Pressy for Aidan

Pressy for Aidan
Originally uploaded by MandyMade

I made this little friend for my son. He was very easy to make and I used my endless journeys on the train to crotchet the scarf. He has squeezed him a bit much around the neck and now it doesn't have any stuffing!! So he's a bit floppy headed now, but much loved.

Pattern: Robot Bear, more softies, Penguin Books, design by Heidi Iverson, Handmade by MandyMade

Coffee Cuffs

I was stuck trying to find a present for my KK this Christmas. I didn't think any of my softies would be his thing, then I noticed he was a take-away coffee drinker. So it got me thinking. I saw in a craft mag a little while ago something you could make to go around a disposable coffee cup, lets face it, they can be still a bit hot, and who wants to advertise whats on the cup?! So I decided to come up with my own.

After having a search on the internet for some patterns, I found some and tutorials but I decided to try and make my own. How hard can it be?

After a few trials and errors I came up with what you can see here. I even found some material from spotlight with an environmental message!! So there you go, even if he doesn't end up using them, i had fun making them, and they were a bit of a talking point when opening the KK's. I just have to make one for me now.

I also found others on flickr, do a search for coffee cuffs or coffee sleeve.






Stitching comments: Machine sewn

Lessons Learned: I can do it myself!!

Pattern: My own :-)

Pressy for Lily

Pressy for Lily
Originally uploaded by MandyMade

This one is also from Futuregirl. I enlarged the pattern again, I think i should have stuffed the legs a bit more so they were more rounded. I have added this to a flickr group, you need to check out one of the photo, a lady made 99 of these for her family. It took me a little while to make this one, i can't imagine making that many.

Pressy for Lilli

Pressy for Lilli
Originally uploaded by MandyMade

I found this pattern while looking on Softie Making from Futuregirl. She has a few free patterns that you can download. They are fantastic patterns they have to be seen to be belivered. I actually enlarged the pattern to fit on an A3 sheet intead of A4 as I was giving this to a baby. I also used french knots instead of beads or sequens for the baby.

Card for Demi

Card for Demi
Originally uploaded by MandyMade

Card for the Birthday Girl

Polly 2

Polly 2
Originally uploaded by MandyMade

This is the second Polly. I made it for my cousins little girl. She has named it the Mandy doll!!

This time I stuffed the arms and legs and sewed it into the body instead of stuffing and closing later. This technique works better for me.

The material I used for the head was very thin so I fused it to a piece of calico. This seemed to work. I should have done the same with the ears though, they keep flopping!!


Pattern: softies, Penguin Books, design by Carly Schwerdt, Handmade by MandyMade

It's been a while!!

I know it's been a while. I have been very busy making stuff for christmas. Once i've downloaded all my pics i'll blog again....

Maisie

I made this little friend for a friend of my sons for her 4th birthday. I also got some MandyMade tags made, this is the first time I have used them.

Stitching comments: Picking the material was probably the hardest, I really loved the material that was used in the book and just couldn't get it out of my head.

Pattern: maisie, more softies, Penguin Books, design by Kate Henderson

Frog Rattle

My second attempt at Amigurami

Stitching comments: I used 4ply cotton this time with a 2.5mm hook, much better gauge and of course didn't have anything to do with the fact I'm getting used to doing it again!! The mouth is a bit wonky, but what's a frog without a bit of character?

Lessons Learned: Need to push the stuffing in a bit further down when continuing to crotchet, it got stuck a bit in the stitches.

Pattern: dog & frog rattles, more softies, Penguin Books, design by Suzie Fry

Dog Rattle

My first attempt at an Amigurumi

Stitching comments: I was a bit hasty in wanting to try my hand at crocheting again, I did do a bit when i was growing up, I dove in the deep end with the wrong wool weight for the crochet hook that I had and didn't practice to get the guage right. Anyway, this is the result, better luck next time.

Lessons Learned: Use what the patterns says to use, 4-ply cotton with 2.5mm hook, not a 3.5.

Pattern: dog & frog rattles, more softies, Penguin Books, design by Suzie Fry