Holiday Cheers... BOGO & a little present :)

Can you believe how close we are to Xmas?

Starting today & through Xmas (Dec 24):

♥ get any pattern from the shop (including specials), and get another one of the same or lesser value for free :) *Don't buy the free one, just let me know your choice in the Message to Seller at checkout*

No parece mentira lo cerquita que estamos de Navidad?
Desde hoy & hasta el 24 de diciembre:

♥ compra cualquier patron de la tienda (incluidos los specials), y elegi otro de igual o menor valor gratis :) *No compres el segundo, decime cual queres en el "Message to Seller" @ checkout*

Happy Holidays!  I really hope you have the nicest time with the people you love, thank you *very much* for visiting my blog, and being so nice. Big hug!

Felices Fiestas! De corazon espero que tengan unas fiestas muy lindas con la gente que quieren mucho, *muchas muchas gracias* por visitar mi blog y ser tan adoradas. Abrazo fuerte!

♥ ♥ ♥

MR. & MRS. SANTA CROCHET PATTERN ♥

To crochet Mr. & Mrs. Santa and their tree you will need:

Worsted weight yarn in skin color, red, white, green, blue and yellow
6 mm plastic eyes with safety backings
Size F/5 crochet hook
Fiberfill or stuffing of your choice
Red embroidery yarn & embroidery needle
When I made them Mr. Claus turned out to be approx. 12 cm/almost 5 inches tall and Mrs. Claus approx. 3.5 inches/9 cm tall. The tree approx. 4 inches/10 cm tall. Depending on how tightly you crochet and the yarn you use they might end up being a little bit smaller or a little bit bigger.

HEAD

Using skin color:
R1– Ch 2, 6 sc in second chain from hook
R2- 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
R3- *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18 sts)
R4- *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (24 sts)
R5-11: Sc 24
R12- *Sc 2, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (18 sts)
Work on face – position and attach plastic eyes, embroider mouth
R13- *Sc 1, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (12 sts)
Stuff firmly
R14- *Sk 1 sc, sc 1*, repeat 6 times (6 sts)
Bind off, weave in loose end.
Embroider Mrs. Claus hair.
Santa’s beard:
Using white:
Loosely chain 17, and starting at third chain from hook:
*3 hdc in next st, sk 1 st, sl st 1*, repeat to the end, bind off leaving long tail for sewing and sew to head.

BODY
Using red if making Santa and white if making his wife:
R1– Ch 2, 6 sc in second chain from hook
R2- 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
R3- *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18 sts)
R4-5: Sc 18
If making Mrs. Claus:
R6- Sc 18 through back loops only (you’ll use the front loops later when crocheting the skirt)
If making Mr. Claus:
R6- Sc 18
For both:
R7-8: Sc 18
Bind off leaving long tail for sewing, stuff and sew to head.
Mrs. Claus’ skirt:
Using red:
Join yarn to one of the front loops you left in R6, sc 2 in each sc around (36 sts)
R2- Sc 36
Repeat R36 until you’re happy with the skirt’s length, bind off and weave in loose end.

LEGS & ARMS
Make 2 of each!
Using red if making Santa and white if making his wife:
R1– Ch 2, 4 sc in second chain from hook
R2- Sc 4
R3-4: Sc 4
Bind off leaving long tail for sewing, sew to body.

SANTA’S HAT
Using red:
R1– Ch 2, 6 sc in second chain from hook
R2- 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
R3- Sc 12
R4- *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18 sts)
R5-6: Sc 18
R7- *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (24 sts)
R8-9: Sc 24
R10- *Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (30 sts)
R11-12: Sc 30
Bind off leaving long tail for sewing, stuff and sew to head.

White roundie thing on top:
Guess what color yarn!
R1- Ch 2, 6 sc in second chain from hook
R2- 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
R3-5: Sc 12
Stuff
R6- *Sk 1 sc, sc 1*, repeat 6 times (6 sts)
Bind off leaving long tail to use for sewing and sew to top of hat.

MRS. SANTA’S HAT
Using skin red:
R1– Ch 2, 6 sc in second chain from hook
R2- 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
R3- *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18 sts)
R4- *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (24 sts)
R5- *Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (30 sts)
R6-9: Sc 30
R10- Sc 30 through front loops only
R11- Sc 2 in every sc around (60 sts)
R12- Sc 60, chain 15, sk 29 sts and sl st 1
Bind off and weave in loose end.

