Crocheting for the nieces and nephews (lion and purse)

Today I finished a lion head for my nephew. It started out as a lollipop and graduated to this
I crocheted in the round single crochet until I had 66 stitches. I made 2 rounds.
Then I crocheted a strip 5sc wide and 66 rows long for the edging.
Finally I added the button eyes and yarn mouth and orange fringe.



Next is the flower power purse for my niece. I used the same crochet in the round single crochet until there are 66 stitches.
Again I made 2 rounds
Then I did the same and crocheted a strip 5 sc wide and 66 rows long. This time I added another 66 rows in a different color to form the strap.
For the finish, I roughly drew 6 petals on craft foam and cut them out. I attached those with a slip stitch using a darning needle. The needle punches through the craft foam very easily.

Koi Windsock made from a waterbottle and a trash bag

Here is a Koi windsock made from an empty waterbottle and a clean kitchen trash bag
Instructions and pictures

Using a sharp pair of kitchen sheers, cut off the top and the bottom


Slide the waterbottle into the trash bag just till the bottle top is inside the top part of the bag. Cut off the remaining bag leaving 1 inch to tuck inside the bottle later.


With another bag cut about 6 to 8 1 inch strips the length of the bag. These will be the fish's tail.


Tape bag around the inside of the top and the bottom. I used packing tape. Cut off any extra lengthwise and tape along the bottom seam.


Tip: I found the side seam of the bag and used that to form the top "fin" Then I taped along the fin on both sides so the string wouldn't tear the bag.


Drawing! I looked up some images of Koi on the internet and roughly copied one. Here are the eyes drawn.


Drawing the scales. I used BIC Mark-It permanent markers to draw and color the scales free hand.


Filling in the drawing. I used a lighter shade of orange to color in the scales


Finishing: Use a hole punch and make one hole at each end of the top fin. String with yarn and hang in the breeze!

Pumpkin Snugly

Here is a set I crocheted out of 3 different patterns. Using the same color yarn in all the pieces makes it a set. I added the "stem" in a round of 12 sc decreasing until there was only 3 stitches left.