3/17/2017 0 Comments Crocheting as a process.Because I make up my own patterns there is a lot that goes into making each one of my items. If it is something that someone is going to wear I have to figure out the sizing (or the number of stitches needed to fit the person correctly). I normally with take things apart a couple times before getting to the end goal. With things like amigurumis (plushies) I do this even more so. I will visualize all of the pieces in my head and from there I think about what I need to do to bring those pieces to life. If I don't know how to do something I will look up videos but most of the time I am just solving the puzzle in my head. I picture the way things look based off of what I've already done or have seen someone do, think about the different stitches it would take to make that and how I can go about making all of these unique shapes.
For raptor kitty, I had to take two creatures and put them together, normally I will go off of pictures and then replicate what I see as best as I can, but with this one I was only replicating parts and feelings. I wanted raptor kitty to represent me, and the silly person I am. So I wanted her to have the sweet kitty face but also the raptor like feel, I'd assume it is the same type of thinking that would go into making pokemon, as they are normally a mesh of two creatures (I actually used to make up new pokemon with my dad when I was little). I tried crocheting her claws and eyes but didn't like them so I switched for felt instead and the same goes for the bow I tried to crochet it but it just wasn't right so I went into my ribbon stash (ribbons I've accumulated over the years some were on presents or other things, and some were presents) and put this pretty white one on her :). There is a lot that goes into each of the pieces I make especially when it comes to custom orders. I want to make everything perfect, special, and unique, and I think I do a pretty good job of that! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
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3/10/2017 0 Comments Standard Hats!I am a big fan of colors. I love having a bunch of different color options, and making something unique because of them. The hats are pretty cool to make and I love the colors in this one because they are pretty happy blues, which isn't something you normally think of with blues because they are cool tones but it works! The hat I made for myself is in the priest colors. I want to be surrounded by happy things so that includes the hats! I know hats aren't normally striped but I think it works and it gives the essence of the Priest in World of Warcraft with the bright holy light! This warm and fluffy hat was super soft, I actually don't know how to describe how soft and comfortable it is. I love the warm and fluffy yarn, because of this it is so nice to the touch! The hats in the mixed yarns end up in some really cool patterns. I love that with this one it almost looks like long waves of color swirling around my head. Not to mention that I love this yarn it is so pretty and happy!! I actually didn't like mixed yarns before I got this yarn, it brought me over to the mixed yarn side! The colors look wonderful together so its kind of hard not to like it! I love making the hats, they end up really cute! These ones are very happy and it is always nice to know that I making something that will make someone more comfortable! The buttons take you to the Etsy listings for the hats! CategoriesAll Crochet Guild Wars 2 League Of Legends Life Overwatch World Of Warcraft 3/6/2017 0 Comments PsyduckMaking Psyduck was a new experience for me. He was the first Pokemon I made and to figure out his duckbill I had to be pretty ingenuitive. When I make an amigurumi I come up with my own pattern, which means I have to figure everything out from scratch. I normally will take something apart multiple times until I get it just right. Psyduck was no different and I probably took him apart more than others. One of the pretty neat things about doing this is that he is my own, since I'm not following someone else pattern he is different, than any other Psyducks. Which I think is pretty cool, I like being able to make up my own patterns and make something unique.
I actually got pretty attached to him when I was making him because he took me longer to figure out. When I was making him I started with his head and body so as I was making the other piece I would snuggle with him. It was probably pretty cute as I happily went along. He is special to me because he was the first and I feel like I was really able to capture his essence. I had fun with his arms as I wanted him to be his signature pose. He was really fun to make and I am very happy that I did, and that he has a lovely new home :D. The Mesmer is my favorite profession in Guild Wars 2 so of course it inspired me to make some Mesmer themed gaming gloves. This was the first version and I liked it but I didn't feel like it really captured the Mesmer's essence. The Mesmer shatters into multiple different butterflies not just one. I do think this one turned out really pretty though! I still am in love with the two purples together (purple is one of my favorite colors though so I may be a bit bias). To make it more like the Mesmer I felt like there had to have multiple butterflies. With this glove it reminds me more of the Mesmer because the butterflies are going up in a nice pattern kind of like the shatter. I have always been a shatter Mesmer and this is something pretty unique that you don't really see anywhere else and I love it. Plus having a clone shatter into butterflies when you thought it was the real person adds insult to injury which is perfect for PvP. I was kind of surprised that I liked such a deceptive class, since that isn't my style in real life but I really enjoy the uniqueness and mobility of the Mesmer. I fell in love with the Mesmer before beta when I saw the pistol video, and nothing about that has changed! I still love them and I hope you feel like the gloves capture their essence too!
The button takes you to the listing! As a note I can still make the first pair, I just don't have them up on the listing anymore :). 2/24/2017 0 Comments Knee High Socks
CategoriesAll Crochet Guild Wars 2 League Of Legends Life Overwatch World Of Warcraft 2/20/2017 4 Comments World of Warcraft Themed BikiniSome people think that crochet stuff is only for winter, but I don't believe that! I thought a Old Sylvanas/Ysera/Alexstrasza style bikini would be really cool, but there aren't a whole lot of them out there, so I had to make one! And I am pretty happy with how it turned out!
