An Early Christmas Present ..



.. to me, from me. Well I can't not treat myself to a crafty book when I'm searching on line book sites for Christmas pressies can I? I have had my eye on Twinkie Chan's book,20 Yummy Treats To Wear for a while and had been waiting for it to be released. Most of the patterns are scarfs and are split into sweet and savoury, fruit and veg.

Besides the cookie scarf featured on the cover, I especially like the egg and bacon scarf and the pear.

I just know my sis and niece is going to love the funky, foodie accessorises in this book so I better go for a rummage through my wool stash and get started on something

Bedtime Bunny

Bedtime Bunny is my latest finished amigurumi. Little people have already tried to claim it but it is all MINE. The pattern I used is from Amigurumi Two ! by Ana Paula Rimoli. I bought her first book Amigurumi World earlier in the year as I was smitten with a little pear featured in it - so far I've made three of these. Though I have been able to crochet for years, it was the first time I used a hook to make a toy. The patterns in Ana's books are easy to follow and the softies are so cute. They go down well with everyone, even hard to please teens.

Heres a link to Ana's blog http://amigurumipatterns.blogspot.com/ so you can go and check out all the softie cuteness for yourself. Also I'm going to have to squirrel away a stash of safety eyes ready for next April as Ana has another book due out, yay!