Homemade Christmas

Now that Christmas is over, I can post pics of all of the things I've been working on for the last couple of months! I only (re)taught myself to crochet in October, so each one of these things was a learning experience in its own way. I started off with some patterns from Mr. Funky's Super Crochet Wonderful (the cat, the flower hat/scarf set, and the bunnies) and then branched off into making up my own.

A cat, for my sister

Hat/Scarf set for my mom

Octopus for my niece, Lillian

Daddy-daughter Steelers hats for my brother and his daughter

Striped hat for my sister-in-law

And I think my personal favorite (although the octopus is a close second), bunnies for my roommate, modeled after her real life bunnies. The black one is the late Darby, who lost a leg a few years back (hence the peg leg) and, sadly, had to be put down in early December this year. Duncan, on the right, is still going strong.

It was lots of fun making all of these things, but the mad rush at the end was more than slightly stressful. It's awesome to no longer have a deadline, and perhaps I'll get a chance to make something for myself?