A sheep and a llama

This month I tested two amigurumi patterns for designer Yulia Mozhaiska. I've tested several of her patterns and they always turn out super cute ♥

Both were done with cotton yarn and a hook size 2.5mm. The first one I finished was a sweet sheep lovey, I really enjoyed making it and love the texture that the popcorn stitch adds to the doll. 

 Pattern:  Emily the Lovey Sheep by Yulia Mozhaiska

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 2.5mm| 3.0mm

Started: 18. October. 2019

Finished: 01. November. 2019

Total hours: 10

Day 40 and a Baby Whale

Last Saturday was day 40 of the 100 days of HAED challenge. This time around I didn't have much time for cross stitching so I had very little progress. 

Most days I only added 1 stitch just to be able to stay in the challenge. 

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What kept me occupied most of last week was a baby whale I had to finish for a nursery. 

The mother, an old friend of my sister from university, commissioned me to make a humpback whale for her baby's ocean themed nursery. 

 Pattern:  Baby Humpback Whale by One Woof Dog

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 4mm (G)

Started: 05. August. 2018

Finished: 10. August. 2018

I love this whale and I think is the perfect size for cuddles. Here is a pic of my 7-year-old holding it. 

I'm still working on the small amigurumi I'm doing for my daughter's classmates. I'm a little behind with my plans, hopefully, I can catch up this weekend. 

Projects I need to finish this month!

Halloween is fast approaching so need to finish Black Hat Society soon so I can display it this year in my home. I started this piece last year in September and I'm still working on it!

As you can see I don't have much left to do so I think I can finish it sometime this month.

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By the end of the month, I'll be visiting my daughter's classroom to talk about her and show pictures and videos of when she was a baby up until now. 

Parents usually take small gifts for each child when they visit; so Maria Fernanda asked me if I could make amigurumi because she always tells them that I make stuffed toys for her. So now I need to finish 29 small amigurumi for my visit on August 29th. 

For the boys, I chose to make mini sharks and for the girls, kawaii watermelon slices. So far I've done 3 sharks of 15 I need to make, and 1 watermelon of 14. I need to get busy with these or I won't finish them on time!!! 

A doll called Maria and progress on the challenge

A couple weeks ago I was asked to do a doll with olive skin and I came up with this cutie ♥

I've called her Maria, like my daughter. She kind of reminds me of Moana so I made her a dress with colors that remind me of the ocean :)

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 4mm (G)

Started: 20. July. 2018

Finished: 23. July. 2018

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Yesterday was day 30 for the 100 days of HAED challenge. I'm very pleased that I'm keeping up with the challenge, some days I just added 1 stitch to the piece but 1 stitch is still progress, right?

In the last 10 days I added 1,198 stitches to the piece and most of those stitches were done on Sunday. 

An amigurumi finish and progress for HAED's challenge

I usually make one amigurumi a week and here is the one I finished last week: Bobble the Sheep.

I think he turned out ADORABLE ❣️❣️ For his body the designer used bobble stitch and I love the texture that it gives to the sheep's wool. 

Pattern:  Bobble the Sheep by Alyssa Voznak

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 4mm (G)

Started: 27. June. 2018

Finished: 03. July. 2018

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I'm trying to be more constant with my cross stitch like I used to, so when I heard about the "100 days of HAED challenge" I signed up immediately. 

So far things are going great, I've stitched at least half an hour every single day since July 2. 

The design I chose is Punch of Color Girls #10 by Hannah Lynn, and I'm stitching it 1 over 1 full cross on 25ct Lugana (Easy Count)

Here is my progress for the first 10 days of the challenge: 

Finishes and progress

Since my last update, I finished two amigurumi: a tiny beagle puppy and a mosquito.
I usually don't make amigurumi this small but the beagle would be used as a keychain so it needed to be small.

Pattern:  Beagle by Mitsuki Hoshi

Book: Ami Ami Dogs

Yarn: 100% Acrylic

Hook: 3mm

Started: 16. June. 2018

Finished: 20. June. 2018

And last night, I finished a mosquito that will be traveling to Spain. This is fun and fast design to work, specially if you just started making amigurumi. 

