Amigurumi Critters: 25 Imaginative Crochet Designs for All Skill Levels by Amy Ting

 

Amigurumi Critters: 25 Imaginative Crochet Designs for All Skill Levels by Amy Ting
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a super fun book full of directions on how to create adorable crocheted critters. The instructions are very well written and easy to read/see. There are also a host of illustrations on how to create various stitches and how projects should be looking as they progress. As a seasoned crocheter, I highly recommend this book for beginners to more advanced crocheters.

In full disclosure, I have not made anything from this book yet but I do plan to make them all. I did look at the directions however, and can tell you'll have a quality piece if directions are followed as written.

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Medals in the Attic (Annie's Attic Series book 2) by Cathy Elliott

 

Medals In The Attic by Cathy Elliott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have been looking for a series of books about crocheting or knitting. I meet with a knitting group at a local library and this series happened to be on display! I started with book 2 but I don't feel like I'm missing a whole lot. I do plan to go back and read the first book.

Annie is going through her grandmother's attic and comes across some medals from WWII. They are enclosed in a beautiful case and have been well cared for. The mystery comes in when Annie realizes that her grandfather's medals are on display in the living room downstairs. Who do these belong to? It's a mystery that Annie needs to unravel.

I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy mystery about Annie and her friends, along with their crocheting group, The Hook and Needle Club.

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Meet William the Worm!

 It's been a minute since I've posted new crochet items. I finished this adorable little worm with this apple tonight. 

Isn't it just adorable?!?! He looks so cozy inside his apple! 

But he can also hang out outside of his apple too!! 

William would make a great gift for a favorite teacher! He'd also look great sitting on a doctor's desk! 

You know what they say, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away!" 

To purchase William or any other creations that I make, click here. 

Recent Crochet Items off the Hook

 I'm trying to do better about making this blog a little more entertaining than just book reviews, not that they are not entertaining! I'd like to showcase a little more about me and for those that know me, it's a widely known fact that I love to crochet. 

Here are a few items I've recently finished: 

This cute little snowman can be made into an ornament, a magnet, or a keychain.

Like his snowman counterpart, this can be made into an ornament, magnet, or keychain. 

Goes great with the snowman  and elf and can be an ornament, magnet, or keychain. 

These dish pot scrubbies are super fun to make (and I've made a lot of them lately) and they make great gifts. This one is in the color called "Calm Print". 

Mr. Leggy Frog in Purple

Mr. Leggy Frog in pink

Mr. Leggy Frog in variegated blues

Dish Scrubbie in lavender

Dish Scrubbie in Denim

Ultimate Sacrifice Shawl in "Unicorn"

I customized this Christmas Stocking for the great-grandson of my former softball coach. 

Chic Beanie hat in Rosewood. This can be made in sizes to fit all age groups. 

I love the colors in this beanie! It's called "Sunset" and can be made to fit all ages. 

And last, but not least, I had a blast making these shark socks. They can be made to fit all ages as well!

If you'd like to see more of my work, please visit me at Faithfulgirl Creations! 

I also accept custom orders on my website!! 

Thank you for looking! 

I'm very proud of this!!

It's been a LONG time since I've featured something that I've made. I crochet just about every day and usually have anywhere from 4-6 projects in the works at any given time. I am going to try to showcase more of my work here, as well as continue to post book reviews as well. If only I could master reading and crocheting at the same time!! I have tried audiobooks but I can't keep interest in them. 

64,000(+) stitches. This is by far the most complex thing I've ever made in my life. There is a pretty lengthy back story to this but I'll try to keep it brief.

4 years ago, my dad was very sick and I came home to IL. While dad was in the hospital/recovering, my mom and I were playing around on Facebook and saw this picture come up. My mom looked at me and told me that I needed to get this pattern and make this for my sister. Being the good daughter and sister I am (lol), I bought the pattern and ordered the yarn...from the UK. It was waiting on me when I made it back home to GA.

I intended on starting it right away but my Etsy store started picking up and I didn't have time to work on it. The box sat in my room for a good bit before I could start it. When I did, I was only able to do a few rows before I had to put it aside again. Mom would occasionally ask me about my progress and we'd discuss how I wasn't able to work on it due to other things going on. She was so excited to be able the see the finished product.

Fast forward to 2023, I got home in late January after being with my family for about 6 months. I picked up the afghan to work on and I didn't like how it looked so I tore it completely out and started again. I made it to around row 50 and had to go back home to IL for another month and a half so it sat there again.

In April after getting back home, I looked at the 50 rows I'd done previously and decided I didn't like how it looked. Ripped it all back out completely to start all over again. That was the last time I ripped it out completely but several rows were ripped out and redone, some of them being multiple times until I could get it right. You see, several of these rows have color changes EVERY SINGLE STITCH. This took a lot of patience but today, at 11:30 am CST, I finished this. I cried doing the last two rows. It's all been very emotional for me to make this as my mom wasn't able to see the finished project (and let's not talk about the Precious Moments afghan I promised her for her 25th anniversary that was in 1999 that is still a work in progress that she won't see either). I'm so thankful that my mom and grandma taught me how to crochet and passed this love on to me. I'm trying to get my kids and grandkids to love and appreciate it too.