Here’s a sneak peek at the next hat pattern I’m going to release! This is the first one that I’ve done a slouchy and a skully version of! I’m really happy with both versions!
Now I’m looking for someone to test the pattern for me. Hopefully a couple people, maybe one for each version. It’s made with light worsted weight yarn (I used Caron Country) and you won’t even need a full skein. It’s super fast to make. Stitches used are ch, sl st, sc, dc. Pretty simple! If you’re interested, scroll to the bottom of this post for details.
If you’re interested in testing, please email me at nocturnalcreative@gmail.com. Please either attach pictures of a few things you’ve made or you can link me to your Flickr or Ravelry if you’d prefer. Also, please let me know which version of the hat you want to test. Previous testing experience is not required. Please only apply if you’re able to complete it in a timely manner.
Testing involves trying out the pattern and letting me know if you run into any typos or problems or have any questions. When you’re done, I’d like to see pictures of the finished project and hear your overall thoughts on the pattern (let me know if anything could be made less confusing, if any steps need photos to help explain, etc).
I’ve been meaning to make some tutorial videos for a while now. I finally have two up! The first one is for the puff stitch. I get the most questions about the puff stitch so I figured that it was a good place to start with making tutorials!
The second one is on how to start an amigurumi. I figure this might be helpful for anyone who is new to amigurumi.
I hope that you find these useful! If you have any requests for other tutorials, please let me know! I’d love to know what people want to see next. And this is my first attempt at video tutorials so let me know how I did! :) Also, I apologize for the buzzing sound. My camera always does that and I don’t really know how to fix it.
Here’s something that I made not too long ago that I’ve never shared here before… Hula Hoops! I started hula hooping almost a year ago. A few months ago, I finally figured out how to make my own hoops and where to get the supplies. They’re all wrapped in pretty, sparkley tapes so I have to show them off!
This is the first one I made:
I had a horrible time trying to photograph that one! The stars just did not want to show up in the pics!
The second one I made:
This is the one that I use the most and you can tell! I don’t think I’ll ever use white tape again. Everytime it falls, it either gets dirty or grass stained. I wish I would have taken a pic when I first made it. I had a hard time finding a spot that wasn’t incredibly messed up looking.
After that, I decided that it was too hard to use that many tapes. As you can see, there are lots of bumps in the tape. It’s really hard to keep the spacing perfect between the tapes.
Then, I want to try mini/twin/hand hooping so I made myself a set:
This is the best tape job I’ve done so far. I was really happy with these. Unfortunately, right after I took this pic, I was using them, one slipped out of my hand, hit the stucco wall and now has a big gash in the tape which reveals the red tubing underneath. boo!
Anyway, for anyone who is unfamiliar with hooping, here are a couple videos! :)
And this is mini/twin/hand hooping (what the black hoops were made for):
I made some popsicles super ghetto style. Open a cup of yogurt, stick a plastic fork in it, and put it in the freezer. So ghetto but so good. Once upon a time, my mom had a set of popsicle molds and used to make me yogurt pops. Yesterday, I went to Target with the intention of buying a set. I bought yogurt and completely forgot about the molds. :/
I sometimes regret not spending more than $20 on a webcam :/
Congrats Stephanie! You’re the winner of the little blue sea turtle! You’ll be recieving an email from me soon! :)
I was so excited to recieve 69 entries! Thank you to all who entered! I enjoyed reading all of the comments. It was good for me to see what people wanted to see more of from me. There were a few requests for tutorials/crochet lessons. This is something that I hope to have available soon. I started making a few video tutorials but still need to edit them before they’re ready. There was a request for knitting versions of my patterns. This is something that I would love to do at some point but at the moment, I don’t know how to knit well enough to write/design a knitting pattern. There were a lot of requests for more hat patterns! I have a few in the works! And thank you for all of the amigurumi ideas. There were some suggestions that I never would have thought of! :)
Thanks again for all of the entries! I hope you’ll continue reading my blog. I already have an idea for the next giveaway!
I hope everyone has a fun New Year’s celebration! I’ll be going out of town for a couple days. There is still one day left to enter the giveaway! The contest is open until midnight on the 31st. I’ll be doing the drawing on the weekend when I get back home.
Don’t forget, the holiday coupon code is still good until midnight on the 31st as well! Use code “happyholidays” (all one word) and get $4 off any order at GleefulThings.com totalling at least $8. Discounted pattern bundles are still available on Etsy too!
Oh noes! I can’t believe I forgot to post about this! Last week, I set up a shop on Ravelry. So if you’re a Ravelry user, you can easily buy and download my patterns there now. Yay! :)
I’ve brought back my discounted pattern bundles on Etsy. You can get all of my amigurumi patterns for just $25 (it would cost $35 to buy them each individually) and all of my hat patterns for just $9 (it would cost $12 to buy them each individually).
There are still 5 days left to enter the giveaway! Thank you to all who’ve entered so far! I’ve enjoyed reading your suggestions! :)
