http://www.crochetmae.com Get Hooked Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:37:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So tonight as I was watching my favorite reality show "Survivor" I noticed one of the luxury items a contestant had brought was a crochet blanket. This week's challenge was for immunity and their one luxury item they had brought from home. The Heroes won but I'm not sure who ... http://www.crochetmae.com/2010/02/crochet-luxury-item-on-survivor/ Will you be my Valentine, Cthulhu? Although he looks more Japanese than like a Valentine, he turned out what I had pictured in my mind. I did make his wings out of a heart to add some Valentine to his look. Next up is St. Paddy's Cthuhulu which should be challenging ... http://www.crochetmae.com/2010/02/valentines-cthulhu/ Here's the latest Cthulhu creation. I have named him Hu Dat. He is decked out in New Orleans Saints colors and is wearing the number 7 in honor of long-time Saints kicker Morten Anderson. Here's hoping the Saints win it all Sunday! Geaux Saints! http://www.crochetmae.com/2010/02/hu-dat/ Crocheting with fabric was very different but I loved the result. Cutting the strips and then joining them to make a ball took about an hour. If I do it again I will probably look into an easier method of cutting the strips. The pattern is from the very talented ... http://www.crochetmae.com/2010/01/fabric-bowl/ I have a niece who loves Spongebob Squarepants and since I was making crochet toys for Christmas, I tackled Spongebob. My niece loved him. I tried making him more folk art-doll type than amigurumi. I might do another one as I work my way through all the characters since Spongebob ... http://www.crochetmae.com/2010/01/spongebob-squarepants/ So I missed Thanksgiving but I did do a Christmas Cthulhu. My husband loves these so his reaction to them makes me want to create more. I did a Christmas one for his stocking. I added a scarf and hat to make him extra cute and Christmas-looking. Working on a ... http://www.crochetmae.com/2010/01/christmascthulhu/ For Christmas I made my niece a little acorn purse from the pattern at http://www.crochetmae.com/2010/01/acorn-purse/ Ever since I started making amis I have been wanting to crochet Zero from the Nightmare Before Christmas. It's one of my favorite movies and Zero is one of my favorite characters. I did a body even though I could have just attached the felt to the head since Zero ... http://www.crochetmae.com/2009/12/zero-nightmare-before-chirstmas/ Merry Christmas! Here is a little reindeer(pattern free from Lion Brand) that I made for decoration. Surprisingly the little girl hasn't claimed him as hers so for right now he gets to sit around. I may have to leave him out all year round because I think he is just ... http://www.crochetmae.com/2009/12/merry-christmas/ Stuck on a gift idea for someone who crochets? Here are a few ideas of gifts that will be appreciated. Stitch Markers - it doesn't matter how many you have, it never seems to be enough. Crochet hooks - a nice hand-carved hook makes a lovely gift that will be treasured. Crochet ... http://www.crochetmae.com/2009/12/gift-ideas-for-crocheters/