So far today…. May 8, 2008

So far today i have

1.  done a load of dished

2.  done 2 loads of laundry

3. took a shower and shaved my legs!!!

4.  finished up the cat toys for the swap i’m in

5.  made a shark for Adrian

6.  vaccumed the living room!

For me that’s alot done considering it’s only 2pm and i woke up at 7am.  So, here is the last cat toy i made:

  It’s lumpy and shaped funny cause instead of fiberfill i sewed a little ‘thing’ filled with catnip and stuck it in the bird.  The free pattern is here: http://www.marloscrochetcorner.com/birds.html

 

This was my favorite project today~ i started it last night and really did the bulk of it just now:

  Shaaaaaaark!!!!  Also we could do the ‘jaws’ theme!  I had bought Adrian a new set of bed sheets with sharks all over it, and when i found this pattern on ravelry i just had to make it!!

  Here we have the shark posing on the shark sheets.  He feels like he’s home so i’ll just leave him there for now.

Free pattern is here: http://www.ullrykka.de/iblog/B567792918/C947144548/E20070508153639/index.html

(right under the pic is the link to the english pattern)

 

And who knew that cats liked corn?!?

  Sunshine sure does!!  Notice that she’s totally skipped over the mac & cheese that all the other cats would eat first (and did!)  And on a gross note: cats have the same ‘result’ from eating corn as people do.  YUCK!!!!

 

Later!

Nathalie

They can kinda see May 7, 2008

Way cute~ the baby kittens kinda have their eyes open!  Tasha came running downstairs freaking out cause the kittens ‘were crawling away from their mama’, and when i went upstairs to look the little cuties were just exploring their space!  The kids are a bit nervous with these kittens cause Sandy had two babies a few days ago and she just didn’t know how to take care of them.  She would lick them and check on them but wouldn’t lay down for more than a couple minutes to feed them.  I brought them upstairs and gave them to Snowball, and she fed them like they were hers, but they were just too small to compete with the bigger kittens.  It was so sad too cause after i buried them outside, Sandy and Snowball spent a good few hours sniffing around the house and outside looking for their babies.  We’re still pretty sad about it, especially Adrian.  He spent the entire day making sure the babies got their turn.

Here is Sandy right after she had the first kitty:

  I keep telling Adrian that the babies are in heaven and they know how much he loved them and took care of them

Alright, now on to the kitties:

  Tasha is holding one of the girls

And here they are trying to see what’s out there:

  This one reminds me of Robin Hood, that scene were the little bunny falls out the wagon and says ‘wait for me! wait for me!’ !!!

 

And here they are ‘crawling away from their mama’:

  Awwwww!!!

 

I found this online, hodge podge of crafts made my flower scarf and it’s BEAUTIFUL!!!  I love pink!!!

 

And over at crochetville, Pear-Kitten made my big spotted bird~ and i have to say it’s one of the quickest ‘returns’ on a pattern i’ve posted!!!  Awesome job!!!!!  I LOVE those red google eyes!!!!!

 

As far as cool stuff i’ve found online, this one is so freaking cute!  It’s penguin pillows!

http://strngbn.tripod.com/penguin.html

 

Also found this butterfly rag rug over at crafttown:

http://www.craftown.com/crochet/cropat54.htm

 

And i still wish i could knit, cause this pie is fantastic!!

http://www.crumpart.net/patterns/slapstickpiepattern.htm

 

And there are some cool patterns on these pages:

http://web.archive.org/web/20070501202641/web.telia.com/~u51800388/INDEX.HTM

http://members.optusnet.com.au/we2/patterns.html

 

Here fishy, fishy (potholder)

http://wwwlubbockarmadillo.blogspot.com/2007/07/free-fish-potholder-pattern_28.html

 

And i may have posted this one already, but it’s cute so i’ll post it again!

http://tehwhitebunny.blogspot.com/2008/04/3-shades-of-totoro.html

 

Later!

