Easter/ Spring Crochet -Along Projects

Fuzzy Bunny and Lamb

Here are the projects I've done so far for Planet June's Spring CAL.   I am selling the finished items in my Etsy shop.  I'd never really done  Fuzzy Amigurumi before so crocheting the Bunny and Lamb were a new experience.  I'm glad I didn't use Fun Fur!  The Patons Divine for the Lamb and Jo-Ann Sensations Angel Hair for the Bunny worked out well.  It wasn't too hard to see the stitches and both turned out nice and furry once I brushed them with a wire pet brush.  I plan to crochet the Easter Pocket Ami and make a Daffodil or two.

Ami Easter Eggs

Easter/ Spring Crochet Along!

Planet June has a new Easter/ Spring Crochet-Along and Contest.  Click on the button to the left for details.  Yay!  I've already started on the eggs!  I think I'll work on the Easter Pocket-Ami next!  (And I'm so glad that this picture loaded on to the blog.  I'm using my "new" hand-me-down laptop.)

My ami-eggs!

Great Big Bag of Fiberfill!

Got this at JoAnn's.  10 lb. box of fiberfill!  When I opened the box, it started to "grow" and expand outside the box.  I think it's going to take over the whole house!  Arrrgh!

Experimenting with a light box

I haven't been satisfied with the pictures of my amis for my etsy shop so I asked June Gilbank of PlanetJune.com for advice. She sent me a link to her craft blog on the topic of taking better pictures. There were several links to different sources of light boxes. I decided to go with making my own. The instructions are here. I used a small cardboard box, water color paper, and a cut up white shirt. I bought the work lamp and daylight bulb at the hardware store. I like the results. I just need to build a bigger box! 8"X8" is way to small! And I need to get another lamp and bulb, and some big sheets of bristol paper.

The way I have been taking pictures- on a towel near a window.





Hamster in the light box!  No shadows!  He is a bit cramped in there. You can see the inside edges of the box.




Love birds (without their beaks yet!) in the light box!




Piggy is so cramped!  No room! But I like the lighting.



Hamster next to the light box.

Credits:  I used Hamster and Farmyard Pig patterns by June Gilbank.  The Lovebirds pattern is by Lisa Vanvikaas and is free! http://makelittlethings.blogspot.com/2011/02/nesting-love-birds.html

Photography Class?



Ooo!  Is that a shadow he sees?



Happy Groundhog Day!

I'm thinking of signing up for a photography class or getting some kind of help.  I need to take better pictures of my amigurumi!  Maybe it is just because I have a cheap camera, bad lighting, or both.  I'm spending way too much time on picnic (piknic?) on flickr trying to make my pictures look good!  Well, happy (almost) Groundhog Day!

Judy's Ami Shop on Etsy!

I have opened an Etsy shop!  I plan to sell finished items and patterns.  For now, I am making items for sale from patterns that the designers have given permission to sell the finished items online.  June Gilbank is one of those designers that allows people to sell their finished objects.  And of course, I will always give credit to the designer and the source where people can find the original pattern. :-)  Eventually, I'll also be selling my original patterns and finished objects from those patterns. The first item I have posted is a cute Girl Doll made using June's pattern "Girl Doll" from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amigurumi.

My user name on etsy is  jukatca1

Come and see my shop.  I'll be adding more amis soon!

My Great Big Scorpion :-) and some major Ugh.

Which one would you rather find in your sleeping bag? :/ This is the color scheme I based my scorpion on.

Deathstalker scorpion-real



Deathstalker scorpion- plush

Next project- tweak my pattern for the Naked Mole Rat and get it written up.  I really want to work on making an amigurumi blue jay too.  They are loud, obnoxious, and beautiful.  I love those qualities- in a bird!