greenie mcwashcloth

i never crocheted with cotton before and it was much easier than i expected! this is a free washcloth pattern by kawano that i made in no time at all. i used lily's sugar-n-cream solid and a j sized hook. unfortunately, i messed up the pattern 2 inches from the end and didn't notice until i finished the loop. i decided to throw it in with the working washcloths where his "little problem" would go unnoticed.

go, little handi-capable greenie!

muggle fellytone cozy

i submitted this as a muggle studies project at HPKCHC. my kid picked his favorite yarn and i came up with a simple design alternating double crochet and single crochet rows. i sewed it up the side so the the stripes ran vertically. the flap was added starting with two rows of single crochet on the back and then repeating the alternating rows.

this was the first time i tried hobby lobby's "i love this yarn" brand. although, i am not a big fan of acrylic, it was cheap and doesn't split at all. (something like 8-10 strands worsted together!)

woohoo! points are in!

anguinea - 15 + 5 + 10 (you really captured the mandrake spirit) = 30

those bookmarks

for Defense Against the Dark Arts, we learned Protego - the protection spell. Therefore, I knitted a set of 4 double-knitted bookmarks to protect the user against losing their place in the book. Before you get too excited, no, i did not create the design/pattern myself, i was just copying somebody else's handiwork. They came out pretty well, tho, I think (although, as their creator I can see all the mistakes i made - and there are a fair few!)

here's the front:


And here's the back:

wrist warmers

finished a set of wrist warmers for the HPKCHC quidditch challenge. after 3 different approaches, i finally went to finish on these amigurumi striped ones. for the record, amigurumi single crochet has super stripe control...but NO stretch! LOL

p.s. if something seems askew with that pic, it is because they were upside down on the scanner and the thumbs are facing OUT! looks odd, doesn't it? like i am holding hands with myself!