Elephant Gift Set

I finished a crocheted elephant awhile back. You can read about it HERE. It was the first part of a gift set I was working on for a cousin who was due in November. Well, the little guy decided he'd rather have an October birthday and arrived a few weeks ago. I finished up the onesies and sent off the gift.

Fabulous "Tartique" in Bozeman

Bozeman has a pretty solid community of artists. One of my favorite galleries/shops is "Tart." They are located in the Emerson Cultural Center. Today they launched their new web site @ www.tartique.com

Be sure to check them out. They do an awesome job promoting Montana artists and crafters. It would be so cool to sell my creations there, if I ever get around to creating some worth selling.

Happy Puppy

I have finished what I think will be my last toy for awhile. I'm hoping to focus on getting my office space set up and start playing around with my letterpress printer.

Here is "Happy Puppy" from the Lion Brand site again. This girl is tiny, but turned out pretty cute. I used stash yarn that I don't think is as thick and heavy as the yarn the pattern calls for. She and "Pink Puppy" will be a gift for a friend of my mom who is having a girl this winter. Fun!

I (heart) Elephants

Here is my finished "Amigurumi Elephant" from the Lion Brand Yarn website. He's very tiny compared to the other toys I've made, but so dang cute. I used some of the leftover yarn from the pants to crochet him.

I have a plan for a onesie to match this cute little guy as part of a gift. I'll post that as soon as I get it done.

Baby Pants

I wasn't going to post these until they were complete, but all I have left to do is put the elastic in the waste band and they are so dang cute I couldn't wait to share.

I LOVE these little pants. I love them so much that I'm going to hold onto them for a bit. I have some ideas for onesies to match that would create an outfit so I'm at least holding onto them until I have a chance to work on those.

I used another free pattern from the Lion Brand Website. It's the "Baby Brights Pants" pattern. I used Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino yarn. Love that stuff, but it is a bit pricey. I think just for the yarn these are $20-$30 baby pants. I didn't check my gauge and had to do some adjusting. Basically I reached the length the pattern called for before I reached the number of stitches. I've read that length is more important, so I just altered the pattern for the number of stitches. I think with baby pants it is probably okay to do that. They don't look funky or anything :) I did the striping on my own, the pattern calls for a particular Lion Brand Yarn that looks like it self stripes. I may have to make a few more pairs of these with pink, green, purple maybe? I think I'll try a different yarn that is a bit more affordable though. I'm still working on my seam sewing skills. Matching stripes can be tricky too, but these turned out pretty well.

Pink Puppy Love

My mom asked me to make some gifts for a friend who is having a girl later this fall. She picked a couple of the puppy toys from the Lion Brand site. I am loving all of the toy patterns on that site. PLUS, they just made ALL of their patterns FREE! So awesome! I'm working on a pair of pants from the site right now as well. I think they are going to be super cute.

Anyhow, here is the happy pink puppy :) Isn't she cute! You can find her on the site HERE. I was able to use stash yarn again and I embroidered her entire face. I think the pattern calls for plastic eyes. I find it's easy enough to embroider eyes and it is safer for babies.

Aaarrgh, matey!

My friend Cathy asked if I would make a stuffed toy for her son. I sent her a link to the Lion Brand website's "Toys" free patterns and she chose the stuffed Pirate. I dug into my stash yarn to find colors I thought would be the most pirate-like. The final outcome is pretty cute. He had an awesome smile on his face when she gave it to him. Aarrrgh! Pirates rule!