I am BAAACKKKKK! updaten and GIVEAWAY.

Hey there all of you!

I am back. Finally!I started listing new items to my shop last friday and will add more in the following weeks.
So besides crochet patterns, I am now selling stationary featuring my foster cats. I am really excited about it and I hope you like it as much as I do.

The cards are the first in line but I am planning on other things. 

And as you know I still sell crochet patterns. I have listed the ones I loved most in my etsy shop and I have added a new one.

His name is Yawn the Yeti!

He is cute right? He is for sale in my etsy shop and is available through instant download! Yes, I have decided to try this new option etsy is offering.

So because I am back and I would love to celebrate this with you I have decided to host a giveaway!!!!

What to win?

I will be giving away two yawn the yeti crochet patterns.

How?

Go to my facebook page and hit like on my giveaway post (one entry)

or

Share my giveaway post on facebook (one entry)

or

Leave a comment here (one entry)

or 

do all of the above for the biggest change to win!

The giveaway will be closed on Friday (6th of september).

Good luck to you all!!!

New pattern: Cherry love

My new pattern: Cherry love is just in time for valentine. It is a perfect pattern if you are just starting amigurumi or if you need something to crochet a last minute present!
Now for sale in my etsy shop!

Humpty Dumpty egg cozy: NEW PATTERN!

Finally it´s finished, my new pattern!!!!!
I really wanted to make another pattern from alice in wonderland, but I could not decide. But with the beginning of the new year, new ideas came! So here he is:

Humpty Dumpty egg cozy

The patterns is now for sale in my etsy shop!

Dr. Brainy!!!

Yay! I completed a new pattern. Let me introduce you to Dr. Brainy.
Dr. Brainy is a zombie docter who specializes in helpling the undead!
Go meet him at my shop

And we have a winner!!!!!

The winner of this giveaway is: Brittany!!!!

Congratulations!!! Please contact me, so you can chose two patterns from my shop!!!

Thanks to everyone who entered! It was so much fun!

Giveaway!!!

As promised a giveaway in january! To thank you all for the great support in 2010 and just because I love giveaways!!!!

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 Sunday 16 January 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 anounce the winner monday. I will pick the winner randomly!


So good luck everyone!

Free Pattern: Melting snowman amigurumi

It is snowing over here, so I decided it was time for a free pattern! The melting snowman. I even got to photograph him in the snow!!

I am trying something new. Instead of publishing the pattern here, I have a download button, which you can use! I am new to this, so please let me know if you have any problems downloading it. Have fun!!

download now

little penguin goes fishing.....

My new pattern. See for yourself.

If you like to purchase it go to my etsy or ravelry shop!

Halloween SALE

Because it is almost Halloween, I have decided to do a SALE in my etsy shop.
All halloween crochet patterns are 50% off!!!!!
So hurry to the shop for your last minute halloween projects!

What´s going on.....

As you can see I have changed the layout of my blog and made a logo for funandfang.
What do you think??? Do you like it?? Please give me some feedback!!!

Besides this I am working on a new pattern (christmas is coming!!) and new tutorials.

If you are wondering about the little pregnant cat I told you about earlier...... she is still pregnant! (If you don´t know what the */% I am talking about: I have a little cat from the shelter in my home. When the kittens are old enough they will be given up for adoption.)
I will keep you posted on this too. (just because she is so cute!).

This is her, her name is Raafje, which means Raven in dutch.

So keep checking my blog and bring on the feedback!

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!

There is a little post about my little bat halloween invitation on this cool site, make your own invitations! She did a great job with describing my pattern, take a look here

thanks so much to peata!

You want to make your own bat? Click here to get the pattern at my shop!

teenie halloweenies garland

Yes they are here!

The teenie halloweenie garland! The pattern includes: little pumpkin, devil, monster of frankenstein and candycorn! I am in love with them, You can save money by buying them in my pre sale! Only 4 dollars, the pre sale ends at 15 september 2010! So hurrrryyyyyyy.....

new halloween printables and crochet pattern

I have been working on new halloween printables and a crochet pattern! The last one has a printable invitation. So crochet this bat for all your friends and invite them to your party!