CHRISTMAS TREE
Using green:

R1– Ch 2, 6 sc in second chain from hook
R2- 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
R3-4: Sc 12
R5- *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18 sts)
R6-7: Sc 18
R8- *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (24 sts)
R9-10: Sc 24
R11- *Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (30 sts)
R12-13: Sc 30
R14- *Sc 4, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (36 sts)
R15-17: Sc 36
R18- *Sc 5, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (42 sts)
R19-21: Sc 42
R22- *Sc 6, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (48 sts)
R23-27: Sc 48
R28- Through back loops only:
*Sc 6, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (42 sts)
R29- *Sc 5, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (36 sts)
R30- *Sc 4, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (30 sts)
R31- *Sc 3, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (24 sts)
Stuff tree
R32- *Sc 2, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (18 sts)
R33- *Sc 1, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (12 sts)
R34- *Sk 1 sc, sc 1*, repeat 6 times (6 sts)
Bind off and weave in loose end.

ORNAMENTS
Using blue:
R1– Ch 2, 6 sc in second chain from hook
R2- 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
Bind off leaving long tail for sewing and sew to tree.

GARLAND
Using yellow:
Loosely chain 100, wrap around the tree and sew in place.

Pronto :)
Don't forge to post pics of your finished toys to our Flickr group :)

Little Miss Worm's beret & scarf

Here we are, waiting for the blizzard, it's so cold outside! and I remembered the beret & scarf for Little Miss Worm (Amigurumi Two!, page 58-61), that didn't go in the book.

**Aca estamos, esperando la tormenta de nieve horrible que se viene supuestamente en media hora, hace un frio!, & me acorde de la bufandita y el gorro que le hice a Little Miss Worm, y que no fue en el libro (Amigurumi Two!, pag. 58-61).

Here it goes:/Aca va:

With worsted weight yarn & F hook:

Beret
R1– Ch 2, 6 sc in second chain from hook
R2- 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
R3- *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18 sts)
R4- *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (24 sts)
R5- *Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (30 sts)
R6- Through back loops only:
*Sc 3, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (24 sts)
R7- Sc 24
Bind off, weave in loose end.

Scarf
Loosely chain 31, sc 30 starting in second chain from hook, bind off and weave
in loose ends.

Happy crocheting!

Last-minute Xmas present idea

I was thinking that it'd be cute to make a crochet toy kit.
You have enough patterns that you can print out (or you can use one the ones in the blog).
So print one, and add everything needed to make it:

Yarn and a little bit of stuffing (you probably have plenty of that!)
Plastic eyes or buttons
A little piece of felt, embroidery yarn and needle
Matching thread & sewing needle
Tapestry needle
A crochet hook.

It'd be cute to add a gift certificate for "all the help you need to crochet your..."

Then find a box around the house, make it pretty, and throw all the supplies, the pattern and the gift certificate in there :)
Pronto!

Cyber Monday Cheers :)

It's Cyber Monday! Just for today:
**get any pattern from the shop (except specials), and get another one of the same or lesser value for free :) *Don't buy the free one, just let me know your choice in the Message to Seller at checkout*
**Free Shipping in all the toys (wait for a revised invoice, or I'll refund the shipping $ through PayPal)
Hug!

*Es Cyber Monday! Solo por hoy:
**compra cualquier patron de la tienda (menos los specials), y elegi otro de igual o menor valor gratis :) *No compres el segundo, decime cual queres en el "Message to Seller" @ checkout*
**Free Shipping en todos los juguetes
Abrazo!

Yay! I'm answering comments now! :)

Thank you to all of you nice people that helped me figure it out, I will now be answering away!
*Muchas gracias a todos los que me ayudaron, ahora voy a contestar todo todo!

We've been settling into our new place, and we're happy :)
Oli loves her new school, and Marti's starting the week after Thanksgiving (but only 3 days a week). Santiago loves to run around in the little back yard, and I'm in walkable distance from A.C. Moore, what else can I ask for? ;)

*Nos estamos acostumbrando a la casa nueva, y estamos contentos :)
A Oli le encanta la escuela nueva, y Marti empieza la semana despues the Thanksgiving (pero solo 3 dias por semana). A Santiago le encanta correr en el fondito, y yo puedo caminar a A.C. Moore, que es una tienda donde venden lana!!!, que mas puedo pedir? ;)

The kitchen is really cute... it's very 70s, and it even has an ironing board that folds down from the wall! how cute is that? (for show, since I don't ever iron!)
The attic is really nice, and big, and has high ceilings. Franco wants to claim it as an office. My "work room" is full of all the boxes that we haven't opened yet, so the couch is still my office ;)
The only thing that I really really don't like is the Barbie bathroom upstairs. It's really pink.
Pink tub, pink tiles, & it used to have pink toilet & sink. We changed those, but it's still pretty pink... I hope some day we'll have $ to change it, but for now, pink it is!

