Stretch the Giraffe

I’m in love with this sweet giraffe designed by my favorite stuffed animal designer – Stacey Trock of freshstitches.  This is from her book Crocheted Softies which I got as…

Owen the Teddy Bear

This adorable teddy bear was a very special project for a very special person.  Mike, my mom’s fiance, had an amazing relationship with his mother, who was a knitter like…

Simple Crocheted Cat

Gato Mishto, a.k.a. Flu Cat

This spring my boyfriend got hit hard with the flu.  He was dreadfully sick and I was so worried about him that I stayed home from work to take care…

Happy Pi Day!

Today is a very special Pi day because it’s 3/14/15.  Very cool!  To commemorate this special day, I crocheted a key lime pie. yarn detailsKnit Picks Comfy Sport in Honey…

Frosty the Tiny Snowman

Considering all the snow we have had in Boston lately, Stacey could not have picked a more appropriate little cutie to go in our freshstitches Kit Club shipment this winter!…

“Continental’ Crocheting in a Blizzard

Well, Boston got hit with another big snow storm yesterday, so I again find myself with some time off work and itching to make it productive.  Last week, I decided…

Gordon the Flamingo

Meet my new friend: Gordon the Flamingo!  Gordon was in my September box of the freshstitches kit club, I think choosing a flamingo for the kit was Stacey’s last ditch…

Hannah the Slug

Hooray!  It’s time for me to share another adorable project from the freshstitches kit club!  Check out my cute pink slug!  Isn’t she darling?  Stacey went to a lot of…

crochet robot amigurumi

Sprocket the Robot

I love the freshstitches kit club so much!  This is the cutie that was in May’s shipment: an adorable little robot.  His name is Sprocket and all he wants is…

Sam the Koala II

I love showing my coworkers all the cute stuff that I make and my amigurumi are especially popular.  I showed a picture of my purple Sam the Koala to one…