Crochet Candy Corn

Candy Corn Garland

I/9 Hook

Yarn Sugar n’ Cream

Yellow

Hot Orange

White

Brown

Using Yellow Chain 27

Row 1- hdc in 3rd chain from hook. 1 hdc in the next 25 sts.



Row 2-Ch 2, hdc in every st for a total of 25 sts. Ch 2, turn.



Rows 3-6-Skip the first hdc st, hdc in remaining sts, ch 2, turn.



Row 7-Skip the first hdc st, hdc in remaining sts. Join Orange color and ch 2, turn.



Rows 8-14- Skip the first hdc st, hdc in remaining sts, ch 2, turn.



Row 15- Skip the first hdc st, hdc in remaining sts. Join White color and ch 2, turn.

Rows 16-23- Skip the first hdc st, hdc in remaining sts. Finish off.

When you have made all your corn pieces, continue on to edging.

 

Edging

With Brown chain 10.

Row 1- Attach brown chain with sc to first stitch in first yellow row of candy corn. 2 sc in the side of each row.

When you reach the bottom chain 1 and sc across the bottom row,

chain 1, 2 sc in each row to the end. Chain 5. Repeat from * for each piece made.

Row 2- Chain 2. Hdc in each chain and across the top of each Candy corn to end.

My First Yarn Bomb!

At my place of employment, there are a few of us who like a good practical joke every now and again.  A few weeks ago one co-worker (we will call her #1) played a joke on another co-worker (we will call him #2) by placing severed body parts (plastic of course) in his locker.  #2 assumed that I was the one who did this-I have no idea why..........so he decided to do this-

Very clever!  Quite a surprise to start my work day.  No these were not gifts, they are my items that were in my locker.  Quite Funny!

After some careful consideration I formulated a follow up prank.  I am a fan of yarn bombing and have been wanting to get my feet wet with a yarn bomb for a while now.  So off to the knitting machine I went.  After a few days and lots of Red Heart Yarn I was ready. 

Here is the state I found his locker in at the beginning of my shift

After about 5 hours of stitching, yarn stretching and accessorizing  his locker now looks like this

Here are some detail pics










I would be Leah.










I win!!

Swirl Purse

I made a new purse! and I Love it! It is done with 2 strands of Bamboo cotton in

a double stitch pattern. With a single stitch for the bottom.

A bowl for my husbands nuts.

This was done with Pattons wool that I had left over from a beanie I made last winter. I used 3 different colors, Black and 2 shades of grey. The bottom is done in a granny square and then I used a granny stitch up the sides. Next I tossed it in the was with 3 different loads to get it good and felted. It came out great.

Camera Lost!

Well I have not posted in a while because my camera has been lost to the camera gods. I swear I packed it when I went to San Diego, but when I stopped in Bakersfield and went to retrieve it, I could not find it anywhere. I searched franticaly and it was not at home either. I have no idea what happened to it. *SIGH* Untill I find the time to research and shop around I can not take picks of my works. So what I am going to do is show other peoples works that I admire or that make me cringe. Hope you enjoy.

This is a chair that was displayed at an art museum in Boston. Yes it is completely crocheted.

How can you tell its almost summer time?

By the Shorts of course!

Needle Tatting Work

I have been feeling prosaic with my crochet for the last couple of weeks. So, because I have to be doing something all the time, I picked up needle tatting again. Here are few pieces that I tatted out.


This pendant is the first one that I designed. I tatted it in several different sizes.




Here is Quincy modeling it for me. Unlike most models this one works for food.













Key Chain



And the same design as a necklace















This is a pendant that is similar to a piece by TotusMel. I modified it some to match my tastes.














Here is another that I designed























This is Thor modeling the earrings-he is not as good of a model as Quincy!





I saw a design similar to this (done with a shuttle) in an old tatting pamphlet from 1895. I modified it a bit and all though I am happy with the way this one came out, I have not been able to duplicate it.







These earrings are ones that I made based on earrings that I saw someplace, I can not remember where, If you know who is the original creator of this, or if it is your design and would like credit please email me.






















Just a simple design















Here a couple of simple necklaces.

As my mother gets older her skin has become rather fragile. She had to stop wearing her Saints medallion because the chain would sometimes tear her skin or leave abrasions. This white necklace is one that I made to wear the medallion on. That way the soft cotton would be gentle on her skin and she would still be able to wear her medallion.

Coffee Sleeves

Here is my attempt at goin' green! Although I am not sure how green it is when I tossed more than I kept because I was not happy with the way they came out.


This one is was done with alternating front and back post double stitches to create a ribbed look. One of the workers at the Starbucks I patronize really like this one so I made him one as well.






















These were made with ribbon. Crochet with in a single stitch. The ribbon had a bit of stretch to it.

Stratford "Circle" Afghan by Lionbrand.com ???

You know how things do not always work out the way that you plan? Well this is one of those projects.
When I started in mid December, this started out as this blanket.


After working 30 or so rows, with it getting wavy and distorted and having to pull it all out, time and again (5 TIMES!), I soon decided that I SUCK at crocheting in the round. I then came to the conclusion that a Square afghan would be lovely. So, This is what I ended up with.





All in all, I am very happy with the way it came out. The colors go well with my living room and I love the Homespun Yarn from Lion Brand, and I have a several left over from each color, so pillows will be coming soon.

HSSSSSSSSSSSS!!

It can not get any easier than this Snake. This project took about a an hour and a half. After making the head you do not need to look at the pattern again. Just sat in front of the T.V. watching Criminal Minds and by the time it was over I was done. Easy as can be.

Wow I really like the way this rabbit came out. This only took a day to do, I think that the ears took the longest. I added the Belly button at last minute. I am glad, I think it adds to the bunny.






Hmm not quite realistic.









As well as this came out I will be redoing the hippo now, I found a pattern that may work up easier. I will post when I complete him.

My first Amigurumi!

Well here is my first Amigurumi critter. I plan on making a zoo for some bratty kid I am related to for easter.