Ponyo Amigurumi

I was asked by a work colleague if I could crochet Ponyo for her children. Of course I said yes!  

I was dreading creating Ponyo's hair as I have never made hair like this before. It took a LONG time to insert all the yarn for the hair and I was super nervous about cutting it into shape, however, I found cutting the hair very therapeutic in the end; maybe I'm in the wrong profession... 

Before the haircut:

Post haircut:

End result:

Here is the pattern that I based my Ponyo on. I found it very easy to follow and quite fun to make. The only changes I made were to the 'tail', I think I prefer the wavy look. 

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Small Crochet Basketweave Shoulder Bag

Invitations to my sister-in-law's hen do went out months before the event. I thought I had everything ready; my outfit, hair accessories ect. However, 3 days before the event I realised I didn't have a bag to go with my attire. With no time to shop I decided to quickly crochet a simple, small shoulder bag (on the train on the way to the hen do -insert face palm here-). Following the same idea as the Small Versatile Crochet Pouch I made a pouch using the basketweave stitch (which I love) and added a strap using single crochet.

It isn't the most stylish bag in the world but it did the job!

Not sure my efforts were appreciated though as the next gift from the bride to be was a small black shoulder bag 😂

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