Monsters! Meet Violet the Monster

This was the first Monster I made out of Crafty Intentions book. It looked the easiest, simplistic body and of course long bunny ears!!

I’ve made several Monsters so far from Crochet Monsters…. and I still have so many ideas. I need to make several with antlers.

My mother in law wanted to gift her grandchildren with some really fun monster dolls. So I asked her to pick out the ones she liked best, and I would make them. Perhaps adding some flair. This is the third out of 4! Violet was chosen by the oldest.

I made this Monster with a bright fucsia yarn that has a bit of sparkle and fuzziness – Brushed Colours by Loops&Threads in Raspberry. You can see some of the colour changing happening. It’s a nice yarn to work with – but then again I didn’t have to frog anything. I imagine the halo would have made it difficult.

Here’s the recipe I used from the book Crochet Monsters.

pg69 Egg Shape Monster Body with Overbite and Legs
pg219 Curved Arms
pg264 Long Bunny Ears
pg316 Squared Teeth

Faerie wings from Impkins book

I’ll be updating with more of the Monsters that I made in the upcoming weeks. Keep coming back – maybe sign up to be notified!

Take care and keep crocheting!

~~ Anita

Monsters! Meet Fat Bob the Monster

Crochet can be a love language! Gifting what you make really speaks to how you value someone.

The book Crochet Monsters by Crafty Intentions is amazing. Not so much a surprise considering the success of her Impkins book. Certainly worth the purchase if you’re considering it.

My mother in law wanted to gift her grandchildren with some really fun monster dolls. So I asked her to pick out the ones she liked best, and I would make them. Perhaps adding some flair.

This particular Monster was claimed by the second youngest. I was told that Mr. L loved dinosaurs (and have made him a dino doll earlier) so I wasn’t surprised he chose this chubby bouncy monster.

I frogged an unfinished Shell Hat that just wasn’t working. It’s a Caron Cake in the Zucchini Loaf colourway and then Jadeite Heathered by Loops & Threads yarn for the belly, ears and back ridges.

Here’s the recipe I used from the book Crochet Monsters.

pg79 Egg Shape Monster Body with Open Mouth and No Legs
pg21 Open Mouth with Buck Teeth (just lower)
pg168 small nubbin toes feet
pg216 Small Short Rounded Limbs
pg259 Fin Ears
pg242 Curved dragon/dinosaur tail

I’ll be updating with more of the Monsters that I made in the upcoming weeks. Keep coming back – maybe sign up to be notified!

Take care and keep crocheting!

~~ Anita

Monsters! Meet the Fishicorn Monster

Crochet can be a love language! Gifting what you make really speaks to how you value someone.

The book Crochet Monsters by Crafty Intentions is amazing. Not so much a surprise considering the success of her Impkins book. Certainly worth the purchase if you’re considering it.

My mother in law wanted to gift her grandchildren with some really fun monster dolls. So I asked her to pick out the ones she liked best, and I would make them. Perhaps adding some flair.

This particular Monster was claimed by the youngest. I did make it with her in mind. She loves axolotls, unicorns, and the colours pink & purple. I used a thrifted ball of varigated yarn for the body (and still have a sizeable ball left). I used silver yarn with sequins in it for the horn – very “unicorn-y”. I used the same yarn to edge the frills.

Here’s the recipe I used from the book Crochet Monsters.

Blob Body with Open Mouth pg35
Open Mouth with No Teeth pg15
Axolotl Flaps pg255
Spiral-shape horn pg302

I’ll be updating with more of the Monsters that I made in the upcoming weeks. Keep coming back – maybe sign up to be notified!

Take care and keep crocheting!

~~ Anita

WIP Wednesday, goodbye UFOs

I love projects and playing with yarn. With my ADD I have the habit now of needing to be working on multiple projects at the same time and I also get bored easily. So I have a terrible amount of WIPs.

In a valiant attempt to complete this backlog of abandoned Works In Progress I’m asking for your help! I’ve chosen 3 UFO projects and am hoping you, dear reader, can help me pick one to focus on this week.

Dragon Pillow in gold and silver toned yarn.

Possibly a keeper but also just as likely to be put into Expo stock or listed in my Etsy shop.

The pattern for this is Dragon Eye Pillow by Hooked by Kati. I am using Soft & Shiny yarn by Loops & Threads which is pretty nice to work with.

Gunther a Monster

Certainly a keeper! But of course perfect to add to my Etsy shop as a Made to Order item.

This pattern is Gunther the Monster by The Left-Handed Crocheter. I’m using a thrifted deep purple stranded yarn.

Rolling In The Wheat Cowl with 2 strands of yarn.

It’s mint green and a blue/green gradient yarn.

This pattern is by CuddlePie Crochet and is actually free. The yarn I’m using for it I purchased in a bulk lot and the green is usually for baby items and the gradient yarn is Red Heart Croquette

So what do you think I should focus on? The Rolling in the Wheat cowl, the Monster doll (with rollerskates in case you didn’t check out the pattern), or the Dragon Eye Pillow?

Do you have any UFOs you need to get back to? Let me know and we can check in our progress with each other.

Happy finishing!

2026 Reboot!

Hullo there! Thanks for stopping by to visit! It’s been over a year since my last post, lots of drafts, but I didn’t hit publish.

It’s been a year with changes, deep and surface. Changes that are still happening, so I guess I’ll see the effects eventually.

Crafting is still my main method of relaxing, processing, and working through my thoughts and emotions. I’ve made so many things this past year I’d love to share with you and talk about.

There is, of course, so many more things I want to make and learn. I hope I give myself the chance to do that.

I’ve been having fun crocheting Impkins and Monsters from Crafty Intentions books. I have been into buying books lately to work on those patterns. Also some complicated patterns have been purchased. Exploring making dolls that are more complicated and interesting. Still working on creating expo stock for sale.

My Etsy shop hasn’t had a sale in quite a while, perhaps almost half a year or so. Christmas custom orders usually come in. It’s the economy, and folks are just having a hard time.

I haven’t attended an expo in over a year. There are so exhausting, and lately I’ve felt not worth the absolute drain on my emotions and mental well-being. That’s been something I’ve been carefully managing lately. I’m in a new era of being, and I’m not yet sure how it will settle out.

I’ve discovered crochet related vlogs, and how interesting and relaxing some can be. They are very inspirational.

The various things I’m looking forward to is making more Monsters, Impkins, and items from the books I purchased. Doing some beadwork like snowflakes! Maybe even finish a quilt that I started a decade ago. Making my own clothes a little more often is a goal.

My Ravelry shop has also been quiet – mostly because I haven’t published any of my designs. I’m also intending to put more of my time into that. I think some more fashion-y designs, as well some Minecraft designs.

Anyways,

see you soon.