Bunny key chain

I don't know what is it about Easter season that everything looks like cute little bunnys and fluffy yellow chickens, but it may be just because I am pregnant. Anyway this month I made more bunnys and rabbits than in my entire crochet carrier :) So I proudly present my newest creation - Key chain bunny.

In early design phase he was suppose to be a brooch, but I decided on key chain later on. I think I will make another one for brooch as soon as I will get some time. That is the greatest thing about such small projects they don't take that much time to make and You can see the effect very soon.

I was looking for the other elements in store that could be used for crochet I already made: hair clips, brooch ( I have a few of these left so wait for another projects) and now the key chain.

Materials:

• grey, pink, orange, green yarn ( I use the yarn which gauge is 24.0 to 30.0 sts = 4 inches )
• hook 3 mm
• 2 black beads ( 4 mm would be best)
• cotton or something else You will use as filament
• key chain element if You want it to be the key chain

Pattern:

Head - make 1

grey yarn

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)


R2: inc around (12)

R3: * sc 3, inc 3 * X2 (18)

R4 - R5: sc around (18)

R6: * sc 4, dec * X3 (15)

R7: * sc 3, dec * X 3 (12)

R8 - R9: sc around (12)

stuff

R10: dec 6 (6) FO

Chocobo!

What comes from a combination of fantasy and Easter - the largest known version of chicken - Chocobo :) If there is anyone who doesn't know Chocobos are super cute creatures from Final Fantasy video games. I can even remember them from a versions they were a bunch of yellow pixels, and let me tell You they were already cute!

I just finished him, it took so much time and so much yarn ... (I seriously don't have any yellow yarn in my entire house). I wrote down the pattern but I think it will take me some time to make the complete post with pattern. 

But after making these photos I could not wait to share them with you! He is all wired inside, so it is fully adjustable and therefore so photogenic. I am so pleased he can stand an sit and look great in almost every position. I think he will be the biggest decoration of our Easter table and when I say biggest I mean it :) He came up quite large but we will find the place, who cares about food, right?.

What do you think?

Brush.... Brush.....Brush.... your amigurumi....

Did You ever wonder what happens when You will brush Your amigurumi with dog brush?.... Yes, I didn't too until few days ago when I came across this wonderful post:

http://tamiesnow.typepad.com/roxycraft/2009/06/tutorial-making-brushed-amigurumi.html


I bought my brush right away. Actually I lied few lines above when I said "dog brush", because I bought a brush which was ideal for bunnys :) So I knew right away what I am going to make. You can see exactly how the brush looks like on the pictures , I am sure You can get it in every at store and even supermarket. The effects are different for different kind of yarn or even different colors of the same one. In the tutorial I mentioned few lines below I red You can use any natural fiber yarn except cotton, my yarn was cotton and I am still pleased with the effect. You can always make a little piece to try it on. One thing that I noticed I had to brush the cotton yarn for a long time and when I used the different one later the effect was pretty much the same for a shorter time.

Anyway it all depend on the effect You want to achieve I have to tell You the photos from this tutorial do not reflect exactly how cute and cuddly and soft and furry this bunny is. So I highly recommend to try this technique and experimenting on different yarns.

Happy crocheting!

Few things You need to remember when using dog brush on Your amigurumi projects:

• Brush parts individually before sewing them together.
• Depending on the effect You want to achieve You may want to brush in different or only in one direction
• If it's possible You may want to brush the back side - it make the front one more furry too.
• Before brushing Your amigurumi You may want to try on small test part.
• If You are using not cotton yarn and making a long fur You may want to brush it with the regular brush or the brush for infants to form the exact hairstyle You want.
• If You are using a cotton yarn it may take a while to see any effect

If You have any other tips please share in comments and I will write them here..

My son brushing the bunny :) You can see now who is really doing my projects :) In all seriousness please remember to use the brush on each part separably and before assembly.

Bunny pattern:

Easter is coming....

Easter is coming so, so fast so we all need to hurry with our Holiday crochet and table decorations. I am actually way forward because I menage to save some of my last year egg cozies. I made a lot of cozies last year :D Maybe I will menage to make one more this year! Do You have any ideas or requests? What cozies would You like me to make? Please write in comments.

