tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21202718299926076502024-03-20T04:31:09.578-07:00WichecraftCourtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-1113603085683539622018-10-26T11:50:00.003-07:002018-10-26T11:52:31.923-07:00Little Mermaid Costume - UpdatedIt's finally here. An updated version of my little mermaid costume (with proper math this time).<br />
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Unfortunately, no adorable baby model this time.<br />
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Little Mermaid Costume Pattern and Photographs<o:p></o:p></div>
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© Courtney Wiggers September 2015<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Materials:<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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Worsted weight yarn (coral(A), multi-coloured(B), mint(C))<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I used
Loops & Threads Wool to Wash 12 Pink for the top and Red Heart Comfort 4050
Teal for the tail<o:p></o:p></div>
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4.25mm crochet hook<o:p></o:p></div>
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5mm crochet hook<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tapestry needle (for sewing and weaving in ends)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Finished Size:<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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6-9 months <o:p></o:p></div>
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Abbreviations:</div>
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sc - single crochet</div>
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dc - double crochet</div>
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tr - triple crochet</div>
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MC - magic circle</div>
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2sc/2dc - worked in the same stitch; increase</div>
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sc #/dc # - amount of sc or dc to be worked in following individual stitches</div>
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slst - slip stitch</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Starfish Top
(x2):<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u>Abbreviations:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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sc – single crochet<o:p></o:p></p>
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dc – double crochet<o:p></o:p></p>
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tr – triple crochet<o:p></o:p></p>
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MC – magic circle<o:p></o:p></p>
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2sc/2dc –worked in the <span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>same stitch; increase <o:p></o:p></p>
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sc #/dc # – amount of sc or dc to be worked in
following individual stitches<o:p></o:p></p>
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slst – slip stitch<o:p></o:p></p>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>NOTE: </u></b>You can also use worsted weight yarn and a 5mm crochet
hook for the top<o:p></o:p></div>
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With <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A</b> yarn
and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">4.25</b> hook<o:p></o:p></div>
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MC<o:p></o:p></div>
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R1: sc 5 in circle, slst to join (5)<o:p></o:p></div>
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R2: ch-1, *2sc* around, slst to join (10)<o:p></o:p></div>
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R3: ch-1, *sc 1, (dc, tr, dc) in next st* around, slst to
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R4: ch-1, *sc 1, hdc 1, (hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc) in next
st, hdc 1* around, slst to join<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Assembly:<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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With <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">B</b> yarn
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MC, ch-2<o:p></o:p></div>
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R1: dc 12 in circle, join (12)<o:p></o:p></div>
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R2: BLO, dc 12 around (12)<o:p></o:p></div>
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R3-5: dc around (12)<o:p></o:p></div>
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R6: *2dc, dc 5* twice (14)<o:p></o:p></div>
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R7-8: dc around (14)<o:p></o:p></div>
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similar but one requires more sewing in the end and the other is maybe a higher
difficulty level)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Fins (x2):<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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With <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">C</b> yarn
and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">5</b> hook<o:p></o:p></div>
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ch-23<o:p></o:p></div>
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R1: in 2<sup>nd</sup> ch from hook, dc across (22)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "shark in the water"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Fins V.1<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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R6: ch-2, dc2tog, dc across<o:p></o:p></div>
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R7: ch-2, dc across (19)<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is the original pattern for the fins (there is more
sewing involved in making it this way)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Assembly:<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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Sew together
approximately ¾ of the way down the shorter sides so that the angle of the fins
create a ‘V’ shape<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Fins (V.2):<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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With <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">C</b> yarn
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ch-23<o:p></o:p></div>
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R1: in 2<sup>nd</sup> ch from hook, dc across (22)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "shark in the water"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Fins V.2<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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R6: ch-2, dc2tog, dc across<o:p></o:p></div>
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R7: ch-2, dc across (19)<o:p></o:p></div>
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R8: slst 5, sc across (14)<o:p></o:p></div>
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R9: ch-1, sc 14, ch-6 (14)<o:p></o:p></div>
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R16: ch-2, dc across (22)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fasten
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sewing involved in this version of the fins, they may be a little more
difficult to get right (the advantage is that these fins are one-piece) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Assembly: <o:p></o:p></u></div>
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Make a chain
long enough to form a drawstring around the waist or alternatively you can use
ribbon to weave through the spaces in R43<o:p></o:p></div>
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To sew the
fins onto the tail, place the bottom end of the tail in the center of the fins.
