Horace Behr

My beloved work husband wanted an open-faced bunny as soon as he found the pattern for Mr. Bunnyford and Horace Behr. His roomie requested Horace.

Horace Behr

He bought the pattern and I agreed to stitch them up; I've only finished Horace, but I think they will both be quite cute. I started there to try to get the pattern right before I made my dear buddy's bunnie wabbit.

The pattern isn't hard, exactly, but if you crochet it over a number of days like I did, you might manage to get different proportions. Then sewing it all up is a challenge; and I shouldn't have done it in the dark, because I realized I had his jaw a little off-kilter and his ears wide just a wee bit too late to do anything about it.

Only thing I didn't dig about this one? The ears. They just didn't come out right for me.

Gosh I hope he doesn't hate it.

Crochet Mummy Gloves

Oh oh look! Crochet mummy fingerless gloves.

I wish my crochet ideas were this good. I also wish this wasn't distracting me from my current crochet project (a blanket for my father in law... wooooo, boring).

Itteh Bitteh Kitteh

I found this adorable kitty crochet pattern (Adorable Kitten Crochet Pattern) which seemed totally perfect for a co-worker who loves kitties and is having a baby.

Sure, I did this one baby-friendly and in white ... but how ADORABLE would this cat be in all black with orange or red facial stitching? Or a little red devil-colored kitty?

Perfect baby present for a more Halloween-friendly mom-to-be, imho.

Mreow!

READY FOR HALLOWEEN DAY 28: I Vant to Show You My Neck

I saw a vampire bite necklace on boing boing earlier this year. It was crochet, and oh-so-easy-to-make looking.

So I finally made one -- found the pattern in a simply adorable little book called Witch Craft by Alicia Kachmar. If you have little girls who can't decide if they want to be a vampire or a princess, btw... please get them this book. It will help lead them down the path to darkness by sugar-coating it.

Anyhoo. I didn't follow the pattern, 'cause that's how I roll. But making up my own version (which includes a row of single crochet stitches after making the little closure loop, as opposed to just a foundation chain for the necklace part) took me all of a lunch hour at work while chatting with my friends.

In fact, I think even a beginning crocheter could master this in just a try or two. The hardest part was finding thread in the two shades of red I was looking for!

Obviously, this still needs some finishing touches--like being ironed flat since I kept the pieces in a little ball in my pocket after the crochet work was done--but I'm excited to wear it with my everyday-wear this Halloweekend!

Skull Scarf

Dear Fiends, I wish I could tell you I made this. But alas, no! This fine scarf is one of several eerily wearable pieces made by Crafty Lady Abby.

I love her use of filet crochet to create these spooky, everyday, craveable accessories.

I'm copying the ever-loving fool out of this pattern (I asked first, I promise)! I will be sporting one of these, my friends. Hopefully by Halloween.

:)

A-Team Day Crochet

It's A-Team day! The day that boys all over my office and in my Facebook friend feed have been waiting for:

A-team Official Trailer
But no man I know has been waiting for this movie quite as excitedly as my friend, D. So I made him a present:


Why yes, that is an adorable crochet Mr. T head on a crochet gold chain. Finished it over lunch. ;)

Spiderweb Crochet

Someone went and did such a lovely thing; they made crochet spider webs. That beats a doily any day!

Either that or somewhere, some how a very large granny spider is spinning webs in double crochet.

Day of the Dead notions holder/wrist bag

Creepy Crochet for crocheters... This is a notions holder. It keeps your yarn and your stuff to make yarn into cool stuff.

Ooo!

Though I guess you could use it as a purse, too. Sweet Satisfaction. Pattern Here.

Cuddly Big Daddy

Yes, yes, yes!!! Big Daddy crochet pattern!!!

Nerdigurumi has made my week with this pattern, let me tell you.

You have played BioShock haven't you? Or BioShock 2? Let me tell you, I have never seen more beautiful concepts in game design. I would vacation in Rapture, even post societal breakdown. It's the most amazing underwater city, and Big Daddies are one of my favorite residents there.

Creepy crafting at its most cuddly. :-D

I *Heart* This Crochet

I am amazed an in love with this ... crochet ... pillow ... thing. It's wunderbar!

