Craft Enabled, Domestically Disabled

Heartalls

A few months ago I saw this pattern, fell in love, ordered the book, and then gleefully got my pattern on September 6. Finished September 23.

Customizations I had to do:

(a) It's a worsted weight pattern, but I found some Cascade Yarns Anchor Bay yarn (50% cotton, 50% superwash merino wool) and I thought that would work much better for a hot weather shorts project, because while I loooooove worsted, it's not for summer. The Anchor Bay yarn worked great, but I note it's DK yarn. I got the gauge as per the pattern with that yarn, but when I actually started making the squares, I had to add another row to make each square 4.5 inches. Not too bad.

(b) I like that the pattern is customized by squares for the size of the waist, hips, and thighs, and that even though all of mine do not line up together, I managed to come up with a perfect fit. That said, I had to make a few extra rows to cover the butt and to make the legs longer because (a) I don't do booty shorts and (b) given that crochet has all the holes, I wore biker shorts under these and wanted the legs to cover that. So, one row of 8 squares for the waist, a second row of 9 for the hips, a third row of 10 for the rest of the butt, then 2 5-square rows for the legs.

(c) I did some customizations around the heart bib because doing it as the pattern said seemed a bit too small (it looked weird to me to be that small at the waist), but adding a few more rows to the heart made it too saggy. Finally I went with what a friend suggested and added some stitches in between the points and the waist 

I'm planning on adding some pockets into it that would tuck in at the waist because I think I could fit some in for my phone, but I haven't gotten that far yet. I was able to fit one of my pocket belts underneath it to hide a phone, so it may work. 

Yarn holder

 

I got this pattern to make a ball holder. 

Map of the world

I saw this and had to make it for my friend Dawn. Who's finally received it for her birthday, so I can now post it. The pattern was written out very detailed to figure out how many stitches are where, albeit I still have magical appearing/disappearing stitch issues so I had to keep track on every dang row, and add a bit of side borders to even it out.

Here's the map of the world blocked out on a boogieboard:

And hung on a wall:

The Isabela top has flowers on

Continued from here. I still have to figure out the sleeve dots issue, but it's mostly done now.

It's a pie

Made for a friend's birthday.

Isabela skirt is done

Continued from here. Based off the artwork here.

Now all I've got left is yarn-bedazzling the top and making a cactus.

 

Isabela skirt update, first layer

Continued from here.

I spent a week crocheting flowers and have sewn them to the first layer of skirt. Two more long-ass layers of that to go. 

And I finished the top of the collar.

Stitches just went bankrupt

Announcement here. 

Posting this for those who read this blog and may not have heard otherwise. I'll update with more dish if I hear it. 

I'm so disappointed and sad, if not totally surprised because they had a lot less vendors this year (around 100 down from 300 the year before, and they used to have a lot more pre-site move and pre-pandemic, of course) and I suspected Stitches 2023 might be the last one. But I'm bummed as hell anyway. 

Places to find out more:

• Reddit discussions here and here.
• Ravelry discussions with the most here and here
• Facebook page for the screwed over.

Birthday necklace project

Years ago my therapist suggested doing a one-day project on my birthday. I admit I was bored of all the options I've bookmarked over the years, so I just like, made up a chain crochet necklace today.

Another crocheted Mirabel costume

I did mine from January-October 2022, and now Transatlantic Crochet has finished her own, which is also amazing. Looks like she did actual embroidery/applique on it in parts (I did not) and did a much bigger collar/collarwork on the blouse.