Then, fold the two square corners of the fins over the end of the tail so that
they form a ‘V’ shape along the front of the tail. Sew around to secure onto
the tail<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>NOTES:<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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To adjust the
size of the tail, there’s two main places to add or lose length. You can add or
take away rows R3-5. Also, to make the tail bigger, you can add increases by
repeating R16-17 after you complete R19.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fasten off</b> when you finish the round,
skip a stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Courtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-70249111472629153502016-12-19T12:44:00.003-08:002016-12-19T12:44:46.277-08:00The End is NighHonestly, I have nothing to post and don't really have any crochet updates. Just figured I'd write to let y'all know I'm not dead or something<br />
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I just finished the worst semester of nursing school. Literally. All my grades are in. I passed! I'm thrilled but I'm also so exhausted from this semester that I don't feel I can adequately express my enthusiasm without wanting to take a nap after.<br />
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Literally would not have been able to handle this semester without my fellow nursling girls. The one thing better than passing this semester is knowing that we that all passed and we're one semester away from graduation. Hooray! I'm so ready for this program to be over! For anyone taking the RN program, props to you bro. I don't think I'd be able to do it. A year and a half in and I already feel worn out. I can't imagine four years of this.<br />
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On a happier note, I'm so excited for graduation! I've already got a pinterest board going and my aunt and mom (both nurses) are expert party planners and have promised me an awesome nursing grad party. So stoked!<br />
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Will be updating with new patterns in the new year so look out for those.<br />
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~ CourtneyCourtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-66163608627785858712016-02-18T16:35:00.000-08:002016-02-18T16:35:21.558-08:00Dino-FeverClasses have been <i>crazy</i>. Literally between the start of the semester and now, my program group has dropped from 108 students to approximately 95 students. That's an almost 10% decrease in my potential graduating class. And we still haven't gotten to the hardest semester yet! (Apparently, semester 3 is the worst).<br />
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On a happier note, I passed all of my midterms! I did really well on both of my practical midterms, Vital Signs and Medical Administration (inc. Inhaler), so I'm feeling pretty happy right now.<br />
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All this craziness is why I haven't been updating lately. I had all these ideas for crochet projects and I'm expected to make presents for several baby showers and I have classmates requesting things and it's all just been a little too much. Right before Christmas last year I got really into making patterns for dinosaurs. I made two Plesiosaur prototypes, a baby T-rex pattern, and I have a Parasaurolophus that's finished, but not yet sewn together.<br />
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My Plesiosaur is my favourite; they're my fave dinos ever! And it looks so cute with it's little head and little tail and little itty bitty fins, I just love it!<br />
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~ CourtneyCourtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-25110939639430185842015-12-09T15:31:00.000-08:002015-12-09T15:32:11.612-08:00Christmas and finals and babies, oh myBetween first semester finals and the increase in baby announcements from friends and family, I've been completely swamped. Add to that the fact that I've hardly done any Christmas shopping and I'm a little stressed out right now.<br />
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I've been working on a few patterns and I know I promised an updated pattern for my Mermaid costume, but I haven't been able to get any pictures of it yet. It's all written up, just waiting on a baby model for some pictures.<br />
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My cousin and his fiancee just recently announced that they are expecting so I was super excited to start working on some new baby stuff (my favourite!). They're letting the gender be a surprise so they asked for everything to be gender-neutral, and the theme they picked was owls and elephants (not sure how that's gonna work, but I shall deliver).<br />
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I decided to use some baby combo yarn I've been saving to make a baby blanket. It's pretty thin yarn and the pattern I'm using makes the rows quite short so it's definitely taken the longest time out of any baby blanket I've ever made.<br />
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The way it's working up makes it a pretty dense blanket but it's super soft. I'm excited to see how it turns out. I'm thinking about adding a sc border of yellow once it's done but we'll see.<br />
