Kawaii socks

I have been collecting kawaii socks for a few months, and these are some of my favourites. Most of them were purchased from Korea( two of them were gifts from a friend who got them in K-town in Los Angeles)

 Rilakkuma!!^

 Blue stripes with teddy bears^

 Grey kitty socks!^

Happy crocheting and crafting!
~Anna

Desktop Favourites

Hi! I wanted to show y'all some of my desk essentials/favourites.

This is my desk...It's messy, and I hope to clean it soon. :)

The first item of mine on my desk is the black laptop(it is 7 years old and 5 pounds!). I do all of my homework, online classes, and blogging on this black brick. :P

Next are these adorable sticky notes!

Kawaii stamps

This super cool bagel shaped tape dispenser from Yoobi.

Pink scissors

And lots and lots of colourful sharpies!

That's it for today! Bye bye!

Happy crocheting and crafting!
~Anna

Daiso Love

I recently went to Daiso with my good friend Jessica, and I got some kawaii stuff. I only got three items from Daiso, so I wanted to show you all the things I got :)

The first item I got fro Daiso is this black cat iPhone/iPod holder( as you can see in the picture, I have a pink penguin case on my iPod, and yet my iPod still fits snuggly in the holder).

The second item I got was this super cute bear measuring tape. It is a pink bear, and you can pull the measuring tape out. To wind the tape back inside of the bear, you press the mouth of the bear.

The last item I got from Daiso was this kawaii sticky pad set.I am obsessed with kawaii stationery. :P

That's it for today's post, folks! I hope you have a lovely day!

Happy crocheting and crafting. :)
~Anna

DIY Where's Waldo Costume

Halloween is coming up. Here is a cheap and quick last-minute costume!

As a kid, I always loved the Where's Waldo books. Sometimes I would get frustrated at them because I could never find Waldo.:P

 (image found at google.com)

For Reformation Day, I wanted to be Waldo. I already had dark blue jeans, red and white striped t-shirt, brown shoes, and nerdy glasses. However, I did not have a red beanie. Since I did not want to buy a red beanie, I decided to make my own! I looked on Ravelry for some beanies but decided to make my own instead.

Using some red yarn from Red Heart, I began to make the hat:
I basically used the same pattern for my Easy Pom Pom Beanie which is from Lion Brand. Here's the link to the pattern!
I made a few adjustments and here is the new pattern I came up with:

Materials:
Red worsted weight yarn
6.00 mm crochet hook
Plastic needle

Beanie:
Ch 42
Row1: In the 3rd ch away from the hook, hdc. Hdc in every st across.
Row2- desired length: Ch2, turn, hdc in the BACK LOOPS ONLY in every st across.

BO with long tail for sewing.

Once you have your rectangle, fold it in half (Fold it so that the ribbed texture is vertical instead of horizontal)and sew the side opposite to the folded side to create a tube.

With a long strand of yarn of the same colour, thread around the top of the tube and pull tightly. If there is still a hole at the top, sew it together until the hole is closed.

Beanie done!

The beanie was quite long, so I folded the bottom up. I really like this beanie because I can either keep the bottom unfolded for the beanie to be slouchy, or I could fold it up to make it more like a standard beanie.

Here is a super easy and quick way to make a pom pom with just your hands!!
Wrap red yarn around your hand till it is super thick, tie a string in the center, and cut through the two loops.

After making the pom pom, I sewed it to the hat. Finished beanie:

Here are the other things you will need for the costume:
1. Red and white striped top
2. Dark blue jeans
3. Glasses
4. Brown/ Beige shoes

Tada! I am Waldo!


Have fun crafting and crocheting!
~Anna

This pattern is an original pattern by Anna S. from Spool of Sunshine(October 2015). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.

Simple Breezy Slouchy Hat

 Brrr! It's been pretty chilly where I live lately. :) It may even snow(it never snows where i live)! I made so many winter hats and scarfs, but this one turned out to be my favourite hat. I bought 2 balls of Vanna's Choice yarn in two different shades of grey, and I decided to make a beanie. The pattern is super easy and simple, and it can be adjusted easily too!