Heart Crochet

Cauldron Clutch

What a fantastic crochet bag!

Luna Lovegood Scarf

The Leaky Cauldron has a pattern for Luna Lovegood's spindly, wonderful scarf from the most recent Harry Potter movie. It was really pretty easy, and I highly recommend it to any beginner crocheters who are ready to move on from basic granny squares.

It only took me one skein of yarn to finish, but I made mine a bit smaller than the pattern calls for. This project is a present for one of my Harry-Potter-lovin' friends, but everyone who has seen it loved it.

I haven't blocked it yet, which is why it looks so bumpy and misshapen:


Here's another pattern for the scarf, on Craftster: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=195441.0


Next movie I want to take woolen inspiration from? A Christmas Story. There is some seriously gnarly knit and crochet in that film!

Fauxmen

My mother loves Christmas as much as I love Halloween; it's weird, but true. She had a tradition when her father was alive of giving him a snowman ornament every year for Christmas, and when he passed on my grandmother gave them all back to my mom.

Being the morbid little child that I am, I decided to continue the tradition by giving her a snowman every year. Up until this year, that plan has worked out great!

But this season I'm a big BAH HUMBUG about Christmas. I have not personally purchased a single present for anyone but the Husband, and that I did with a big *sigh.* -- So last night brought on a small panicked feeling when I realized I've been so busy and so actively un-festive that I forgot to get a snowman and we start out Christmas rounds tonight - no rest for the wicked, I won't be having free time again until the 26th.

So I made a cute little crochet fauxman for my mom out of yarn I just happened to have stashed, using the Bo the Snowman pattern. I bring him to you because: a) I made it. and b) Wow, sans hat this guy would make an absolutely adorable little skull ornament.

With a little bit of black instead of orange for that triangle-nose, wouldn't he just be the skulliest? He's just too cute.

I found the image, left, while looking at other adaptations of the Snowman pattern. This girl just used the hat to make herself a mini-tophat, and added a spider-web looking veil. Very cute!

See more of the tophat.

Horrorific Home Decor: Eyeball Doorknob Cover

I'm writing this way, way far in advance - as this is posting, I'm actually on a plane to Europe. Maybe even already in Rome.

YAY, HONEYMOON!!

It's time to relax and start work on ghoulish decor for my home. Like crocheted Eyeball Doorknob Covers, from craftster's bella_domanie. Have you ever seen such a thing before?

When I was little my grandmother had sewn little mouse doorknob covers; it made getting into the guest bedroom so very difficult as they would slide around as you turned. You had to grip hard if you wanted that knob to turn!

So I think these could serve a dual evil purpose: freaking out your house guests before driving them batty. :)

Love. It.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Ravelry Free Crochet Projects for Halloween

Don't know what to do with your hands this Halloween while waiting on the kiddies to come grab candy? Crochet something seasonally appropriate with this Hallowsmathering of projects from Ravelry.com!

• Pumpin/Ghost and Pumpkin Bats (too cute!!)
• Day of the Dead skull pattern
• Cute, Teensy Pumpkin

Some fun ones with good pictures above. Thank you to the patterns respective owners for making them available, especially for free! Fantastic work:

TREAT BAGS

• I want my mummy (so unique!)
• Halloween Treat Baskets
• Felted Candy Corn Bag
• mini candy corn treat bags
• pumpkin treat bag
• felted black cat bag
• fish bag (don't know why, but I find this morbid--he looks so deflated!)
  

GHOSTS

• Boo the Ghost
• Little Ghost Finger Puppet
• Tiny Ghosts
• Genie the ghost
• Curlique Ghost Applique
• Boo (Mario Bros.)
• Pac man ghosts (okay, I'm cheating - but I love pac man!)
  
