Merry Christmas from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer!! Pattern from: Teeny Tiny Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec.

Remake: Peas in a Pod Amigurumi

The last time I made these cute guys, they did not look very good. :( So, I decided to remake them and try my best to make them as cute as possible. ;)

First, I used green yarn and my 2.00mm crochet hook( last time, I used my 5mm crochet hook):

I started off by making the pod.

Pod done! ^

Next, I made the peas.
One.

Two.

Three!

Then, I stuffed them into my pea pod.

Lastly, I gave them mouths.

They are done!! I put the peas on top of my pea pod plushie from Toy Story 3. :)

That's it for today!
Happy crocheting and crafting!
~Anna

3 Years?! Whaaaaa??

(picture made on PicCollage)
Today's my blogiversary! It has been THREE years since I started this blog. That's crazzzyyyy. The years go by so quickly. I remember starting this blog to document my life, then I converted it into a blog that shares my hobbies. Thank you to everyone who reads my blog and uses my patterns! It means a lot to me. Even though I have been posting little due to the busy life of high school, I still plan to post as much as I can.

Sooo much has happened since I started this blog. A few of the highlights are:

1. Lion Brand( my favourite yarn company) pinned one of my patterns on their Pinterest board (say whaaaa???!) see here

2. My Fox pattern was featured on this blog post and this blog post.

3. My blog is super close to 100,000 views( woooaaahhhh)

4. I made so many friends and memories through this blog. :)
Thank you so much again to everyone for reading my blog! I will try my best to crochet and blog more!

Until next time, Happy crocheting and crafting!

Anna

Baby Squirtle!

Almost all of the kids at my church are obsessed with Pokemon. It's the new fad. :) When I was their age, I too was obsessed with Pokemon, and my favourite Pokemon was Squirtle.

I saw on Ravelry that there was this awesome free pattern for Squirtle, so I did not hesitate to start making little Squirtle. :) You can find the pattern here.

Squirtle was so much fun to make!

Fat Corgi

My friend wanted me to make a corgi for her sister. She wanted the corgi to be bigger than my original corgi. So, I changed the pattern to my corgi and made this fat and huggable guy!! :)

Have a lovely day!
Happy crocheting and crafting!
~Anna

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

Chunky Slouchy Shrug/Sweater

Hi!
I was looking on Ravelry for the first time in two years, and I found a beautiful shrug/sweater made by Lion Brand and Stephanie from All About Ami.

I always wanted to make myself a sweater but never had the patience to make one. Quickly, I glanced at the pattern, and it is really easy and quick to make!

First, I bought 5 balls of Bernat Softee Chunky yarn in "Grey Ragg" because grey is one of my favourite colours.

Since I am super short, I did ended up using 4 balls of the grey yarn.

To make the sweater, I used my 10mm crochet hook:

To start making the sweater, I crocheted a long chain ( I chained 65 chains). Then, I single crocheted in the back loops of every stitch.

Doesn't the ribbed texture look beautiful?

After crocheting a long rectangle( the width of the rectangle was the length of my right shoulder to my left shoulder), I folded the entire piece in half. The ribbed texture should be going verticle instead of horizontal

After folding it in half, I sewed the sides only half way and left a hole at the sides. After I unfolded the sweater and added a collar, my sweater looked like this:

Tada!!

I am really happy with how this sweater turned out. This was my first time making a sweater, and it was really easy to make! I am definitely going to wear this sweater all fall and winter. :)

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.