Ava's purse

Before I ever learned to make amigurumi, I made scarves and little girl purses... I remember teaching a summer camp of jr. high girls how to make little purses more than a decade ago. I don't think I'd made one since then, until now. I'm on a little mission to make as many birthday and other holiday presents as possible. It's economical and prevents furthering the ever-growing glut of "stuff" we all have in our lives.

I guess this is stuff too. But at least it's hand-made and from the heart :-).

This purse is simply double crocheted in green, with a border of magenta, then crocheted together in green again. I added simple circular flowers and a pink fleece lining so the purse's future contents don't escape out the rather large spaces between stitches!

Just for fun, I thought I'd give sweater frog a ride. Too bad, they're going to separate people.

Sweater Frog

It's been a little while, I know! I have made a few creatures since May, but somehow they never got their portraits made, and subsequently, never made it to this blog.

Here's a new design- I'll call him "Sweater Frog" because of the stripes.  I couldn't find the exact kind of frog I wanted to make online, so I created my own (for my mom, who has placed several "orders" in the last few months.) He features bug eyes made of felt, an embroidered nose and mouth, pink stripes and froggish feet.


Pattern will be posted...