Boba Fett Filet Crochet Doily

I haven't been posting much lately here, but I have been quite busy!
As a followup to the Darth Vader doily, I came up with a chart/pattern for a Boba Fett doily! I have had it completed for a while, but I finally washed and pinned it to dry, and I think it looks great!

I love how it turned out. It's awesome! I have both patterns available in my Etsy shop, if anyone is interested!

Rainbow blanket

So, I wanted to try a new technique using 3 strands of crochet and fading out the colors into each other. I decided to go with a rainbow colored blanket. Since this blanket was for me, and I'm not such a huge fan of the larger holes in the previous blanket I had done, I also decided to use a crochet hook a couple sizes smaller.

Original blanket:

As I started crocheting this blanket, I loved the way the colors looked. I did 2 rows of each color, changed one thread to the next color for 2 more rows, etc. It was looking awesome! Since I ended up using the small crochet hook, though, the blanket was smaller than the original. It was going to be more of a throw or a large child's blanket. That's when I had the idea!
A friend of mine was pregnant, so I could give it to her as a baby/Christmas gift! I had it done before Christmas (which for me is a huge accomplishment since I like to jump from project to project), but since I didn't get to see her for a while, she didn't get it until afterward.
However, she loved it! I've been wanting to post pics of this for a while, but I wanted to wait until she got the blanket, and then after that I just kept forgetting, but here you go!

Darth Vader filet crochet doily

I recently (this past year or so) became familiar with filet crochet. I wanted to learn more about it, and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that it is done with the same basic crochet stitches that I already know! I went about teaching myself how to make a doily.

My first project was a flag, made with a free pattern that I found online. Once I had the basics down, I just had to make something that was all my own. My husband is a huge Star Wars fanatic, and I wanted to make something for him. I have already made him the PixelHobby stormtrooper, so I decided on Darth Vader this time. Besides, who would be the least likely person in Star Wars to find crocheted into a doily? That's right, Darth Vader!

Here is the finished product:

I love how it turned out! My husband wants us to frame it so we can put it on the wall.
I had so much fun making this one, that I decided to fix up the pattern into a professional format, and I have added it to my Etsy store if anyone is wanting a copy. I hope everyone has as much fun making this one as I did!

Embellished flower pocket folders in plastic canvas

Here is the second set of pocket folders that  I have set out to make. I have again made two, one with white plastic canvas, the other with black. I just love how these turn out.
They just look amazing!

Stay tuned! 2 more sets yet to come...eventually.
I have been working on other projects recently. I finished one (which I will post later, as it's a gift for someone and I don't want to spoil the surprise), and I'm almost done with another. I've had to even put those aside temporarily to work on a couple commission pieces (not that I mind, as they bring in money to buy more supplies). I'll post pictures of everything if I can remember to!

Girl Scout logo in Plastic Canvas

While looking through some beaded craft designs online, I found a beaded barrette of the girl scout logo that made me smile. I was a girl scout when I was young, and seeing the  logo brought back some of the memories.
I immediately came up with my own pattern of the logo, and decided to do something with it. I quickly stitched up a couple items using plastic canvas. I had also been wanting to experiment with backing materials for plastic canvas, so this was the perfect opportunity!
On the back of one, I stitched felt to the back of it, just pushing my needle through it when doing the edging. On the back of the other one, I did the same, only using foam. They look OK, but me being the perfectionist that I am, I wasn't thrilled with them.
I didn't know what to do with either of them, but a friend of mine that I work with is active with the girl scouts with her daughter, so I gave them both to her as coasters.

I kept thinking of something else I might be able to do with this logo, and it hit me. I can use it to make a pocket folder like the flower ones that I had made! I got to work right away, and even personalized it (even though the pink yarn I used to personalize it doesn't look quite right).

I am very pleased with the way the folder came out. I think in the future, though, I will use a different color for the name.