FO Friday 2

It's great to see how much WIPW has grown in the past 7 weeks, and I hope to have FO Friday follow in its footsteps. I know that you may not have a FO each Friday, but be sure to share when you do! Some weeks, I may not have one, but will always have FO Friday up for others to participate.



This week, I'm lucky to have a FO finished! You may remember the beginning of a cupcake I was commissioned to do that I shared on this week's WIPW. On Tuesday evening it was just a little round circle, but look at it now!

He's all grown up (or maybe she?) and ready to be shipped to Phoenix. I will say, I originally started out thinking it would be a three tiered cupcake, but after doing the first two tiers and the start of the third, I loved it so much. I sent a picture off and sure enough, she loved it too! We decided it didn't need a face and just stuck with a more "traditional" cupcake. I really like the way this came out and wish I had written down the pattern as I was working. Maybe I'll try and make another one to see if I can figure out exactly what I did.

Materials used:

5.00 mm (H) hook
Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn (Frosting- Ivory), Red Heart Super Saver (Cake bottom- Coffee), Loops & Threads Impeccable (Frosting- Soft Rose)
Yarn needle
Poly Fluff stuffing

I worked on it from September 21st-23rd.

Just like WIPW, please use the Mr. Linky to share your FO Friday post.

Work-in-Progress Wednesday 7

I hope everyone has had a great, crafty week! I'm really excited about this week's WIPW because I started a new project!

This past week I've been obsessed with two things--my new sewing machine (which is for a later post) and a blanket I started after being inspired by Alea's Granny Stripe blanket from the Attic24 pattern.



Not wanting to buy more yarn (for now), I went through my yarn stash and (with Alea's help) picked out the colors I would use for the blanket. It was great to get a little color in my life since recently I've been working so hard on my brown and cream afghan, as well as the tweed project. Despite my husband saying it looks like a blanket for Easter Bunny land or like ice cream, I love the colors. I also love working on this blanket because I'm able to multitask since it's easy!




I just started this project this afternoon (hence the odd, dark picture since I had to take it at night). I got several rows in and realized it was curling, so this is the second go around. I was commissioned to do a 3 tiered cupcake like this one, but in dark brown, cream and pink! I plan to make it bigger than I normally do, so I'm excited to get further on it. I'm still trying to decide if I want it to have a face or not, especially since the bottom will be so dark. What do you think?


For those that are new to WIPW, to share your WIPW post with us, just fill out the Mr. Linky below. Despite it saying you must comment, don't feel as if you do. That is something Mr. Linky automatically adds. I just ask you to check out a few of the links posted to see what everyone else is working on and comment there if you can. Everyone loves feedback and a little encouragement on their projects! Also, please link back to this post in your post to get the word out! The more the merrier!

Back to the Beginning

When I first found out about amigurumi, I went to my local bookstore in search for a good book to learn from (before I discovered Ravelry). There were so many great ones, I couldn't decide! I ended up with the one that looked the best for beginners, yet had adorable patterns, Amigurumi World: Seriously Cute Crochet. The book is great for someone like I was, who was honestly new to the crochet world as well as the ami world. I thought I would share with you my first two amis that I made from the book. When I first made these, I was SO proud of them, but now I see that they do have a few issues. In spite of that, or maybe because of it, I love these two.

Materials used:

Cupcake:
3.75 (F) hook
Red Heart Super Saver (frosting-Baby Pink, cake- Cafe )
Black Beads
Poly Fluff stuffing
Yarn needle

Cup of Coffee:
3.75 (F) hook
Red Heart Super Saver (coffee- Cafe), Caron Simply Soft (cup- Dark Sage)
Pink felt
Black Beads
Poly Fluff stuffing
Thread
Yarn needle

Simply Scrumptious

First off, I wanted to remind everyone tomorrow is WIPW! Don't forget to stop by and share your WIP in tomorrow's blog post!

On my writing blog, we had a challenge in the month of July to write 1,000 words in a day. At the end of each week, we gave away books. At the end of the month, we decided to give a huge prize pack to one of the participants. I thought it would be fun to include a little amigurumi along with the literary-themed items. Since I was doing the challenge on the Ravelry forum, Amigurumi Army this month (the theme is sweets), what a perfect opportunity to make a new cupcake! Everyone loves cupcakes, right?

Yesterday I made this cupcake. I usually use a pattern, but I decided to try my hand at making it my own. I wanted it to look like the fancy cupcakes you see now in the cupcake shops with the mile high frosting. It isn't exactly how I wanted it to turn out, but I still think it's pretty cute. The winner of the prize picked purple frosting, and since I had two different purples, I decided to use both to give it a little more characters.

Materials used:
3.50 (E) hook
Red Heart Super Saver (frosting-Amethyst, frosting- Lavender, cake- Cafe )
6mm safety eyes
Poly Fluff stuffing
Yarn needle

I worked on it from August 9 and completed same day.

To see all pictures of this cupcake, please click here!