I'm all done with the cuff pattern, and getting ready to do the ribbing. Yay!
It's not a huge deal, and nobody probably even noticed, but I went through my list of books and changed the links to go to the publisher's websites instead of amazon.com. I couldn't find 1000 Sweaters or The World of Knitted Toys, but other than that, the sites should be there.
I got Creepy Cute Crochet yesterday, and I've already made a little Grim Reaper! The pattern suggested making his scythe out of polymer clay, something I've never worked with, so I went to Michael's and picked up a little beginner's Sculpey kit. I was supposed to make a knight, a dragon, and a wizard. Instead, I made the scythe. Twice. The first one was too short, so I decided to try again. When I made the second one I added three little holes before I baked it, so that I could sew it onto little Grimmy (the book suggested glue). And here he is:
I seem to have an aversion to faces on my little toys. His hood was a lot bigger than the one in the book - perfect for obscuring the head underneath. I thought the mouth in the book was cute, but I didn't have any black felt for the eyes and didn't feel like going back to the craft store. Besides, you aren't really supposed to be able to see his face, right? That's kind of the whole point of the hood. For the head I used Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool, and for the hood/body I used TLC Amore, which is really soft and velvety-looking. Who says Death can't have a little luxury in his life?
