My son is only 3 1/2 but LOVES Star Wars. We were changing his room theme and I wanted to find a pattern related to Star Wars. He loves the different ships and I found these awesome tiny spaceship patterns on Etsy. I chose three out of the six patterns to make - the Millennium Falcon, Tie Fighter and Rebel X-Wing (I didn't like the idea of ships with the word "slave" or "death" on his wall).
Each one was easy and quick to cross stitch because they are small. I like how they used similar colors. The ships looked great next to each other and I didn't need to buy a lot of different colors. The wording wasn't too hard, I had to rework some letters but I think it came out very legible. I found the great film strip inspired frame at Michael's. Just like with my daughter's Snow White cross stitch, I was excited to put the finished projects in the frame, so I need to go back and stretch the aida fabric more but it looks great in my son's room!
Last year on Black Friday, I went to Barnes & Noble and bought the Disney Classic Cross Stitch Kit. I put it away and forgot about it. Then this summer we decided to update the room themes for our kids. My daughter chose Disney Princesses so I let her pick which pattern I would make, Sleeping Beauty's castle or Snow White. Fortunately for me she chose Snow White because the castle was advanced and I hadn't cross stitched in 30 years!
To relearn how to cross stitch, I watched a couple YouTube videos then I was on my way! The pattern was easy to follow but I didn't realize how big Snow White would be, which is fine, but it took my 3/4 of the summer to complete! At least the finished project was worth it. I found the sparkling red frame from Hobby Lobby. I was so excited to be done, I put the project in the frame right away but I need to go back and stretch the aida fabric more. Overall the project was a great addition to my daughter's bedroom.
Last Spring, I finally got around to make an amigurumi for my son. I already made my daughter a fox from the Woodland Crochet book and my son wanted the skunk.
This pattern worked well. As usual, the hard part is sewing the pieces together but it seemed easier than the fox because the pieces were a little bigger. My son loved the finished result!
After a hiatus, namely summer vacation and the start of school again, I am back with projects I or my family have completed. First new post is timely for Halloween. A long time ago I printed out this Black Cat Hat crochet pattern from the Repeat Crafter Me Blog. One of my oldest friends is giving birth this month and along with a Crochet Bear Lovey, I wanted to make her baby a hat. She has a cat and with Halloween coming up, I thought this would be perfect.
I used the pattern for a baby 0-3 months old. The pattern itself was easy to follow except for the eye, I wasn't sure if I had to put multiple stitches in one stitch or if she meant to do the sequence of stitches (turned out to be a sequence). Other than that, I didn't get tripped up at all. The hardest part is sewing all the pieces together. I reworked the whiskers multiple times too because they never seemed long enough. Overall I am pleased with the finished result!
