I wanted to see whether things other than animals would work as buttons too. And there we go! They do! This is a little acorn button that has a smiley face embroidered to make it a bit more childish, since I love childish things. If you are interested in having one, I can also make …
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Going larger… crocheted brooches!
So I found this lovely pattern for an alien amigurumi, and there I thought right away, ok, this is not button material, but wouldn’t it make a lovely brooch? And yes, yes it does! So, now I also do brooches apparently. This one was just a try, cause, you know, you gotta start somewhere. I’ll …
Tiny Owl Button
In the button series there is a new friend to be found! The tiny owl! This little fellow is easily done. You need: · 2 colours of puppet yarn · 1.5mm crochet hook · sewing needle · a tiny amount of stuffing (polyfill, scrap yarn, what have you) · something to make it buttonable, I …
Tiny Hippo Button
Since it worked out so marvelously with the tiny frog buttons, I designed a tiny hippo button. So, there you go, another free pattern! This is only the head and the snout because otherwise it would become too large. You will need: · some puppet yarn in the desired colour · a 1.5 mm hook …
Swop it like it’s hot!
Some friends of mine created a community, where you don’t sell your things, you swap them for other things. It’s called swopspot and it’s amazing. I already put two things on there from my crafty list and got a dinner (well, ramen) for it. The other one is still being discussed. So if you have …
Scarf
Well, I know it is spring, but this scarf also took me some time. While it is not apparent how long it is, I hope the pattern comes out nicely. Cudos to Kieran Foley for the pattern itself, which I slightly modified, because I found the consistency between certain parts more interesting. I also made …