Pattern:  Dale the Mosquito by Fresh Stitches

Yarn: 100% Acrylic

Hook: 4mm (G)

Started: 22. June. 2018

Finished: 25. June. 2018

I've also been working on finishing the fifth block of Into the Jungle. This block is represented by a crocodile accompanied by three black birds (at least I think they are birds). Only a few more lines of water to add and I'm done with this block!

Oops

I forgot I was supposed to update my blog at least once a week :P

In this past two months I've not made a lot of progress on my cross stitch pieces. But I did finish a few amigurumi. One of those is this cute bear angel I made for my youngest nephew, Gael. 

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 2.5mm  

Started: 28. May. 2018

Finished: 01. June. 2018 

He was baptized at the beginning of June and this was my gift for him. I  made the little bear with a tuft of curl just like the one Gael has. I ♥ the way he came out!

WIPs and finishes

I made a start on this month's block of Into the Jungle. There is a lot of stitching in this block, I hope I can finish it this weekend *fingers crossed*

I've had little time for cross stitch this week because I needed to finish a couple of amigurumi: a baby zebra and zebrafish. Next week I'll also be crocheting in black and white. will show picture of those when I finish them.

Pattern: Amigurumi Zebra By Mevlinn Gusick

Yarn: 100% Acrilic

Hook: 4mm (G) 

Started: 08. April. 2018

Finished: 17. April. 2018 

Pattern:  Amigurumi Wal the Tiny Fish by Fresh Stitches 
(a modification of original pattern)
Yarn: 100% Acrylic
Hook: 4mm (G)
Started: 18. April. 2018
Finished: 19. April. 2018

Crochet projects

Since my last update I've mainly worked on my crochet pieces. 

I finished my third security blanket of the year, this time it's  a unicorn. I made a star shape blanket in white and a pastel colors. This was fun to crochet and I really like the final result *Ü*

 Pattern:  Unicorn Lovey (My own design)

Yarn: 100% Acrylic

Hook: 4mm (G)

Started: 12. February. 2018

Finished: 18. March. 2018

My second finish is a super sweet Boston terrier puppy called Bentley. I purchased this pattern last year and I had it at the top of my Ravelry queue for months and I finally started it at the end of March. I absolutely LOVE him ♥

Pattern: Bentley the Boston Terrier by YOUnique Crafts

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 2.5mm 

Started: 20. March. 2018

Finished: 30. March. 2018

I'm now working on another amigurumi, this time it's a robot. Hopefully I won't get distracted and he will be finished for my next update. 

After a short break...

I'm back! I take a few days off because I had some health issues so I didn't feel like crafting, but yesterday I picked up my needles and hooks and had two finishes! *yay*

First I finished the second block on Into the Jungle by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. Those toucans had a lot of color changes and I kept messing up but their done now :)

After finishing the toucans, I picked up my hooks and finished a baby lovey I had been working on before I got sick. She was almost done I just had to finish the hair and sew everything together. I think she turned out really cute °Ü°

Pattern:  Watermelon Doll Lovey by Yulia Mozhaiska

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 2.5mm(toy) - 3mm (blanket)

Started: 26. February. 2018

Finished: 11. March. 2018

A sleepy elephant lovey

I had very little time for crafting last week. I only managed to finish a little elephant lovey.

It's the first time I do a hexagon blanket and a really enjoyed making it! I thought it would be really complicated to make but it wasn't, just time consuming. 

