UNICORN!!!

Just a quick note to show you my newest pattern in my shop today:

UNICORN!

He/she can be made with any color yarn. You could even give it rainbow hair!

Okay, I am off now to make some chicken and corn chowder for dinner.
Bye!
-Cori

Meet Henry the knitted tentacle monster

 Meet Henry. Henry likes rocky road ice cream and climbing the walls with his tentacles. He's very adventurous but still likes to relax. Here he is chilling on a crocheted afghan I made:

 

 You can make him a part of your family today! His pattern is now in my shop. You know you want him.

Anyway, I have some more ideas for new patterns that I plan on working on and I have my son's 2nd birthday party to plan (holy crap!), so I will hopefully be able to post new stuff. Hopefully.

There are only two days left to comment for your chance to win a voodoo doll pin cushion! Come on, you know you want it! Help me get more than one comment, you guys!

Well, my kid won't nap, AGAIN, and it's really hard to concentrate. I can't think of witty things to say because all I keep repeating in my head is the words to "Go The F**k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach.

Have a better day than I am and keep warm!

-Cori

Crochet Zombie Doll Pattern in the shop now! Woohoo!!

Finally! I have done it! My crochet zombie doll pattern is finally available in my shop! Get yours today!

Wow, that was a lot of exclamation points. I better stop now before I pop a blood vessel or something. I am super excited, though, because I am extremely motivated to work on more patterns and that zombie pattern has been weighing heavily on my mind.
And my son won't take a nap today. I hear him in his room saying "hi!" and "rawrawrawrawr..." It's very distracting.
Anyway, don't forget to sign up for my giveaway here. Come on, you know you want it!

Win me!

I only have one comment so far. ONE. As much as I would love for her to win because she is a dear friend of mine, I was hoping for a chance to use a random number generator.
Don't disappoint me, my lovelies!
Hope you all had a very happy new year!
-Cori

New pattern and an announcement!

Hello!
How are things?
Well, I have a new pattern available. Meet the Gentleman Specter:

He is a dapper fellow with his top hat and scarf. Or you could give him a dunce cap, a cowboy hat, or you could give him a bow and make him a her. He'll be adorable no matter what!
I also have a monster pattern available:

I think I forgot to post about him. This guy here in the picture lives with us. These monsters are great for keeping babies company (as long as you don't use buttons or anything else that could be dangerous for little ones).

Anyway, now for my announcement:
I'm going to try to develop a very detailed zombie pattern to sell!!! Yay!

I've gotten enough requests for it that I've decided to try to write a pattern for it. I didn't want to do it before because I've made up some of the stitches and it's a bit more advanced that the beginner crocheter would have difficulty and I was worried that people would have a hard time understanding it. But, I'll try and just add plenty of pictures :)
But be forewarned - it's not for the faint of heart! Do not attempt unless you are experienced!
(As always, these patterns are for personal use only. Do not sell anything you make using my patterns)
That also means that I will be able to make a pattern for this guy too:

Yay Pumpkinheads!!
I have a lot more sketches in my notebook to make patterns for, so keep checking back for more!
I've gotten a good start on Sam's monster nursery thanks to Rebecca Danger so I'll have to post some pictures when I get more taken, but here's a sneak peek:

Sorry, it's nightime so the lighting isn't the greatest.
I'm planning on making a monster theme for Sam's first birthday (holy-crap-he-is-almost-one!!) so all of these monsters will come in handy. Since he is so young and doesn't know what is going on anyway, I want to keep his first birthday simple and am only going to have our immediate family there. Then when he's older we can do a fun all-of-Sam's-friends-attending birthday party. I hope I don't offend anyone, I just really want to keep things simple for this one. And I don't want to freak him out (my husband's family is HUGE and he knows a lot of people. A LOT). But I'll try to take lots of pictures!
Here's a sample of the party invite I made:

Then I'll add the info at the bottom. Monsters are cute.
Alrighty, I better get to bed. I've been staying up way too late. Hope you have a great week!
-Cori

New Pattern!

I have finally finished my second pattern for sale: Crochet Voodoo Doll Pin Cushion
Woo hoo!! I am currently planning on trying to make more patterns to sell. I would love to sell the zombie pattern, but unfortunately I feel it would be too difficult to explain since I made up a lot of the stitches and have to alter it as I go.
So, I offer the voodoo doll pin cushion pattern.
I have also added this guy to the shop:

He is my model for the pin cushion pattern.
I think I need to make more girl voodoo dolls, they sell really fast. Huh, I don't seem to have any pictures of them either...
Random side note, I need to find a baby shopping cart cover. Any suggestions? I have been checking Etsy, but those are kind of on the pricey side. Any help is very much appreciated :)
By the way, if anyone is an Evil Dead fan, you have to check out this trailer for it. My brother sent me the link and, as he so delicately put it, "I think I just soiled myself watching this...must...see...in...theater......"
Anyway, I better go to bed. I need to stop staying up so late. Goodnight!

Autumn goodies and early Christmas goodies

It definitely has been feeling like Autumn around here. I've been enjoying my husband's ginger pumpkin bisque.

 

This is the third day in a row that I've been eating it and it is still just as yummy as ever.

I've been knitting up a tiny garden of pumpkins:

 

I have no idea what I am going to do with them but they are adorable.

I have also been perusing my favorite blogs to get inspiration. One of them is called A Beautiful Mess by Elsie Larson (formerly Elsie Flannigan) and found a cute tutorial for garlands. 

The one that caught my eye was the pom-pom garland. I just happened to have four different sized pom-pom makers and decided to make a garland for our window. Here's my version:

 Unfortunately, the pictures aren't that great but you get the idea.

I am trying trying to get some Christmas stuff made before December despite the nagging feeling that Christmas needs to wait until after Thanksgiving. But it's ok because people need time if they are going to make their Christmas decorations ;)

Anyway, I made a Christmas tree skirt!

 It's almost like a granny square blanket.

I am thinking of posting the pattern for sale on Etsy. 

When I actually get our Christmas decorations up, I will take pictures. I am making a home made Christmas this year, meaning all our decorations (except for lights of course) are handmade.

I have a very cute helper to help me get all this stuff done:

I think he might need some handmade decorations himself ;) I'll get right on that.

Anyway, I have more Christmas ideas in the making and will try to get them out as soon as possible. I am, however, going to visit my Mom's side of the family in Arizona next week and am considering closing the store just for a short while, but I'm not sure yet. I just know I am not going to be able to send out anything until the 28th of November.

Before you robbers out there get any funny ideas, my husband is not going with me to Arizona so he will be there to protect my house. As so will my ferocious guard dog, Gus (see picture above) and my security system, of course.

I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving! I am thankful for my wonderful readers, my friends and family, the chance to try and be my own boss and for the special gift that's coming to us next year (sorry, it's a surprise) ;)

If you can, leave me a note and let me know what you think about the tree skirt! Thanks everyone! 

Happy Holidays!