2015

Happy New Year!

I couldn't bring myself to go out today and take any pictures, because winter has finally arrived. After warm, sunny Christmas we now have windy, dark and cold days.

I guess it's time to look back at my last year's work. Here we go:

In 2015:
I added 31 new Ravelry projects.
4 of them are still WIP.
I also started countless side projects, which never even reached my Ravelry notebook.

Judging by this chart, amigurumi is still my favorite craft category! :)

My husband decided that the Best Project of 2015 Award goes to..

No surprise here - BB-8!

If I were to choose my personal favourite I would probably go with Harby the Reaper:

... or BB-8 :)

The one that made me feel really proud was Box-o-Gnomes:

And finally.. one I would like to forget about is my Creamy Cardi, In fact, today I decided to restart this one using smaller needles and totally different pattern. I think this counts as a New Year's resolution, doesn't it?

Speaking of resolutions, there are few others I made:

• Keep my blog alive for another year (actually it all started as my resolution last year!)
• Finish Ten Stitch Corner Blanket before it's owner is born... May is coming so soon!
• Get my stash in order!

They all seem more or less doable, maybe except the last one. But 75% success rate should keep me satisfied for another year.

So... have a nice year! :)

Gosia.

We are the Harbinger of cuteness!

I told my husband there are no fun and free patterns related with Mass Effect. And just to prove it I typed "Mass Effect" into Ravelry's search box.

That was clearly a mistake!

Next minute I got a request for a plushy Reaper...
Pattern's name is Mass Effect Reaper Amigurumi   by DIY geekess. It can also be found on this blog.

Meet Harby the Reaper!

(for all none-gamers - Reapers are ancient synthetic life forms from game called Mass Effect.)

Harby is (of course) short for Harbinger. I'm not sure Harby is fond of his name, though - he tried to devour my husband:

Korek did not want to make new cosmic friends... I don't really blame him. After all he is a cocker spaniel - not a shepherd.

I was shocked how quickly I managed to complete it! All pieces are easy to make, but the number of them (20? or so) can make your head spin. But hey! If I managed to sew it together nicely - anyone can do it. I skipped making a stripe on Reaper's belly and used plastic straws instead of pipe cleaners.

We had so much fun taking those pictures together! Believe it or not - at one point we tossed it into the air and took this picture:

Ahhhh, maybe I should play Mass Effect again?
Aaaanyway...

I should go,

Gosia out.