I start off with showing some tree ornaments I’ve made in the past. You can find instructions for the beaded ornament cover here.

Here is a general timeline if you want to skip around:

7 minutes: This episode’s crafting tip

9 minutes: Finished Objects

• Sampler Scarf – I used Cascade 100% baby alpaca and size 10 knitting needles and trimmed it in a darker purple yarn (also baby alpaca) using a size G hook and single crochet stitch. The knit stitches include seed, garter, stockinette, and ribbed.

• Mike the Monster – This is a free pattern from FreshStitchescom. You can download the pattern here. I used Knitpicks Brava yarn in the Peapod colorway and size H crochet hook.

16 minutes: Works in Progress

• Gordon the Flamingo is a paid for pattern located here. It’s just $4.

• Garter stitch scarf – I’m using size 10 needles and started by casting on 20 stitches. I’m using Aran weight City Tweed from Knit Picks in the Blue Blood colorway.

• Fan stitch shawl – I’m following a pattern from Totally Simple Crochet: Over 30 Easy Projects for the Home and to Wear. I’m using a size I hook, and the yarn is Cascade Heritage Paints in the “Isle of Sky” colorway, 75% superwash/25% nylon.

25 minutes: Future Project Plans

• Flower Power amigurumi from the Craftsy “Design Your Own Monster” class.

• Baby Kimono – This is a free pattern from Lion Brand, #L10465.

30 minutes: Personal Stuff

• Craft club boutique update – We donated our proceeds to Domino’s Cat Rescue League.

• My Craftsy plans – During my 2 week holiday break from school, I’m hoping to get through at least part of Craftsy’s Circular Knit Lab, Hats 4 Ways class.

• My new book is out earlier than expected: Women of Florida Fiction: Essays on 12 Sunshine State Writers

Author: Tammy

Welcome to the Crafty Princess Diaries, my weblog and site where I get to blab about my passion for crafts, primarily jewelry making, and my crafting career. My name is Tammy Powley, and I decided to call my blog the Crafty Princess Diaries because of this very dorky picture I have of myself and because my husband often refers to me as “the princess and the pea,” which is just another way to say that I tend to be particular sometimes. Along with this weblog, I have a number of jewelry making books published.