Nathalie

Great use of yuck yarn!! May 1, 2008

Louise made my big fish pattern!!!!  (http://gnathalie2.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/go-fish/)

 

AWESOME JOB!!!!!

Nathalie

I’ve got the whole world in my hands! May 1, 2008

More pattern pages links April 30, 2008

Just clearing out my favorites again, so here are more pattern links:

http://photo.163.com/photos/xinji565/

 

http://photo.163.com/photos/jiaolm/

 

http://photo.163.com/photos/wangyi2008cn/

 

http://photo.163.com/photos/didodi123456/

 

http://photo.163.com/photos/wh.gubin/

 

http://photo.163.com/photos/szmzj2000/

 

http://photo.163.com/photos/hy_box/#p1

 

http://photo.163.com/photos/daphne_ray/

 

http://photo.163.com/photos/chtyyqfl/

 

And here are some picasa web albums that i like to look through:

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/natachka2509

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/zwillling

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/rnsnugg

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/heelene

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/dongbacky

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/irit1949

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/kulridee

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/dongbacky1

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/dongdddd

 

Have fun!

nathalie

 

Oops, she did it again! April 28, 2008

Kittens?  Again?!!  Surprise, surprise~ they’re all orange!!  She just had them, and there’s at least one more still in her tummy.  But here are a couple pics of her progress so far:

  This one is kitty #4

 

And here is Snowball with her babies so far:

  Yeah, blood, yuck, but too bad.  She’s not done giving birth and i’m not changing the ’sheets’ till she is!!! 

She’s had #5 since i’ve been online, so we’ll see if she has anymore!

 

*edit*

Here she is with all 5 kitties, and clean sheets!!

Nathalie

It’s raining, it’s pouring April 27, 2008

and i wish i was snoring!!  But since i can’t take a nap, i made this while watching some of the House marathon:

 

 

I found the free pattern a while ago here: http://knitsandknotsweb.blogspot.com

 

Nathalie

Big spotted bird April 26, 2008

The yarn i have at home is so boring to me that i haven’t made anything i’ve wanted to.  So many fantastic projects and fabulous ideas that just don’t get made cause if i have to open that box and look at another ball of freakin red heart yarn i will just cry.  Or just not make anything.  But then an unplanned trip to Dollar Tree changed everything!  Oh my god!!  They actually had yarn that was’nt that stupid fun fur crap!!!  I didn’t have much money (never do!) but i bought 4 balls of Patons ‘glittallic’. 

I made this big spotted bird today:

 

He doesn’t have a name yet, but he does have a free pattern!!!

 

Materials

Size F hook

1 ball Patons ‘glittallic’ in maroon shine

tiny bit of yellow ww yarn

embroidery floss or whatever for eyes

 

Body/Head

6 sc in a ring

rd1: 2sc in each sc around (12 sc)

rd2: 2sc in first sc, sc in next sc around (18 sc)

rd3: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc around (24 sc)

rd4: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc around (30 sc)

rd5: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc around (36 sc)

rd6: sc in each sc around (36 sc)

rd7: 2sc in first sc, sc in next sc around (54 sc)

rd8: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 8 sc around (60 sc)

rd9-22: sc in each sc around (60 sc)

rd23: sc2tog, sc in next 5 sc around (54 sc)

rd24: sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc around (45 sc)

rd25: sc2tog, sc in next 7 sc around (40 sc)

rd26: sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc around (35 sc)

rd27: sc2tog, sc in next 5 sc around (30 sc)

rd28: sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc around (25 sc)

rd29: sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc around (20 sc)

rd30: sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc around (15 sc)

rd31: sc2tog, sc in next sc around (10 sc)

rd32: 2sc in each sc around (20 sc)

rd33: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc around (24 sc)

rd33-38: sc in each sc around (24 sc)

rd39: sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc around (20 sc)

rd40: sc2tog, sc in next sc around (13? sc)

rd41-42: sc2tog around till done, fasten off.

