Halloween Amigurumi

Filed under: Crochet,Crochet,Patterns,Wallpapers — Alicia @ October 11, 2008

Good news everyone! I just opened my Etsy store:

Coopersita’s Cute Creations

Right now I’m just selling 3 patterns of Halloween amigurumi: Nicky, Wendy and Franky!

My three Halloween amigurumi patterns

My three Halloween amigurumi patterns

They are $3.99 each, or $10 for all three. You read right, you can save $2.00 if you buy them all at once!

And to entice you even more into buying them, here are some desktop wallpapers of them:

Standard  (800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024 and 1600×1200)

Nicky

Nicky

Franky

Franky

Wendy

Wendy

Widescreen (1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, and 1920×1200)

Nicky

Nicky

Franky

Franky

Wendy

Wendy

For instructions on how to install or download, see this post.

Wish me luck!

The Great Alpaca Tour 2008

Filed under: Yarn — Alicia @ September 27, 2008
Alpacas at Penny Lee Alpacas

Alpacas at Penny Lee Alpacas

Today, a bunch of us fibre enthusiasts went on an tour of some of the local alpaca farms in our area (Manitoba, Canada). It was organized by my LYS. We went to 4 farms:

  1. Aurora Alpacas (Luoise and Kurt Dorward) in St. Norbert
  2. Penny Lee Alpacas (Penny and Rick Gogush) in Cartier
  3. Legacy Fibre Works (Michelle Rossnagel and Jackie Campbell) in Stony Mountain
  4. Serenity Alpacas (Angela Guenther) in St. Andrews
Male at Aurora Alpacas

Male at Aurora Alpacas

It was a lot of fun. I had no idea there were so many people involved in Manitoba in this industry.

The animals are so beautiful, soft, and cute. The farmers were just so gracious to let us touch them, and answered all our questions (“No, you can’t ride the alpacas”).

I was surprised to see how docile they were. Their hair is super dense, and sooooo soft. They also have the most amazing colors. In one farm they had a table with yarns made from their alpacas, and you could tell by the color from which animal each one came.

Alpaca yarn at Aurora Alpacas

Alpaca yarn at Aurora Alpacas

The gray yarn in the picture above  (you can barely see it at the top of the picture) is from the male in the second picture.

It really makes you appreciate more the yarn, once you get to know the people and animals that are involved in this fascinating process. I wonder if Walmart will ever organize an Acrylic oil platform tour 🙂

Male at Serenity Alpacas

Male at Serenity Alpacas

If you are interested, I posted many more pictures in my Flickr account. Also, if you’d like to know more about this industry, visit the Manitoba Alpaca Club.

Michaels’ New Logo

Filed under: Reviews — Alicia @ September 24, 2008

If you live in North America, chances are there is a Michaels store near you. I visit mine often enough. That’s where I buy my acrylic yarn to make amigurumis, and where my parents spend countless hours buying art supplies.

Well, it seems Michaels is going over a branding overhaul: they have a new logo!

Michael's NEW logo

Michaels' new logo

I like it so much more than the original. Which in my opinion was old-fashioned, and un-cool.

Michael's old logo

Michaels' old logo

Crafters are more than old ladies scrapbooking (not that there is anything wrong with that). We are inventive, creative, hip and imaginative. I think the new logo is closer to that.

Now I just hope they redo the website… ugh!

If you want to read more about the re-branding, check out the article on Brand New. That’s how I learned about it.

Pucca Wallpaper

Filed under: Wallpapers — Alicia @ August 23, 2008

I love my new pucca stitch markets so much I made a desktop wallpaper with them.

Standard

800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024 and 1600×1200

800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024 and 1600×1200

Widescreen

1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, and 1920×1200

1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, and 1920×1200

For instructions on how to install or download, see this post.

I ♥ Pucca

Filed under: Crochet,Knitting — Alicia @ August 22, 2008

I know I’m too old, but I love Pucca! Mi latest Pucca related purchase was some earing I bought with the intention of converting into stitch markers wit the help of some fasteners.

Erings and fasteners

Earings and fasteners

These fasteners I can use for knitting, and since they also open up, I can use them for crochet as well (given the yarn is not too thick). All I did was use pliers to twist the earing’s wire to attach it to the fastener, then I just cut off the excess wire.

I placed the fastener into the earing

I placed the fastener into the earing

I also decided to add a red bead to make them look nicer. Maybe later I’ll switch them for red hearts or something nicer.

The final product

The final product

As if I needed another reason to knit!

Amigurumi Hair Tutorial

Filed under: Crochet,Tutorials — Alicia @ August 7, 2008

I was already familiar with Owlishly’s amigurumi hair tutorial, but I just found another:

Creepy Cute Coiffure: Making and attaching hair

Enjoy!

‘Irene’ Scarf

Filed under: Knitting,Patterns — Alicia @ August 2, 2008

Some months ago I translated Mélusine Tricote’s ‘Irene’ Scarf into Spanish:

'Irene' Scarf

'Irene' Scarf

If you like it, vote for it in this creations contest. Just click on “Voter”.

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