Quilled Goldfish
Welcoming a new small fry into the world, whose parents enjoy goldfish. The baby bib is a vintage japanese print sewn onto thick fabric to soak up drool. Scored it at a local Etsy craft sale in Vancouver.
Quilled Cat
My 9-yr old nephew, Christopher, quilled a birthday card for his friend. I’m simply amazed at his ratio of elements. I could not have done it better.
Pallet Garden
I realize gardening has never been a “craft” subject here, but this was made with hands, love, and ingenuity. We salvaged these pallets from a local warehouse and cut them into thirds. 2 full pallets were used here. 4′x4′ posts screwed to the corners and voila, a beautifully gridded garden bed full of black gold, just waiting for planting. Grid was stapled old venetian blinds. It was inspired by the Square Foot Garden method. Now if we could just ask the previous owners to move along…
Quilled Ginkgo Biloba with Crimper
This was the perfect use of my nephew’s crimper. I crimped an entire length of paper first, then straightened out the other parts of the leaf, and left the crimped part on top undisturbed. There are 3 shades of green, going for a variegated effect. I think it adds more depth than just using the same color. Here’s a photo of a real leaf I used as reference.
I choose you, Manaphy!
My nephew requested a Manaphy pokemon a long while ago, and it was only recently that I was feeling up to winging my own pattern. Ta-da, here is the result. Yes, I know I am still missing a yellow jewel and if I feel like it, I shall add it just before I give to him when he’s in town this summer for a visit.
Amigurumi Rebecca Rabbit
My friend’s custom order. This one was fast! Will be done in another 3 hrs worth of work. New bunny ear design. Shorter and faster and I still like them.
Pink Haired Amigurumi Girl
Just finished my friend’s super girlie amigurumi. She requested a lot of pink and purple. I quite like how her hair turned out. It is fun to put it in different hair styles.
Rowan Neck Warmer
I am almost finished this crocheted neck warmer. Just have to buy some big wooden buttons! I’m pretty happy with it. I used a 9mm crochet hook so the varying thickness yarn could remain poofy. I was surprised how little yarn there is on a ball, but think this will make a nice neck warmer when the weather is cold again. I especially love these bright colours with my dark winter clothing :0)
Freedah Cat Puppet
My first experiment melding the puppet head with movable arms. The mouth still wasn’t stiff even though I added a second panel on the inside. Still, can’t beat being able to pick things up and wash your face. It was modeled after my friend’s cat, Freedah.
I know I shouldn’t enjoy seeing her smoke, but I can’t help laughing when I see this.
Amigurumi for Knitters
So I don’t know how to knit, but so what? It’s amazing to admire how detailed and thinly elegant knitting can be for amigurumi. Unfortunately instructions are for intermediate knitters, not complete beginners.
Hansi Singh (Seattle, WA) began designing knit amigurumi creatures as playmates for her infant son. Hansigurumi, a shop she opened on Etsy for selling her amigurumi patterns, caught the attention (and needles!) of knitters in the US and abroad, and became an overnight success. Hailed “an amazing up and coming crafter” by CRAFT magazine.
- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Creative Publishing international (April 1, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1589234359
- ISBN-13: 978-1589234352
Crobots by Nelly Pailloux
Very excited to pick up my latest request of Burnbay Public Library.
Nelly Pailloux is a keen amigurumi maker and craftswoman, finding inspiration for her creations in cookbooks, children’s illustrations, and the media. She runs the online store La Fee Crochette, and lives in the English countryside.
- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (April 21, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0740778277
- ISBN-13: 978-0740778278
