Jayne Cobb Hat

I made this hat that looks like the one Jayne Cobb received from his mother in the show Firefly. It was for Kittie for her birthday last January, but I only just finished it today.

It is knit with Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn and size 10.5 needles.

The Balancing Act

Hi, Kittie here!

I know it's been a while. I have had to figure out the fun balancing act between classes, work, planning a wedding, and crafting. Since most of the people I want to make presents for have birthdays in October, November, and December the crochet hooks/sewing machine have come forth once more! Sadly I can't find my cable to my camera, otherwise I'd put up some of the stuff I've been working on.

I do have a couple of things to add to the etsy shop once I can upload my camera. First is a lovely crocheted miniature top hat. The prototype can be seen below. Gini bought a pretty bodice and decided to have an emergency costume party. I dressed up as a doll. The hat was such a hit that I made another!

Another thing I am thinking about adding is an outrageously awesome fabric scraps scarf I just made today. It is black flannel on the bottom and a whole bunch of fabric scraps for the top. Gini calls it a quilted scarf. Good title?



I'll try to put things up soon on both Etsy and here as soon as I can upload my pictures!

The EGL top hat is up on Etsy!

Here are some projects I have been working on...



This bag is for my mother for her birthday. I was lucky to find both a GVSU shirt and a WMU shirt at the thrift store. I thought it was fitting for her to have a bag that represents both my brother (who goes to GVSU) and me (WMU).








I made this rainbow hat. The pattern is here. I love the use of different crochet stitches. I recently made another hat with this pattern, but in cream colored yarn for a coworker.

Polymer clay fun

Hey all!

I discovered today/last night the fun of playing with polymer clay and old bottle caps! I love playing with polymer clay, but adding the bottle caps (of which my roommates and I have dozens) was the icing on the cake.

Seven new pendants! Or key chains, if you will. I'm taking the drifloon one to put on my key chain. And just put up two of the pokeballs. The third is sitting in Gini's computer waiting for her to come home from work.

Besides poly clay, I'm going to start up again with the crocheting in earnest. I've decided to tackle Dawn's hat from Pokemon diamond/pearl/platinum and need to do another hobo phoenix hat from the fourth Phoenix Wright game. I made one a couple summers ago for my at the time boyfriend (now fiance).

Time to go yarn hunting!

Kittie: Crafting for Garage Sale

Hi, it's Kittie.

My grandparents (and everybody on my mom's side of the family) are having a garage sale next week. Mom thought it'd be a great idea if I tried to sell some of my "wares", so I've been working on simple hemp jewelry and stuff of that sort.


One kind of mp soap I've been working on are these soapsicles. Sweet pea and cucumber melon scented soaps that look like popsicles. I'm going to try to make one more batch of 8 to have enough (I gave one sweet pea scented soap to my mother-in-law).


I also have a sort-of job. I upcycle t-shirts and make them cooler looking or turn them into bags, then send them to a consignment shop in my hometown. The owner pays me a percentage of the profit. She has a couple of my shirts up on display, however she wants me to start making bags because they seem to sell better. I do have a few bags I've made so far, as well as one left at home for my dad to bring to the shop. I'm working on some more ideas in my mind. However, crafting without a steady income is hard.



In crafts for myself, I am decorating a pair of shoes Gini helped me get for less than 10 bones...and that are in my size. I have small feet. Watchmen is a favorite comic of mine. I'm always trying to find little boy batman shoes to wear, but every shoe out there is either spiderman or the incredible hulk. I gave up on that idea, deciding to focus on a more obscure comic for my feet.
One shoe down, one to go.

My big thing to work more on are my crochet hats. It's the start of summer. Nobody wants warm winter hats right now. But I like Portal a little too much. And besides, I need a variety of stuff to work on.