much bigger on the inside

 A really great friend was moving so I decided to make her something for the road trip. It started out as an idea to put a bunch of stuff for her roadtrip together (happy memories and goodies) but then I realized I wanted to make something too. She's my crafting buddy and I wanted to make her something meaningful... so I decided on making a drawstring bag with this amazing Doctor Who fabric that I had been waiting to use for sooo long. I'm going to miss the hours and hours or crafting and talking (perler beads, sewing, me crocheting, embroidery, every geeky topic under the sun). We'll be continuing digitally so this site is great to show her what i've been working on :-)

 

I think I nailed the tardis blue ribbon (ok, one of the tardis blues)

The bag tutorial I used: http://www.sunnyincal.com/2013/01/round-draw-string-pouch-tutorial.html

The spoonflower Doctor Who fabric (inside): http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/818999 (the outer fabric is no longer available)

Embroidery project: imitation is the sincerest form of flattery right?

A while back, I had an idea to take one of my sister's amazing images and transform it into embroidery. It was a neat experience because translating digital pen strokes with thread was difficult and resulted in lots of picking things out and trying again.

The photo below is my work (framed) and some of the work in progress shots.

Link to the original image: http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9fzaii4UG1ro0sszo1_1280.jpg or http://www.kellywilsonwight.com/tagged/artwork/page/2

 

 

yarn hulk *smash*

I modified the Thor amigurumi pattern from http://overthebifrost.tumblr.com/thorpattern to make the hulk. He is a gift for the same friend I made Loki and Thor for. Using the eyelash yarn was fun and it is extremely soft!

 

I made the following changes from the pattern: 

  • Used a larger hook J
  • Added a row of 2 on the head
  • Added a row onto the body. I started out with purple and changed to green at row 6
  • legs and arms both had one extra row.

FYI, the eyes are 7.5 MM from http://www.suncatchereyes.com/ (they are the best for amigurmi projects)

First embroidery project on a hoop

I've always been intimidated by the detail work of embroidery. I make mistakes on my projects so frequently I thought making a hoop project might be frustrating. It turned out to be a really cool and calming experience. I could do little bits of it and I could take out whole sections if I wanted to do over (which I did more times then I care to count). I think what I like about it was that I didn't have to over plan, I could just figure it out while I went along. I experimented with different thread and stitches (some of which made it into the final product. 

 

The images are a collection for various stages

 

The really cool purple floss came from here: http://sublimestitching.com/collections/floss/products/sublime-floss-pack-mingles

The pattern came from here: http://www.urbanthreads.com/products.aspx?productid=UTH4425

Amigurumi octopus family

I started out making one octopus from a pattern I found on ravelry. I had so much fun with the curly tentacles I decided to make an entire family (orange ones) and named them (Clive, Martha and Abigail). I added curls to the little girl octopus. and lowered her eyes to make her a little more shy. 

 

I also made a few by request (the two pink ones) and LOVED that she added monocles to each of them.