shina's shop

I found the most adorable crocheted butterflies. My Grandma loves purple butterflies. I've never been able to find a pattern that I like for butterflies, but now I won't have to. These are great and I think they will go great for putting on a vest that I've been promising my Grandma for quite some time. To visit this shop and take a look around go to shina.etsy.com

ceCreations's Shop

I just found a wonderful little shop on Etsy. I love stitch markers and there are so many to chose from. I have three favorites that I'm putting pictures up for. The shop's address is ceCreations.etsy.com . So check it out because you might see something that tickles your fancy also.

Black and Cream Adult Color-Stranded Skull Cap with Skull and Crossbones

This spectacular skull cap has color-stranded skull and crossbones all the way around it. It fits snugly on an adult male head. It will stay on the adult male head when riding on the freeway on a motorcycle. It is slightly looser on the female head but will still stay on. It is made from 100 percent acrylic yarn. It is machine wash and dry friendly. No ironing. No bleach.

I first made this cap as a gift for a dirty Santa game that my friends and I always play at Christmas. Our version is dirty because of the hot competition over the items and the resulting theft of said items, not because of the gifts being terrible. My friends were very supportive of the work that I had done and the competition was fierce. After the game was over another friend asked me to make her one as well. I think that all of my friends that wanted one of these hats now has one.

My husband loved the hat so much I had to make him one for Christmas also, where my cousin saw it. Then my cousin wanted one. I guess at this point if I had been selling to friends and family I'd have done pretty well with just this hat. My cousin loves it because it stays on really well when he's motorcycling. He said that he tried several different hats over the years and this is the only one that really works for him. Since I use the color-stranding technique it is really warm also.

6 Months to 12 Months Pink Hat with Star

This adorable pink hat has a cute little star on it for the little cutie that puts a twinkle in your eye. It is made of 100 percent acrylic yarn. It is 17 inches in circumference and 1 ounce in weight. It is machine wash and dry friendly. No ironing. No bleach.

This hat came about because I was looking at 16 bit video games and trying to come up with cool things to put on knitted and crocheted items. I used duplicate stitch to add the star after the hat was completed. I'm sure if you think about it you'll be able to figure out which video game this came from. You know the one with the Italian brothers.

Newborn to 6 Months Pink Camouflage Skull Cap

This cute little hat is made from worsted weight Redheart acrylic pink camouflage yarn. It has cute little curls at the top. It is knitted and handmade. It is 14 inches in circumference and weighs 1.1 ounces. It is machine wash and dry friendly. No ironing. No bleach.

When making this hat I was trying to find the right balance of stitches and rows to make a newborn skullcap. When I got to the end I noticed that I had only 8 stitches left and that the hat would look really cute with curls. I decided to use the natural ability of a single crochet row to curl on itself and added a few curls of different lengths. I really love the way it turned out.

Black and Cream Preemie to Newborn Skullcap with Skull

For the punk parent in you this handmade, knitted, black and cream skullcap with skull and crossbones on it is a must have for your preemie or newborn. It is made of 100 percent acrylic yarn. It is machine wash and dry friendly. No ironing. No bleach.

I have a much larger version of this hat for adults, but I thought that I might as well try to make one that would make a baby look cool also. I was trying to adapt a pattern for a general preemie/newborn hat but discovered that it was a lot longer than I thought it was. Consequently, this hat ended up being more of a traditional fold over hat. I think the skull and crossbones still make it really cool.

Black and Gray Necklace Set with Bird Pendant

This lovely black and gray handmade set includes a necklace, bracelet and earrings. The necklace has a pendant on it that is a bird carved out of sea shell. The pendant hangs 2 inches from the strand. The necklace is 26 inches long and weighs 1.1 ounces. The bracelet is 8.5 inches long and weighs 0.2 ounces. The earrings hang 1.75 inches from ear piercing and weigh 0.1 ounce for the set. The beads are all plastic. The lobster clasp on the necklace and the toggle closure on the bracelet are hypoallergenic stainless steel. The hooks on the earrings are silver.

When looking for my next project I came across the bird pendant that is in this necklace. I really loved the pendant, so, I looked for beads to go with it. I found the package of mixed beads that I used in this set. When I got the package I was only thinking that I would make a necklace, but it turned out that I had plenty of beads for the bracelet and earrings. I really love this set.