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Hipster Hat

Today I made a hat, a glorious, indie-tastic, slouchy hat. It's cobbled together from the dreams of children and pixie wings. Plus I crocheted it myself, so it really doesn't get much indie-er. It didn't take long, I was stuck inside all day due to thunderstorms and a nasty sunburn and I needed the feeling of accomplishment that comes from a successful project. So I got a hat AND feel accomplish. It's been a good day.                                                                                                                                               P.S. This is my first post from the Blogger mobile app!                                                                           P.P.S. Here's a link to the pattern. I made a few adjustments, but it's a really great pattern.

Never ask a little brother to take a picture....

Here's the back. Next time I make this pattern I'll make it a little slouchier.

Crochet Bow Tie

My sister is going to be cosplaying as a Homestuck character (honestly I can't remember his name,oops)and needed a red bow tie. When I found this  pattern on Raverly, I knew I had to make it for her.

I even learned how to tie a bow tie, I feel accomplished. Since I no longer have school (and even better, no more stressful exams) There will be a lot more posts in the future(:

Night-On-The-Town Clutch

I was in the mood to make something quick and easy,thus this purse was born. It took only a couple hours, with me being constantly distracted and procrastinating. I'm envisioning one in creme and brown, creme and hot-pink,silver with sparkles, creme and midnight blue... I'm feeling creme lately. I think an over-sized one would be fantastic.

If you look in the right hand corner, you can see my dog Roxie in the background.

Not a very good picture, but how cute is that? (Her name is Belle)

Here's a closer look at the button

Ripple Blanket

Crochet Blanket

One of the things I hate about crochet blankets is the awkward holes.They're kind of chilly and my toes occasionally poke out, which totally defeats the purpose of blankets. BUT if the stitches are tight enough, you get a lovely heavy blanket, such as the one I'm making.

My camera some how managed to do this. It's kinda hipster-y.

 

Better picture

The pattern can be found here. I adjusted it a little by changing it to a treble stitch.

Random

If anyone wants to make and sell anything based on any of my very poorly written tutorial, I'm perfectly fine with that. A link to my page would be appreciated(:

A Tutorial...For a...Thing

I made a ... whatever this thing is...

It's kind of a necklace, but it's kind of not... But it's not quite a scarf... So I don't know what to call it. Anyone know?

Here's what you do:
Step 1: Make three lopes of varying lengths ( they're going to have  to be pretty long)
Step 2: Make a flower with a hole big enough for a button to fit through (I honestly don't remember how I made mine, I kinda winged it)
Step 3: Dc (American terms) a small strip and sew or crochet the ends together around the strings
Step 4:  Sew your button to the Dc square
Step 5: Button your flower to the whatch-mah-call-it

Bam! your vary own... thing.

Scarf Beginnings

Yet Another Pending Project

Spoiler: it's a scarf. I love scarves, they're super easy and fantastic. Since I'm lazy, I haven't written down a pattern for this scarf. It's basically rows of stripes with gradually increasing spaces between them. The base of the scarf is a stockinette stitch with alternating stripe patterns created by changing the stitches.This probably isn't very clear, but I neglected to write down the process as I was making this. I may post a pattern later. 

Here's a closer look at the stripes:

A (Probably Not) Long-Awaited Post

I'm Finally Posting Something...

Between a broken keyboard, a camera I have no idea how to work, and loads of school work (any of you ever read Dante's Inferno? Projects based on that get complicated, especially for two major grades. BUT enough complaining, there's crafting to do), I just haven't gotten around to posting anything... Until now! Rejoice very likely imaginary people! 

Here's a project I've been working on

 It's going to be an infinity scarf. I knit it in alternating rows of knits and  pearls (stockinette stitch) which can be problematic for scarves, since it tends to curl at the edges, but I steamed ironed it nearly to death. I'm going to crochet a thin edging in the same blue and then crochet a thicker, lacy-looking border.

Portable Warmth!

I made gloves! The easiest, warmest gloves ever! Ok, maybe not, but I think they are super fantastic! (Wow, exclamation marks O.O) So anyway, here's how to make them:
Yet Another Pathetic Tutorial Made By Someone That Doesn't know What She's Doing!
Step one:  Make some rectangles that are long enough to wrap around your hand and wide enough to reach from just below your wrist to just above your middle knuckle. 
Step two: Stitch the two ends together leaving enough room for your thumb.  
Step three: Voila! You have fantastic gloves! Show them off! 

Camera Batteries!

It's the beginning of a scarf. An easy-peasy scarf. AQE, you should definitely make one. Here's what you do: make a bunch of granny squares,then put them together. I plan to put them together using an alternating pattern of slip-stitches and double crochets (maybe a tutorial for that later?). Here's a great tutorial for granny squares.I promise a better post next time.
                 ~Carleigh

Still no camera batteries...

Yeah, still no batteries... So I have decided that you, audience of questionable existence, need an actual post. I'm sure I've bored you out of your -possibly imaginary- minds. So, here's a recipe for home-made butter milk biscuits.
          

                  Butter Milk Bisquits
Notes: This recipe makes more than enough for family of five. It's easily cut in half. My dad absolutely loves them with chocolate sauce (I promise, it's not weird, it tastes like chocolate layer cake) for which will follow...eventually...

Ingredients: 
*4 cups self-rising flour
*2 cups butter milk (in the absence of buttermilk, measure out the milk, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar, and let sit 1 minute. This is more economic for me because it tastes exactly the same and doesn't result in 3\4 of a jug of butter milk being wasted)
*3 or 4 tablespoons of shortening (Crisco) or butter

Steps:
Pre-heat the oven to 350 (Fahrenheit). Grease a pan. Put your flour in a large bowl. Add your shortening. with two butter knives, "chop" the shortening into the flour with scissor-like motions until the shortening is scattered around the flour in very small lumps. Add your buttermilk and coat your hands in flour. Mix the dough together using your hands (I know,ick,but that's the only way, I promise). Trying not to handle the dough to much, form the dough into balls and place on the greased pan. Bake for about 14 minutes until the biscuits are firm. Don't try to use the brown-ness of the biscuits as an indicator,they remain a very light color.

Sorry!

Sorry you guys(from now on I shall refer to you as audience of questionable existence)! Still haven't gotten camera batteries... Why? Because I'm ~lazy~. And also have no money. So tell me audience of questionable existence(AQE possibly?), how was your week? I spent mine shoving my brain full of knowledge and making beanie-beards. I also dressed like a zombie. It was incredibly awesome. 
     Here's hoping your week was equally awesome,
         Carleigh    

Hi!

I should probably tell you guys a little bit about myself (assuming anyone is reading this), especially since I can't seem to figure out how to work the "about me" side bar... Any way, I absolutely love to make things, hence the craft blog, I crochet, cross-stitch, sew, bake, and (sort-of) knit. Until next time!
                  ~Carleigh

Welcome!

Hi you guys! This is my very first post on my brand-spanking new blog. This blog is going to be primarily dedicated to crafts with the occasional venture into cooking. It'll probably take me some time to get the hang of things, so please be patient! (hopefully I'm not just talking to myself out here:P) I'll be along with some tutorials soon (just as soon as I get some batteries for my camera...) Thanks for reading! (Hopefully some one is!)

                                               ~Carleigh