Meanwhile I decided to clean up the last year patterns for cozies and here I will give You links to all of them.

Every cozy is made from the base and other elements
The first link is for the base of cozy:

BASE COZY

Links for each cozies:

1. Sheeps

SHEEP COZY

2. Flowers

FLOWER COZY

3.Hens

HEN COZY

4. Superbunny and Bunnyman



SUPERHERO BUNNY COZY

5. Mickey and Minnie Cozies

MiCKeY and MiNNie COZIES

6. Yellow chicks

CHiCKEN COZY

Sleeping dragon - Brooch

Sleeping dragon little brooch. It can be used as applique or hair accessory or a fridge magnet but I particularly recommend the brooch.... if anyone is still wearing them.

When I was a little girl my mom had quite a collection of different kinds of brooches and I loved them, I loved looking at them, wearing them and buying them for her on every occasion. They are a special kind of jewelry for me, my mom is kind of a classy lady and her accessories were classy and boring for my, but brooches... they were different they could have all the shapes: animals, flowers, abstract shapes or all of the above all at once and they were still ok to wear. Times changed a bit but my opinion about brooches stayed....

I don't know why the dragon You can say he just appeared on paper one time when I was doodling. All I know is that he looks beautiful on a dark jacket and that I will gladly wear it on any occasion unless my mom steals him for hers collection....

Materials:

• green, red, black yarn ( I use the yarn which gauge is 24.0 to 30.0 sts = 4 inches )
• hook 3 mm
• brooch or safety pin

 Pattern:

Body - make 1

green yarn

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)

R2: inc around (12)

R3: * sc, inc * X6 (18)

R4: * sc 2, inc * X6 (24)

R5: * sc 2, inc * X8 (32)



We are finished with the circle and will make a dragon's tail now



R6: 5 ch,[ ss in 2-nd ch, ss, sc 2 ] all in chain You made, hdc in base circle

Facebook Fan Page

Finally I made the big step and created Facebook account for my blog:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/krawkablogspotcom/442589942561351?fref=photo

I am a total noob at Facebook, so if anyone have any suggestions, tips and tricks please write cause I am here to learn :) You can contact me by the contact form and now on Facebook..

From what I were able to see it will be a great opportunity for me to show more photos of my items. I make a lot of photos, tons of photos, and it's hard for me to choose only a few for each post now I will make albums on Facebook and show them all. It's especially useful for adjustable plushies with wires inside. It's so much fun to make photos every in a different crazy poses. I can't wait to show You all my finished projects so You can see the sneak peek in this post's photo.

Please visit my Facebook and follow and Like if You like it.

Mad Hatter's Little Hat by Crazy Hairclip Maker

Recently I feel like a little mad hatter myself, well maybe not hatter but a crazy hair clip maker. When I bought a set of eight hairclips in store I fought I would use two maybe three, but it's so freaking hard to stop yourself once You start making them. I have so many ideas for hairclips and I am so excited to make something girly again :) well as girly as I possibly could, Mad Hatter is girly, right?!

Anyway do I even have to write I love Alice in Wonderland? Is there someone here who don't?.... Yes I fought I would here an awkward silence :)

Please enjoy the pattern and as always send photos here if You would like to share the results.

Materials:

• dark grey, white, ginger, putrid green yarn ( I use the yarn which gauge is 24.0 to 30.0 sts = 4 inches )
• hook 3 mm
• cardboard or a roll from a toilet paper

 Pattern:

Hat's crown - make 1

dark grey yarn

R1: 6 sc in MR (6)

R2: inc around (12)

R3: * sc, inc * X6 (18)

R4: * sc 2, inc * X6 (24)

R5: * sc 3, inc * X6 (30)

R6: * sc 3, inc * around (37)

R7: * sc 3, inc * around (46)





R8: BLO (back loops only in this round) * sc 6, dec * around (40)

R9: sc around (40)

R10: * sc 5, dec * around (34)

R11: sc around (34)

R12: sc around (34)

R13: * sc 4, dec * around (28)

R14: sc around (28)









R15- R20: sc around (28)