Star Wars Fan Art

The Princess Leia hat was hard- it looked easy enough, a brown beanie with buns. But I redid the buns over and over to get them the right shape, size and consistency so they didn't flop or show stuffing through the brown yarn. the trick with the buns that makes the hat comfy is that I sewed the buns separately as long strips of crochet, then rolled them into tubes, then coiled them and sewed them into buns, and then made a circle for the back to cover the stitches and stabilize the coils. Each one of these has been so fun to design! I started with Yoda hats like the one above- then made Leia and R2D2. i am thinking about a Chewie now, need to look at some more photos and think about it a while! These have been commissions, I would not have thought of the Star Wars Theme on my own but they have been great fun- i will say those buns were a huge challenge to figure out!

Recycled Crochet

Had an idea to add yarn to my recycled crochet, to change up the colors, and make it more interesting for myself. So far I like the result very much! I am making a handbag with a pattern I am developing as I go along- it will be a medium sized purse with a flap at the top and over the shoulder strap. I will be looking for a good sized, funky recycled button for the front so if you have any ideas on that let me know! Another way to use leftover yarn! I think I might have to write a book with all the ways I have found to use up leftover yarn.... hmmmmm... What do you think about that?

Pomp-A-Doodle do!

So when I saw Red Heart's Pomp-a-doodle yarn in the store, I knew I wanted to try and use it- it is so soft, and the colors are pretty and,well let's face it, I like wierd quirky things. This "yarn" is basically a heavy thread with giant pom poms attached at set intervals. The trick to using it is to pick a hook that allows you to crochet between the pom poms. I picked Caron's Dazzleaire yarn (it was discontinued, but it is baaaaack!) to go with it, because I remember the name from my childhood- and the odd lil sparkle seemed like a good choice to go with the odd lil pom poms. I think it works and the brim of this hat IS just as soft as it looks. Sort of toying with adding this as trim to a smaller recycled bag too... Give it a try! What did you make with the pom pom stuff?

More Gir Fan Art

On a 'Gir' kick lately. This iPod cover matches the hat. The tongue wraps under the iPod and secures with a lil Velcro to keep the iPod from falling out.

I will make these on commission, but I am not going to try and make to sell a lot of these because the variation in assorted phones, iPods etc makes it nearly impossible to come up with any sort of standard size.
Olivia had me save the green yarn and pink tongue color for future 'Gir' projects, so i am wondering where he will show up next?