christmas tree ornament - gingerbread man

Hello out there,
I finally got back around to crocheting a little bit. Here is what I came up with:

Isn't he cute? And he fits perfect on our tree. He's about 5 inches tall and in 3D. I am selling them, too. So let me know if you should be interested. 

Also: any other ideas for cute Christmas tree ornaments? 

I love how fast you can make these. It's so nice to start a project and be able to finish it the same day :) Really gets me motivated to do more. So hopefully you will hear from me more often in the future! :) 

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Another snowman and my first try at baby boots

Hello everyone out there!
Well I did work a little more since my last post.

I finished another snowman so he can be given away as a Christmas present. I'm not sure how many more I need to make for this year, but I do know that I need a little break from making them.

Also, since our baby girl is due in about two and a half weeks I thought it would be nice to make her a cute pair of boots. (I stumbled upon a pattern while researching something else).

Either way, the pattern called for smaller yarn than what I have handy here, so I found some leftovers I had that were a little smaller than what was called for. Well...I finished one boot and it is only about 2.5 inches long! It looks tiny, so I looked up average baby's feet length and it turns out that they are about 3.5 to 4 inches long. So I abandoned this try and I will go for another one with my larger yarn. Wish me luck that this time it won't be way too large, lol. At least she can always grow into them if they end up being to big. :)
Also, now I get to choose any color I like pretty much because I have so many different ones. I think for now I will go with white soles and ... well I guess the color of the rest will be a surprise.So we'll see what happens this time!
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And once again a: What I've been up to

Also once again I know it's been a while...again.
Since I last posted some updates, I've been really busy. We finally moved into our new home and that really was a lot of work. I've also been extremely busy at work and not to forget, our little baby is due in about 4 weeks. In between all of this I did not have as much time for crocheting as I would like to have had. But I truly am trying to devote some more time to it again now that we're at least moved in.
In the meantime, here are some pictures on what I've done since my last post:

As you can see I finished the first Snowman and I finished the body of the butterfly. I am working on the second Snowman right now. So far I've got the hat finished and I'm about to start working on the body as soon as I get off here. 

In the meantime I promise I'll try to update more frequently and use more time crocheting. As part of my trying to update more promise, I am gonna try to post more progress pictures here: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/lakfletcher So feel free to check that out if you like. 

Until next time and enjoy your weekend! 

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What I've been up to

Hey guys, I just wanted to give  you a quick update on what I've been up to.
I've been working on my first Christmas present for this year: A snowman. The three white balls are for the body. Still gotta make the hat and the scarf and the rest of the face.

The other thing you see there is gonna be the body for a butterfly. I started painting my daughter's room yesterday and it's lavender and the theme of the nursery is gonna be butterflies. So I figured I would make her a lavender/purple butterfly.
Right now I don't have as much time for crocheting as I would like, but I'm still trying to work on my projects a little every day.
Also, I've been wanting to crochet something for Halloween, but I can't think of anything. I don't want it to be the typical ghost or pumpkin. So if you have any ideas for me, please let me know!
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Little Piggy + Ravelry

Happy Monday everyone!

Yesterday I finished my next project: a little piggy. It's about 9.5 inches tall. Here are some first pictures. I still need to take some more pictures and write up the pattern before I can put it up on Etsy and Ravelry. I hope to accomplish that sometime this week. So keep looking out for that. 

I just recently signed up for Ravelry (two days ago). Here is my page: http://www.ravelry.com/people/lakfletcher And as I am exploring Ravelry more I have to say that I start liking it more and more. It really gives you a lot of different things to do and helps you wonderfully to keep track of all your projects and supplies. I still like Etsy very much, but I like how Ravelry is specifically made for knitting and crocheting which really makes the content more interesting to me. I will let you know how it keeps working out for me. 

Also, somebody else listed my Santa Jack Skellington pattern in their Treasury on Etsy. You can find their Treasury here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTQxMDQwM3w1NDY4NzYzNzc/the-pumpkin-king?index=0

I'm not quite sure what my next project will be, I am in the process of figuring that out. I'm liking the idea of making a butterfly. But we will see. In any way I know that I need to start making the Christmas presents, so if anything else fails, I will always have that to work on. ;)

Have a great week everybody! 

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Featured on Etsy! and other updates

Hey everybody!
How is your summer going? It's really hot here so I'm pretty much chained to the inside :( But I am trying to use that time to work on my crochet dolls.
Today I got featured in an Etsy Treasury with my Santa Jack Pattern that I finished recently :) You can check that out here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTU5MzI1ODB8NTQzMzE3NDky/jack-skellington

Also, here is an update what I have been working on. My newest project is a cute little piggy and I am almost done. I just need to figure out how to do the face. Haven't quite decided yet. So if you have any good ideas, let me know! For now I have just marked where the eyes need to go.

I also need ideas on what to work on after I'm done with the pig, so bring on the ideas!

I know it is still the middle of summer, but I am already gonna start working on the Christmas presents for this year (a bunch of people are gonna get handmade things). When do you guys start worrying about Christmas presents? Are you making some or buying all? Share your thoughts! Tweet

Santa Jack Skellington pattern is finally up!

