The beginnings of an afghan and other stuff

Recently, I've been trying to think of things I could make for Christmas gifts this year. Last year I made scarves for a few people. This year, I'm hoping to get a jump start on the gifts to give me more time to make something bigger. I've found a pattern for an afghan that I think would work well for one of the gifts. Here's the start of it...

Another idea I had was flower pens. Ideally I'd get a small flower pot, fill it with beads, and put a few pens in it. I had plans to add leaves to the stems, but I'm not sure if it'd be too bulky. Thoughts? :)

Angry Birds

I came across the patterns for these, and I had to make them. :) How could you turn down some real life Angry Birds!?

Fun stuff...

I usually shy away from the patterns of plush dolls and such. Perhaps I didn't think I could do one successfully... well I guess I proved myself wrong. :)

Placemat and Coasters (and various coaster experiments)

Although it doesn't look like it in some of the pictures, all of these are made with the same black and sky blue yarn. 

The final set:

Tiny bag

Here's a tiny bag  from a pattern I found. It's supposed to be for wedding favors and the like. The green is supposed to be ribbon, but I didn't have any on hand when I made the bag. Nevertheless, you get the idea. :)

It's been quite some time since I've worked and finished my crochet projects. Needless to say I have a couple of larger things in the works. However, I have managed to work on a few smaller things.

This placemat is black with sky blue. I really like how the blue looks against the black! I'm currently working on a set of coasters in matching colors. :)