Both are for sale in my etsy shop!

little firefly

This little firefly wants to light up your day and stay by your side at night! The pattern for this little one is now available in my shops!

Free Pattern: Little Fairy

Materials:

yarn in light pink, dark pink, white, dark brown

filling

scissors

safety eyes

embroidery floss

tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

st - stitch

sl st - slip stitch

ch - chain

sc - single crochet

dc - double croche

hdc - half double crochet

tc - triple crochet

inc - increase

dec - decrease

* - repeat between * and *

Work in continuous rounds, use stitch marker to keep track of where you are.

Magic ring: you should be able to find instructions on the internet, otherwise start with ch 3, sc 6 in 3rd ch from hook

Head:

With white

R1: sc 6 in magic ring

R2:* inc* repeat around (12)

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

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

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

R6-10: sc 30 (30)

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

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

R13: *sc 1, dec* repeat around (12)

Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing, stuff.

secure safety eyes

Body:

With light pink

R1: sc 6 in magic ring

R2: *inc* repeat around (12)

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

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

R5-6: sc 24 (24)

R7: through backloops only sc 24 (24)

R8-9: sc 24 (24)

R10: *sc 2, dec* (18)

R11: *sc 1, dec* (12)

Fasten off, weave in loose ends. Stuff and sew to head.

Skirt:

With dark pink

Through the frontloops of round 7 of the body. Start with sl st. *ch 3, sc in next st* repeat around . Fasten off, weave in loose ends.

Wings:

Make 2

With dark pink

R1: ch 7

R2: start with sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 6, repeat on the other side of the chain, sc 6.

R3: sc 5, 2 dc in 1 st, sc 5, 2dc in 1 st.

Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing, sew to body.

Arms:

make 2

with white

R1: sc 6 in magic ring

R2: *sc 1, inc* repeat around (9)

with light pink

R3: sc 9 (9)

R4: *sc 1, dec* (6)

R5: sc 6

Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing, sew to body

Wig:

With brown

R1: sc 6 in magic ring

R2: inc, repeat around (12)

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

R4: *sc2, inc* repeat around (24)

R5: *sc3, inc* repeat around (30)

R6: sc 10, inc, sc 10, inc, sc 8, (32)

R7-9: sc 32 (32)

R10: sc 10, dc, dc, 2tc in 1 st, 2 tc in 1 st, dc, dc, sl st, dc, dc, 2 tc in 1 st, 2 tc in 1 st, dc, dc, sc 9

Fasten off, secure to head. Take a piece of yarn and split. Now pull a loop through the front of the hair and pull the ends through the loop.

Bib:

With brown

R1: sc 6 in magic ring

R2: inc around (12)

R3-4: sc 12

Fasten off, stuff a little and sew to back of the head. Take 2 pieces of split yarn and tie around the bib.

Embroider eye lashes and mouth

FREE flower keychain crochet pattern!!!!!

Materials:

-crochet hook ( i used 2.0 mm)

-yarn/wool

-needle

-embroidery floss

-keychain ring

- ribbon

-maybe some beams

Abbreviations

st- stitch

sl st- slip stitch

ch - chain

sc - single crochet

hdc - half double crochet

dc - double crochet

tc - triple crochet

inc - increase

dec - decrease

* - repeat between * and *

notes

Work in continuous rounds, use stitch markter to keep track of where you are

With white

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: through backloops only 24

R6: *sc 2, dec* (18)

R7: *sc 1, dec* (12)

R8: dec around (6)

Close, fasten off.

With red

Secure in front loops of round 5

*sc, (dc 2) in same st, (tc1, ch1, tc 1) in same st, (dc2) in same st* this makes 1 leaf, repeat 5 times. Now you will have 6 leafs in total.

Fasten off

If you like embroider mouth and eyes on flower.

Secure a bow to the flower (maybe add some beams) and tie it to the keychain ring.