DIY project: Bats (with FREE template)

It's almost Halloween!!! So I decided to make some decorations. As you all know I looooooove bats ;). Today was a rainy day so the perfect day for some crafting :).

This is what you need:

-black yarn
-black cardboard paper
-scissors
-pencil
-pomp-pon maker (I used the clover 65 mm but ofcourse you could also do without, as long as your finished pompon will be about 6,5 cm)
-Template bats (scroll down)
-a nice hot cup of coffee (the most important part of this DIY project I thing :) )

I am sure you all know how to use your pom-pon maker, but just in case (I had a difficult time myself figuring it out) here is some help;

After you pompon is finished, you will need a template, so here it is:

just click on the picture and print!

Now use these instructions:

Now it is time to insert your pom-pon:

Together these bats make a great mobile, or hang them in front of your window, in a tree or at your door.

With a little note attached to them, they make great invitations.

Hope you like it! Enjoy!!!

Halloween Pattern

Let me introduce to you: Amy the little witch!

I did not plan on a new halloween pattern this year, but hey, what can I say? I just LOVE halloween!

The pattern of this little witch with her monster friend is now available in my etsy and ravelry shops!

new halloween pattern, pencil toppers

I was thinking of all those halloween parties out there. I always like to give my guest little presents, so that is where I got my idea! Pencil toppers a skull and a zombie. Turned out they also make great home decorations!

Now for sale in my etsy and ravelry shop (I closed my shop at dawanda, because there wasn´t enough interest.)

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

Free pattern: Spider in jar

I have a little cat in my home, who is about to give birth. I am waiting and waiting and waiting. And when I am waiting I need to crochet! So a new project: Spider in a jar!

Materials:

*empty jar

*black/grey and orange yarn

*little black eyes

*little scrap of halloween fabric

*little orange pompoms, handmade or bought in the shop. I made them with the clover pompom maker

Abbreviations

ch - chain stitch

sc - single crochet

inc - increase

dec - decrease

* - repeat between * and *

Spider

with grey

R1: sc 6 in magic ring

R2: inc around (12)

R3: *inc, sc* repeat around (18)

R4: *inc, 2sc* repeat around (24)

R5: *inc, 3sc* repeat around (30)

R6: *inc, 4sc* repeat around (36)

R7-9: sc 36

R10: *dec, sc 4* repeat around (30)

R11: *dec, sc 3* repeat around (24)

R12: *dec, sc 2* repeat around (18)

Stuff spider

R13: *dec,sc* repeat around (12)

R14: dec around (6)

Fasten off. Glue on eyes.

Spider legs

with grey

make 8

ch 10, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc 8, Fasten off.

Secure legs to body of spider

Little round on the bottom of the jar

With black

R1: sc 6 in magic ring

R2: inc around (12)

With orange

R3: *inc, sc* repeat around (18)

R4: *inc, 2sc* repeat around (24)

With black

R5: *inc, 3sc* repeat around (30)

R6: *inc, 4sc* repeat around (36)

With orange

R7: *inc, 5sc* repeat around (42)

R8: *inc, 2sc* repeat around (56)

R9: *inc, 6sc* repeat around (64)

With black

R10: *inc, 7sc* repeat around (72)

R11: *inc, 7sc* repeat around (81)

Fasten off.

Finishing

Put the little orange/black round on the bottom of the jar

Make a little hole in the lid of the jar. Secure a long grey yarn to your spider. Take the other side of the yarn and pull it through the hole. Now make a knot, to secure the spider. Make sure he is hanging and not touching the bottom of the jar.

Cut a little piece of halloween fabric and put it over the lid. Secure it into place with a ribbon or use of a string of 70 ch st in black yarn. At the end of the string or the ribbon, secure the two little pompoms.

Happy Halloween!

Free Halloween Pattern: Happy Eyeball

As promised, a new free Halloween pattern

Happy Eyeball

Note: this pattern is for non-commercial use only. Do not sell or translate.

Materials

Yarn in black, white and blue (or green or brown, depending on the eyecolor you want to use)

Filling

Emboidery floss in red and black

Safety eyes

Abbrevviations

St - stitch

sl st - slip stitch

ch - chain

sc - single crochet

inc - increase

dec - decrease

*- repeat between * and *

Notes

* work in continuous rounds

*filling, I always use the inside from old cushions. It´s cheap and works great

*Important: if you make this toy for a child under the age of 4, embroider the eyes!

Eyeball

With white

(top)

R1: sc 6 in magic ring

R2: inc around (12)

R3: *sc 1, inc* repeat around (18)

R4: *sc 2, inc* repeat around (24)

R5: *sc 3, inc* repeat around (30)

R6: *sc 4, inc* repeat around (36)

R7: *sc 5, inc* repeat around (42)

R8: *sc 6, inc* repeat around (48)

R9-11: sc 48

R12: *sc 6, dec* repeat around (42)

R13: *sc 5, dec* repeat around (36)

R14: *sc 4, dec* repeat around (30)

R15: *sc 3, dec* repeat around (24)

R16: *sc 2, dec* repeat around (18)

Stuff eyeball and secure safety eyes

R17: *sc, dec* repeat around (12)

R18: dec around (6)

(bottom)

Fasten off, weave in loose ends

Glue on eyes, if you haven´t used safety eyes and embroider mouth at the top of the eyeball.

Embroider veins at the bottom of the eyeball.

Middle of the eye

With black

R1: sc 6 in magic ring

R2: inc. around (12)

R3: *sc, inc* repeat around (18)

With blue (brown of green)

R4: *sc 2, inc* repeat around (24)

R5: *sc 3, inc* repeat around (30)

Fasten off, weave in loose ends, secure to eyeball, on top of the veins.

Now secure a ribbon to finish your halloween decoration

Yay! the winner from the giveaway......

First of all, because so many people entered this giveaway, I decided to draw two names out of the bag.

So not one, but two people will both win, 2 patterns of printables of their choice from my shop!

And now.....

The winners.....

-Terri H. the recipefanatic

-Sue

Please contact me and let me know, what patterns, printables you would like.

Congratulations, to you!!!!!!

This is how I´ve chosen the winner.

Everyone who entered got a number

Then I put all the numbers in a bag and draw one out

Then I had the results number 17 and 33, terri and sue!

Everyone that didn´t win, don´t be sad, tomorrow I will have a free pattern for all of you!

A Autumn giveaway!!!!!

The leaves are starting to fall frm the trees and the summer is almost over, my favourite season is starting. That is why I need to celebrate, so I decided to do a giveaway.

What to win?
2 patterns (or printables) of your choice from my shop. Click here to take a look around.

What to do?
Leave a comment or send me an email at funandfang@hotmail.com.

When will it end?
At monday 20 september at 12 (UTC+01:00) in the afternoon. Be sure to leave me a note before then.

When will I know if I won?
I will anound the winner tuesday. I will pick the winner randomly!

So good luck everyone!