A Crocheted Mochi

Remember your favourite shows when you were a kid? Ah, fond memories. I wonder how many were actually super annoying for our parents to watch with us? (I'm looking at you, Barney and Caillou.) I was fortunate enough to grow up with such Canadian classics as Fred Penner, Mr. Dressup, Polka Dot Door, Today's Special…

A New (Porg) Hope

I try to keep my ear to the ground for any Star Wars related news, so when this behind-the-scenes video was released for the new Star Wars movie, I was over the moon. I've watched it several times and paused it in multiple places to try and get a better look at all of the…

A Totoro Pattern

Woah, my desk is a mess. Although, maybe I prefer calling it 'controlled chaos', for, even though it is piled high with craft/school/financial/amigurumis/sewing  machine/garbage/other random stuff, I still managed to find some partially finished scribbles of my Totoro pattern that I started a year and a half ago. Woot! (Random pattern scribbles complete with genuine…

A (Finally) Finished Totoro

I heart Totoro. I only discovered the movie about a couple of years ago, and I was completely swept away in the adorable whimsy of all. I even have a Totoro painting in my living room. A whiiiiile ago, I started making a large Totoro doll. I finished up all of the crocheted bits, then…

Another Chico

Well, I suppose I need to start this post by way of some updates ... First of all: I finished my teacher's education program. Yay! About a month ago, I attended my graduation ceremony (it was actually my first time on the 'official' campus - oops) and ended up sitting a few rows in front…

New Amigurumi Buddies

As I frequently do, I went on a little bit of an amigurumi binge last week. I was inspired by someone at teacher's college who also LOVES crochet and is venturing into amigurumi making! (Isn't it so exciting to meet someone else who understands your craft obsession?) So, I decided to make a ninja. But…

The Hundredth

Woah. This, I have to say, is a little bit of a milestone for me. My 100th post on this blog. Have I really had that much to say over the past year-and-a-half? Apparently, I have. And I've had a blast doing it. When I started the blog, I wanted a place to write down…

Snowman Pattern!

Here is my newest amigurumi pattern: the Snowman! He and I had a photoshoot the other day. (Aside: I realized that I need a new bristol board backdrop. Apparently, it can only take so much of Boo climbing all over it.) I'm really liking this snowman. I've already made another one to give away for…

Christmas Crafty Prep

This week I started back to regular teacher's ed classes ... and I'm kinda bummed because I miss my students. Of the other people I've talked to, they feel exactly the same. We're all just counting the days until our next in-class placement. The only upside is that I've had some of my free time…

Hippo-mo-potamus

It's the return of the hippo! Almost one year ago to the day, I posted about an amigurumi hippo that I made as a special request for someone. In that post, I said: "I must remember to write down the pattern for the head because I may want to make this little guy another time…"…