Olivia the Ballerina

Stacey of FreshStitches just released some new doll patterns today! I got to test the pattern for Olivia the Ballerina.

I used all Loops & Threads Impeccable yarns for her, her skin colour is heather and I gave her a purple outfit because I knew she'd be for my daughter who loves purple. Her face has felt features, the pattern explains how to attach them. I decided to use safety eyes instead of all felt, I didn't like how my felt eyes looked. I still kept white behind them though. She also has a cute bun, you can't see it but it is cute!

You can buy each doll pattern separately or you can get all four in an ebook here. It's only $18 this week, after the first week it will be $20.

Dino Twin gift

I made these super adorable Dino Twins for a baby shower I went to for my cousin's new twin boys over the weekend. A cute crocheted toy is my favorite gift to give at a baby shower, they always seem to be well received too. Even if they weren't, I'd probably still be doing it anyway.

The parents of the new set of twins wanted green for one boy and blue for the other. I think they're both really cute but I think I might like the blue more.


The pattern is from designer Hollie on Ravelry. She has a couple other designs up already that are super cute too.

UPDATE:
Tara the Triceratops is now live on Ravelry!

Hello Kitty

My daughter is going to a birthday party this weekend. The invitation was splashed with Hello Kitty so I assumed she likes her and this was confirmed by my daughter, so I crocheted a Hello Kitty doll! I hope the birthday girl likes the doll and her yin yang necklace (they're BFF's).

The pattern I used for this doll isn't available anywhere, I got it from a friend on ravelry who wrote it but didn't like it enough to put out there. I personally think it's a super cute Hello Kitty doll!

I hope you all have an awesome weekend!

A fun trade!

I recently did a fun trade with Tara after she posted a photo of one of her dream catchers on her instagram feed and I fell in love. I think it was actually more of a peek but I knew instantly I loved it!

We decided to swap a toy for it. I sent her a big, cuddly penguin (like the one I made my son for Christmas) for this beautiful dream catcher! It's even more amazing in person!


She makes her dream catchers using pretty doilies, they are just so dreamy to look at. Tara had a sale through instagram on Monday and I managed to snag up two more smaller ones, I can't wait to see those as well. She offers custom dream catchers from her etsy shop as well as felt floral pieces, which are just as beautiful!

it's a keeper

The last time I posted about my sampler blocks, I wasn't completely sure about this one but Karen pointed out a mistake I had made. Yep, I still make mistakes. I ripped out stitches and fixed the problem, it now lays perfectly flat and square, it's definitely a keeper now!

I haven't made any more squares since the last sampler blanket update, I probably won't again until I finish my projects with deadlines, I have 5 (all amigurumi) to get finished by the first week of May! I haven't even made a start on any of them, I better get moving!