Welcome Bruno the Monkey to the World!

I had so much fun creating this pattern, it kind of just developed itself. I made the dog and cat patterns because of a request I saw but once I started with making up animals, I'm on a kick. My plan is to keep creating until I have a blanket full for me. Yay! I let my sister know which other animals I had in mind and she loves monkeys, so Bruno was born!
In the beginning, I planned for the same look but as I was working, the open mouth and banana slices came to mind and now I find him beyond adorable :o)
I got the look of puffy and lacy stitches that I wanted so happy it all worked out.

Tomorrow, I'm leaving for L.A. for a vacation so looking forward to some nice relaxing time. I'll update when I can but will have limited access. Hope to have more fun things to put up when I get back.

Stay tuned for information about my upcoming class for beginning crocheters. It'll be 2 session and the plan so far is for late June/July.
~Rachel

Here is the New Pattern :o)

Well, adding this in the last post was giving me issues so I'm attempting it again.
Over the weekend, after some trial and error that drove me crazy, I finally finished my Cat and Heart new granny square patterns. I'm just offering the patterns on Etsy. I only have the patience to make one of each. I plan to continue adding animals to my granny square offers and eventually end up with a blanket for myself.


The patterns will be offered on Etsy. So, you can choose your fave 1 or 2 animals or end up with the whole set too. The process will take months but I love animals and look forward to creating them.

**Stay tuned: I will be offering a Crocheting 101 for beginners class toward the end of May online.

Two yellow flowers, a daisy and a rose. Both were done for personal atc trades at http://www.artsforall.com/. I have a few more cards to finish up before I take my hiatus.

Meanwhile, I had a fun weekend...creating my first pattern I'm offering at http://topacelot.etsy.com/. It sold 3 times in the first 24 hours! A cute little puppy and bone. And now, I'm off to karaoke :o)

New Things!

Here is my newest Etsy added hat!

My model for more hats has been delayed but should be up within the next week, so check back for more colors and looks.

I also completed 4 birds of prey atcs for a swap and will post them tonight or tomorrow so keep an eyes out for new art!

~Rachel

The Brown Hat

So I uploaded this quite hippie hat today. It turned out pretty cute with the small border. This is one that I think, hmm, how much brown do I have because I might want one for myself :o)

On my to do list this week is a postcard and a handful of atcs to send in for some trades and swaps. I will upload at least one when I'm done. We shall see what style comes out!