Little Owl Purse

Hello there again! Lately I have been on a crocheting kick and have been making and creating for several months now. Crocheting is relaxing and quite portable so for the time being, this is my choice of crafting time. I found a pattern on the internet for a cute little owl coin purse so thought I would test it out and see how I liked it. Well, I started working the pattern (yes, as written) and kept referring back to the image on the pattern because MY OWL PURSE LOOKED NOTHING LIKE THAT PARTICULAR IMAGE!! I am a person that will rip it out try again, rip it out, try again to correct where I have gone astray BUT NOOOO, I FOLLOWED the written pattern and got a TOTALLY different SHAPE!!! Scratching my head on that one STILL. I will however, make the pattern again & try to seriously get to the bottom of where it goes astray. lol BUT, I must add here, I truly think my owl purse worked up to be a much cuter shape than the pattern depicts. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this little owl purse and it is perfect for my grand daughters! The difference in the two are: in the photo above the outside bottom edges should not angle out as they do here, they SHOULD be the shape of a stop sign image! Go figure! I mean, this whole pattern is not of that shape! lol The eyes, the talons, and the owl hood is the same as the pattern. I just thought I would jot this down aso I remember the next time I make this pattern so I do not rip it out again & again ... just work it the way it is! Oh and one more thing to remember, I worked this pattern with 2 strands as one, one of which was the boucle yarn to give it that ruffley soft feather look and the other yarn was a 4 ply weight. Love the look and will definitely do this again.

Busy Hands = Happy Heart

My goodness! It has been such a long while since I last sat here to add a completed project! So many things have kept me away from my blog but that's ok, because I have been busy creating! Yes, I said creating! I have been crocheting up a storm from hats to headbands to fingerless gloves, scarves, flowers ... and the list goes on!
Crocheting seems to be the craft for me these days because it is so portable! I can make a bunch of small projects in no time and take it anywhere to complete! Gotta love that! As with any of us crafters, no matter what the craft of choice happens tobe at the moment, it keeps our hands busy, our creative juices flowing and helps to use up our stock so we can buy new! ; ) Using our coupons of course!
Lately, I have tried my hand at writing crochet patterns and have come up with a few good ones. I have not published them as yet but I will get there. Here I have created a hat for my grandson who just loves Goku, which is the symbol I added to this hat.  

  I created this particular design for my grand daughter. I wanted a little twist to just an otherwise plain hat and was happy with this design. It works up fast & easy and has a little versatility for future usage.

Whatever I am working on at the moment, I have realized Busy Hands = a very Happy Heart! Until the next time ... Have fun being creative!