1969 Ford Mustang Drawing

1969 Ford Mustang by ~audreydc1983 on deviantART


My first drawing of the year! Just pencil and paper this time, folks. (Mirado Black Warrior pencils).
This was done from a photo in my husbands' classic car calendar. It is a 1969 Mustang Mach 1. I omitted the HUGE air intake from the original photo, because it broke up the natural line of the car (it made it look boxy and ugly - not what I want!).
I'm not really good at drawing cars, and I have decided this year to focus more on drawing cars, motorcycles, and machinery in general.
My first attempt at a motorcycle (and so far my ONLY attempt) is on my drawing 'Anthro Biker Wolf': http://fav.me/d2ds961
This is my first drawing of a car that actually came out looking like what it is SUPPOSED to be - so be gentle and constructive with your criticism, please :D

Crochet Soap Savers

Here is my new project:


Soap Savers by ~audreydc1983 on deviantART

Crochet Soap Savers!

I made these with some of my leftover yarn. You can put a whole bar of soap in them, or put little bars of soap, or leftover soap slivers - and then lather up with the bag. That way, you don't waste leftover soap! Hence - soap saver!
The basic soap saver pattern is at Joy of Life.
The first one I made true to the pattern, but the rainbow one is my creation entirely!

Enjoy, and Happy Crocheting!

Limoncello Gift

This is a picture of my Yule gift to Troy and Sandy:



I forgot to post this last year...oops! Time to catch up on things!

Beanis

It's a beanie! It's a penis! No it's a Beanis!


Beanis by ~audreydc1983 on deviantART


I got the pattern for the crochet beanis at The AntiCraft

Mine is around 16" long, and is filled with plastic pellets. Mine is about 16" long, made with worsted weight yarn and an E hook (NOT EASY!) and it is filled with plastic pellets. It is made with chiefly single crochet, with some slip stitches, sc increases and sc decreases. This was quite time consuming...it might be the first and last one I make. It is a gift for a friend who has a somewhat raunchy sense of humor - I think she'll love it!

Plarn Tote Bag

This is my first plarn project:


Plarn Bag by ~audreydc1983 on deviantART


This crochet bag was made out of plarn; yarn made from plastic bags. I got the pattern through Crochet Pattern Central. Oh - here it is!
I altered the pattern a bit. I continued to crochet around, adding rounds to rnds 5-7 (I think I ended up doing rounds 5-11 like that, then following the remainder of the pattern).
There are quite a few tutorials on how to make plarn, including some stuff on youtube, but be warned - this stuff is hard to work with until you get the hang of it - the results are truly amazing! It stretches to accommodate things that have a weird shape, and it definitely gets the attention of the checkers at the supermarket (and other patrons!).
Hope you like!

Pot Scrubbie

I crocheted a Pot Scrubbie! It's made out of a small amount of worsted weight yarn and one of those plastic net bags that produce or other random things come in:


Crochet Pot Scrubbie by ~audreydc1983 on deviantART

I got the pattern from Digipicsphotography’s Weblog

It works awesome, and it is a great project to help recycle things that might otherwise go to waste; sitting in a landfill for an eternity or two. Cool project, huh? it took less than an hour to do, and if you are faster than I (It isn't hard to do, when I crochet, I tend to take my time about it), you might be able to get this done it 30 minutes or less.

Enjoy!

Santa Hat, and my new hat model...

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, Glad Yule, Bright Hanukkah, or Joyous Kwanzaa! Here is a holiday treat:


Crochet Santa Hat by ~audreydc1983 on deviantART

I've gotten tired of modeling my own hats, so I decided to have the dog model for this one. Of course, it is MUCH bigger than his head!
I got the original pattern from Danette's Angels, but since it was designed as a child's hat, I had to continue increasing until it fit my head.
Don't worry, I'll type it down and post it here soon, for everyone to enjoy!

The red part was done in rounds of single crochet. The white cuff is a strip that I carefully measured to have a few more stitches than the red hat part. I used white yarn to single crochet the two parts together on the rim of the hat. Then I made a pretty white pompom and attached it.

Happy Holidays, from Me, Terry, and Loki!