Finally making some progress!

Well, I'm slowly making progress on my knitted shrug. I have about 10 inches done so far, and I need about 3 feet. The project may have to be put down until I finish my cousin's tiger, not to mention my homework and I can work on it during the six hour car ride down to PA.

And on another note...

The list goes on...

A couple of weeks ago I finally finished that penguin for my friend.

I don't know when I'm going to be able to give it to her, so for now it's sitting on my desk. I may end up just mailing it. Until then, I have a few other projects I'll be working on. I'm still working on those hand warmers for my friend, and since my baby cousin turns 2 next week, I'm making her a little stuffed tiger. We're going down to visit them, so I'll get to give to her in person. :D

I also started knitting a shrug for a cosplay I'm putting together. It's of the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland; I've already made a pair of handwarmers with some light beige yarn, and the shrug is being made from the same stuff.

Last but not least, I finally found an afghan that I've been working on since last summer. I brought it to school with me and after the fall semester it kind of...vanished. Turns out it had been thrown in with the clothes from my closet, which means I've also found a bunch of shirts that I had been looking for.

...

Now if only I could find my Pokemon Gold game that has been missing for at least 2 or 3 years...

Project: Excalibur put on hold

Yep, I'm experiencing some trouble with the Excalibur plushie, so not only am I taking a break from it, I'm going to be starting from scratch when I resume. It's back to the drawing board for that project, and in the meantime I'll be working on a couple of other projects on my list. I started a pair of handwarmers that I'm making for an art trade with a friend. I was originally going to make them green and white, but decided that the colors I had really didn't match the pattern, and instead decided to make them black and teal.

Then, I have a penguin to make for another friend who collects them. That one is long overdue. Of course, this is all based on the assumption that I can get my English homework done in time...

Edgar the Narwhal

Lately I've been finding myself wanting to crochet as many sea critters as I possibly can. As tempting as this is however, I'd have to give away most of them, seeing as how I just don't have the room. I couldn't resist making myself a little stuffed narwhal though, and since this one turned out so well, I thought I'd share the pattern.

Materials:
Crochet hook size "G"
Yarn in color of your choice (I used Caron Simply Soft color "periwinkle")
A little bit of beige yarn for the horn
A tiny bit of black yarn for the mouth
12 mm safety eyes
Stuffing
Yarn needle

Body and Back fins:
Rnd 1: ch 6, join together to form ring (6)
2: 2 sc in each sc [inc] around (12)
3: *inc, sc in next sc repeat from * around (18)
4: *inc, sc in next 2 sc around (24)
5: *inc, sc in next 3 sc around (30)
6: *inc, sc in next 4 sc around (36)
7: *inc, sc in next 5 sc around (42)
8-13: sc in each sc around (42)
attach safety eyes and embroider mouth, begin stuffing
9: *sc2tog [dec], sc in next 5 sc repeat from * around (36)
10-11: sc around (36)
12: dec, sc in next 4 sc around (30)
13: dec, sc in next 3 sc around (24)
14: sc around (24)
15: dec, sc in next 2 sc around (18)
16-18: sc around
Fasten off.
19: join ends together, join yarn to crochet edge, ch 1, turn
20: sc in each sc along row, ch 1, turn
21: 2 sc in next 3 sc, ch 1, turn
22: sc in each sc back along, turn
23: sc along row, ch 1, turn.
24-25: repeat steps 21-22
26: sc until you reach middle of back fin
Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Horn:
Rnd 1: ch 4, join together to form a ring (4)
2-3: sc around (4)
4: inc, sc in next sc around (6)
5-7: sc around (6)
Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing

Attach horn to top of head.
And there you go! :)

Pink Bun pattern

This shy little bunny found his way into my purse, where I found him munching on the candy I stash there. He now lives happily on my bookshelf, guarding my manga and Harry Potter books from rabid squirrels. Want to make your own? Here’s the pattern. :)

Legs (make 2)

Rnd 1: ch 6, join to form circle. Place marker. (6)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)

Rnd 3-7: sc in each sc around. (12)

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

Body

Put legs together and whipstitch through 4 stitches.

Rnd 1-10: Join yarn to any st and sc in each sc around.

*Attach safety eyes and embroider nose if desired. Begin stuffing.*

Rnd 11: *dec, sc in next 2 sc. Repeat from * around.

Rnd 12: *dec, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around.

Rnd 13: *sk next st. Repeat from * around.

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing hole closed. Weave in ends.

Ears (Make 2)

Rnd 1: ch 4, join to form circle. Place marker. (4)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (8)

Rnd 3-7: sc in each sc around. (8)

Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing.

Flatten ears and sew to top of body. Weave in ends.

It has begun.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

So, I started making the Excalibur plushie. I actually finished the head the other day, and now I'm working on the body.

Grades and Excalibur

So I got my grades today. And I failed. Quite spectacularly, I might add. I did manage, however, to get Bs in both History and Knitting. But Biology and English kind of exploded in my face. Chemistry didn't get a grade, since I was a smart bunny and withdrew from it back in April.

...Damn Chemistry.

Anyway, I'll be taking a summer course to make up for that failed English class and next year I'll be a freshman at Worcestor State University. I actually don't mind, since that gives me a chance to start over. Unfortunately, it looks like I'm going to have to make it clear to my parents that I do not plan on pursuing a career in Biology in any shape or form, due the utter loss of motivation for that field I experienced thid year. Do I still love the subject? Yes. I'm just tired of my parents assuming that they know exactly what I want with my life just because I like biology.

Moving on, this summer I'll be working in crocheting a plushie of Excalibur from Soul Eater. I've been getting back into crochet, and that will most likely be the bulk of my work from now on.