Dark Kitty Crochet

So after making lots of different types of cute cacti I found that I had quite a range of green yarn. One particular shade of green did not seem quite right for the cacti, although I might change my mind on that at a later date. This green was rather vibrant but not so bright that it could be classed as neon. The dilemma was then born. What do I make with this colour as I wasn’t feeling it at this moment in time for cacti. I also wanted to do something that wasn’t traditionally classed as “cute”. I thought. Would go with the magic ring to start off with and go from there. Before I knew it I had the start to a head shape. Now I have a rather large collection of buttons so I thought that I would see what button eyes would look like instead of the usual safety eyes. I really liked the look of it and decided to go one step further and see what effect two different size buttons would give. I loved it! The next thing to then decide was whether to go with a mouth or not. Now I love Tim Burt

So Christmas is nearly here and I have whilst looking through my yarn stash lots of “tinsel” yarn. I was really hoping nature what to make with it so I thought that I would keep it simple and just make a sphere. Well that was the first mistake I made right there. There is nothing simple about working with this type of yarn. To start f with I used the classic magic circle and thought I would increase from there every other row until I got the diameter I thought would be the perfect size. The problem is, and anyone else who has used this type of yarn can probably relate to is that it is very tricky to see where on earth the stitches are. The first size hook that I picked up was far too small. This is the size hook that I always use for my amigurumi but it proved to be too tricky so I tried the next size up and this again was too small. I repeated the process until I was happy enough to see the stitches and then I was away. I don’t normally use stitch markers but it was essential as wel

At Christmas time I always notice in the shops an abundance of Christmas cactus. I have been known to on occasion purchase one as although I really like plants I am not very good at keeping them alive despite my best efforts. Cacti therefore are perfect for me. However, despite the fact that they require little care, compared to other plants I am still able to kill them off which takes some doing I am told! I have been experimenting with different cacti patterns recently and have come up with various shapes and sizes. I like making them because not only do they look cute but I can’t kill them off. They are also great at using up lots of scraps of yarn especially when making the little flowers that adorn them. I found a small ball of what I would describe as a traditional Christmas green and thought I would make one of the small tube style cacti and adorn it with a red flower. These colours go so well together especially when it is topped off with a terracotta pot that has been painte

Welcome to my blog. I love designing and making all sorts of things crochet. So how did I start......  I was initially taught to crochet when I was young by my sister who showed me how to do the old favourite of a granny square. Once I had it down to a tee she showed me how to do it in a spiral so that I could make it as a blanket and as large as I wanted to without having to complete a row and then chain up to do the next round. I never at that point of my life did anything other than that so soon gave up and never revisited for several years until I was pregnant with my eldest son. The old faithful skills were perfect at this new stage in my life as I could pick it up and do some more whenever I wanted to. 3 Blankets later my son was born and had something warm to be wrapped up in and to have in his cot. I again gave up with crochet as other things became more important and my craft focus shifted once again. It was not for over 20 years did I again pick up a hook and see what I