Loofa

So I've been noticing that my current loofa is on its last legs. So I guess I felt it was time to let it go, parting ways with an old dear friend... wait, no it's just a loofa haha. But just to show the evidence as to why I thought it was time to go.

Exhibit A

You'll notice how it's falling apart and loosing some of the structure that allows for a good solid cleaning.

Exhibit B

I mean just look at the "wings" falling out on the side. Shameless.

So all this led me to realize that I need a new loofa. Now being the cheap person that I am I went searching for an affordable, if not super cheap way to replace my loofa. I considered taking one of the Christmas gifts I had for somebody else and keeping it for myself. (yes my loofa has been on its last legs for a while) So while wandering the interwebs I came across this delightful pattern. http://befriendmantic.blogspot.com/2009/06/free-pattern-perfect-loofah.html Who knew you could create your own loofa! So I dug into my wool stash and found some old cotton yarn I'd had for a while. The only colour I had left was a chocolate brown. So I started right away. I thought for sure one small ball would be enough, ha. It's not, by the way, you're gonna need at least two. So when I ran out of brown I thought I would stop by Michael's and buy some more. Do you know they don't have brown cotton wool there :p. So I figured I'd go with another colour. So I picked aqua blue. It actually turned out really well. And here is my finished product.

Exhibit A

I actually kinda like the two tone colour of the loofa. I'm really excited to use it!

Exhibit B

This pattern is SUPER easy. It's just really time consuming and boring. Cuz you literally just put three DC in each stitch and keep going around and around and around... But it does make a neat finished product. Although upon reflection of keeping this a cheap product, I probably could have gone to Dollarama and bought a loofa for the same price that I bought the wool for ahahaha. But then I wouldn't have the satisfaction of making it myself. I haven't used it yet so I have no idea how well this loofa works, but it better work amazing for all the effort I put into it! haha.

Jayne Cobb Hat Pattern

So I finally actually wrote a pattern of my very own. I'm quite proud of myself. I decided to try the Etsy route for a while. So if you are interested you can pick it up for $2 at http://www.etsy.com/listing/67642709/jayne-cobb-hat-crochet-pattern?ref=pr_shop

I haven't really added a lot to this shop, still undecided how much I'm going to use it. But I figure it's worth trying. If anybody has any thoughts about Etsy, whether they be good or bad I'd love to hear about them. I think in the future I will post some free patterns. Just to decide which ones! I'm pretty new to the whole "making your own pattern" thing. But it's something that I'd really like to get into. Hmm, food for thought I suppose.

Cunning Hat

Happy February everybody, haha. It's cold outside and winter hats are some of my favourite things to make! So this blog is going to be about my Jayne hat! It's my very own pattern, and it's super easy. But anyways, this particular hat that I am showcasing with pictures are of my friend Shane. His girlfriend (Sarah) who also happens to be my best friend ordered this hat for him for Christmas. It's become quite the favourite I'm finding lol.
Here he is showing the delightful side view, notice the super long ear flaps lol.

Lol, I quite enjoy the look on his face in this one. I suspect he was trying to make a Jayne face. I think he did a good job, what do you guys think?

I gotta say, this last picture is my favourite one of all! I like how he incorporated a weapon, to make it seem more "Jayneish". If that's even a word ha ha.

Well I hope you all enjoy my version of the Jayne hat, it's my little contribution to the geek world :)