Materials

• 2 balls of grey yarn in different shades( I used Vanna's choice yarn in Silver Grey and Charcoal Grey)
• Size 6.oomm crochet hook( I used my clover hook)
• Tapestry needle

Hat Band:
With the darker grey yarn:
Ch 8
R1: In the 3rd ch away from the hook, dc. Dc in every ch across.
R2: dc in the back loops only across.
Repeat R2 until the band will fit easily over your head.
BO and sew the ends together.
Hat Body:
With the lighter grey yarn:
Rnd 1: Attach the yarn to the brim of the band, and sc around the band.
Rnd2-20: HDC in every st around.
BO.

Finishing:
Cut a long strand of yarn and thread it through the top of the hat. Pull tightly to close the hole. Weave in loose ends.

And there you have it!! :) 

Have a great day of crocheting and crafting! 

~Anna~
This pattern is an original pattern by Anna S. from Spool of Sunshine(December 2013). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.

Collaboration with JP Custom Kicks

 So, JP Custom Kicks customizes shoes for people, and the owner wanted to collaborate with me to make a shoe. However, he couldn't think of anything that I could crochet to put on a shoe, so instead he made these SUPER cute Totoro Toms shoes, and I will make a plush Totoro that will come with the shoe if you purchase it. I received this pair of shoes on Sunday and when I saw them, I thought they were fantastic!

These shoes are so cute! :) They were cleverly made too. 

And instead of the back tag saying Toms, it says Totoro instead! So clever! 

I am currently still making the Totoro, but it will be done very soon. All of the credit goes to JP Custom Kicks for making the whole shoe. Here is his Instagram where you can see all of the shoes he customized: instagram.com/jpcustomkicks.  

Have a wonderful day of crocheting and crafting! 

~Anna~

Let's be creative today!! :)

DIY Card Tutorial

Well, I have been crafting for 2 months now, and I am liking it a lot( sorta...)! But aside from crafting, I also love to knit and crochet ( You all probably know that by now... :P). I thought to myself, " Why not  mix crafting and crocheting together?"

 As the solution, I made a card with crocheted hearts on it, and I decided to post a tutorial.(YAY!)

Materials
~2 different types of scrap book paper or construction paper
~ Scissors
~ Glue
~Glue gun
~Yarn and hook (for heart on card.)
~Hole Puncher
~Sharpie or Pen.

          ~Step 1~ With scissors, cute out a neat rectangle from one of the different types of scrapbook paper.
          ~Step 2~ With hole puncher, punch out 2 holes about 1 inch apart from each other in the center of the paper.
          ~Step 3~ With yarn, cut a long strand of yarn and thread it through both holes multiple times until there are two strands 1 inch long hanging out of the holes.
         ~Step 4~ Tie a bow with the 2 hanging strands of yarn.
         ~Step 5~ With the other type of scrapbook paper, cut a long strip of paper that is long enough to wrap around the sides of the rectangle that you cut out from the other type of construction paper.
         ~Step 6~ With the glue, glue part of the strip onto the middle of the rectangle card and glue and fold the sticking out ends around the rectangular card.
         ~Step 7~ Let it dry
         ~Step 8~ Crochet a heart with yarn and hook with this pattern.
         ~Step 9~ With the glue gun, glue the heart onto the center of the strip of scrapbook paper on the card.
         ~Step 10~ With the sharpie or pen, write one of the person's name on one side beside the heart and write the other person's name on the other side beside the heart on the card.( OR if you are making the card for one person, you can write the person's first name on the left side beside the heart, and write their last name of the right side beside the heart. )
       

And voila! You are done! I hope you enjoyed this post. As a wedding gift for the couple, I made them some of my teddy bear keychains!

I also hope that you have a wonderful day of crocheting and crafting!
~Anna~