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 Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:23 pm
Hey everyone and Happy August!
I am still working on crocheting my ruana, slowly but surely. I have a feeling I won't be starting anymore crochet projects this month unless someone lights a match to my booty and I get it finished.
How about you?
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:06 am
I'm working on a little grey bunny called "Bibo." He started off as a free crochet pattern online, but I made quite a few changes to him, as he's a gift for a friend of mine and I want him to be the cutest he can be. He's almost done, I'm just stuck on his ears! I don't know if I should make them floppy or not, or if I should design them as tubes or as flat pieces. whee
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:14 am
Hmm, hard to say without seeing it. I made a bunny hat once and that was the part I was stuck on as well. I ended up making the ears as hollow cones and they worked well. bunny hat on RavelryThe cones, once finished gave enough thickness for them to stand out as ears but were flat enough to work with the hat. In spite of altering the pattern you have, what does that pattern suggest?
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:29 am
Making a snail is always fun to do smile I managed to complete one half without a pattern. Basically you crochet a circle and continue going two times round adding in a stitch every other chain. Then you begin following the pattern doing a single crochet without adding in stitches. After about four times around it looks like hald a snail shell. You do that two times so you have two halves. Then you make another circle but only go around normally twice. Then chain enough for the length of the snail and single crochet around all of it until it looks snail like. Then you take all the pieces and sew them together, putting something such as poly-fil fluff into the shell. c:
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:45 am
Cookie With A Halo Making a snail is always fun to do smile I managed to complete one half without a pattern. Basically you crochet a circle and continue going two times round adding in a stitch every other chain. Then you begin following the pattern doing a single crochet without adding in stitches. After about four times around it looks like hald a snail shell. You do that two times so you have two halves. Then you make another circle but only go around normally twice. Then chain enough for the length of the snail and single crochet around all of it until it looks snail like. Then you take all the pieces and sew them together, putting something such as poly-fil fluff into the shell. c: Oooh, I am trying to wrap my head around that description... I think I have a mental picture but it might be a little off. Do you have a pick? (is it weird that I love snail art? used to collect vintage snail stuff when I was a kid)
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:55 am
nekogeisha Cookie With A Halo Making a snail is always fun to do smile I managed to complete one half without a pattern. Basically you crochet a circle and continue going two times round adding in a stitch every other chain. Then you begin following the pattern doing a single crochet without adding in stitches. After about four times around it looks like hald a snail shell. You do that two times so you have two halves. Then you make another circle but only go around normally twice. Then chain enough for the length of the snail and single crochet around all of it until it looks snail like. Then you take all the pieces and sew them together, putting something such as poly-fil fluff into the shell. c: Oooh, I am trying to wrap my head around that description... I think I have a mental picture but it might be a little off. Do you have a pick? (is it weird that I love snail art? used to collect vintage snail stuff when I was a kid)  This is one half of it, and you make an identical half sewing the teo together and stuffing it. Also I did the same thing with snails, cause snails are awesome smile ((Sorry about the bad picture, my webcam isn't the best))
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:05 am
Cookie With A Halo This is one half of it, and you make an identical half sewing the teo together and stuffing it. Also I did the same thing with snails, cause snails are awesome smile ((Sorry about the bad picture, my webcam isn't the best)) Oh how cute! Okay, my imagining was just a little off. LOL! Curious, when you put the 2 halves together and stuff the little cutie, do you maintain the center hole (sort of like a donut?)
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:07 am
nekogeisha Cookie With A Halo This is one half of it, and you make an identical half sewing the teo together and stuffing it. Also I did the same thing with snails, cause snails are awesome smile ((Sorry about the bad picture, my webcam isn't the best)) Oh how cute! Okay, my imagining was just a little off. LOL! Curious, when you put the 2 halves together and stuff the little cutie, do you maintain the center hole (sort of like a donut?) What do you mean 'maintain the center hole'?
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:16 am
Cookie With A Halo What do you mean 'maintain the center hole'? The hole in the center of the round; in the center of the shell? Maybe I will just have to see the finished project when stuffed. LOL! Off quote but on topic: I am FORCING myself to put at least 1 - 2 hours into my Ruana today. I really want to get it done and I can't let life distract me. I can't wait to show it off too! It's my first large scale project. razz
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:27 am
nekogeisha Cookie With A Halo What do you mean 'maintain the center hole'? The hole in the center of the round; in the center of the shell? Maybe I will just have to see the finished project when stuffed. LOL! Off quote but on topic: I am FORCING myself to put at least 1 - 2 hours into my Ruana today. I really want to get it done and I can't let life distract me. I can't wait to show it off too! It's my first large scale project. razz The Ruana sounds exciting smile and I'm still confused ;-;, I'm not that bright. Do you mean how do you make it and keep it? Or how do you keep it from having the stuff inside spilling out? Or what exactly is your question... Lol
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:06 am
Cookie With A Halo The Ruana sounds exciting smile and I'm still confused ;-;, I'm not that bright. Do you mean how do you make it and keep it? Or how do you keep it from having the stuff inside spilling out? Or what exactly is your question... Lol I was mostly just asking, when you put it together, do you seal off the hole stuffing the whole shell or do you stitch around the inner hole and stuff it so that the shell comes off as more of a donut shape? I'm probably not being very clear... sorry for the confusion. razz
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:12 am
nekogeisha Cookie With A Halo The Ruana sounds exciting smile and I'm still confused ;-;, I'm not that bright. Do you mean how do you make it and keep it? Or how do you keep it from having the stuff inside spilling out? Or what exactly is your question... Lol I was mostly just asking, when you put it together, do you seal off the hole stuffing the whole shell or do you stitch around the inner hole and stuff it so that the shell comes off as more of a donut shape? I'm probably not being very clear... sorry for the confusion. razz Ooh! I see what you mean now. Well When I stuff mine I sew it most of the way around and stuff it at the bottom and sew it from there. i also don't sew the hole in the shell together, and so far I've never had an issue with stuffing falling out smile Hope that helps. Also it was my bad, I was kinda sleep deprived, lol so I wasn't thinking clearly
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:27 am
Cookie With A Halo Ooh! I see what you mean now. Well When I stuff mine I sew it most of the way around and stuff it at the bottom and sew it from there. i also don't sew the hole in the shell together, and so far I've never had an issue with stuffing falling out smile Hope that helps. Also it was my bad, I was kinda sleep deprived, lol so I wasn't thinking clearly Hee hee, totally understand. wink Coffee is my friend.
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:30 am
nekogeisha Hee hee, totally understand. wink Coffee is my friend. Coffee is quite helpful smile With a warm milk/white chocolate biscotti. Om nom nom. Cooking is fun too biggrin
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:54 am
nekogeisha Hmm, hard to say without seeing it. I made a bunny hat once and that was the part I was stuck on as well. I ended up making the ears as hollow cones and they worked well. bunny hat on RavelryThe cones, once finished gave enough thickness for them to stand out as ears but were flat enough to work with the hat. In spite of altering the pattern you have, what does that pattern suggest? The pattern suggests I make them the same way I made the arms, as hollow cylinders. But the arms seem a little short and stubby to me (fine for arms, but not what I want for the ears). Maybe I could try it and then just make them longer than the arms.. here is a picture: bibo without ears
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