Pattern:  Stephanie the Elephant Lovey by Yulia Mozhaiska

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 2.5mm(toy) - 3mm (blanket)

Started: 04. February. 2018

Finished: 09. February. 2018

First cross stitch finish of the year

Last week I had my first cross stitch finish of 2018! My goal for this year is to at least have one finish a month, and like I said this is the first one of the year *yay*

In this part of the world we are in summer and it's really HOT, so this was a perfect little project to work on during this hot summer evenings. The design is a freebie by The Snowflower Diaries and you can download it from her blog. I'm still not sure how I want to finish it, but I'm sure I will find some inspiration soon °Ü°

Design: Summer by The Snowflower Diaries

Stitched on 32ct Antique Cotton Linen (R&R Reproduction) with DMC threads

Stitch count: 70w x 77h

Started: 01. January. 2018

Finished: 27. January. 2018

After finishing Summer, I decided to make a small birthday gift for Fernando (he's turning 40 this year). I wanted the design to feature a cactus so I went searching on Etsy and found a super cute SAL by Fuzzy Fox Designs called Prickly but Cute. The SAL started on August of last year and so far 7 small cacti have been released. For Fernando's gift I chose to stitch Miguel and Chloe, and here is my start on Miguel....isn't he adorable ♥-♥ !!!!

Also last week, I crocheted a little bit and finish a unicorn rattle. The design is from Yulia Mozhaiska. It was a quick and fun little project. 

Pattern: Sleepy Unicorn Rattle by Yulia Mozhaiska

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 2.5mm

Started: 22. January. 2018

Finished: 26. January. 2018

Until next week! Happy crafting!!!

Last week was very busy!

I had very little stitchy/crafting time since my last update.

Last week my daughter turned 7 and I was really busy getting this ready for her party. It was a really small party just family and two of her close friends but still it kept me busy all week.

My sister Carol and my mom helped a LOT with the organization. Thankfully my daughter enjoyed her birthday and was really happy with everything °Ü°

Since the theme of her birthday was unicorns. I decided to make a little unicorn amigurumi for her. MariaFe loves pink so I made the eyes pink and added eyelashes and blush *Ü*

I'm really happy with the way it turned out and she loves it ♥

On Sunday, I finally was able to pick up my needle and add a few hundred stitches to Ice Princess. Hoping to finish her before the end of 2018.

Enjoy your week! We'll be back with a new update soon °Ü°

Amigurumi Finishes

I have three finishes to share this week. all of the amigurumi ;)

The first one is an adorable pineapple I test-crocheted for Hookabee. Love the texture on this one and I think he turned our really cute, don't you agree??

Tengo tres proyectos que compratir esta semana, todos amigurumi ;)

El primero es una piña que "testie" para Hookabee. Me encanta su textura y creo que quedó super adorable, no lo creen??

Designer: Hooabee

Yarn: 100% Acrylic

Hook: 4mm (G)

Started: 15. August. 2015

Finished: 19. August. 2015

My next finish is raccoon, another test-crochet. He was really fun to crochet, I'm sure he won't be the only one I make!

También terminé un mapache. Fue entretenido tejerlo, estoy segura no será el único que haga!

Designer: Mevv San Designs

Yarn: 100% Acrylic

Hook: 4mm (G)

Started: 03. September. 2015

Finished: 05. September. 2015

And my last finish, is a little penguin I started on April!!!!! I had all pieces crocheted, I just couldn't make myself sew them all together :P

Y el último proyecto que terminé, es un pequeño pingüino que comencé en abril!!! Tenía todas las piezas tejidas es sólo que me daba flojera coserlas:P

Designer: Tapanee Chaovanavatee

Yarn: 100% Cotton

Hook: 4mm (G)

Started: 27. April. 2015

Finished: 07. September. 2015

WIPs

Didn't have a lot of crafty time since my last update but still managed to make some progress on my current projects. Finished the 6th block on Summer Sampler and made a start on the 7th. 

Esta semana no tuve mucho tiempo para mis labores pero aún así pude avanzar un poco mis proyectos. Terminé el 6to bloque de Summer Sampler y ya comencé el 7mo. 

Made some progress on Santa. I really enjoying working on him :)

Avancé un  poco en Santa, realmente disfruto mucho trabajar en él :)

I don't have a crochet finish to show this week, but I did start a little raccoon last night. He needs to be finished by Monday so I'll work on him this weekend. 

Esta semana no tengo un proyecto de crochet terminado, pero anoche comencé un pequeño mapache. Necesito terminarlo para el lunes así que trabajare en él este fin de semana.