Sweet Sleepy Sheepy (sold)

I decided to do something different with this sheep, and I really like it!  I initially made a flower chain but I was running out of pastel colors.  I decided it looked better as a flower headband/crown and added wings since counting sheep are supposed to put you to sleep right? Well she needed wings to fly into dreamland!

Finished another lamb!

Basically identical to the first but used Yarn Bee instead of Caron Simply Soft and the leftover giant skein of yarn in the white by Loops and Threads.

I like how it came out but I had some observations between the different yarns.

The Yarn Bee yarn is softer than the Caron  but it doesn’t hold a stitch as well.  It has more of a stretch like a non-worsted or roving yarn.  I would prefer to use Caron on the legs, face and ears.

I prefer the look of the Caron or Yarn bee for the fleece because the sheen is so pretty, BUT it’s seriously a pain to do so many stitches with either.  Caron likes to split if you don’t keep a strong tension constantly and the Yarn Bee is SO slippery it would be infuriating for the same reason.

So my preferred setup these days is Caron for the legs, face, and ears, and any worsted yarn for the fleece. I think I’ll use my Yarn bee for some more light ponchos or hats.

Elekk Plushie

I am trying to make a crochet version of World of Warcrafts “elekk plushie’ battle pet and I think it’s coming along well.  I have to add the top horns and maybe add some stitching detail but otherwise this is as close as I think I can get it.

The funny thing is, the physical version Blizzard sold isn’t even plush, it’s canvas.  Huh!

Pegasus Ponies!

I updated the yellow one and finished the white one, including wires to hold the wings up and new hair for the yellow pony.  I think after I complete the blue one I’m done with ponies for a bit though.  It’s a lot of work!

In my shop now!

In my shop now!

Skin Colored Yarn

I’ve been making dolls lately and trying to find a good skin colors yarn for different kinds of skin.  Right now I’m trying to match myself and I’ve tried the following:

Caron Simply Soft in Bone.

Pretty good, but it does have a sheen.  I used it in this toy:

Red Heart Super Saver in Buff.   I think so far this one is my favorite.  This is on a toy that is a work in progress:

Then some sites suggested Caron Simply Soft in Light Country Peach, I will make my next doll in that. It also seems to be a good version but we’ll see if it’s too peach or what.