• Halloween Ghost
• Ghosts are coming to town
• Ghost cloth
  
• Zero the Ghost Dog pattern no. 1
• Zero the Ghost Dog pattern no. 2
  

SKULLS

• Felted Skull
• Skull shape (applique?)
• skull tapestry
• Yorick
• skully applique
  

SPIDERS

• spider!
• spider web table topper
  
• Bookmark
• eww, eww, eww... great!
• Awesome Spiderweb Hand-glove things
• spider scrubby
• spider dishcloth
• spiderweb shawl
• glimmer spider toy
• cross-eyed spider
• spider stitch doily
• spider web doily no. 1
• spider web doily no. 2
  
• spider web cardigan
• spider cat toy (the Frog Queen's kitties might need one)
• superhero dream catcher blanket
  

BATS

• Little Bat
• Applique (one of my all-time favorites)
  
• Vampire Bat Appliqe
• Bat with Swirl Border filet crochet

PUMPKIN

• small crocheted pumpkin
• stuffed pumpkin
• baby pumpkin beanie
• crochet pumpkin hat

COSTUMES

• mask
• candy corn hat
• witches hat
• Harlequin Hat
• mad eye patch
• pirate patch
• kitty cat hat
• mini witch hat
• mustache and beard hat
• witch slippers
• fireman's hat
• monster wig
  

BODY PARTS

• severed finger
• eyeball
• Monster finger chapstick cozy
• catch his eye
• eye love my cat
• my ex -- crocheted
  

MISC

• Candy Corn
• Robbie, my beloved Rabbit (Silent Hill + creepy cute crochet expansion=happy Carrie Mae)
• Halloween throw (granny-styled AWESOME)
• Halloween Stole (kind of a cheat - it's just Halloween colors - but I adore it)
• Boo Fridgies (ornaments)
• Kitty
• Candy corn pet sweater
• Futurama brain slugs
• kitty witch
• witchy finger puppets
• devil
• cauldron
• psychotic tomato
• witch silhouette
• Pirate Pal
• Frankie Potholder
• the pumpkin queen
• Liz-a-Witch
  

ROBBIE THE RABBIT! Oh Joyous Day!

Sure, my basement smells like a dank, dark underground tomb today -- in a bad way -- but Creepy Cute Crochet has a Robbie the Rabbit expansion!! For FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

I could not love this more if I tried.

I... I... I... *swoon* He's my favorite.


(picture will be removed promptly upon owner's request)

Double, Double Crochet and Trouble!

This could be a purse. This needs to be a purse. This needs to be my purse. Where the bloody hell did I put my black yarn!?

Crochet cauldron, when am I going to find the time to make you?

Thank you, Crochet Memories!

Gettin' Wiggy

Lionbrand Yarn brings you: crochet hair wig!

I have to admit, it kind of scares me, but since it's labeled as being a "beginner" pattern - I just might have to give it a try.

So fun. :)

Regency Hair

Bored, bored, bored!

I shouldn't be bored; I'm supposed to be working on my JulNoWriMo project. Egad, but I'm behind!

Still, I had about 2 hours to kill until the baby shower yesterday. I'm inefficient with my time when I'm waiting on an event to happen. If I'm scheduled to be somewhere at 9 in the morning, I go, I come home, and I make the most of my evening - often cleaning parts of the house, making a huge dinner, and walking the dog twice before husband-to-be gets home. If I'm scheduled for a get-together at 9 in the evening I do a few small projects in the morning, all half-assed, lay about for awhile, maybe reading, start a million little craft project that clutter up the house but never get finished, and finally find myself literally dawdling for the 2-3 hours before it's time to leave. Then, somehow, I still end up late - but with nothing to show for my day but a feeling of blah.

It's a curse. I have poor time management if I don't get a quick start on my day.

So yesterday I had to putter about until the 6pm party. Starting around 3p I started googling "old fashioned hairstyles." I decided to wear a regency hairdo with my jeans and t-shirt to the baby barbeque (if I get another nickname, by the way, please let it be Barbeque!). I used this tutorial, more or less.

Before I started digging out my curling iron and bobby pins, though, I thought, "ooo! I can take an hour and crochet myself a headband to go with it!" So I did.

I used this tutorial. It took less than an hour to make a simple three-strand headband in orange. Elation!

By 4:30p I had made myself a headband and finished a hairstyle that totally didn't fit my outfit. Voi-la! How I spend my Saturday afternoons. On pointlessness. :)