Finished

Now the fruit basket is finished. The basket it self have been drying off on the bathroom floor, and turned out really nice! My first tucked, fulled or walked(still don't know which word is the correct one) item!


Also adding a picture of my crabs, who are just multiplying like mad!

Fruit basket!

On saturday(I think), I got the idea for making a fruit basket for my uncle, as he and my aunt have just moved in to a new house. I'm going "home" (Back to where my family lives) this tuesday, so I have to have it ready for then. I found the pattern for the fruit here.

I first made the grapes. They were quite easy. But I was not happy with the pattern for the stem, so I made my own. No, it is not perfect, but I thought I was going to run out of time, so I just hurried to get it done.
The day after I had to go buy orange yarn for the orange. They didn't have orange in the yarn I usually use(Gjestal Østlandsgarn) so I had to buy a different yarn, in a different store. It wa quite similar, but a little thinner. I felt it, and really I did not have much else to choose from. I thought it would work, but the orange, even though I tried to modify the pattern, turned out way to small! So I made another one, that ended up even smaller, and called them clemetines.

Yesterday I made the pear and the banana. I am really happy with the pear. Actually, I'm really happy with the banana too. The banana was easy to bend to shape after I finished it and the pear just had the right shape!

But I'm most happy with the apple. Must be a MacIntosh;)

The basket isn't finished yet, it needs to dry off. I used a technique that I don't know what the most common word for it is, but according to wikipedia it can be called fulling, tucking or walking. Using green soap(?) and hot water rubbing the wool until it sort of tangles it self together. I made the choice because the basket otherwise had gotten to loose. I hope it turns out to become firm enough. The basket is made after this pattern, with just a few modifications, and I'm not going to make the handle and ornament.

Last nights work.

I'm a bad, bad girl. Lately I've started staying up at night crocheting and listening to an audiobook in stead of sleeping. Last night I made a Erlendmeyer flask and a Bring Spring bunny, as the picture show. I found both patterns at Ravelry, but linked to the external page, as not everyone(Although you really should!) are members of Ravelry. The picture also shows how terrible I am at embrodering my crocheted work. Poor bunny!. I had to give up the measurement markings on Erlend Meyer as it just never turned out good.

I also started making a Pygmy Poof in multicolored yarn, but I have not yet decided if I'm going to finish it, as the yarn I used is very thick. (Viking Naturgarn)

Crabs!

I have them. Okay. Not like that. This is just another project I've started. After finishing a two month long, 252 square large bedspread I wanted to make something a little smaller and quicker. Something I would see finished before I went to bed. And these crabs, although rather useless, were perfect. I finished two before I went to bed. They require a very tiny amount of yarn and stuffing and the eyes are french knots, keeping the costs down. Of course there are some things they can be used for, like fridge magnets and for a baby mobile.



I also made a ball yesterday thinking of making one of Links (From the Legends of Zelda) fairy companions. I just need to think of a way to make some nice wings for her.

Mario Bedspread

This is the first project I'm going to show off. It is also my largest project ever. I used about two months, maybe more. It consists of 252 granny squares and I spent about 1200 NOK(ca 195 USD) on yarn. It was a gift for my boyfriend, who is a gamer, just like me. I got the idea around a month before his birthday and finished a month later, since I was to tired a lot of the time to work with it. He told me it was worth waiting for, though. It is large enough for a double bed, 150 cm in width.

I got the inspiration (And pattern schematics) from Ravelry, but the squares are just ordinary granny squares and can be varied to any square and size after your own wish and plan.

I must admit that I am rather proud of myself for finishing this project! It is enormous!

Hi!

First post on my new blog, now writing in English!

As the blog title might suggest I am a crocheting gamer. I wanted to make a blog that combines these to favourite hobbies of mine. I will mostly be showing off my projects and finished products, but I would also like som input on future projects and tips. All my projects will not be related to games of course. 

A little about me: I am a 19 year old norwegian student living in Norway capitol Oslo. I have a boyfriend and a dog, and is living with a friend of mine. I spend a lot of time online, but also sqeeze in some time in front of the tv, either playing xbox or watching tv and crocheting. And of course I spend som time walking my dog. 

Any questions?