Long Basket Weave Scarf

This scarf was for my sister.  She had requested a long one, so this one, in it's finished state was 9ft long :D and will probably stretch over time too!

I used the basket weave stitch because I really like the chunky pattern it creates.  I also used a darker purple to finish the ends of the scarf and make little pockets for a bit of added fun detail.

And yes, I'm wearing shorts and T-shirt whilst modeling a warm wooly scarf, it's all the rage now, didn't you know? :D I live in NZ and my sister is in the UK, so my summer is her winter.

Rainbow Unicorn

This is from a book I got from the library: Amigurumi Toy Box by Ana Paula Rimoli

As soon as I saw this unicorn I knew I had to give it a go!  And I actually followed the pattern... well, mostly!!  (You can buy the pattern here) I found the body to be quite small, so after making all the parts I decided the rip the body back to the increasing section and do one more increasing row.  That tweaked it enough to be just what I wanted.  The other slight change was just a minor one for the mane.  I hate the sewing parts of making things, just takes too long for my liking.  So instead of making each chain and then sewing it on, I made a chain of 8 in white and then started each chain of coloured hair in one of the chain loops, doubling up as I went along.  Then I had a sort of hair piece at the end to just sew onto the head.  I also did the horn in pink (instead of yellow) 'cos I felt it matched better.  And picked my own colours and order of them for the mane.  Oh, and made each nostril with one round of 6sc instead of just cut out felt.  Sounds like a lot of tinkering with the original pattern, but it really wasn't much this time.

This little cutie will be winging it's way to my niece very soon.