It is surprisingly cool, about as cool as my standard bikinis, which was unexpected but a happy surprise! I would love to make some in other colors too! Alexstrasza's armor is really pretty too, I love the colors! It has a very happy feel to it and I like happy colors, but Sylvanas is my favorite character so I had to make her old bikini first! This is more of a cosplay/fashion bikini, since it is made of yarn it can soak up water, make sure your strings are tight if you plan to wear it in the water! I could see it being worn to conventions, which is pretty cool and am excited to make these for people! Normally I am pretty cold so I won't be wearing mine until its much warmer outside but I can't wait to wear it to the beach! The button takes you to the Etsy listing! 2/17/2017 0 Comments Stylish GlovesI was trying to figure out what I could crochet for family that lives in warmer areas and this is what I came up with. I know my normal gloves would be too warm and impractical, so I went with this as some pretty little fashion gloves. They are kind of like fishnet gloves which I think is pretty cool. I always loved fishnet ever since my goth phase in high school, and in all honesty I haven't stopped loving the clothing! Once I made the first set I wondered what other lengths would be like, this way you could use them with various different outfits. These ones are the medium length, and are about the size of my normal gloves. I could seem them looking nice under some sleeves and I think they would be pretty cool in black as well. I went with the Blacklight yarn to mix it up. I've always thought this yarn was pretty cool fading from pink to purple to black is a nice color scheme. I like the way the long version turned out. I personally think it could look cool in red or crimson too! I'm sure all of the colors would look good on it, I just like red or crimson because they fit with the goth theme! I made all of the gloves the right length so stripes could be added to them. I think some nice priest stripes would go great on this! They would be super happy with some priest stripes!
All around I love these gloves, I think they turned out great and were fun to make. They would work great with a bunch of different outfits, and are cool enough that they could be worn in spring, summer, and fall, if your in a warm area I'm sure you could even wear them in winter and be content! Buttons take you to the different Stylish Gloves listings! 2/14/2017 0 Comments HeartsI personally don't do a lot for Valentine's Day, my boyfriend and I get each other little gifts all year round! It doesn't really matter to me what day they fall on! That doesn't stop me from wanting to make things for people who do celebrate Valentine's Day, or any day if you like to get loved ones little gifts all year round! I have seen some little necklaces with hearthstone hearts and thought they were cute, and I thought that a little plushy would be even better! I mean whats better than something you can snuggle! I made the little golden quest heart awhile back, and thought it was super cute then (especially when pikachu is holding it) but now with the little hearthstone heart I think it is even better! The two together look great and are like two peas in a pod! Once I had finished the hearthstone heart I put it on my boyfriend's desk so that he would wake up to having a little heart waiting for him and he enjoyed it! I'm sure other people would too!
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone celebrating and I hope the everyone else is having a wonderful day too! There are plenty of days in the year to show the people you love how much you care! 2/3/2017 0 Comments Sylvanas and Jaina ScoodiesI wanted to make some Scoodies (scarf hoodies) because they are pretty awesome. I'm not much of a normal hat person, nor am I a standard scarf person. I do like hoodies though and always have so a Scoodie seemed perfect, but it couldn't be an ordinary one. So, I was thinking what could I do that would be video game related and be a Scoodie and that is how I came up with the Sylvanas Scoodie and the Jaina Scoodie. Sylvanas Scoodie of course had to come first because she is one of my favorite characters! With the Jaina Scoodie I had to be holding Lich King Kitty XD. I like being able to bring something from the game into real life and to have it be a functional item, and these hit all of those marks! This one was from an order and he picked some really awesome colors. The lavender and charcoal look really nice together, I thought it was so pretty when I was making it :D. I made all of them so that the colors can be customized (which I personally think is pretty cool since I like options, and this way they can be tailored to the person's tastes :D). I can't wait to see what other colors will be picked, no matter what I feel like I could see them on the Sylvanas or Jaina (especially in the Heroes of the Storm versions!).
I love making these and am really glad I can bring a little piece of one my favorite games into reality! 1/29/2017 0 Comments Raptor Kitty InspirationIn real life I am a pretty silly person. It is kind of hard to describe in just words, I should really start taking videos. I like to be silly and pretend to be a raptor and a kitty. So it seemed like the perfect mashup to make into a cute little stuffed animal (that happens to really look like a pokemon XD, I didn't even realize until someone said something about that, I kind of want to see if they would make her into one for real). I run around acting silly and when my hands are up in a claw like shape that means I am set to attack. Usually I am attacking my bf by bringing my arms in close and poking him with the claw hands. Pretty sure I look like a complete derp but that's who I am XD. I really love her and the colors I picked. The idea just kind of popped into my head and I thought of the World of Warcraft raptors that are in the bright colors, which inspired her bright colors. Plus I've been on a happy colors kick and these are some pretty happy colors! I like to nuzzle my bf and sometimes I do pat pat pats, like a kitty fluffing the ground before they lay on it. That and I have a strong desire to curl up in peoples laps but as a human I don't fit... I really think that must be super comfy though (and warm, what I really want is that warm!). I always loved dinosaurs (I even had some on one of my birthday cakes and I actually used to watch educational videos about them because I loved them so much lol), and of course its hard not to love cats. They are adorable and funny. So what better to be than a raptor kitty? I couldn't think of anything, and I feel like my adorable little amigurumi proves how awesome that idea is :D.
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