Moss Rabbit is my entry for the Toy2R Qeeology 2.5 show on May 7th. The show features custom 2.5″ Qee’s by 70 artists all over the world and im really happy to be taking part. Lots of pictures, including work-in-progress shots…
A Mini update on how Project Blankie’s coming along! Ive been so busy with other projects i’ve only had time to make a few squares since the last update, although im eagerly awaiting a few squares all the way from America! :)
We made these flying ducks for the wall a couple of weeks ago but its been super duper busy round these parts and i haven’t had time to get my bum in front of the computer and blog ‘em! They’re based on the game Duck Hunt on the NES. Here they are in all their glory, i’m well pleased with how they turned out!
This weeks tutorial shows you how to make this pretty lace flower brooch – Mothers day is coming up March 14th (May 9th in the US) the and this makes a great gift! Click here to visit my youtube channel
I’m having a bit of a lucky streak this week, on Thursday my Zelda heart container cupcakes won 2nd prize in the valentines contest on Instructbles.com, then the next day I won tickets to Hospital Record’s Q+A+E. Yippee!! Other than that a quiet week for week in pictures, i even managed to go to a party last weekend and not take one picture, bad Holly!
This weeks tutorial shows you how to make this cute pin cushion from scraps of fabric. Its really simple and quick to make! Click here for the free pattern and video tutorial!
Toys meets crafting in this original cross stitch pattern I created inspired by my custom ‘Applehead” Dunny. This is a unique A Little Stranger pattern you won’t find anywhere else!
Design is 110 x 70 stitches in counted cross stitch. Avaliable in my show now!
Project blankie has been a bit neglected as of late, all alone in a box in the cupboard. I got everything out a couple of weeks ago and started sewing it together to see how it’s coming along. There’s still lots to do but i feel like the end is in reach! If you knit or crochet i’d love for your to send me a square! Just drop me an email hollystanway [at] gmail.com
Just added to the shop are these three 16-bit Nintendo necklaces. Each has been painstakingly hand stitched and will arrive to you gift wrapped ready for gift giving, perfect for valentines day :) As always these are one-of-a-kind, and once they’re gone they’re gone. Click here to visit the shop
It’s been so busy round here so it’s been a while since i’ve done an update on where project blankie’s got to. For those new to the blog (hi!) project blankie is a massive sofa throw i’m making out of individual knitted and crochet’d squares. If you’ve got craft skills, i’d love for you to send me one and i’ll feature it on the blog :)
Since it got featured on Reddit and Stumbledupon I’ve been getting a lot of emails about my Mario Cross stitch so i thought i’d post a proper picture of it – here it is proudly hung on our living room wall. I cant take all the credit for it though, Jonjo did the sky ;)
Pink octopus necklace
I’m very excited to introduce my first jewellery collection! The Tentacle collection features original handmade jewellery inspired by my favorite sea dweller; the octopus. I love the texture and movement of tentacles flowing in the sea and i’ve tried to capture this in each piece. They are all hand painted with vibrant metallic and iridescent paints that shimmer and sparkle as you move. The collection is limited to 11 pieces; 3 large necklaces, 7 smaller necklaces and one pair of earrings.
Each piece is one of a kind and not to be repeated, entirely hand sculpted and totally unique – no molds were used or taken.
Edit – All pieces in the collection are sold out, thanks for everyone who bought one. To be the first to know when new pieces go on sale join the mailing list.
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Single tentacle pendants
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Curled Tentacle earrings
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Golden Octopus Necklace
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Pink octopus necklace
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Squid-ish Necklace
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I’ve been wanting a big octopus necklace for forever, so i got busy making this little (or rather, big) guy! I sculpted him in polymer clay and then painted him with lots of fine layers of metallic paints. He’s finished with a durable glossy laquer to really bring out the depths of the paints i used. I’m working on a couple more, and some smaller items that will be avaliable in time to buy as Christmas gifts :)
Check out these cute Mario garden decoration me and Jonjo made! We were anxious waiting to go out raving that night so we chilled out by doing crafts (yeah i know we’re cool!) We made them using Hama beads , check out this flickr group where clever people have made all kinds of mental Hama bead beauties, i love nerd craft!! This pictures was taken before we went on holiday, while we were away the marigolds in the background got eaten by slugs and the geraniums got all dried out and nasty. boo! :(
So heres the latest with Project Blankie ! I got a few done while i was on holiday. I lined them all up and counted, i’ve got 66 so far, i worked out that i need 250+, so if you’ve got knitting/crochet skills you could send, join in and save my crippled fingers? pwease?! :)
Project blankie took a bit of a backseat last week while i moved house, but i have finally had a minute to upload all the pictures of week 4! I got some lovely squares in the post, all the way from Australia, from Lauren who i met on Flickr, thanks Lauren! :)
I’ll get a picture soon of all the squares together – im really interested to see how they all look, laid out! they’re stacked up on my bookcase right now and all the colours look lovely.
