Making progress, I'm making progress!

On my to-do list, that is! Made two sales this week, one from my Etsy store, CraftsbyChi, and one from a local game store that stocks my custom crocheted dice-bags. Check out their Facebook page, Olde World Games.  I've also finished one of the arm warmers in Commission from a Friend, minus the sewing, I've actually posted a pattern and am damn near done with the Rainbow Waves Scarf (which will be posted upon completion) that is a gift for my gayest friend ever. <3
I still need to do a scarf for my friend in Blue and Black Stripes, to match his beanie gift from last year. The arm warmer needs to be sewn, and it's mate made.
I need to make a Green and Grey Stripes Beanie for my nephew.
Then there's something for my brother, but I don't know what, yet.
I'm planning on making scarves for a few of the homeless people that are around my store often. They need something warm.
I have this idea for a hot-bowl holder....
Crochet ornaments and tree topper.

OH, and I taught my mom how to do a granny square today. That was fun. And she gave me dome pretty new scissors. They're blue. Titanium. I am very happy.

Well, Blessed Be and Happy Hooking during the holidays!



So I made a hot-bowl holder! I made two Granny Triangles  ( check out this pattern  http://ahappyone.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/half-a-square-squared-sort-of/  ) and single-stitched them together along two sides. Very pretty yarn, will post pattern and pictures. 
Also started the Blue and Black Stripes Scarf for my friend, which I will post later.

Arm-warmers for all!

So these lovely little wrist warmers (they're too short to appropriately call them arm-warmers) were made for while I'm at work freezing my palms off in my drive-through (yes, MY drive-through). While they were originally for me, I gave them to my manager who has very poor circulation due to heart problems. I had been planning on making some for him anyway, so it worked out. I told him he doesn't get a Christmas present though!

A close-up of the pretty ( but not too girly haha) V-stitch pattern. Works up real quickly and takes no time at all.

They really work well. They're just the right length to tuck under or over sleeves and my palms stay toasty on freezing cold Tuesdays when they power-wash they parking lot twenty feet from my window. -_-
I also made a pretty burgundy pair that I actually sewed wrong, but they came out fine.

See how nicely they fit over my sleeves? Very comfy, and they add a nice pop of color to my mostly-black winter wardrobe. I also have a longer set that's dark teal. I loooove them.

So, as a disclaimer, I have no idea who wrote this pattern. I got it from a friend who found it somewhere, probably on the interwebs. If this is your pattern and you want it taken down, please comment and let me know, I certainly don't want to steal anyone's hard work.

V-stitch Armwarmers
H hook
worsted weight yarn in pretty colors

Ch 35
DS in 6th chain from hook, Ch 1, DC in same space
Skip 2, *DC, ch1, DC* in the 3rd chain. ( ** is V-stitch, hereafter VS)
Repeat for 9 more VS. You should have 2 or 3 chains left after you're tenth VS.
DS in the last chain.
CH 3, turn, VS in CH1 space of VS on last row.
VS in CH1 space across for the remaining 9 stitches.
CH 3, turn, VS in CH1 space 6 times.
Ch5, SS in 5th stitch. ( you're counting both the double stitches and the chains here) You should have about 7 more stitches until you get to the CH3 from turning. SS in each of them.
CH3, turn, VS in 3rd stitch. (well, my friend said the 3rd, but really, if the 2nd or 4th is right above the VS below, do it there. You want them to line up)
Now you're supposed to VS in each 3rd, including in the ch, but again, make them line up. You should have 2 VS before the CH5, and one in the chain, and then pick up in the CH1 space after, then VS across as before.
How many rows you do now depends on how long you want them. The black ones shown above are 9 rows. I don't remember how many the red ones are, but they came out perfectly square, and I sewed them wrong heehee. My teal ones were 14 I think.

When you have them as long as you want, sew the edges together. I'm not sure how to explain it, but just make sure you sew the long edges so that the thumb hole is horizontal.
I also did an extra row before the thumb hole on the black pair for a slightly longer-over-the-fingers pair.
Have fun with your arm/wrist warmers!



EDIT 1/21/2012  For the thumbhole, I figured out an easier way to do it that also keeps you at the same number of rows  on each side. Instead of  CH5 and ss across, Ch5 and just skip one v-stitch, V-st into the next one and finish the row normally (in v-st). next row, when you get to the ch5, just do one vst in the 3rd ch, continue as normal.

EDIT 1/27/2012 Here are some pictures of those turquoise arm-warmers!

Blessed Be and Happy Hooking!!

Commission from a Friend

 A friend of mine who uses a bicycle as his main form of transportation commissioned these from me. He really needed something to keep his hands warm and still have the use of them. He actually wanted a much looser spiral, but he's very happy with the way they're turning out.

Incidentally, he has huge hands.

It's done in Caron Simply Soft white and black, and Vanna's Choice in some dark grey I've had a while. All in single stitch.

CH 45 (for giant hands. just make sure that it goes around the palm of your hand, and that it's divisible by the number of colors you're using. i.e. 45 is divisible by 3 = 15.) with one color.




okay sorry my non-existent readers im way to unfocused for this typing shit, so, good night.

Big Sis Little Sis hats

So my co-worker is having a baby girl in the next couple of days, and already has a three-ish year old daughter, so I made some matching hats for the sisters.The older girl has a big poofy pom-pom made by my sis-in-law from the same colors plus white. The baby has a big white flower/star thingy, it's pretty. I need to get my tired husband home, where there are no internets, so this post will be a little short. Also, I'm not posting the pattern tonight, but for experienced hookers, it will be easy. Basically, Make a 5-sided granny square. Keep doing rows until it's a little bigger 'around' than the head it's for. Then, on the next row, instead of doing 'Ch1, 3DC,Ch2,3DC, Ch1' at the corners, just do 'Ch2, 3DC, Ch2'.( I promise to better explain this later <3 ) Next row, do 3DC clusters (again, laaaater) instead of 3DC in the Ch1 spaces around. For the next 4 rows, just DC in every stitch around.

More cute pictures coming  soon, promise!<3