Long Time, No Blog!

Hello! Hope all is well! It's been pretty good here. I've been busy with the crochet, but I have no real proof of it because I've given most of it away. And without taking pictures! I know, how could I?!? Oh well. But! I did take some pics of my last two projects.

Nothing to exciting, just another robot hat and a blanket. The robot hat is all crochet, but I used my knitting machine to make the main part of the blanket, then crocheted around the edges for a nice border, and.... I was HOPING that the crochet would help flatten out the edges since they kept curling up, but to no avail. :( waa, waa! But I really liked the way the skull and crossbones came out. I made the design on graph paper and then just followed my little x's in the boxes. It was really challenging for me. I'm really not an artist. I just crochet. If I 'design' I design on the fly, or just put colors together. So this was really one of the first times I've actually put something on paper and made it. Can you tell I'm pretty proud of myself? I'm be totally stoked if the whole blanket came out perfect, but being as that life doesn't work that way, I'm not too pissed. Plus, it's for a baby. Like she's gonna know it's not perfect!

Crochetin' like a Mad Woman

Howdy! It's been a bit. Hope Thanksgiving was all you wanted it to be, mine was good!

So I've been pretty productive. I'm pretty stoked on myself. Usually I buy yarn and then don'e really use it, but this year is totally different! I even bought some patterns from Roxy Craft. She was great! I got the patterns (pdf style, paid through PayPal) in a couple of hours. The instructions are pretty easy (I naturally have problems following directions) and the pictures are pretty good too. I haven't made anything from her patterns yet, I've been doing my own stuff. I've only made and finished one amigurumi recently, I started another, but I've taken a bit of a break from her from a minute.

I've been making some hats. The Camo Robot was for my friends nephew. And the bright one is for my friend that is going to be moving to So. Cal to go to golfing school. Either to go pro or to teach. But I think it's rad that he wanted that hat. He's totally straight, but a very loud, bright, pastel-ly colot with big yellow pom-poms. So there it is. I'll let you know if he actually likes it or not. He hasn't seen it since he picked out the colors. :D I'm pretty excited about that.

So yeah, that's pretty much about it for now. I hope all is well in your world! Things are really looking up for me in mine! Happy holidays to all with many good, warm, fuzzy thoughts, luscious merriment, and as much obsessive yarning as possible!! Ciao!

~The Dishes












The model is my son. Pretty cute, huh?! ;^)

Happy Thanksgiving!!
Well, I don't have any amigurumi to post, but I do have a poncho to post (I keep calling it a shawl). It's my version of a prayer shawl. It's for a friend of the family that is having a very difficult battle with cancer. So I hoping that a little extra love is just what she needs.Well, the energy anyways. So I hope all is well in the world you live in. Happy holidays!

Robot Pattern

Ok! Here it is. Someone asked for it so here ya go. I have to put out a disclaimer, I wrote down the pattern as I went along, so there is no really guarantee that it is perfect. but you can always e-mail me with questions or just improve on the pattern. Good luck, good thoughts, lucious merriment, and as much obsessive yarning as humanly possible! Ciao!

The Dishes

P.S. And please, (just to cover my butt) I did think of this recipe. It is of my own creation. I would appreciate it if it would not be sold (blah, blah,blah) or dolls made from the pattern not be sold. People are more than welcome to freely give out the pattern, or dolls as you see fit. That part I don't care about. But if someone's gonna make $$, I'd like it to be me! I need the cash just as much as the next one. I mean of course I need the cash, it's not like this is the cheapest hobby on the planet (well if you like to make blankets)!! Ok! So now that I feel like an ass, (Copywrites. You know I'm not trying to be a b-i-t-c-h about this, but I guess I do feel the need to say something. Please don't take it personal), please have as much fun as possible making as many robots as possible!!

Oh and please share your finished robots! I would love to see them!

So I leave you with happy thoughts, lusious merriment, and as much obsessive (amigurumi) yarning as possible! Ciao!


Round Robot Pattern


Body

Row Stitches

1 6(+6)

2 12(+6)

3 18(+6)

4 24(+6)

5 30(+6)

6 36(+6)

7 42

~ ~

20 42(-6)

21 36(-6)

22 30(-2)

23 28(~)

24 26(~)

25 24(~)

26 22(-2)

27 20



Head

Row Stitches

1 6(+6)

2 12(~)

3 18(~)

4 24(~)

5 30(~)

6 36(+6)

7 42

~ ~

10 42(-6)

11 36(~)

12 30(-6)

13 24(-4)

14 20



Arms

Row Stitches

1 6(+6)

2 12(~)

3 18

4 18

5 18(-3)

6 15(-3)

7 12(-2)

8 10

~ ~

19 10(-5)

20 5





Legs

Row Stitches

1 6(+6)

2 12(+~)

3 18(+6)

4 24

~ ~

7 24(-6)

8 18(-3)

9 15(-3)

10 12

~ ~

17 12



Ears

Row Stitches

1 6(+6)

2 12(-2)

3 10



Antenna


Row Stitches

1 4(+4)

2 8

3 8(-4)

4 4

~ ~

7 4

Good Day! It has been quite some time since the last check in. Well, I guess I should fill you in:

I'm not sure about y'all, but I have a very hard time yarning when the weather's nice. Doesn't matter what kind of yarn I use, I just have no desire to do so while its hot.

Then, in mid- July, my son was diagnosed as being Diabetic. He was 2 months shy of turning two years old. So I guess needless to say it kinda turned my world upside down. My husband and I almost lost our child.

It definitely sent us for a loop, but all is well now. My son is happy and healthy. And other than the fact that his pancreas doesn't function properly, he's as normal as any other two year old (at least as far as other mommies say).

I know this is supposed to be a blog about yarn, but I need an outlet. This was the most traumatic situation I've ever gone through. And I've been through some pretty icky sitranarios (situations/scenario).

But hey, we all have our path to walk. Rylan was a great baby. He was 'perfect.' I think I was waiting for something to 'go wrong.'

But I can't really say, now, that there is something 'wrong' with my baby. He's just diabetic. Yes it's hard sometimes (about 1 week out of every month, go figure!), but he can still lead a typical childhood. It's not like he's got some sort of severe allergy, or something that would make me have top shelter him for fear that if he gets a cold he'll die. I'm not worried about that. I'm worried if I'll be able to teach him how to care for Diabetes properly so I can see my baby have babies.

That's what I think about. So that is why I haven't been yarning or blogging for that matter. I did notice, however, that there haven't been too many people blogging on Amigurumi-Along. I feel like it's pretty safe to say that most people don't like to yarn when its warm.

But on a lighter note, I have made a couple of things! I've made two robots of my own design, and I made a 'turtle' hat. It's pretty cute. And hopefully, I'm be able to sell them locally. I might even start an on-line store. But my confidence level isn't exactly where I think it needs to be to try to go out and ask people if they want to buy something. But I think I might have a lead on a store that would take my stuff on consignment. Lets hope for that.

I hope all is well in your world! I leave you with good thoughts, luscious merriment, and as much obsessive yarning as life will possibly allow! Ciao