Favorite Little Princess

Happy Friday!  The local weather has predicted that we will be having a cold weekend, with a slight possibilty of snow. I know it's winter, but I live in Florida. This is BIG news. I'm sure it won't happen, but I'm ready to spend my weekend indoors as much as possible. Cooler weather means that I have the opportunity to catch up on projects that were left unfinished. Hard to believe that it was way back in October that I started this baby afghan. I have all the squares done and most of them sewn together. I have one row left and then will just need to put a pretty edging around it. I hope to show you the final project next week.  I also have plans to sew up some napkins this weekend. Isn't this pretty fabric? I think this would make a great tutorial. Maybe I can get that up next week, too. K1 has been asking me to make some more Adventure Time related items, espeically withe popularity of my Fiona hat . I can't even remember where I got th...

By the skin of our teeth, we finished the backpack in time for Tampa Anime Day . Ok, so it turned out a lot bigger than planned, but she can stick lots of stuff in it. I've always over-estimated for seam allowances. My thought is that it's always easy to cut out, but you can't add back to it. K1 seemed to be ok with it being extra large and we were out of time, so we can downsize at a later time if she wants. Maybe someday I'll get better at making up my own patterns. We started with cutting out our half-ovals and then sewing the two colors together - twice, one for the front and one for the back. Then we sewed the panel piece to the lower green part. We could have just sewed the front and back together, but opted for the side panels to give more room and depth. Function!  My new rotary tool came in handy for this part, especially since we were piecing together two different colors. I also found that my walking foot was easier to use with this bulky material....

This Saturday is Tampa Anime Day. Yes, I do recall saying that I was done with making costumes for K1 and her anime conventions. It will never happen. At least this one is fairly simple. Back in March I posted my pattern for the Adventure Time Fiona hat .   K1 already has the wig and now has the clothes. Tonight we need to find shoes and then pick up a zipper to finish making the backpack. Once again, I'm trying to come up with something without using a pattern.  I found this picture online and this is similar to what we are trying to come up with. I'll post pictures of the making of the backpack and the final costume next week. Hope you find some time to be creative this weekend, too!

Well, my cosplaying kid asked for another crocheted creation, but I don't watch Adventure Time.  I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into, but this was easy enough and I get to share a free pattern with you.  It straps around the chin with a crocheted button and I had the yarn stashed away.  I love projects that use up leftover yarn, don't you?  I started out with  Lilana Wofsey Dohnert's   Finn hat pattern on Ravelry. She's brilliant.  Then I made adjustments to make it Fiona and fit a bit more snugly.   Materials : Crochet Hook (Size US G-6 (4.0mm)) Yarn Worsted Weight Size 4 Medium ('Soft' recommended) Yarn Sewing Needle Fiberfil Batting Abbreviations : st: stitch ch: chain sl st: slip stitch sc: single crochet hdc: half-double crochet dc: double crochet tr: triple crochet inc: increase (crochet 2 st in single st; preceeded by type of st to use, i.e. 'sc inc') dec: decrease (make 2 st become 1; preceeded by type of st to use, i.e. 's...