Top Secret!

Shhh, don't tell my mom or my sister, but I've been doing some serious christmas present knitting the past few days. My fingers are SORE. I'll start by showing off what I just finished. These are for my sis, she wanted grey knee high socks. And yes, that is a bit of my thigh in that picture. I in fact AM just that sexy. Thank you for asking.

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Pattern: "Palmikkosukat" From the Novita website (only in finnish)
Needles: 3,5mm & 4mm
Yarn: Fleur by Anttila (100% acrylic)
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I'm pleased with myself for knitting them. And it only took me 2 days. But then again it only took me 2 days to knit two pairs of socks that my mom is getting for christmas. (No, I haven't been sleeping too much the last few days..

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Pattern: Just basic socks
Needles: 3,5mm
Yarn: Satu (100% acrylic)
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For some reason I can't attatch a link to the other picture without it taking out everything I wrote so far. And I'm too tired to start figuring anything out. But they look the same, except with contrasting colours. You can see them on flickr.

Obsession

I'm obsessed. With the MMA fighter Gina Carano. She's gorgeous, and can kick some ass! Don't know who she is? One word sweethearts: google. Anyhow, my obsession inspired me to do some cross stitching:

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Long Time No ...Anything

I haven't been doing about anything the past few months. But I'm trying to get my life (crafting) going again. Hope someone still reads this blog. Oh, and my computer died on me... There goes ALL the crafting pictures from this year. FUCK!

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While I've been silent, I've still crafted a few things. I even experimented with polymer clay. And my first project was earrings for my friend:

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And I made a new friend, obviously I had to make her something too. Oh, and she makes the BEST VEGAN CUPCAKES!

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Fresh New Ink

School is taking up a lot of my time right now, so I haven't really had time to craft. But that doesn't keep me from getting new ink..

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Just got that done this sunday. And it's still one big outch! As well my other tattoos this also made by my favorite tattoo artist Juha Lensu. One could never tell that there used to be a..mistake.. I made when I was 17 on my upper back. And yes, I got ridiculously sun burned this summer, thus the tan lines..

Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cherry Shoes!

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So.. the idea came from seing this guy with Sailor Jerry chucks. Since I don't have that much to spend on shoes (and one most likely couldn't get those from Finland) I had to get crafty. And by now everyone knows I have a slight obsession with cherries, right? The pattern for the skully cherries is from Urban Threads . Now my shoes and my brooch match!

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It's painfully obvious, that I was in a hurry stitching these to the shoes. I'm at my mom's now, but when I get home I'm gonna finish them up with fabric glue.

Keychain LipBalm Cozy (+ tutorial)

I finally started to write up something of a tutorial for this keychain lipbalm cosy. And here we go:

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Yarn: Novita Kotiväki

Hook: 2mm

You'll also need: a button and a key loop (or whatever you call them)

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Make a yarn loop, crochet 6sc:s in the loop
1st rnd: 2sc:s in every sc = 12sc:s
2nd rnd: *1sc, 2 sc:s in one sc* repeat *-* till the end of the round =18sc
This was big enough for my lipbalm, if you have a thicker lipbalm try making one more increase round.
Continue rounds of 18sc:s until your lipbalm fits all the way in the cozy

FLAP:
*turn your work, ch 1, 5sc, turn
*ch 1, 5sc, turn (rep rounds until you flap about as big as in the pic)

BUTTON LOOP:
(obviously the size of the button loop depends on the button you use, but this one worked for me)
*next round: 1sc in two sc:s (1 sc decrease), chain 6, 1 sc in two sc:s, turn your work
*sl 1, 8sc:s in the chain stitch loop, slip stitch all the way around the whole flap and the edge of the cozy.

FINISHING:
Wiggle the keyloop on to it's place at the base of the flap. Sew in button.
Weave in ends. And you're done!!

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This tutorial is for personal use only. As always I'd love to see it, if you're making one.

Going Marine!

I was in a bit o a earring kick this afternoon. Just made simple earrings out of some scrapbooking stuff I got at a craft store. These I'm going to keep for myself:

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And these I'm going to give away. The lighthouse one is going to a friend with a lighthouse tattoo (among others)

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I love them. Cute and simple, just like me. Haha.