Amigurumi Penguins

Here are the penguins I've made so far. I can make these to order and other colours are also available. Please visit the Krazy Kabbage Etsy Store (link on the right) to view available stock and contact me about orders.

Amigurumi Monkeys

Here are the monkeys I've made so far. I can make these to order and other colours are also available. Please visit the Krazy Kabbage Etsy Store (link on the right) to view available stock and contact me about orders.

Halloween spider headband

I just whipped up this cute spider headband - great for Halloween. The band is made from single crochet stitches. To start you need to chain 5 then single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook and each stitch across, chain 1 and turn. Repeat until the band reaches the desired length then slip stitch the ends together to make the band.

To make the spider I chained 4 then slip stitched to form a ring then did 6 single crochet in the ring then slip stitch to join.

Leg: chain 4, slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook and next 2 stitches to make the first leg. Slip stitch in the same single crochet that leg came from and repeat to make a second leg. Slip stitch in the next single crochet and do two more legs. Repeat until you have 8 legs and fasten off. Pull spider legs into place and sew on to headband.

Goth bunny

This is the custom ordered rabbit I made for my niece. She asked for black as the main colour and a deep purple for the ears. The face looks a little scary but it's how she wanted and I think it looks kinda cool. She also asked for a red bow and after a bit of searching I found a pattern for a big bow which I was able to adapt into a suitable size for the rabbit. It was quite simple to make with rows of half double crochet stitches.

Granny Square Blanket

Here it is, my first crochet blanket. I've finally finished the tedious task of tying in all those loose ends and taken some photos.

I wanted to make a blanket for a friend's baby girl so I knew I needed girl colours, but didn't want to do pink. And, since I'm quite new to crochet I didn't know what brand of yarn I needed either. So, I went along to the store, looked around and found this multi coloured yarn that I really loved. I also picked up the turquoise colour to complement it. At first I tried to follow a pattern for a really cool circle-squares blanket but found it too difficult. After a few attempts I had to give up on that one and try something easier - I am a beginner after all!

When I first started crochet I made one or two Granny Squares before moving onto other small projects such as headbands and simple flowers. I decided to return to the Granny square and keep it simple for my first blanket until I improved my skill enough to try out other patterns. After I made several squares and decided how many I wanted to make - 36 in total, 6 of each colour, I went back to the store to find some more colours. Here is the list which includes the 2 that I bought earlier:

Red Heart Super Saver Yarn

2 x Monet (multi colour)

1 x Pale Yellow

1 x Frosty Green

1 x Aruba Sea (turquoise)

1 x Lavender (medium purple)

1 x Orchid (dark purple)

The squares are a bit gappier than they should be since I was chaining 2 instead of 1 between each shell and didn't realise until I'd almost completed all the squares.

The squares are connected together with lines of single crochet in the multi colour yarn. The border is 1 line of single crochet in yellow, 1 line of double crochet in multi, 1 line of single crochet in green, then a line of purple ripple stitches. The whole thing is 45" square.

I'd love to know what you think! Just leave a comment below.