 

Beak

with yellow yarn, 4 sc in a ring

rd1: 2sc in first sc, sc in next around (6 sc)

rd2: 2sc in first sc, sc in next sc around (9 sc)

rd3: sc in each sc around (9 sc)

fasten off, sew to the front of the head.  Use embroidery floss or google eyes for the eyes.  Done.

 

Please note:  The numbers may or may not be off, no big deal, it’s just a bird!!!

 

Balto seemed kinda interested in the bird:

 

Cry Baby just wanted to eat it:

 

Tasha was cute today though~ she took pics of the flowers in the front yard:

 

 

Later!

Nathalie

 

Just a little mousie April 24, 2008

James asked me if i could make him a ’snow mouse’ so i did.  He wanted a bell on the mousie’s tail and i swear i had to sew it on while i was walking around the living room cause the kitties were just waaaay to excited about it!!!  here is the little mousie:

Cute, huh?!  I used the free pattern from kristie: http://kristieskids.weebly.com/

 

So, i’ve got some more neat internet finds to share, and first up is a killer blog: http://amigurumiartist.blogspot.com/

 

She’s got TONS of awesome free patterns!!!!!! 

I also found this tutorial on homemade buttons:

http://cats-rockin-crochet.blogspot.com/2008/04/crochet-home-made-button-tutorial.html

 

So, i did not know about this but apparently there is such a thing as an invisible decrease.  Learn something new everyday!  Here is the video on how to do it: http://falwyn.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/invdectutorial/

 

Over at crochetville is an adorable little teacup bookmark!

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=76519

 

I did finally get that french book from jenns house (yea!) and i found this to help with translating:

http://helpcrochet.free.fr/lexique_crochet_americain_francais.html

 

Cutie little cupcake pincushion:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=173120.0

 

 

Cherry keychain:

http://noisypitta.blogspot.com/2008/04/cute-cherries.html

 

And here is a video on how to do the magic circle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLuSVyKvoUg

 

How about people making my stuff?!!!  Another installment of the ‘alphabet’ minions!!!!!!

This one ‘Everett’

This one is ‘Fluff’

 

And this one is ‘Grumpus’

I love all the detail!!!!!!  Can’t wait to see more!!!!!!!!

 

Oh, i also found a neat German site with free patterns: http://www.creadoo.com/themen.php?bereich_id=12&rubrik_id=27

Don’t read other languages?  Go to www.altavista.com and download the free toolbar.  That way anytime you’re on a foreign site you just click the ‘translate’ button and it’ll go english for you!!  Like magic!!!

 

I know, i know, you are all just itching to see my kitties!!!

Here is Twinkletoes and Butternut Squash:

 

And here is Sweet Potato all curled up and comfy on Madaleines bed:

 

You wanna see the rest of the bed? 

 Cute!

 

Here is what her bed usually looks like:

 

And my windowsill is never without a cat!  This is Sunshine:

 

Later!

Nathalie

 

 

 

 

Old french song April 19, 2008

My mom had a bunch of those small record singles and me and my sisters would play them and dance around when we were super little.  My favorite one to play was an old french one cause it had my name on it, Nathalie, and OMG!  I found it on youtube!!!  I love that site!

 

On a free pattern note, here is a cute one i found at crochetville:

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=58561

 

I also found a german site with free patterns: http://www.creadoo.com/themen.php?bereich_id=12&rubrik_id=27

 

Mygurumi has a 6-part series on a flower bouquet:

http://mygurumi.blogspot.com/2008/04/amigurumi-spring-with-me.html

 

More flowers?  Here are some super easy daffodils:

http://crochetme.com/patterns/daffodils-spring

 

An AWESOME turtle from craftster:

  It says the pattern is on page 2

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=239787.0

 

A cool homemade crochet button tutorial here: http://cats-rockin-crochet.blogspot.com/2008/04/crochet-home-made-button-tutorial.html

 

That’s it for now!

Nathalie