A Little Peep?

Remember yesterday's wrist warmers that couldn't be made?

Well here's what it's become: 

A little chickie baby hat! 

There. Now I feel better. At least something was made from it! 

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And I've also finished this ruffle cuffs: 

Except for some reason I can not photograph greens with this camera - they always come out so far from reality. I don't know what to change. I shot this outside in natural light but the colour is so wrong. This is the correct colour:

Well back to the studio, for more yarn to fly off my hooks or needles! 

(these items and more are available for sale in my shop

 - see column to the right for the link) 

Chocolate Addictions

Oh? Did that get your attention?? Just teasing you. That's the name of another Etsy Treasure that featured my camouflage beanie - see the collection here.

Must Have That - Busines Update

Twice this week I've had an item from my Etsy shop featured in an Etsy Treasury - the first one called: The Next Generation where my pea green striped hat is featured and another called The Playful Gallery which includes my little Turtle Booties.

Etsy defines a treasury as:  an ever-changing, member-curated shopping gallery comprised of lists of items.These lists contain 16 items. Members can create a themed collection or feature their favorite items from all over Etsy.

If the seller is popular they can help generate traffic to your store, which will hopefully lead to sales. Being featured is like a recommendation from a friend and is definitely welcome exposure. Treasuries are not for self-promotion so you should feature other people's work. In a sea of products and shops it helps when your items are brought to the front. 

I've also had some requests from ladies in my dance class, including one who bought a pair of wrist warmers right off my hands! 

All these requests are a good thing to keep my mind off our chilly spring - including a nasty hail storm yesterday. Luckily only the crocus and the snow drops were in flower at the moment as the daffodils and tulips only have about 6" leaves at the moment. I would like it to get warmer since I've been quite cold the last couple of days. Odd how I was warmer in -16 degree C weather during my trip last week than I am here with +8 degree C weather. Like everyone says I guess it's our dampness that makes the biggest difference. 

What does spring look like where you live? 

Valentine Kitty Hat + Ground Hog Day!

I just finished this cute Valentine Kitty hat which fits kids with heads from 19-22 inches:

I did not write this pattern, it came from Knot Your Nanas Crochet, but I think it turned out pretty good. My favourite part of the pattern with the curly-cues on the ear flaps - although Jp wanted to know if the hat was for Hasidic children

Since I now have two styrofoam heads - one adult and one baby, I fashioned a hook out of a coat hanger so I could suspend them by the hole in the bottom and hang them as they were so light they would often topple from where I tried to keep them and I didn't want them to get damaged. You can see that the adult head has a nice bang to her nose (although I kinda chuckle because it's the same place I have a scar on my nose from a fall about 4 years ago). As I hung the head up I realized, I just made the  Owl and the Pussy Cat. Too bad I didn't colour co-ordinate them.

And in other news, EtsyBaby is having a Valentine's promotion - a free shipping event - and I am one of 14 vendors on the list. Fingers crossed it brings some traffic  - and SALES - to my shop.

Today it's finally sunny, so I think I'll be outside re-shooting some of my hat pictures with my new baby head. Thank you sun - it's always nice when you come to visit.

And Happy Groundhog Day -6 more weeks of crafting my friends, so if you feel like crafting - here's two groundhog projects - phone case  and this cute stuffy

Pumpkin Pumpkin

Do you see double?

(yes, the one on the right is not quite finished) 

Just two days before I am to take several hats to a photographer so she can pick out her fall and holiday props, someone bought the pumpkin hat through my Etsy shop. Eeep! Yes I could have put the item on hold in my shop but I thought "Gee what are the odds?" and "I'll worry about it when the time comes"

Well the time came and there I was whipping up another one so I can send one to my new customer and have the one that I promised for the photographer. As they say, it never rains - it pours! LOL!

Little Brimmed Hat

I just finished this cute little brimmed hat with strap and even found the perfect matching buttons - with a little help... Jp's my resident expert button picker:

Isn't it just the cutest? It should fit a baby up to about six months old. I've just sent off some photos to baby photographers I know in case it's something they want for their prop collection and then it's off to my Etsy shop.

The creator of the pattern has allowed makers to sell their finished hats as long as you link back to her so if you are interested in making one yourself here is the pattern link (plus you get to see it on a real baby!)

Panda Baby

I couldn't resist making this adorable panda hat for babies for the next newborn photoshoot:

I think it's adorable.

My brother's going to get mad at me for saying this (too negative, he says) but I never like putting on ears or other parts like this as  I never seem to get them straight no matter how hard I try, but I think I finally got this one  - I only had to pick and resew an eye patch once, and remake the nose (it wasn't salvageable after I tried to unpick it). Now I can't wait to see it on a little baby's head!

And, if you'd like to see how to do it yourself, or compare what it should look like, then head on over the to the designer's blog KnitProCro (I just love that name!)

Finished piece is for sale in my Etsy shop, see sidebar at right for link and photo.

Red and White Munchkin

Remember the little hat I was struggling to complete the other day? Well I finished it, here it is:

It was a little slow going, the motivation just wasn't there, but it's done - and in my Etsty shop for sale. Now on  to the next project, which I hope will go much better!