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Since they asked for owls, I figured it would be a perfect opportunity to test out my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/harry-potter-hedwig-owl-lovey-security-blanket" target="_blank">Hedwig pattern</a> (although I changed the colours). I'm not sure what colour I want to make the blanket part yet (I'm thinking yellow, again, or maybe light green), but so far only the owl is done. I gave it brown wings to make it look more like the owls we have up here.<br />
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This year for Halloween I've decided to be Red Riding Hood, with my costume inspired by the movie released in 2011. If you know me, you'll know that my costumes for Halloween are mainly limited to anything I can make from fabric on the clearance shelves, or a witch. Most often than not, I'm a witch. Last year, however, I purchased fabric that would have made for an awesome Rapunzel dress; unfortunately, it was my first time ever trying to make a costume and it really didn't turn out that great (my boyfriends costume was amazing, though). I resolved to do better this year.<br />
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For the dress I used the Butterick 4827 pattern (modified slightly) and used a light blue heavy linen fabric that I purchased at Fabricland.<br />
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I ended up modifying the pattern to make the end product look more like the blue dress Valerie wears in the movie. Instead of having it lace up in the back, I cut the front and added lacing. I also modified the sleeves to make them 3/4 length instead of full. Before starting, I attempted my first ever fashion design sketch which I think actually turned out pretty nice.<br />
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Once I'd decided how I wanted the dress to look, I found a pattern that matched fairly well and picked out the fabric I liked. To be noted: this was the first time I've ever picked out fabric for a Halloween costume that wasn't on the clearance rack. The fabric I bought was 60" wide so I ended up using a lot less than the pattern called for, although I did make the biggest size just in case. I usually have a problem with patterns where the bust and hips are too small and the waist too large. I also didn't use all the pieces the pattern called for. I modified the pieces for the front and back facing so that I could make laces up the front. I just traced the pattern pieces onto paper and cut off the lacing support from the back facing and attached it to the front. I did end up cutting the front facing piece shorter so that it only went down to the waistline.<br />
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After I had modified what I need to and pre-washed the fabric, I started pinning and cutting (it was a lot of fabric to work with and it's actually really heavy).<br />
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Once I had all the pieces cut out I followed the directions given by the pattern to sew it all together. The below picture is the front of the dress. I ended up cutting a slit down the front center to the waistline for the front lacing.<br />
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And then it was a dress! A badly fitted dress mind you, but a dress.<br />
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I really hated how it was fitting. I saw pictures of dress made from the same pattern and I felt like mine was way too big up top. I do have a smaller waist and this dress made me look much bigger than I actually am. It was really loose so I turned it inside out, pinned it to be a little tighter, and took it in quite a bit. And this is the finished dress!<br />
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In my opinion it looks much better now (Shayne agrees although he did suggest I should have made the lacing a little bit looser..... boys.). I say finished but I still have to hem the bottom edge. Doing this project and having to take the dress off after having pinned it does make me realize the need for a dress form. It went on my Christmas list after having been poked by a pin the fifth or sixth time trying to get the dress off.<br />
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So that's it! I still have to make my red cloak but I'll make another post for that (I actually already have one made but Shayne disapproved of the fabric and ordered me some new stuff). My friend is a budding photographer and she's been really excited for me to finish the costume so that she can use me in a photoshoot. If she gets some good shots I'll be sure to update with them!<br />
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The patterns for these cute Harry Potter Hogwarts house inspired loveys are available on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Wichecraft" target="_blank">Etsy </a>and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/courtney-wiche" target="_blank">Ravelry </a>shops!</div>
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I'm a Gryffindor so I'm really happy with how the Gryffindor lovey turned out, but I'm actually really impressed with the Hufflepuff badger! It's pretty cute, not gonna lie.<br />
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I've been working on these in my spare time (and by spare time, I mean the time when I'm supposed to be studying or doing homework) and they actually came along fairly quickly. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to do in the next few months as I get into Clinical and midterms but I'll keep you all posted!</div>
