I Won! I Won! I Won!

Remember the sprout scarves I made for the contest on Ravelry? I won! I got my prize in the mail from Lisa Gentry herself today. The box was full of lots of yarn goodies including 4 Lisa Gentry patterns (one she signed), 3 skeins of TLC Amore, 6 skeins of Moda Dea Fashionista, 1 skein of Moda Dea Cheri, and a yarn gauge. I have already decided to use the blue Fashionista yarn for the crochet cable pullover for me. I am so excited to have won and so grateful to Lisa for the wonderful package.

Spider Web

I made this spider and web for the October contest in the Lisa Gentry group on Ravelry. The web is made with glow-in-the-dark yarn. Caleb really likes the spider and web and has claimed them for his own.

Sprout Scarves

I completed these sprout scarves yesterday. I made three sprout scarves to wear together. Each scarf is crocheted with two strands of yarn. One is pinata (rainbow) and turqua (blue). One is pinata and spring green. One is pinata and medium purple. I made 20 sprouts for each scarf.

These were made for another Lisa Gentry group contest on Ravelry. The contest ends September 30th, and I am anxious to see if I win.

Wavelength Scarf

One pattern I found online at Ravelry is a wavelength scarf. I thought it looked really neat and wanted to try it. The scarf turned out well, but it was a fussy project. I worked on it off and on for almost a month. I finished it yesterday and blocked it today. I am looking forward to wearing it out.

Before blocking

Blocking

After blocking

The finished scarf

Yarn Bags

I have been on a major crocheting kick lately. I must attribute it to joining Ravelry, an online community for knitters and crocheters. Amos told me about it, and I love it! I can keep track of my projects, yarns, and hooks. I can search for all sorts of patterns and have found some amazing ones that I can't wait to make. I have even joined a few groups and am having fun talking with other yarn enthusiasts from all over the world. One group I joined recently is the Lisa Gentry group. She is a designer with some great patterns. One of her fans started the group, and now Lisa is also a moderator. Each month, Lisa is offering one of her patterns free to us. There is then a contest for the end product. The first pattern was for a yarn bag. I made two. One was made from green wool yarn that I felted. The other was made with blue chenille and is super soft. Both came out great, and I am very proud of them! I didn't win the contest but am hopeful that I can win one in the future. The prize the winner got was full of some great yarn, autographed patterns from Lisa, and some other odds and ends.

Before felting.

After felting.

The finished bag.

Chenille bag.

I have lots of plans for Christmas gifts, so hopefully, I will be able to get them all done in time. I am fighting to make time to crochet regularly as it has been wonderful stress relief for me with the crazy school schedule I currently have.

Radioactive Spider

I crocheted a "radioactive" spider for Caleb's Easter basket. Caleb is going through a major Spider-Man phase and thinks he is in fact Spider-Man. I wanted to make him something for his basket that was special, so I decided to make him a spider. He has been acting out every other part of the movie, so why not let him act out being bit by a radioactive spider and turning into Spider-Man, right?

Here is the finished product. I couldn't find a pattern for a spider that I liked, so I made up my own. This is the first time I have created a pattern, so I am pretty proud of it. I used an amigurumi pattern I had to get started and then tweaked it to make it look more like a spider. The legs have pipe cleaners inside, so they can be bent however Caleb wants them to go.

Here is a picture of Caleb holding his new spider this morning. Notice that he is wearing his Spider-Man pajamas. Caleb likes his spider a lot but did request some eyes and fangs which still need to be added.



Edited to add: Here is a picture of the spider with eyes and fangs. I have also published the pattern on Ravelry.