Crafts – Page 5

Crocheting Disgust from Inside Out

April 1, 2016April 6, 2021Nikki Zeo

Inside Out was a great movie. I was hesitant to watch it but when I did, I loved it. I saw it with my fiance and we both fell in love with the film. I was thinking of what I should make and I decided I should make something from the movie. Since green is my favorite color and I thought Disgust was pretty cool, I wanted to make a doll based on Disgust. I had to use multiple images because it is always tricky when you are working off of just one image. Here are the images I was working from and maybe they will also help you visualize what your doll will look like.

This last image was from a pattern on craftsy. I just saw this image on google images. For my doll I decided to add more “flowers” on her dress because that’s what she looks like in the movie. Also, I wanted to make her hair the same way because doing it with strands of yarn wouldn’t have given me the look I wanted. I also wanted to make her hands more realistic. I did the eyelashes the same as the last image because making them stick out just made her look creepy. If you would like the pattern and a look at the doll I make scroll down for an image, the video I made on YouTube and the link to the pattern.

Pattern: Disgust Pattern

Year of the Monkey Doll!

March 25, 2016April 6, 2021Nikki Zeo

So I thought about making this for our future child because this year is the year of the monkey. I’m also debating whether to make other dolls in this genre. Let me know what you think! It’s based on an image I saw on pinterest. I thought it was adorable with it’s arms tied around curtains 🙂

Here is the pattern for the doll: Year of the Monkey.

Changing Color While Crocheting

March 18, 2016January 19, 2017Nikki Zeo

Changing colors in the middle of your crochet work can be tricky at times. Here is a way to cleanly change colors.

Make your own Deadpool Doll!

March 11, 2016May 21, 2022Nikki Zeo

Recently I saw the new Deadpool movie starring Ryan Reynolds and I wrote the review here: Deadpool Review. I felt compelled to make this epic doll from the movie. I used a few images to make him since there are so many versions. I felt it fitting since the character himself is a mixture of different stories. Here is the video I made on YouTube: Make your own Deadpool Sackboy. Here’s the pattern for the doll: Deadpool Sackboy Pattern.

Enjoy the pattern and don’t forget to share with your crafty friends ^_^ This would be a great gift for kids and adults alike.

♥ Crocheted Pillow ♥

February 8, 2016January 19, 2017Nikki Zeo

I recently discovered a new way of crocheting, corner to corner crocheting. When you look up projects online people call them graphghans. When you look up a pattern it is usually plotted out on “graphing paper.” I created mine on excel and followed a pattern from repeatcrafterme: Heart Eyes Emoji. It’s pretty simple once you get the hang of it. You can create any pixelated image you desire. I liked the Heart Eyes one because I use it a lot and it’s a great gift for Valentine’s Day. I made it for my fiance and turned it into a pillow instead of a graphghan because I wanted it to be done by Valentine’s Day.

The only thing I didn’t like about making this were the loose ends. Since there were more than one color there were a bunch of them. I suggest you weave the ends through your work instead of make knots. The knots always find a way to the front of your work and it’s just going to be a bigger pain to make them stay where they are suppose to be.

Making the back part of the pillow was so much easier because I only had to use one color. Just keep in mind that the back and front aren’t going to be the same exact size because different colors have different sizes. The gold yarn I used is a different brand and it felt like a smaller weight than the other colors. The black and red yarns were thicker. I stretched the front part of the pillow just a little so that I could sew them together. I actually crocheted the edges together instead of sewing but you could do that too if you don’t want to crochet them together.

Before you stuff it, sew most of it together. Try to stuff the pillow while the opening is still large enough to do so. Stuff it evenly then sew the gap closed. I enjoyed this project for the most part. I just didn’t like sewing and knotting all the loose ends together. I’m planning on making more of these emoji pillows. They are fun to make. Let me know if you make one and feel free to post a picture on my Facebook page. Also, take a look at repeacrafterme’s emoticon graphghan. It’s amazing: Emoji Graphghan. She has great instructions on her website too.

When I get a new camera I will make more videos and show you guys how to make this graphghan. Right now I’m just trying to get back into the swing of things. I have a few projects in mind that I want to start as well. Gotta get ready for Spring ^_^