Swipey the glove dispenser
Edit Aug 2026: I guess I have to micro-crochet that half eaten apple and fish skeleton now that I totally forgot about doing
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The boy is a tad bit special. Maybe a bit inter-species. Supposed to be a racoon but might be half lemur.
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Flat back panel: CO 55-11 = 44, around the half-moon
Magic circle 6, up until: Dc, sc 10 (wrong side), slip stch rim on top
Trash can diameter: 8 inches
Half of circumference: 12.56 inch ish
7 inches = 28 stch stock, CO 35 or 36
Trash can diameter: 8 inches
Half of circumference: 12.56 inch ish
7 inches = 28 stch stock, CO 35 or 36
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Ended up having to expand body later
Trash panda glove dispenser
Hubby has been suggesting a racoon thing since I did the opossum thing. May add a half eaten apple and fish skeleton later 💀
Orange triptych kitties
Not sure if it counts as a triptych since the sizing is the reverse of the usual larger middle.
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Currently drying after hubby shellac sprayed. Good ol zinsser.
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We have a bizarre little partial wall feature in this house and got some painting inspiration from cheap things online to decorate it.
Joe's truck
Custom Order: "ratty old" truck or "radio" truck???
Joe, you never texted us that picture of your truck. Mrs. Joe, this is your sign.
Desk ornament
Custom Order: A cute small thing to put on a desk (Requestor emailed me list of things about Recipient)
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White horn-rimmed readers on top of the head like my 7th grade English teacher, Mrs. Tawlks. God knows what color her glasses are now but they were chunky white at the time.
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You can really hear the evil laugh in this one
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Gotta embroider the title on the book too but all the titles I want to do are too long. Maybe just "meow"
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Having a heck of a time trying to get the glasses right. This outtake tells me I need to either buy doll parts, or keep trying to get it right.
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Was the most excited for the book and the toe beans
Birds eye view of headless cat
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Lower limbs were CO 12, dec each side until pointed, sew starting sides together and sew narrowing edge against the body. Upper limbs were the same CO 9
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The first paw came out WAY better than the second one unfortunately but still v cute.
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I think a triangle base helps sitting stuffed animals not fall over.
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Peach color circle is a sizing thing, won't be visible upon completion
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Elements: nice, soft, sage green, cat, glasses, book, reading!
Size: around 12oz soda can
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Cute little piece to be given away mid-July. This one is actually commissioned so designed the pattern myself.
Third pillow/old blanket
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Kitchener Seaming
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Ended up totally casting on a wider version of the blanket motif.
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June 4:Decided to pivot from finishing blanket to a throw pillow in same pattern.
8 inch = 37 stch
4.5 inch = 25 across
20 inch = 111 across
Size 8
12x20
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Blanket making my hand hurt a lot. I suppose I don't usually work on a piece this length.
One hour = 8 inches
One hour = 8 inches
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After seven years, I am going back to either finish this argyle dude or make a throw pillow in the same pattern to match
After seven years, I am going back to either finish this argyle dude or make a throw pillow in the same pattern to match
Poncho for co-worker "before it gets chilly"
Custom Order: Bone/Tan Capelet/Shawl (Requestor provided reference pics and was available to be sized)
Came out a tiny bit short but I had to two-piece and seam. I do have over size needles, but not clothing length or interchangable. Ended up eating some length in the seaming.
Picked a very nice bone grey
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32 across body total = 72 total
16 across = 36 stch across
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9 stch across = 4 inch. 12 across = 4 inch
06/18/2026 Confirm yarn and measurements to elbow = 16/17
05/28/26 Recipient yarn shopping
04/26/26-Design decided upon, measure to elbow
02/26/26-Sizing 14-16 × 16 back, 20 sleeve if doing sweater
Functional Medieval Device for lit teacher
Custom Order:Guillotine for teacher doing Tale of Two Cities and needing a model
A little hellfire for the lady?
(I had no idea how to package this one)
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Jun 18: Need to find a better cord....Found!
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June 16: have to cut additional dowels
Staging
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The pull mechanism
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The holiday hats
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Progress pics!
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Pre-stuffing
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Chocolate bar base ✔️
Single large crossbeam✔️
3 sets of cross bars✔️
Top✔️
weighted blade + in-line tracks ✔️
Front foot =15 stch✔️
Tall sides 4.5 cm = 10 stch✔️
Plank: 10 cm = 20 stch across ✔️
Lunate: 10 stch across✔️
Lever mechanism ✔️
Basket Box: Seed stitch, 15 stch across longways, 11 across short ways ✔️
Seasonal items included spring, summer, fall, winter interchangables ✔️
Cord✔️
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(June 4) Need to dig around for a brown
Target date: before summer break is over
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