What is Project Blankie? I’m making a huuuge sofa throw, out of simple 5″ granny squares. I’m posting picture of my progress online to encourange others to send me a square- If you knit or crochet i would love for you to join in!
Click here for Project Blankie Homepage with more pictures and patterns.
It’s been a productive week! My friend Alicia learned to knit and has been busting out squares left right and centre! I’ve been working on some pac man ones, i’ve got one more ghost left to make and all the fruits! I also did one with a chao from Sonic Adventure DS.
We calculated how many squares it’ll need to complete the blanket, and its something mind boggling like 270! So it looks like i’ll be at it for a while yet. We would love to receive a square from you if you can knit or crochet!
What is Project Blankie? I’m making a huuuge sofa throw, out of simple 5″ granny squares. I’m posting picture of my progress online to encourange others to send me a square- If you knit or crochet i would love for you to join in!
Click here for Project Blankie Homepage with more pictures and patterns.
Made a few more squares, using more blue-tones this week. I have a couple of friends who want to learn to knit so i spent a bit of time figuring out how to knit a 5×5″ square, this is where im getting really excited because i want to do a bunch of squares with computer game sprites in them. I started with a Mario mushroom, im currently looking for the perfect Sonic the Hedgehog blue so i can get all nostaligic for my Mega Drive :)
What is Project Blankie? I’m making a huuuge sofa throw, out of simple 5″ granny squares. I’m posting picture of my progress online to encourange others to send me a square- If you knit or crochet i would love for you to join in!
Click here for Project Blankie Homepage with more pictures and patterns.
Alongside my plush projects i’ve started making a huuuge sofa throw, out of simple 5″ granny squares. Granny squares are good practice for beginners, or an opportunity for more experienced crocheters to show off some skillz!
I will be posting picture of my progress online to encourange others to send me a square- If you knit or crochet i would love for you to join in!
Click here for Project Blankie Homepage with more pictures and patterns.
These are the basic patterns i’ve been using but you can use any pattern you like as long as the result is a 5″x5″ square :)
Each square is 5″ x 5″ (13 x 13 cm). I’ve been crocheting them using a 4mm needle and mostly 4 ply yarn (im just using up random bits and bobs of yarn so theres some chunky and thinner stuff thrown in there, too)
Knitting Pattern:
Using 4mm needles cast on 26 stitches, knit 40 rows, cast off. Simples
Crochet Pattern: Here’s the pattern i’ve *mostly* been using (As the wool has been irregular thickesses i’ve sometimes omitted a row of 3-dc clusters, or swaped the last dc round for a sc to keep them the same size)
With Color A, ch 5, join to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc in this and all following rnds), 2 dc in ring; (ch 3, 3 dc in ring) 3 times; ch 3; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3; sl st to the next ch 3 space).
Rnd 2: Ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; * ch 1, sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3:Rnd 3: Join color B in any ch-3 corner sp: ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; * ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp: 3-dc group made; ch 1, sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 corner sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-l sp: 3-dc group made; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; * (ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice; ch 1, sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 comer sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; (ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 5: Join color C in any ch-3 corner sp; ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; * (ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice; ch 1, sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 comer sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; (ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3; finish off.
Rnd 6: ch 2, sc 1 *(2 sc into next ch-1sp, sdc) until ch-3 sp. 2 sc into ch-3 sp, ch 2, 2sc into ch-3 sp. Rep from * to end of round, join to first ch-2. tie end off
Cavey is a new toy series from A Little Stranger. Each Cavey is lovingly handmade by Holly in the A Little Stranger Studio.
