littlebitoffoolishness - Tumblr blog

[littlebitoffoolishness]

8 Easter Crochet Patterns

I’ve been seeing some really cute Easter Crochet patterns around, so I wanted to share them. 1.0 Sweet Spring Birds These cute spring chicks are available for free on Crafty Kitty Crochet. It is also available for sale in PDF version from her Ravelry store. @Crafty Kitty Crochet 2.0 Chocolate Easter Bunny These chocolate Easter bunnies look good enough to eat. This pattern available for free…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Plane Projects

Last year I was working on some pretty big projects, and I also travelled a bunch, which meant I couldn’t take my projects on trips with me. So I had a couple of plane projects to bring along. These are small projects that I can put in a project bag that will sit on my lap during a flight. For me this meant I worked on two cowl patterns that I got at the Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festivals in 2022…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Sophie's Universe

Last year for Christmas I asked for the Sophie’s Universe book, by Dedri Strydom Uys, on my wish list and Mom got it for me. At the time I just wanted to make this blanket, I didn’t really have anything in particular to make it for. Fast forward a few months and I found out that a long time friend was getting married! So I decided to make this for her as a wedding gift. I was already making a…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Jean Jacket

Oh boy, I’m out of it this year. I never published this post? Guess not. But the good new is that I won best Halloween decorations from my ward for my town. This year for Halloween I did a Nope scene, so I had to make a Jean Jacket prop. I decided that the easiest way to do it would be to just crochet it. So I got some very large wreath frames and some grey and black yarn and did a freeform…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Pittsburgh Satellite Crochet Coral Reef

My LYS, Kid Ewe Knot, is a partner for the Pittsburgh Satellite Crochet Coral Reef project. All summer they had event to create crochet corals to add to the exhibit. I waited until the last minute and made a few small projects to add to the project in the last few days. The Crochet Coral Reef is an international project that has spawned 50 community-based Satellite Reefs worldwide. It “is an…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Crochet Pouf

Our local Interfaith ministries was looking for some stools and cushions for their new yoga and mediation room, so I volunteered to make them a pouf. I found the Red Heart Stylish Pouf pattern for free online. The yarn was no longer available so I found some super chunky Paintbox yarn from LoveCrafts. I chose a light blue and light grey, which really didn’t have a lot of contrast. If I could do…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Gargoyle Santas

I decided I wanted to make Santa hats and scarves for my gargoyles. I had some extra yarn around. I searched for a Cat Santa Hat pattern and found one. I got to round 12 before I got lost in the pattern. The counts and instructions stopped lining up, so I fudged the rest of the hat. The scarf was just freehand. I made two of each for my little gargoyles all in one day.

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Guardian Dragon Crochet Wall Hanging 

I finished up the year with 3 crochet project. The Guardian Dragon Crochet Wall Hanging was a pattern I purchased over the summer from Etsy. The pattern is by SRO Austin. This pattern was intense and is definitely an intermediate/experienced level pattern. To start off, this pattern has 3 PDF exports and a long list of interesting materials including plastic canvas and Polyurethane. My first…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Everly The Elephant

When I visited with my niece this summer, I asked her what her favorite animal was, and she said elephant. So I went and searched for a cute elephant pattern and found Everly the Elephant by Hannah Gerecke (HHDesigns4). Hannah also has a Facebook group that I follow and lost of really cute patterns in her Etsy store. I learned that if I don’t review something in Etsy, eventually the ability to…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Stranger Things Upside Down Portal and Chrissy

Stranger Things Upside Down Portal and Chrissy

Some additional props I made this year are the upside down portal and a Chrissy. For Chrissy, I found a cool YouTube video of someone making her from an old Halloween Spirit prop. But the prop is discontinued and I could only find it on sale for $350 – $400 and I wasn’t willing to spend that much. So for my budget Chrissy I started with a Styrofoam head that I already had and Billy Butcherson’s…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Demodog

I lied. My Stranger Things decorations were not done. I found a new Facebook group called DIY Halloween Decorations and Props and I have been getting tons of inspiration from these talented people. I decided to add to my Stranger Things decorations. Several members of the group made the demo dogs. one used the Home Depot Wolf skeleton as a base, some used bottles and pool noodles, some molded…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Sunseeker Pullover

Back in the spring I saw this Sunseeker Pullover by Sara Dudek on WeCrochet. For the yarn, I used my Manos Del Uruguay Fino, that I’ve had in my stash for years. I worked on this sweater most of the spring and into the summer. I finished it during this years Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival. I love this pattern. It was so easy. I love the sleeves and I added my own little flair to them. (Ignore…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Stranger Things Halloween

Well, as I’ve been writing about, my theme for Halloween this year is Stranger Things Season 4 and I’ll be dressing up as Eddie Munson. I started by trying to re-create the Grandfather Clock from the first episode. Then I built Vecna using a lot of foam and tape. And most of my other decorations center around Eddie’s story from Season 4. Most of the stuff I used for decorations I found on…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Vecna Lives

My second prop for Halloween this year was Vecna. I wanted a life sized Vecna for my decorations, but I couldn’t find anything, so I made it. I started with a Styrofoam head, cut off the nose and used modeling clay to add the embellishments to his face. I also learned a lesson about Styrofoam. I already knew not to spray-paint Styrofoam. Now I learned not to add modeling clay directly to the…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Eddie Munson Cosplay

This year for Halloween I decided to dress up as Eddie Munson. Which then made me start to work on decorating the house in a Stranger Things Season 4 theme for Halloween. I already made Vecna’s Grandfather clock from Episode 1. And I’ve worked on more decorations that I’ll post later. But I also worked my Eddie costume. Vest, Jeans, Hellfire Club shirt, Bandana, and chain It all started in the…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Stranger Things Grandfather Clock

Stranger Things Grandfather Clock

This year’s Halloween theme is Stranger Things Season 4. There are 2 main props I plan to make, plus many decorations I put together. I’ll also cosplay Eddie Munson. The first prop I made was the grandfather clock, which will be hung on a tree, to simulate the first time we see the grandfather clock in the fist episode (I grabbed this photo off the internet to help me see the details to create…

[littlebitoffoolishness]

Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival 2022

Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival 2022

It’s been two weeks since the 2022 Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival wrapped up. It’s starting to be a bit exhausting going to all three days, but still lots of fun. I started the festival on Thursday with volunteering again. I kind of enjoy it, I get to meet people and spend time at the festival without spending too much money. lol It also gave me time to complete the Sunseeker Pullover I was…