Another Cupcake Purse

My little one really likes the chocolate cupcake but wants one with pink frosting. So, I whipped up one using pale yellow Wool Ease (2 strands) and then a LYS pink fancy soft yarn and Simply Soft pink for the frosting. Looks good enough to eat! A friend suggested using an old CD in the bottom to keep it flat, which I think is a wonderful idea. I modified my original design a bit and inserted four extra BPDC evenly spaced to get more of a "V" shape to the sides. Also, since this one is a bit larger it has an extra row of frosting.


Also just finished, a cute pair of flip flops for the DD as well. I bought a few pairs at Joann's during their recent sale (under $2), and then let her choose any fuzzy yarn from my stash. She chose this cute pink/orange Bling Bling and had to model for you. Such a girly-girl!

Other WIPs for June

I really LOVE this Ribbon Weave felted tote. It's one of my few purchased patterns (not counting books), and is from Marlo's Crochet corner. I bought several of her felted patterns to get the discount. The only modification I made was to add the contrast red around the top, and I don't know if it adds or detracts but I like it. It's made with Paton's Merino Wool,the ribbon is from Michael's after a couple of trips, and makes it feel fresh.

This funny thing is a Sunflower Scrubbie, also from Marlo. I bought a leaflet on award winning dishcloths, found a cute one, but then needed a free pattern to share with my upcoming class and voila! The center is just a nylon scrubbie from Kmart, and I used Sugar n Creme cotton from my stash. I think it looks more like a fried egg, but I'm into food designs and still like it!

My husband's grandmother and best friend came in their RV for our DD's HS graduation. We always have such nice long visits, and are really more active with company. Anyway, we went strawberry picking this past weekend and then I saw this Strawberry Jamma' Bag pattern and just had to have it! (OCD again) So, I used some leftover yarn from my Sock Monkey and Fleuri projects. Not done yet but, mmmmmm mmmmm.

I don't have a pattern link to this - it's going to become a nylon string shopping bag. I bought the colored nylon at Home Depot months ago when we were remodeling our old house to use in a pattern copied from a library book. So, I will finish to use at Farmer's Markets and will post pattern link when I find it.

This fun bag is called the Fleuri Bag. It's from Crochet Me and just stikes my fancy. I made another one from black mohair with the hot pink flower which was even more striking as a Bag Exchange. Please note my attempt at extra creativity in the handles. I used plain plastic bangles on the other bag but found these interesting wire shapes at (where else) but the Michael's down the street. I think they work!

It's Cupcake Time!

I read about crocheted cupcakes again, and suddenly just HAD to have one. (I know, OCD.) Ran to Michael's and found some delicious velour yarn on clearance for $2 a skein, so bought a chocolate brown and buttercream white. I worked up the cake last night and the frosting during my lunch break. But, once I got it home, it really NEEDED something ... so, I added a row of SC in red for a Cherry! I love it! It's a funky purse, or would be a fun gift bag, or who knows.

Rough pattern: I did five rounds of SC on the bottom beginning with 6 dcs in base chain, then a row of DC, followed by 3 rows of alternating FPDC and BPDC to get ridges (which don't show up very well). The last brown row is DC in alternating front-loop-only or back-loop-only since I was running out of brown.

Attached white and did one row of *ch 3, skip sc, SL into front-loop-only of next sc* around to create a ruffled edge. Repeated working on this row with a dc in each skipped and used stitches of same row as the ruffle, Next row was *2DC in stitch, 1 DC in stitch* around for some shaping; then a row of even DC; finally a row of *DC in each stitch 3x, ch 1, skip dc* for an eyelet row. Was running out of yarn so made two SC chains with remainder of yarn for the drawstring. Still needed something, so added a row of sc in back-loop-only using leftover Softee Chunky.