Back to School

I can hardly believe it's already September and we are back to school!  I have my sights set on the holidays and what I might be making.  I've been looking into crocheted jewelry, hand warmers, hats and of course, ami dolls.  Can't decide what I want to focus on right now.  If you were to purchase gifts for this upcoming season, what would you prefer?

Scarves
Hates
Mittens
Fingerless / Texting gloves
Shawls
Ami Toys - dolls, bears, characters
Blankets (lovies for the babies)
Bags / Backpacks
Jewelry
Diaper sets (hat, diaper cover, booties)

Let me know what you think, as well as what you think I should price things at that would be fair to my materials and time.  I'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions

Hoot of a time!

Got my first Etsy order this week and I'm happy to have made this cute Owl hat and mittens for a 3-6 month old baby girl.  The giver is not the mom, but she ordered for the soon-to-be-mom.  I've said a little prayer over this hat set and for the little one as she begins this new life <3  I'm so honored to be able to touch people's lives with this craft and I look forward to hearing how others are using my items.  I also made up a quick flower bookmark as a thank-you for the purchaser - hope she likes it!  

Owl hat pattern courtesy of Repeat Crafter Me Flower Book Mark courtesy of Annemarie

Baby Sweater & Puppy Dog

Baby Sweater & Matching Beanie Hat

I made this baby sweater and hat for a friend of mine, whose grand-baby was just born.  It's a little large for a newborn, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  I used Mikey's tutorial to finally get it right.  I had to "frog" it four times in order to get the collar worked out, which took a lot of time.  It was frustrating, but I pushed through and am so glad that I did!  This sweater is more like a 6-12months in size and was fairly easy to do, once I got the collar (yoke) to work the way I wanted it to.  I think I'll make a few more with a smaller hook for the newborns.  

Otie the Dog

I also made this cute little dog ami for the baby's older brother.  I am told he was named "Otie," which seems very fitting for this little guy.  He was a lot of fun to create and I followed a pattern that I got from Little Owls Hut. He stands about 7" tall and his ears and limbs can move.  He even has a cute little tail.  His eyes are crocheted circles with safety eyes attached and his belly-button button makes him complete.  His colors are dark green and a burnt orange snout, which I'm told are Otie's owners favorite colors.  He is also wearing a navy blue collar, but it can't be seen in the pictures.  Enjoy your new home, Otie!

Recent Projects

This past holiday season brought on some commissioned projects that I'm proud to share now.  I am currently working on finishing up a baby sweater, more minion hats, cabbage patch hats and a baby lovey for clients.  

These Little Me dolls went to two little girls named Marissa and Emily.  They were crocheted with worsted weight Red Heart Super Saver yarn and I purchased the patterns at Ravelry.com.  They each took a few weeks to make (I made another one before these and didn't like the way the pattern was turning out, so I frogged it.)  Each doll stands about 12" tall and are really soft and huggable.


Minion Fever has hit Crochetland and these hats are hot commodities.  I made these two infant hats and had another order for a teen girl that I'm finishing up soon.  Miss Sarah has also requested one from Mom when my other orders are complete and I owe Mr. Freddy one too.  I think I'll make an army of Minions to have on hand (just in case!).