper for me. although some of the patches are a bit of a challenge, some, like these are really relaxing because I don’t need a pattern, so this is my current destress go to.
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prompt - Zap
project name - crochet flowers
project link - project 10
description
I timed making the 3rd of these. It took all of 17 minutes to make! The first one was much slower, but then I was making the pattern up as I went along and kept pulling it back. By the 3rd one I knew what I was doing
Prompt: February - Owls Team: Running w Scissors Project Name: Curtains to shams Project Link:Shams from Curtains Brief Description: Shams go on a bed, beds are used for sleeping, sleeping normally takes place at night.
I made these for a co-worker. The material was not my favorite. It was a woven polyester. Project Photo(s):
[quote=“storerboughtcreation, post:1, topic:295”] Prompt: Hawks for February. You need keen eyesight for these tiny square “diamonds” and I also use a light pad Team: Knotty by Nature Project Name: Cherry Blossom Diamond Art Project Link:(Paste the link to your community post for the bonus points) Brief Description: It is a big time project with lots of tiny square “diamonds” to place, it is almost like a paint by number Project Photo(s):
@storerboughtcreation – The hat looks like it was done very nicely and would fit the Curious George doll perfectly. Is that why you named your kitty George? And I am serious, he needs to be our mascot. I want to watch this little fellow grow into a big ol’ cat!
@GMPNQ – We call those Rice Krispy Treats and they are wonderful! I like them when they are still warm and haven’t completely set yet. That crocodile stitch is insane! I don’t think I have every seen that before. Now I am super curious on what you are going to make with it. It looks like it will be quite an intense project. Your patches look neat. Are you working off a color scheme for your jumper? Or are you going to let it be completely random? What kind of classes are you taking? What class is the fabric for? Sounds like a fun class. I think the fabric came out very cool and almost sculptural.
@Raury – I have seen these diamond painting around for a while, but I have never seen one finished! It’s pretty. How much work was it? Can you estimate the hours? I got one for Christmas, but I am hesitant to start. I also have 4 ½ cats (one is indoor/outdoor) so I would have to add a few hours to the time. I like the image you selected.
@gozer Lots of questions & comments, answered 1 by 1
“We call those Rice Krispy Treats and they are wonderful! I like them when they are still warm and haven’t completely set yet.”
Yummy! Warm, cold, with chocolate, without, I don’t mind - I’ll eat them anyway they come We call them marshmallow crispie cakes to differentiate between them and crispie cakes, which can be made with rice krispies or cornflakes and are normally made with milk chocolate and butter but no marshmallow.
“That crocodile stitch is insane! I don’t think I have every seen that before. Now I am super curious on what you are going to make with it. It looks like it will be quite an intense project.”
I’m going to do this bag in a multicoloured yarn. I might make mitts as well, depending on how fed up with the pattern I get.
The yellow sample I did will find a home in my jumper
“Your patches look neat. Are you working off a color scheme for your jumper? Or are you going to let it be completely random?”
Not completely random. I bought yellow, lime green, grey, denim blue, turquoise, pale lilac and purple for it and am using some red, orange, melon sorbet, lipstick pink and vintage pink left over from a previous project.
I kinda want a tiny bit of white, for flowers, but not getting any more yarn! Within the colours I’ve got I am being random.
“What kind of classes are you taking? What class is the fabric for? Sounds like a fun class. I think the fabric came out very cool and almost sculptural.”
I’m doing Art & Design (Textiles) A level, 1st year of a 2 year course. Its normally a qualification taken by kids after they’re done with compulsory education. I’m surrounded by 16/17/18 year olds all day, and am old enough to be the teachers mum.
I don’t care. I am learning so much, get the chance to try techniques & equipment I couldn’t at home and Kate (teacher) really knows her stuff and has worked on big film/tv productions before coming into teaching. I’m loving it, just wish it was longer than 2 years
Yes. So I was thinking of names before I met him, but couldn’t decide anything until that point. As soon as I saw him, Monkey popped into my head. After a few hours with him, we saw just how curious he is, and so we had to name him George.
