Recipe: Cheeseburger Cupcakes

Here's an awesome recipe for today! Cupcakes that look like mini burgers! How cute are they!?


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DIY Amigurumi: Bubble Leg Monster

There's something fascinating to me about amigurumi, perhaps it's the freedom you have with making creations and that you aren't bound by rules of what you can and can't make. I love this Bubble Leg Monster! I am having a go at it and am nearly finished. It isn't perfect, but I'm pretty happy with what I've achieved with it so far (it's a bit uneven but I think it adds to its charm :P) - I'll post up pics of my finished monster when it's done!

Edit: Thursday 29th July 2010

It's finished and looking marvellous! I used a fuschia and navy blue yarn combination for my monster, along with some pretty safety eyes. What a fun pattern to make!

Note: In the Monster pattern, you'll need to know how to do a treble crochet for the eye circle. Here's a video on how to do it:

Crochet Basics: Starting out, SC, HDC and DC

The cold weather has made me into a knit and crochet freak lately. I've joined up to Ravelry and have been amazed by all the wonderful patterns and creations from it's members. I highly recommend signing up there.

All the yarn talk has made me want to try my hand at more crochet, but I need to practice more first. I'm still going to try the amigurumi poo, but before that I needed a refresher on all the crochet stitches you see written in patterns. It's been so long since I've crocheted that my set is all dusty :P

Abbreviations 

SC = Single Crochet

HDC = Half Double Crochet

DC = Double Crochet

Here's a great video from Kim Werker that I think will help a lot of you that are starting out in crochet - It certaily helped me.

DIY Amigurumi: Poo Toy

Here's a cute amigurumi pattern from Naida's Crochet - Crocheted 'Poo' - I'd like to try and make this one just because it's so cute.


Edit: Thursday 29th July 2010

I've finally taken a pic of my first attempt at a happy poo! I'll admit it's really dodgy looking (I should've used brown yarn but I only had the Pink at the time, plus the tension was all over the place, so you can see the stuffing too!), but I know it will be better next time I make it :P

DIY Knit Project: Open Top Beanie

After getting my hands on some super bright yarn yesterday I got a bit crazy with my circular loom and made an open-top beanie. I don't know if there is a proper name for these - it's just what I have called it. The great thing about these beanies, is you can stick your hair out the top of it, or even roll the beanie if you want to use it more as earwarmers. Admittedly, my version with this yearn is a bit on the loud side - but I think it would work well in any colour you choose.

It's basically a tube - but it's nice and warm!

You'll need:

1 x Knitting Loom (I used 'Crafter's Choice' Yellow Loom with 36 pegs)

...and 50g 8ply yarn in a colour of your choice

Instructions:

1. Cast on the first round: Create a slip knot and put it onto the first peg. Then continue to do e-wraps around till you get to the last peg.
2. Circle the loom using Twisted Knit Stitch for 2 more Rounds. Making these first rounds like this will make your brim - I like it this way so it rolls up, but feel free to add some purl if you prefer it to sit flatter.
3. Next, e-wrap the loom twice (i.e. e-wrap each loop on the loom, then go around again). You should now have 3 loops on each peg.
4. Use your hook to lift the bottom 2 loops over the top loop. Repeat to complete the round.
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until you reach to desired length for your beanie. I have done 24 rounds. In the last 3 rounds, I tightened the tension a bit to make it a bit smaller at the top.
6. You will notice that this technique will produce a less flexible, but more closely knit finish. There should be quite a thick texture to it (see pic below)
7. Cast off the loom.
8. Enjoy!

Nikki's Hooded Scarf Pattern

With all this cold weather upon us, I have dug up my knitting bag (full of unfinished projects) and decided that I needed to make myself a hooded scarf. I found this free pattern from Nikki, In Stitches and it has inspired me to try making one. I would still consider myself as a beginner in the world of knitting, so the pattern looks a little intimidating to me - What I need is a plain pattern but I haven't found one yet. If anyone finds one let me know!

How cool is this? I want one!

Of course, the project gives me a good excuse to get more yarn, so I trekked down to my local kmart got some acrylic (I have several balls of beautiful wool, but I don't feel worthy of using it until my skills get better). I got:

3 x 100g 8ply Acrylic Yarn (Navy Blue, Fuschia and Red/Orange/Yellow Mix)

...and one massive 400g ball of Rainbow Mix - I couldn't resist the bright colours in it - reminds me of those rainbow paddle pops I used to eat when I was a kid (only, it's much brighter and you can wear it without getting in trouble!)

Rainbow Cupcakes!

I came across this recipe today and it made me smile! I need to go and get me some food colouring - I can't wait to try it out! If you guys try it out let me know!