Showing posts with label Valentines Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentines Day. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Waffle



I was trying to decide what to include in the Valentine box this year and one choice I made was breakfast food. I like a hot breakfast on a cold day so it seemed like something fun to add for a cold February day. I started with the waffle pattern from AmiguruMe Eatswhich gave me a good starting point for the project.

The waffle is based on the waffle stitch. I made mine slightly larger than the pattern although I stayed with the suggested yarn and hook. If you are interested in adding scents to your projects this book gives you some ideas. I'm not a fan of toys that smell so I use the book strictly to make the patterns and you don't need the scents to make them work.



The pattern suggests attaching the syrup and butter to the waffle. Normally I sew on anything I can so it doesn't get lost. However, this is supposed to be play food and I thought one of the fun concepts of play is being able to do as much for yourself as possible. Leaving the syrup and butter unattached leaves it to the child to add it to the food. I've a pattern for a syrup bottle that I'm hoping to make later.



Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Hello Kitty Valentine Crochet



I have been working on a Valentine's Ball Theme for my Valentine's packages. Hello Kitty's outfit is a combination of several outfits. The dress is based on the American Girl Colonial dress I posted about earlier. Her cloak is adapted from Barbie's Valentine Cloak pattern. Her hat was complete fabrication. I started with a headband and kept playing with the stitches until I had a hat.

The length of the body has become an issue when designing outfits that are more interesting. I have been thinking about making a longer body to accommodate more detailed outfits. It should not be too challenging and would allow for more creative exploration.

Armina Ami-Nals' Hello Kitty patterns have been a great help and inspiration for creating my own Hello Kitty's. I still use her witch pattern as my basic body pattern, but I have expanded my dress making techniques to include my experience with doll clothes. For those of you interested in patterns, you can find links to her free patterns and others on the Hello Kitty page.

I am still making lots of doll clothes. I have Barbie dress that will be posted this week and a Skipper dress that needs to be photographed. I have to do some pattern cleaning because I was looking for an American Girl doll pattern to meet my charity goal and I seem to have misplaced the pattern. I have been moving stuff around so I know it will turn up. I just had hoped to get that finished yesterday.


If you arrived here looking for free toy patterns please see the following pages:

Hello Kitty

Crochet and Knit Puppets

Crochet Amigurumi Animals and Stuffed Animal Free Patterns

Knit Amigurumi and Stuffed Toys

Crochet and Knit Amigurumi and Other Dolls

Knit and Crochet Toys

Dinosaurs and Dragons

Teddy Bear Patterns and Clothes

Knit and Crochet Food Patterns Great for Play Food

Valentines

Easter

Graduation

Patriotic

Halloween Page

Thanksgiving

Christmas

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Friday, January 1, 2010

Valentines Day Knit and Crochet Resources




It is always nice to have free resources to make for the holidays. I prefer to have options to choose from rather than having to select from a few available patterns. That is why I am always looking for new patterns to add to the list.


Crochet:

Crochet Pattern Central


American Girl/18" Doll Valentine's Patterns:

Hearts and Flowers

Sweetheart Set

Barbie Doll Crochet Valentine's Patterns:

Barbie Skirt Pattern

Off the Shoulder Sweetheart Dress thread



Valentine's Crochet:

Kitchen and Home:

Afghans:

Afghan

Be My Valentine

Happy Heart

Heart Afghans

Warm My Heart

Coasters and Doiles:

Frilly Heart Coaster

Heart Coaster

Heart Coaster 2

Heart Doily



Dishcloths, Pot Holders and Towel Tableclothes:

Center of My Heart Dishcloth

Country Heart Dishcloth

Fancy Heart Dishcloth

Heart Pot Holder

Heart Pot Holder

Hearts Go Around Dishcloth

Light Heart Dishcloth

Soul Hearts Dishcloth

Tablecloth

Sugar'n Cream - Valentine Dishcloth

Sweetheart Crochet Dishcloth

Textured Heart Kitchen Set

Valentine Heart Dishcloth

Vintage Dishcloth

Towel Toppers:

Towel Topper

Towel Topper Heart

Other Home and Kitchen Items:

Garland

Heart Bag

Heart Pendant

Heart Picture Frame Crochet Magazine

Stripe Bag

Valentine Earing Holder



Decorations:

Bugs

Ami Heart

Ami Hearts

Amigurumi Hearts

Bear

Bear with Heart

Bear with Heart 2

Bev's Heart Crochet Squares

Box of Chocolates

Box of Chocolates 2

Bunny

Cu-Pig

Envelope

Flying Hearts

Heart Bookmark

Heart Cookies

Heart Magnet

Heart Pin Magnet

Heart Pin and Swag

Heart Shaped Baby Dolls

Heart Square

Heart Square 2

I Love You Dude Character

Learn How to Crochet Patterns

Lily Valentine's Doll

Long Stemmed Roses

Love Birds Lion Brand

Love Bug

Love Bunny

Love Bunny Adaptation

Owl

Sweetheart Bunny

Sweetheart Earrings

Valentine Mouse

Valentine Scarf Naidascrochet



Knit:

American Girl/18" Doll Valentine's Patterns:

Heart Sweater

Sweetheart Cardigan


Barbie Fashion Doll Valentine's Knit Patterns:

Barbie Outfit

Valentine Bag for Barbie

Valentine Heart Dress

Valentine's Knit Patterns:

Kitchen and Home:

Dishcloths:

Baby Hearts Dish Cloth

Dish Cloth

From My Heart to Yours Dish Cloth

Hearts Dish Cloth

I Love You Dish Cloth

Nine-o-Hearts Dish Cloth

Sweetheart Dish Cloth 1

Topsy Turvey Hearts Dish Cloth

Valentine's Dish Cloth

X's and O's Dish Cloth

Pot Holders:

Beginner Heart Pot Holder

Heart Pot Holder

Other Kitchen and Home:

Fun Fur Heart Pillow

Heart Pillow

Socks

Decorations:

Bear Heart Sweater for 6" Bear

Hearts

Knitting on the Net

Love Bug

Loom Knitting:

Double Hearts

Heart

Heart Dish Cloth

Love Birds Scroll Down

Love Bug

Check out these pages for more ideas:

Knit and Crochet Flowers

Knit and Crochet Earrings


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