So yeah. Our curious little monkey, George, can be the mascot if everyone wants him to be. I’m sure he won’t mind. He loves attention. He’d love it even more if that attention was in person to pet him and play with him.
It took me about 2 months to do it, but that is with working full time, a son that is very social and a husband that had a hip replacement. So lots of interference in craft time, so I really have no idea how many hours it actually was. I have 2 indoor cats, one named Mayhem, so I know the worry about cats. I just stored the drills in small baggies so if one fell, or got pushed off, it wouldn’t spill.
Humm
I must be the odd one out.
I have 3, Socks, Spike and Lola.
Socks is always Socks
Lola is either Lola or Mrs.
Spike, well, he can be Spike, lump, big lump, daft animal, big black apath (not being nasty - he is big and black and an apath!) and variations on that theme.
Prompt - Vultures
Team - Bits and Bobs
Project - Catty keyring
Link
Description
DS1 uses this for his school locker key, and also as a comfort thing. Yesterday the cord attaching the cat to the keyring bit snapped.
I used a scrap of ribbon to fix it. I have any more scraps of ribbon like this, in various colours for when this one snaps.
It took longer to than I expected because it was hard to find the fabric under all the fur
In total, I have Venkman (V, Venk, or Venkie), The Black Dhalia (Dahl), Egon (BiggiE), Yeti Pegleg (mainly Yeti or Yet-yet), and Pandemonium (Pandy). I also had Gozer (Gozie more often than not) and Midge (Midgie-poo). I thought it was funny that the one name that actually ends in a Y sound, Yeti, is the one I remove it from - Yet-yet.
@GMPNQ - That was nice of you to fix the keychain. Nice size so she doesn’t lose it.
Lol - he.
Thank you. He loved the kitty keychain from the moment he saw it and got a little upset that it had broken. The ASD means he is often stressed and anxious and as I also have anxiety and have a little stuffie on most of my bags to fiddle with, i can appreciate how she helps him to stay a bit calmer and more “present”. He’s not allowed to take his teddy to school, even though he wants to, so this is an ideal solution
Prompt: February Battle - Birds Team: Bits and Bobs Project Name: Bandana Owl TM Patch Project Link: to be added later when I get some more patches done Brief Description: Perhaps I should have used this for the Owl prompt, but the battle is time sensitive, so this owl is just a BIRD! XD I’m working on more unembellished TM patches to make a KitchenAid cover for my parents. Since I don’t have time to applique on all of them, I’m just picking fun fabric prints to showcase! Project Photo(s):
Prompt: January - Learn a New Skill Team: Project Name: Flower xstitch Project Link:Daisy cross stitch Brief Description: This is returning to an old favorite for me. Project Photo(s):
Totally lost track and February disappeared.
Here are a few of the things I managed to do this month.
Prompt: February Battle - Birds Team: Bits and Bobs Project Name: Teeny Tiny Bird Ring Description:
It always amazes me how we can get recognizable images with so few pixels (beads in this case). I searched for a small bird bead pattern for this project, small enough to work as the focal point of a ring. This is as tiny as it gets.
Prompt: January - Learn a New Skill Team: Bits and Bobs Project Name: An Infinity or Two Description:
I wanted to make a ring with the infinity symbol. Couldn’t find any pattern that was small enough for a ring and looked good online. So I played a bit with a bead planner and came up with a nice pattern. So I made two.
Prompt: January - De-Stress Team: Bits and Bobs Project Name: Mary’s rings Description:
I tried doing the Thing-a-Day craftalong, and make a ring every day. But, the very first day, I had a feverish child sleeping in the living room, and I can’t actually bead in the dark yet. and the rest of the month was full of surprises (sudden apartment move, for example). I think I finished ten rings this month. These two were made to show a friend how I make them. The stripes are one of the easiest patterns, so they are pretty zen to make.