<br />Courtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-84949210757985909302015-09-22T09:05:00.000-07:002015-09-22T09:05:17.825-07:00UPDATE: More Harry Potter inspired LoveysThat's right. More loveys!<br />
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I have to admit that I'm obsessed with making loveys at this point. I think they're adorable and they're relatively simple to make so I've been making it my life's goal that, when not studying, I'm working on creating new loveys.<br />
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Seeing as my Golden Snitch lovey is my most popular pattern in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Wichecraft" target="_blank">my Etsy shop</a>, I figured I'd make more inspired by the HP series!<br />
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As posted a while ago, I do have a Sorting Hat lovey in the making but I seem to have misplaced him at the moment. Also, I realize that Ravenclaw's animal is not, in fact, a raven, but it bothers me and I decided to change it.<br />
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While these are all in the process to being made into loveys, I had the idea to make them into a mobile for a nursery (how cute would that be?!).<br />
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All of the patterns are completed and the blankets are made, I just need to find the time to sew each of these little dudes onto their respective blankets and then post the patterns.<br />
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<b><i>Which one is do you guys like the best? Let me know!</i></b> (Shayne's favourite is Hedwig even though he doesn't like the series)Courtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-62375663431408599072015-09-05T11:25:00.000-07:002015-09-05T11:25:16.462-07:00Mermaid update!As anyone who really knows me knows, I am the worst procrastinator when it comes to literally anything. I've been known to put off writing a single paragraph for an assignment by writing two page family newsletters about the proper way to grow pumpkins and watermelons. Currently I am procrastinating getting ready to go back to school. Honestly, I really should get on it seeing as I'm pretty much back to school next Tuesday but as I've already mentioned, #1 procrastinator right here.<br />
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The newest means of escape I have is actually something I've been meaning to do for the last few years anyways; update my Mermaid costume pattern!<br />
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My Mermaid costume was the first pattern I ever made so I know it has some flaws but I also don't necessarily like revisiting patters once I've finished them, so it was put on the back burner. For one, I know the stitch counts and increases are terrible but when I made it I honestly wasn't too worried about re-making it so to me it didn't matter (I didn't even write down the pattern). I actually had to wait months before I could get the costume back from my aunt to count my stitches and try to remember what exactly I'd done.<br />
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Seeing as how popular the pattern has become though, I wanted to try to update it and create a better pattern to follow and also include ways to increase the size. I'm not going to be redoing the Starfish top as I haven't had any complaints about it but I've definitely been reshaping the tail and making more even increases. I'm actually about 3/4 of the way through the tail so I'm going to promise to have the new pattern up at the very most in two weeks.<br />
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After this I'm going to be low on crochet pattern ideas; is there anything you guys would like to see me make? Anything I need to fix on my old patterns? Let me know!<br />
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<br />Courtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-41491879988042531212015-08-06T13:34:00.000-07:002015-09-05T11:27:53.980-07:00I'm a college graduate!This announcement may be a little late seeing as I graduated in April but I literally finished my practicum at the end of June and I've been on various camping trips and holidays since then. It's also the reason I've been unable to update any of my projects and patterns (I promise it's coming soon!).<br />
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I was on a waiting list for a year before I got accepted into my program literally the day before classes started. The program I took (Unit Clerk) was only three and a half months long with a one month full time practicum. Most of the time, it was crazy. It was a lot of information to fit into three months of schooling and I found most of what I learned was actually on the job while I did my preceptorship. It was a busy few months but I enjoyed it immensely. I've realized I missed being in school.<br />
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And that brings me to my next announcement . . . I'm going back!!<br />
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I've been told I'm an overachiever and that I'll be in debt until I'm 40 but honestly, I love being in school. Even if I have to pay for it.<br />
