"Hi I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs!!!!"

I spent A LOT of time trying to find the most *authentic* looking Olaf pattern. There are lots out there, but some of them just don't look like the real deal. Thankfully, One Dog Woof has a FANTASTIC Olaf pattern, and to top it off it's 100% FREE!
I've made him twice, and the second time I made just a few minor changes. I found that he was a little wobbly when I brought the head/upper/lower body to a full close at the bottom (down to 6 single crochet), so instead I stopped the pieces a couple rounds before the pattern suggests, giving the pieces a wider hole. That way I could sew them together at the final round of each piece. I found this really helped stabilize Olaf, but if you prefer to close all the way, that works well too (maybe you'll be more successful than me).
The first Olaf was a gift for a graduate, so I opted out of the hair and instead gave him a cute little grad cap. I just kind of guessed a pattern for this, but basically I made a long strip, sewed it into a ring, and then crocheted a square and sewed it on top. I also gave him a cute tassel in my high school's colors.

Some people are worth melting for. :)

Owlies!

About a year ago someone asked me if I could make them one of these sweet owls from Craft Passion. I posted it on Facebook when it was done, and I've made probably 10 more since for other people. They are so cute and they work up so fast! You need hardly any yarn to make them, and I've made plenty of them using only scrap yarn! The pattern suggests you add "brads" to the corners of the eyes. I didn't really look but I'm pretty sure I'm not going to find those here in St. John's. I suppose you could add beads to the eyes, but since I wanted to keep mine kid-friendly, I opted out of any extra small pieces. I think they look just as cute without them!

I really love these - I think they look so great in pairs with alternating colours!! These were for a pink and turquoise baby girls' room.

FREE Printable Tags

Since I started crocheting for friends, I have found that a lot of them like to give my creations as gifts. I LOVE that they feel like these make good gifts, but I wanted to make sure that the receivers of those gifts knew the work was mine. I found these FABULOUS free printable tags on Pinterest thanks to the wonderful Everything Etsy. I bought some brown card stock from Michaels, and printed a whole bunch of them to attach to my creations. I love how they look professional but also personal. They come in all different shapes and sizes, but I've found that the round ones best fit my needs (mostly because they are small). I just punch a hole in them and attach them with a little bit of yarn and a knot!