Wedding gift no. 1: Baby beanie with a tuft

Here is the first crochet craft I'm gonna show you: a baby beanie with a tuft. 

I wanted to make a soft, warm beanie 'cos my nephew/niece will be born in December, so it's gonna be cold then. Tiny head must be warm <3

At first I tried to make the hat by using these instructions (in Finnish, sorry), but I just couldn't make it work @___@ I had different kind of yarn and different sized hook, so the measurements were fucked up all the time, so in the end I decided to make it my own way. At first I had tried to start crocheting from the top of the hat, which didn't work, so when I started crocheting from the lower end and made everything "in reverse", the hat turned out fine :D 

The yarn I used is called Novita Usva, and the hook was 3 or 4mm. I'm sorry, I can't remember which one, I made the hat ages ago XD But I think it was 3mm o_O The yarn was thick, so I I wanted to use a smaller hook to make the hat firm.

I think it looks pretty cute :D I just hope it fits o___O As I'm working in a children's clothing store atm, I have learned that some babies' heads can be enormous XDD Oh well, we'll see :D

Anna hyvän kiertää/Craft-challenge!!

This post is both in Finnish and English, just in case ^^ I found a very nice challenge!

Eli löysin siis eräästä blogista tosi kivan haasteen, tätä samaa käsityöhaastetta on tullut nähtyä silloin tällöin myös Facebookissa! Eli tämän blogitekstin kolme ensimmäistä kommentoijaa tulee saamaan multa jotain käsintehtyä (=virkattua) vuoden sisällä. Ideana olisi myös se, että mikäli kommentoinut henkilö omistaa blogin ja edes jonkinlaisia käsityötaitoja, hän osallistuu myös itse haasteeseen jakamalla sen blogissaan (tai FBssa).

Eli, osallistut haasteeseen kommentoimalla tähän tekstiin jotain, ja ilmoittamalla nimesi ja osoitteesi mulle sähköpostiin carmilla_x@hellokitty.com. Pystyn virkkaamaan oikeastaan mitä vain kunhan vain ohjeet löytyy, joten toiveissa oikeastaan vain taivas on rajana (jos sekään kun aikaa on kuitenkin vuosi :DD). Tosin sen verran sanon, että jos oot toivomassa multa jotain kilometrin pituista huivia tai maahan ulottuvaa neuletakkia, niin sitten kyllä joudu veloittamaan lankojen hinnan. Muuten käsityöt pyritään antamaan ihan lahjana.

Eli ei muuta kuin kommentoimaan, nopeat syö hitaat!! ^^

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The idea of this challenge is to make some sort of craft for the first three people who comment on this text. In my case it's crochet, and I have one year to make the craft for the person. I have seen this challenge also in Facebook every now and then, and this time I decided to join ^^ It would be nice if the people who comment have a blog or FB-account and any crafting skills, would also take part in this challenge by sharing it at their blog or Facebook.

So, just send a comment in this text and send your name and address to me by email, at carmilla_x@hellokitty.com. I can crochet pretty much anything as long as I have instructions, so only he sky is the limit :DD I must say though, that if you are willing to have a big-ass scarf or a huge jacket or something else that is enormous, I must ask you to pay for the yarn. Otherwise, the idea is to crochet presents ^^

So, bring it on! Give me comments so let's see who are the lucky ones! 8D

We Heart It -challenge

Yayy! I got a challenge! From a lovely friend of mine, Liisa, Thank you! *-* 

The idea of the challenge is to answer 10 questions by using pictures from a website called We Heart It. The challenge took a loooong time to make, mostly because the website was a real pain in the ass XDD It was lagging all the time, and sometimes it was a bit hard to find things that I like here :D But I managed! Here it is:

1. The hair of your dreams

 

Long and silver with a liiiiitle bit of purple in it *_____* Unfortunately, I don't think I will ever get my hair to be like that..... I have a feeling that it will work only with people who have naturally blonde hair ;__; My own haircolor is so dark and it hassome red pigment in it so pfffffffff......

2. A city of your dreams

London. I have been there once and I fell in love with it completely. It's so beautiful and people are amazing there. If I would move abroad, I think I would move there.

3. The apartment of your dreams

pffffffffff, if I had money like garbage, I wouldn't buy myself an apartment, I would buy a fucking mansion. For real. Or build one :D But I do prefer very old mansions, so I believe I would just renovate one <3 mmmmm.... 

4. Your favourite clothes

 

 mmm.. Alternative fashion <3 I'm still very much in love with gothic and other alternative styles, but I myself prefer wearing jeans and T-shirts nowadays :D I have noticed that I don't wear skirts so much anymore, and fluffy skirts I don't wear at all, or very seldom. I still wear corsets though, and I love dresses! *-* But I'm still making sure that my clothes stand out from the crowd and are from alternative clothing brands!

5. What you like to do on your freetime

MEMES <3

SLEEP <3

BEING ANTISOCIAL.

DRINKING.

6. Things you'd like to own

Money. Shitloads of it.

A proper computer that would actually work...

 

7. A person you would like to look like

Rose Shock. She's so fucking gorgeous and stunning and beautiful and skjhsöhgsfjhghlägfh. AND her make-up skills are beyond amazing... If you haven't heard of her yet, you really should check out her blog.

 

8. The man of your dreams

80's rocker with long hair and tight jeans. Just look at Bret Michaels in this one......... Holyfuckingshit. <3 Why does my boyfriend have to hate 80's rock... WHY ;___; 

9. You as a cartoon character

 

The neurotic Alice. Ok, it's not really a cartoon character, it's a video game character, but oh well... When I was playing Alice: Madness Returns, I could relate to her completely... <3 She's trying her best to be sane and to get better, but her mind is still in million pieces. I'm living in my own Wonderland myself sometimes... 

10. Random picture 

<3 So cute. My mood has been a bit dark lately, so I searched pictures with a word "grotesque". mmm, I love grotesque things <3

I would like to challenge the following people:

Saku <3

ЯOi - ☆

Vivian

Vania

Mirppuli <3

Koala 

And anyone who wants to give this challenge a try!! ^^