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About a week before I graduated the Unit Clerk program, I got confirmation that I was accepted into the Nursing program and, while I've been freaking out about the cost of my first semesters tuition (almost $2,400), textbooks ($646) and equipment ($538), I'm so ready for the challenge. I'm the last graduated woman in my family to go in to Nursing (my four year old cousin is already telling people she's going to be a nurse just like her mommy). My mom, aunt, and both my female cousins all work at the hospital. In addition, all the women in my boyfriends immediate family work in a medical clinic (his mom is a nurse also). So I was kindof pushed into the program but I could not be more excited. I've heard Nursing school is a lot about being organized and having the right kind of system for studying so I'll probably be making a few posts now and then about what I find works for me and what kind of advice I've received from my family of nurses and my peers.<br />
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Wish me luck! I'm probably gonna need it<br />
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~* CourtneyCourtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-73132208545022212692015-02-21T20:29:00.002-08:002015-02-21T20:29:44.884-08:00A Thinking Cap!It seems I get into this mood around this time of year: a Lovey-making, Harry Potter kind of mood. I don't know exactly what it is that makes me feel this way but I'm putting all my money on the fact that I'm cooped up inside all winter and I literally have nothing better to do.<br />
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Fortunately for me, this leads to some of my best ideas. Especially when it comes to crocheting Harry Potter themed Lovey blankets (I literally have a list of ten or more but finding the time and motivation to make them is the hard part, especially now that I'm in school again).<br />
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For all those loyal people out there (who could probably care less about my rambling), a sneak-peak at my newest Lovey . . .<br />
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It's turning out far better than I imagined it. I'm still not sure though if I'm going to try to make him look all grumpy or if I'm going to cute-ify him up a bit. We'll see what popular opinion tells me.</div>
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Before I get to the pictures, I just want to mention how freaking talented Shayne is. These projects required molding, sculpting, painting, and a lot of creativity. It's so not fair how much better he is at painting than I am; I had four years of art classes and he's never had a single lesson.</div>
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The first thing Shayne made for me was this Tyrannosaurus rex shower head. Yup! It's a shower head! I saw one a while ago on Pinterest. I got really excited and showed it to Shayne but apparently it was made from one of those 3D printers and there's no place online that you can actually buy the printed shower head. I may be biased, but I think mine is cooler anyway.</div>
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Plesiosaurs are my absolute favourite dinosaurs. These are actually shower curtain hooks (Shayne mounted them on some cardboard so they aren't tumbling around together). Apparently my boyfriend carved a negative and made a mold of them and hand painted each one (I feel so incredibly lucky).</div>
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I made it a few years ago when the first movie got re-released in 3D. I refused to go see it in the theatre until I had finished sewing this dress.<br />
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Walmart was actually clearing out all their kids dinosaur bedroom stuff a few months ago and I literally had to buy it all (future children, I'm sorry if you hate dinosaurs because of me). I got a few extra of the dinosaur curtain panels though because they're a really nice blue with dinosaur outlines on them and I want to make another dress or shirt or skirt out of them. (I'll post a picture later)</div>
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Also, I got dinosaurs things (AWESOME DINOSAUR THINGS!!!) for Christmas this year, but I'll make a separate post about that when I get pictures of them. My boyfriend is so talented :)</div>
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Even though the post suggested to start it the year you get married, I wanted to make it right away. My boyfriend and I have known each other for 15 years(since I was five!) but we've only been dating for a year and a half and I didn't want to wait for him to propose and then for us to get married(it took him long enough to ask me out).<br />
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I got the shadow box from Michaels (I think it was around $16; I could have gotten a cheaper one but I liked the detailing on the frame) as well as the bells($4). I got the vinyl decal from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/CharlieThyme" target="_blank">this shop</a> on Etsy. And Shayne (my boyfriend) printed this picture out for me for the background </div>
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(He edited the colour because I'm not a fan of gold and printed it out using his freakishly awesome printer and crazy thick paper)</div>
