Recent endeavors finishing an afghan, scarf, and hat.

Recently, I've been really busy making things for Christmas. Thus far, I've crossed two things off my list and made a couple of other things. I finally completed the afghan I was making.

This took me forever (about a month) to complete because it's final size is about 80"x85" which is large enough for a queen size bed. 

I also completed a Yoshi scarf for a friend's daughter. This was an original creation, but it took me about a week to complete. 

One side has Yoshi's head and the other has his feet. 

The maroon strip down his back work as his spikes. They can either stand up or lay down. 

The reversable shell stitch allows the green back and white underside to appear "scaly." Hey, he is a dinosaur after all! :) 

The feet were probably the weirdest part of the whole thing. 

I've also been working on a few things to add to my Etsy store. http://www.etsy.com/shop/KristinDragos?ref=pr_shop

I've completed an adult size hat.  

I'm also working on a matching scarf, though it's not complete yet. :) Be back to post again soon!

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. :)