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Flight of the Conchords Stitch.

Stephanie — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:58:06 +0000

Wow, long time no post! I didn’t think anybody out there was reading but then I got a comment from Gamer Grrlz that made me feel loved so now I am back!

For my first post back I bring you a bit of cross stitch joy from one of my favorite shows, Flight of the Conchords.

I bring you the Binary Solo! I made this for a friend for Christmas. I am quite pleased even though I know there should be a “0000001111″ row. But to be fair, they repeat the solo a second time and only go through “111″ =p

My favorite part of this stitch? Totally the robot font

Cross Stitch Chuck Norris.

Stephanie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:42:06 +0000

It’s been over two months since I last posted and I’ll pretend that my excuse is that I was working hard finishing THE Chuck Norris cross stitch. That’s right! It’s finished. It took me nearly 2 years (a year and 10 months) to finish. How embarrassing. But I can’t say it wasn’t a lot of work. It’s nearly 8″x10″ and 23,427 stitches. I now present to you: Chuck Norris on a Total Gym…cross stitched!

Finished in Frame:

Out of Frame:

Close Up:

There you have it. Now I always feel like there’s something I should be working on, but there just isn’t. Ah well. Probably start a new cross stitch project soon enough

Tanooki Mario.

Stephanie — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:42:28 +0000

Hey you guys out there! Sorry for being absent so much lately. I was busy packing up and moving into a new apartment. I’m all moved in, far from being all unpacked but settled enough to, hopefully, show up here more often.

As soon as I saw this amigarumi Mario over at Sprite Stitch I had to stop what I was doing (admittedly, not much) and post right away.

Is he not adorable? Sadly the page where he’s originally from is not in English so I don’t know who to credit But props to who ever it was! TOO CUTE!

EDIT: Creator Michelle Rheaume has even more Mario’s for sale in her Etsy store! CHECK IT OUT!

via [Sprite Stitch]

Super Mario Mushrooms.

Stephanie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:31:16 +0000

Check out this cute little guy! He’s carved from a radish and looks oh-so-tasty. I wonder if he’ll make me giant so that I can stomp on some Goombas? Follow this link and AnnaTheRed will show you how to make your own!

Luna Lovegood Scarf.

Stephanie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:21:27 +0000

IT’S DONE! Oh man. This was quite the scarf. I tend to get easily bored with projects, yet I love to be ambitious and start crazy big projects too. I tend to go back and forth and back and forth between projects and starting new ones, but I try to be fair and show equal love to my large projects that I sometimes forget. Having said that, I think it’s impressive that I finished this behemoth of a scarf in 2 months.

Based off Luna Lovegood’s scarf in one of the Harry Potter movies (don’t hate me for not knowing which one) I made this wonderful scarf for a friend of mine out of incredibly soft bamboo yarn. The pattern used can be found here.

Now onto the pictures!:

Beddy Tear sports the oh so stylish scarf.

Close up on the detail.

And finally, just to show you how massive the thing was.

I can tell you this scarf went to a good home and the new owner loved it I also made a headband inspired by this pattern but I didn’t get pictures However, I loved how it turned out so much I will be making more!

Hectic.

Stephanie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:02:52 +0000

Hello, long time no blog. Life has been hectic in my world. I’m getting ready to move in a couple weeks. Which means a lot of packing and cleaning. Also, recently, my job has switched to a 10 hour a day, 4 days a week job. Which basically means I only have 3 days a week to work on anything, ever. ARGH!

On the crafting front, I’m almost done with a fairly large project. I can’t wait to show you all! Probably be up tomorrow night, if all goes well

Also, don’t forget! Visit my Etsy shop! I hope to get some more stuff added after I finish my big project. Definitely after I get moved!

Stay tuned!

Etsy.

Stephanie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:46:47 +0000

That’s right, folks! It’s official! Nephster’s Crochet ‘n’ Crafts is here! Feel free to look, favorite and buy! More coming soon!

Flower Hats.

Stephanie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:46:52 +0000

Today my friend Maria, co-creator of R.I.P. Clothing, came over. We decided to have a crafting day. We were gonna break out the sewing machines and kick it old skool. Turns out my sewing machine doesn’t work. Dumb. Instead I taught Maria how to crochet! We made hats, which is how I learned to read a crochet pattern, and how to make anything useful. We used this pattern.

Yeah, we cute.

Needless to say, I think Maria picked it up really fast and did a great job! She seems excited to have another crochet day soon!

Note: Sweet, talking Shaun of the Dead figure in the back. How’s that for a slice of fried gold?

Draw String Bag.

Stephanie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:40:42 +0000

A week ago or so I decided I needed a little draw string bag to throw in my purse to carry my phone charger and some ear phones for work. I hunted and hunted and found a pattern I really liked: Work Your Way Up String Bag. I discovered it was way too big for what I needed but I liked the pattern and stuck with it anyway. Unfortunately I ran out of the main color yarn I was using (I swear, it looked like I had more than there was!) so I cut it short and now I used it to store all my trading card games (remember: I am a nerd) for transporting to friends’ houses!

Yoshi Amigurumi.

Stephanie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:01:48 +0000

Look at this guy. Is he not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? Made by Little Pooper, this Yoshi may be one of the cutest and most well made amigurumi I have ever seen. Too cute!

via [Sprite Stitch].