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Courtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-83483471159544537992014-09-11T14:41:00.000-07:002014-09-11T14:41:38.694-07:00New Custom Baby Blanket Graph Pattern NOW FOR SALE!It's been pretty crazy around my place lately; new jobs, figuring out school, lots of birthdays, and my cousin had his second baby (a boy! The first in our family since 1996).<br />
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Courtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-57580080639749023902014-06-11T15:20:00.001-07:002014-06-11T15:21:43.047-07:00DIY: Button up Tank-topI've been crazy busy lately with work and registering for school and helping my boyfriend put together his engine but every spare second I get has been spent on Pinterest because it's addicting as hell. I've actually had a lot of inspiration to make DIY posts of things I've seen on Pinterest that I couldn't afford to buy.<br />
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I ended up paying less than $13 in total. The top portion is a $5 tank top that I got at walmart and the bottom is a mens cotton button up shirt that was on sale for $7, also from walmart. I cut them both off about an inch under the armpits and just quickly sewing them together. It honestly took me less than 15 minutes to make and it looks super cute on. I hate doing pleats and ruffles so when I was pinning the fabric, I just stretched the tanktop and it made its own little ruffle thing. </div>
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I have my Harry Potter inspired Golden Snitch lovey and my Octopus lovey available in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/courtney-wiche" target="_blank">Ravelry </a>and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/wichecraft" target="_blank">Etsy</a> stores!</div>
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I know I said the next one I'd be posting would be a Vaporeon Lovey pattern, but I had so many cute ideas, and so I started making others before I even had the chance to pick up yarn to make a Vaporeon one.<br />
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I just finished two new designs today, but my indoor lighting is shit right now so I'll be taking pictures of them tomorrow and possibly posting the patterns in my shop later tomorrow evening. One is ocean-themed because I have an obsession with the sea (I am landlocked and the closest ocean is a 12 hour drive) and eventually when I'm ready to have kids, I want to make an ocean/beach-themed nursery. The other Lovey is actually Harry Potter themed because I'm a little bit of a huge HP nerd.<br />
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Hopefully I'll have those out tomorrow, so be sure to keep an eye out for them!Courtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-17760992728124371112014-01-10T00:45:00.000-08:002014-01-10T00:53:39.415-08:00Eevee Lovey!!<div style="text-align: center;">
I just wanted to let everyone know I have a new crochet pattern available in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/eevee-lovey-security-blanket" target="_blank">Ravelry </a>and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/175270863/pdf-pattern-eevee-lovey-security-blanket" target="_blank">Etsy </a>stores!</div>
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It's an Eevee Lovey! Available for only $2.50!</div>
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So far, I've been able to complete 2 baby blankets (I am ashamed to say that one of them was started in 2011 and didn't get finished until now) though I still have 2 full sized afghans that need to be finished. Luckily, they're both more than halfway finished so it shouldn't take me more than a month or two. I also need to finish my first full sized sweater that I ever started and a cable-knit hat that I've been putting off because I lost my place in the pattern and I don't know how to continue it.<br />
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I'm going to keep working on hats and such to sell at craft sales and online but I'm going to try and hold off starting anymore big projects.<br />
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<b>For those of you waiting for new patterns:</b> DO NOT FRET! I'm going to have a little more free time in the next couple weeks to write up some of my patterns and get pictures for the ones already written up.Courtney Wichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576058275648634934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120271829992607650.post-49602694946610556852013-10-18T08:19:00.000-07:002014-08-26T07:15:19.285-07:00Updating Control TowerI have had a serious lag in crochet activity over the past two months.<br />
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I started dating someone and it's been going amazing and I got a job (it's not a good job, but I get paid so I'm not complaining) so I've been a little busy.<br />
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I've only completed two hats in two months and I'm kind of going into withdrawal right now.<br />
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It actually got so bad that I started another blanket. This one is a present for Shayne (my boyfriend) for either his birthday or Christmas, whichever I get it finished by.<br />
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I COMPLETED AN ENTIRE AFGHAN<br />
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