*La cocina es re linda, re 70s, y tiene una tabla de planchar que sale de la pared, de una puertita de madera, a-do-ra-da (para pinta nomas, porque yo no plancho ni de casualidad).
El atico es grande, y tiene techos altos. Franco lo quiere agarrar de oficina. Mi "cuartito de tejer" esta lleno de todas las cajas que todavia no hemos abierto, asi que mi oficina oficial sigue siendo el sillon del living :)
Lo unico que no me gusta ni ahi es el baño de arriba, que parece el bañito de Barbie, todo es rosado, los azulejos, la bañera, y antes hasta el inodoro y la pileta, pero antes de mudarnos los cambiamos. Igual sigue bastante rosadito el asunto... espero en algun momento de nuestra vida tener $ para cambiarlo, pero por ahora, seguira rosado y horrible.

That's it for today!
Tomorrow we're spending Thanksgiving with some friends. Oli brought the cutest turkey thingie from school today :)
Thank you again for helping me figure out the message thing.
Happy Thanksgiving!
:)
Ana

ps: What do you think of the new layout?
pd: Que les parecen los colores nuevos?

ps2: the little flying bear is flying to your home! ;)

pd2: el osito esta volando a tu casa! ;)

Answering comments

Hola! We're in our new house, surrounded by boxes! Now I'm procrastinating the UNpacking -I've been doing a lot of it, though, but this morning I feel like "resting"
I'm trying to configure the blog so I can answer your comments from the comments form and it's driving me nuts! I tried doing this: http://thisischen.com/2009/04/how-do-i-reply-to-comment-on-blogger.html but it's not working... does anybody know some html? Help! :)

**Hola, ya estamos en la casita nueva, rodeados de cajas! Desde que nos mudamos (el martes) estoy arregla que te arregla, barre que barre, y hoy estoy muerta, me voy a tomar la manhana!
Estoy tratando de configurar el blog para contestar los comentarios, y no me sale! Estoy tratando esto: http://thisischen.com/2009/04/how-do-i-reply-to-comment-on-blogger.html pero nada... alguien sabe html y me puede ayudar? :)

What to do when you're moving and have three million things to pack and organize?

Well, crochet, of course! (I'm the worst procrastinator in the planet)
I made a little puppy, and then one with a dragon outfit :)
(The patterns are in the shop if you want to make your own)

*Que se hace cuando uno se esta por mudar y tiene tres millones de cosas para hacer?...
Un poquito de crochet, OBVIO! (Soy la peor)
Hice un perrito, y despues otro disfrazadito de dragon :)
(Si quieren hacer unos, los patrones estan en la tienda)


My excuse (to myself) was that it's difficult to try and pack with the girls around, so I just had to help Oli with her embroidery (she can't thread the needle yet)... isn't this the cutest?

**Mi super excusa (a mi misma) fue que nada, es re dificil tratar de poner cosas en cajas y tal con las nenas en la vuelta, asi que le tuve que ayudar a la Oli con su bordado (todavia no puede enhebrar)... no que le quedo re lindo?


& then the girls went to bed, and Franco had to prepare classes, and I was tired (...), so I made this Super Hero cutie stamp for hola

**& despues de que las nenas se fueron a dormir, Franco tuvo que preparar unas clases y que se yo, y yo estaba re cansada (...), asi que hice el sellito este de una nena super heroe :)

& then the guilt started eating me up and today I boxed almost all my clothes, and all the girls' clothes, & I have a midterm, so I'm going to go study.
I really HATE the moving process, I can't wait for it to be over and be in the little house. I'm really excited, though. Did I tell you that my yarn is taking a little room over? :) :) :)
That's it for today, wish me good luck!

**La verdad que me acoste sintiendome medio culpable, asi que hoy casi casi termino con toda la ropa de las nenas y la mia, y como tengo un parcial hoy de noche ahora me voy a estudiar.
La verdad que ODIO el proceso de la mudanza, quiero estar en la casita nueva ya mismo. Che, les dije que mi lana va a tener su propio cuartito? :) :) :)
Bue, las dejo por aca, beso!