Crochet Star Blanket

I started making this Blue star blanket while still pregnant

even though we didn't know if we were having a boy or girl

I was pretty sure there was a little boy inside me!

Pattern is the Rainbow Ripple Blanket
by Celeste Young Designs
and here is my Ravelry Project Page

Petit Giraffe

Look what I made!

This oh-so-cute Giraffe was quite fun to make and

I just love his chubby little legs and body and butt.

He will be for sale very soon in my Etsy store.

Pattern is from Marike van Loo - Gigi Giraf

Ravelry project page

Crochet Butterfy Shrugs

Well it has definitely been a while!
But I've got some goodies to show off because that's why we are all here, isn't it?!

With three beautiful neices I decided to make them a matching shrug for Christmas, to keep the cost of buying presents down at this time of the year.

Little Addy in her purple bamboo cotton shrug, with room to grow! Yarn was Moda Vera.

Scarlett in her bright red pure cotton shrug. She even chose the colour herself! Yarn was Paintbox Yarns.

And Isabella in her daffodil yellow, cotton shrug, colour also self chosen. Yarn also Pain Box Yarns.

Pattern can be found HERE on Etsy.

Love Emily

Luna of the Land and Sea

I LOVED making Luna of the Land and Sea.

I upsized her as I wanted her to be quite big.

I forgot to measure her before she was gifted but if I had to roughly guess,

she is about 50cm tall.

I love that I can send her off with her tail on and then you get surprised to find out

she also has legs, a cute dress and a stylish bikini!

Pattern is from The Merino Mermaid on Etsy

Another Mermaid Tail

Yes, I know this is identical

to the previous Mermaid Tail Blanket

but they loved the colours so much

that they wanted it to be the same!

Either way, 

here are some photo's!

(Taken with my phone as camera has retired)

Mermaid Tail Blanket

I have just finished crocheting my first

Mermaid Tail Blanket!

This was a custom request by a family member

who chose the colour scheme herself.

This tail measures 52" or 132cm from top to tip of tail.

Excluding the tail, it is 38" or 96cm long.

The waist circumference is 47" or 119.5cm 

The recipient is 6 year old but I wanted it to be big and cosy for her

(I can just fit in this one)

I've got two more to make, these ones a bit smaller though!

A ChunkyStitches Announcement

Special Announcement!

I'll be launching the New and Improved 

ChunkyStitches Made It Shop

in 1 month! I know it's a long wait but

by then, I should have plenty of items to offer!

And in celebration of the re-launch I'll be offering a

special deal for the first few days or weeks.

Stay tuned for more info closer to the date.

Chunkystitches Labels

I've been seeing these type of labels

on hand made knit and crochet items

all over Etsy and Made It for a while now.

I really like the finished look they give

these items so I decided that my brand

needed something similar.

Most of the labels I've seen are wooden ones

but I felt that ultra-leather would suit

my items a lot more than the wooden tags.

So I jumped on Etsy, found "Grain Deep"

and ordered a handful of labels with

Chunkystitches on them 

Aren't they just the best!

And they make the beanie's I've made

look 110%, instead of just 99%!

The name is actually burnt into the leather

and these are super soft and flexible.

I love, love, love them!

Knit and Crochet

I've been knitting and knitting

with a tad of crochet!

Here are three beanie's I've made so far

and the cream one of the left is a combo

of crochet and knit!

I'm hoping to add a special finishing touch to these

as well as make a whole heap more over the next month 

with the aim of re-opening my Made It story

in January with a whole bunch

of hand knit and hand crochet beanies

and accessories for sale!

Colour Block Knit Beanie

Here it is ...

The finished Colour Block Knit Beanie!

For sizing and yarn details

as well a price and postage (within Aus)

check out my Made It Store Listing

A Teal Blue Owl

I've just completed a custom made

Teal Blue owl!

I really love these shades of blue

and love that strangers can

suggest colour combo's

that I wouldn't have thought of myself!

A Knit 'Stripe' Cowl

I'm practicing my knitting

and have wanted to knit a cowl

for a very long time.

I love the look of knit rib

so when I found this pattern

I knew I had to use the

Moda Very Monkey yarn I bought

to make one for myself.

I learnt a lot while making this cowl, like

continental knitting is a lot faster when you get the hang of it

and out of fear for binding off too tightly, I bound off too loosely

(as you can see at the base of the cowl, ooopsy).

When I wear it (photo on the way?!)

the loose bind off actually looks really good as 

it flares around my collar bones.

Pattern Details:

Pattern found here -> Knit and Bake

My Ravelry Project Page - Add Me!

Project Updates

A few projects currently in the works:

A Knight Beanie

A Knit Cowl (learning to knit still)

A Baby Doll + Accessories

This little bub now has some arms

Chunky Pink, Purple and White Kids Beanie

I've made another chunky winter beanie.

This one is a shell stitch in 

white, pink and purple

and fits roughly 18 months - 3/4 years.

It can be found on sale HERE

Once again I've used MyBoshie yarn

and a 6mm hook to create this beanie.

Chunky Winter Blue Beanie

Here is a Chunky Winter Beanie

in Blue, Turquoise and White Stripes, 

topped with a mega pom pom in white.

This one is sized 2-4 years roughly

and it currently for sale HERE

(Australia customer only, sorry)

I have used MyBoshi Yarn to make this

with a 6mm hook as called for.

It's a 30% wool, 70% polyacrylic yarn that is

quite cosy and warm to use and wear.

I love the colour combo's available in this yarn

and would love to make more beanies!

Hudson's Hooded Jacket

My nephew was born on the 

13th of April and knowing there

was a little boy on the way,

I wanted to make him some cute things!

Here is the hooded jacket I crocheted for him

I just love the buttons and the way grey looks with the blue, tan and white striped sleeves and hood.

Pattern is from Newborn Knots

but I have altered the pattern quite a bit.

My Ravelry project page details my alterations

My First Quilt (And What I've Learnt)

Here is my first ever quilt.

I decided to make this for my nephew

when I found out my sister was pregnant towards the end of 2014.

I already had the grey and yellow jelly rolls from Craftsy, I got the fleece backing from Ikea and

the polyester batting and cotton binding from Spotlight.

This quilt took me a long time because I would get discouraged

by curvy lines and minor mistakes, as well as not knowing

whether I wanted to use batting or fleece or cotton.

What I've Learnt:

1) Plan Ahead! I started not really knowing what I wanted the finished quilt to look like. While I might have still changed my mind, a plan would have been very helpful!

2) Quilt's don't need to be this thick! I had to make my binding 5" wide so I could wrap it around but this may have been difficult because I'm a newbie.

3) Go SLOW! Don't rush. Just. Don't. Rush! Simple.

4) As above, going slowly = straighter lines!

5) Fleece would make a suitable batting and backing fabric!

6) And lastly - Practice makes perfect!

Spikey Brontosaurus

Only a few days ago I posted the

Brontosaurus I made without his spikes.

Well here he is with his spikes attached

and he's already off to his new home!

Brontosaurus

I've recently made a Brontosaurus

from the Fresh Stitches pattern Cliff the Brontosaurus

Although, I will be adding orange spikes down his back, 

which might actually make him a different type of dinosaur?

This item is available for Custom Order

Check out the Catalogue tab above for details!