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!).
 

Christmas is coming and....

...the minutes are whizzing by!  I've gotten three different orders for Christmas gifts, but if I share with you I might ruin the surprise.  I CAN tell you that they involve amigurumi, clothing and accessories of various shapes and sizes, but I won't post until after the items have been delivered to their prospective Santas.  I am thrilled to be able to share my crochet with others this holiday season and I still have a little bit of time to squeak in some custom orders (depending on what is wanted), so if you need a unique gift please let me know.  I will stop taking orders for Christmas on December 8th, so order soon.  How? Email (cindy.holda@gmail.com) or visit my Facebook page and let me know that you're interested.  I can do hats, scarves, shawls, dolls and small toys that are all affordable (and safe for babies).  Thanks for stopping by today!  

Owl Hat & Mittens

Well, here they are! I'm pleased with the way they turned and out and even more proud of myself for the mittens.  I found 4-5 different patterns for the thumbless baby mitts, but I frogged them all because they were written poorly and things weren't working.  I ended up started them like the amigurumi dolls (magic ring and spiral sc) until I got to the length I wanted, and then I changed color to sc around and then added double crochets every few stitches to make the holes for the "laces" to go through.  Worked like a charm!  I think it's really cute and I hope my recipient likes it too.

I have patterns for all sorts of animals - a dog, cat, duck, bear, sock monkey, pig, cow, lion, penguin and rabbit.  Then there's the now popular Despicable Me Minions and Mickey/Minnie caps.  I guess if you can think of it, there's a pattern for it or it can be created.  Are you ready for winter? If not, I'd love to crochet a special one-of-a-kind hat (and mittens or wristers) just for you!

WIP - Owl Hat 3-6mo baby girl

This will be an owl hat for a 3-6 month old baby girl.  I also hope to make matching mittens.  I got the pattern from RepeatCrafterMe and it should look something like this when I'm done:

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She's Done!

Mermaid front pre-hair

The completion of my first amigurumi doll.   Here she is pre-hair (front)

And below is her pre-hair back side.  Her bra is sewn down and her belt is different in back than in front (although you won't see it with her hair attached).

Finally! After some frogging and hemming and hawing, I finally got this not-so-little mermaid finished in time for the performance of "The Little Mermaid Jr."   Sigh...so glad it's done!  What do you think?  Next time I'll use a much smaller hook to avoid the gaps and will stuff her neck a lot fuller (she's a bobble head! LOL).  Hope Sarah's mentor enjoys her :)

:) Blessings, Cindy

Mermaid, Part 2

So my little mermaid now has a complete head, eyes, neck, chest and the beginnings of her fin and tail.  I'm a lot happier with how she's turning out than the last mermaid, but this one is about twice the size as my first attempt.  Lesson learned here: a bigger crochet hook does not necessarily produce a better/bigger piece.  In amigurumi, it's essential that there be no spaces between the stitches and that is just really impossible when using a bigger hook.  Who knew? Well, Ok.  Maybe just me, but I'm all for experimentation, trial and error and all that jazz.  I'm not starting over. 

This little gem is taking FOREVER, but it's not because it's difficult to make.  I am just so squeezed for time right now that when I do have the time, I'm tired and don't feel like counting stitches.  I only have two weeks to get her done, so time is ticking and it's time to make the time to get her completed.  I can't wait to see her done and in the hands of Princess's mentor.  The show is coming along beautifully and I'm so happy for these kids.  They've worked so hard - but more on that later.   Keep on stitching! <3 YO Mama