Oh Hai!

I already have a to-do list on my crochet,

1) Finish current project!

2) Make 2 Adipose from Dr. Who. one for my boyfriend and the other for a school raffle.

3) Big Daddy from Bio Shock for my Boyfriend~ (but sadly it keeps getting pushed down my list...)

That's it for now!

I have started crochet as of last night. It's not as hard as you would think. well, at least for me...

I will post pictures of all my materials and such in the gallery.

I have:

Red heart yarn; white and pink

Various crochet hooks

and fiberfill

If you know what they are by the title, you know how difficult they can be to find, or for even a good price.... but totaly worth it.

As a blog should have a few rambles, here it is! Do you know where to find the most bang for your buck? I just google "safety craft eyes 100 cheap".

They are almost they most essential thing to an amigurumi. They also come in a variety of colors and sizes.

I prefer solid black. there's just something about those colored eyes that seem creepy to me...

But here is the tip part of this post. size chart!

Just keep in mind that the 16mm is the size of a quarter.. And everyone I know of that makes amigurumi doesn't use the 4mm at all. o, not sure at the 18mm or the 24mm though.

Think crochet was just for grannys? well, not any more.

Amigurumi is a japanese style that turns crochet cute! I'm sixteen, and love it.

I have a TON of patterns I found online. So I'll be posting a few for you all.

As for the crochet part... I'm still learning. :3

you're probably wondering.. "What the heck? isn't that hard?"

Well it all depends on how you go about making it. When I first tried. I became frustrated and gave up on it.

but instead of repeating what I did with sewing, now I'm going to try crochet.

so. you're also most likely wondering, when is this going to become helpful?

There are a variety of ways to make the beloved animals or characters that we all love.

Sewing, Crochet, etc. My favorite, Crochet. I suck at sewing... They *cough* fall apart.. *cough*

Amigurumi is an adorable japanese crochet.

I have no Idea what you call cute sewing animals/ people. :3

If your curious about the exact patterns for certain Items. There may be a few posted on this page soon.

*squeel!* OHMIGOSH..

Okay. so, this tutorial is on...

How to make Patches!

Oh, don't sound so dissapointed.... It's fun... kinda.

This tutorial is on how to make patches, the tutorial I follow was based off of making ghost buster patches but can be universal for all patches.

1. Two pieces of fabric, one white and one black

2. Some iron-on transfer paper (available at Wal-Mart)

3. Two fine-tipped magic markers: one bright red, the other black

4. Some bright red fabric paint

First, let's make the "no ghosts" patch.

1. Get hold of some cloth. Felt is a bad idea, as is cotton. You need some kind of material that has a bit of thickness to it and is not "stretchy" the way cotton can be. If you know someone that sews, ask if you can sort through some of their scraps. Some fabric/sewing supply stores (like Hancock Fabrics) might let you have some scraps, but probably not. You'll need a black piece and a white piece. Assuming you'll make some mistakes, these pieces need to be fairly large so you can get more than one try at making the patches. I got my fabric for free, so I know you can too, if you know who to talk to or where to look. If you have to pay for it, fine, but don't give up on getting it for free.

2. Get some iron-on transfer paper. This is the most expensive part. This is the paper that you can print an image on, then iron it onto a shirt or other piece of clothing. All you really need is a piece or two, so maybe you can bum one off a friend. (If they're nice enough to do this, offer them a finished patch in return. People really dig those things.) However, I reccomend having a pack of this special paper all to yourself, so break down and buy some. It should run about $6 at Wal-Mart, maybe more if you want to shop someplace else. It's been about 4 years since I bought a pack of this paper so I'm not really positive on the cost. I do know that it's cheaper than just buying a patch, and with 10 sheets of paper you can make a million patches of whatever you want. Anyway...

3. Get on the internet and find a good shot of the Ghostbusters logo. Save the image to your computer and open it in Microsoft Paint or your image editing program of choice. You'll almost certainly have to play with the size, so tinker with it until it's as big or small as you want it. (The logo patches Hot Topic sells always seemed a bit too small to me, so it was nice to make a patch exactly the size I wanted.) To make sure you've got the size right, print off the logo onto regular paper, cut it out, then use Scotch tape to attatch it to the sleeve of your flight suit. You'll know right away if you need to make it bigger or smaller. Once you get it to the correct size, you'll need to invert the image. This means you'll need to make a mirror image of the logo, then save it.

4. Using the iron-on paper this time, print out the inverted logo. Configure your printer to put the logo in the corner of the paper so you won't waste any when you cut it out.

5. Following the directions that come with the paper, iron the logo onto your white cloth. Follow the directions, or it'll screw up the look of the patch. When you peel away the paper, the patch will probably look a bit faded and the color may be darker in some places but too light in others. Time for step 6.

6. Take the magic markers (Sharpies, felt tip pens, whatever) and touch up the colors on the patches. DO NOT use a dark red marker, as this will create a nasty brownish color! Use broad tip markers for filling in the larger red areas, and the tip of a regular Sharpie is fine for doing the black outline of the logo. For doing the smaller black lines and the details on the ghost's face, use a fine tip. Many of you probably have the required markers or pens lying in a drawer someplace. Be careful not to apply too much ink, otherwise the cloth will soak it up and make little blobs of ink. Not good!

7. Cut the logos out of the white material. You're probably wondering why I didn't say to just iron the logo directly onto the sleeve of the flight suit. Well, for starters, iron-on transfers leave a clear, crusty coat around whatever they're ironed onto. This looks bad. Also, if you mess up and iron it onto the wrong place, you're screwed. With sew-on patches, if you make a mistake you can just cut out the stitches and try again.

I hope that this tutorial is helpful!

First of all, welcome!

Sometimes I feel like i'm talking to myself. But hopefully someone. yes, you. will get some joy out of my rambles..

I will also be publishing some of my tutorials/ patterns on how to make some of the Items I may be selling.. they're mainly things I've found or bought..

So check out this page for any of your crafting needs! I may just have something useful!

If you have a suggestion or question. Don't be shy!