Just a quick update: The Santa Jack Skellington Pattern is finally up!
Check it out and let me know what you think:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78262536/santa-jack-skellington-crochet-pattern

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Santa Jack Skellington

Hey everybody.
He's finally here; meet Santa Jack! After working on him for a long time, he's finally done. Over the next day or two I will be working on putting the pattern together in a pdf and hopefully having it on Etsy by the end of the week. I also need to take more pictures, but in the meantime, here are the first couple ones I took. Please feel free to leave comments and tell me what you think!

Have a great night everybody!

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I know it's been a while / give away

I know it's been a while once again since I posted last. But between being pregnant, working and remodeling a home I really was quite busy and exhausted. 

But here is some good news: Santa Jack is almost done!!!! The only thing left for me to do is to finish his beard and do the belt buckle. So I will have pictures up later this week. And I hope that I can put the pattern on Etsy sometime this weekend. 

With this project coming to a close, this is your last chance to enter my contest: Guess how tall Santa Jack got. The person whose guess is closest to the actual height will win one free Santa Jack pattern! 

While you're here, please take some time to visit my Etsy store and my Facebook page.

Thanks for stopping by, 

I'll see you in a few days with pictures!

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New features

I've been playing with this blog for a little today and I decided to add some new features to make it more interesting to you guys. On the top left corner I added a button so you can like this blog. Underneath it on the left you can subscribe to my e-mail mailing list where you will receive exclusive updates and you will never miss a thing going on.
Everyone subscribing to my mailing list will receive a free pdf-pattern as a welcome gift! So hurry up and subscribe!
From now on you can also like or retweet every single post. So please make use of that opportunity and hit the like button or retweet if you liked a post you read.
Also I am always happy to hear from you, so please feel free to leave a comment.
And for those of you who might not have known, I also have a facebook page which can be found here, so please come visit me and like the page.
Today I also finished the first Santa Jack arm, so I am making progress. I thourough progress report and pictures will follow soon.
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Wow

Wow, I can't believe how long it's been since my last post. I want to sincerely apologize for that and promise to try and do better in the future. Since my last post a lot of things have happened that got me sidetracked for a while.
Next to other things, we bought a house that needs to be completely renovated an we found out that I am pregnant. So tons of things happening.
But I do miss crocheting and I plan on returning to work after I get home today. You have not missed any progress. I am still working on the Santa Jack Skellington, and believe me I can't wait to finish it!

With this post I also want to thank all the people who have bought my patterns on Etsy. Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me.

Also, if you browse around this blog and like it, please subscribe or follow me on Facebook. I appreciate all of your support and I will get back to work and try to finish the Santa Jack as fast as I can.

Have a great and sunny weekend! Tweet

Midweek Update 5

Hello out there!
This week I unfortunately did not get much done because I was extremely busy at work. But, as promised, I will upload a picture of what I did this week. I worked on the first arm and finished the first hand. Here's the picture:

That's it for today and I'll see you next week! Tweet

Midweek Update 4

Hello out there,
as so many others we are snowed in at home. Lucky me, so is my work, so I don't have to come in. I'm trying to  make the best of my time at home and be as productiv as I can. This being said, here is my weekly update on the Santa Jack Skellington.
As promised, I am done with the main part of the body. It still needs some details, but for now I will move on with the arms. I think it is really starting to look like Santa Jack now. Can't wait for it to be finished. And guess what; it is tall! You can still guess its hight and win a free Santa Jack Skellington pattern!
Enjoy the snow and the time off work/school and be careful!
I'll see you next week!
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Midweek Update 3

Hello out there!
This is my third update on the Santa Jack Skellington. I'm done with the second leg and moved on to the body. I hope to be able to move on to the arms by the next update.
And remember: the contest to guess Jack's hight when finished is still open for entries! Good luck everybody! And also, visit me on Facebook and Etsy!
See you next week! Tweet

Midweek Update Week 2

Hey everybody!
This is the second week of my weekly updates. I did not manage to do much, but I did do some. Just as promised. So far I finished: one leg, the head and both eyes. Now I'm working on the second leg.
I hope to get more done in this upcoming week.
And don't forget, you can still enter the contest of guessing how big the Santa Jack is going to be! Good luck with that!
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Midweek Update Week 1 and give-away

Hey guys,

I hope you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve and celebrated safely. With this post I'm going to put one of my New Year's resolutions into action. I realized that sometimes I crochet non-stop for several days or weeks and then I tend to enter into a period of doing nothing for a long time. To prevent this in the future, I am going to make myself accountable to you guys. From now on out, I will post an update every Wednesday and include pictures of what I'm working on and how far I've gotten. I believe that this way I will be more productive.

If you like my page on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter, you will know that I am currently working on a Santa Jack Skellington. I can already tell you this much: it will be huge! The last Jack I made was done with a C/2 hook. This one I'm doing with a I/9 hook. And already the first one was 21 inches tall! I'm only done with part of the leg so far, but can you see the difference in the two feet? Isn't that crazy? How tall do you think the Santa Jack will be? Let me know what you think. The person whose guess is closest by the time I'm done will win a FREE SANTA JACK SKELLINGTON PATTERN! To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment with your guess and I will contact you once Jack is finished and measured. Here is a picture of both feet, so you can compare and make a guess:

left is the Santa Jack and right the normal Jack

Good luck and I'll see you soon :) Tweet