And now I'm back at college

So....I didn't update all summer. This doesn't really come as a surprise to me. I didn't have a ton of time to work on my crocheting, between my two internships pulling 40 hours a week of work (unpaid of course, which is the best way to do it), and constant trips to try and visit people on the weekends.

That being said, I did get a few things done, when I had the time to work on them.

First is the Vice President, from the Star Driver anime, done as a commission for a friend of a friend. He was awfully fun to make, despite the trouble with getting him to balance correctly. 

 

This is a dragon, from the 8bit game Adventure (if you can see the resemblance). This was a progress shot (because I fail at deadlines and still haven't finished it) but it still looks relatively the same, if a little more 3D at this point. 

And like I said, I haven't done a single thing even remotely resembling crocheting yet this semester, but I did draw a box turtle.

[Current Projects] I should just assume timing fails will happen from now on

I apologize, my meager number of blog followers! Summer has been really busy for me so far, with my internships and the scheduling thereof. I haven't had nearly as much time to get crocheting done as I would like, but I do have a few more things to share.

You also now get to experience my horrible room lighting! In any case, this is Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash from the revamp of My Little Pony. Fluttershy was a graduation gift for one of my friends (hence the little hat that isn't too clear from my photo) and Rainbow Dash was a commission, small as it was. 

Also wings. It was sort of exciting the first time, but now I'm sort of terrified at the prospect of making them ever again. Magic and hot glue only takes you so far in life. 

[Backlog] I don't even--

Otherwise known as, I fail at updating. Wow, over 2 weeks. I fully admit, I forgot about this entirely. But at this point I feel comfortable blaming it on the fact that I was preoccupied with my 3 week period of finals crunch time/writing two papers/going to Anime Boston. In the meantime, I'll give you what would have been my current projects, had I, you know, been updating in a timely fashion.

This is a tree frog, commissioned by a friend of mine as a gift for her mother. His legs are pose-able, because they've got pipe cleaners on the inside. Overall, very pleased with how this came out, considering I made up the whole pattern as I was going along.

This is the case I made for my new iPod touch! I could tell you all the tragic story about how I stupidly lost the one I had for many, many years by leaving it on an airplane, but that would take too long XD Not to mention this case looks a lot better than the old one. Design was meant to be steampunk, and I think I succeeded, to a small degree. Also I made all that lace myself :3

[Current Project] Penguin

So sometime during....January, I believe it was, one of my roommates asked me if I'd have time to make a penguin for her, as a gift to a friend of hers. I told her of course, and we sent up a general time frame. So, March rolled around and I realized that it was about when she said she needed it. So, I talked with her, found a reference, and we just started going from there.

This is an Adelie penguin, the one she decided was cutest of the ones we found, and the one the penguin I made was based on.

This is how the penguin turned out in the end :3 Not too bad, given that I was making up the pattern for it as I went. I think my biggest accomplishment, though, would be that it stands up on its own, something I was worried it wouldn't do in the end.

[Backlog] Octopi

aI have a feeling it is quickly going to become my habit to post here at hours of the night a wiser person would be doing things other than thinking to update blogs that might belong to them. I've been a little slow in working on my current project, due to a combination of school and my own inherent ability to procrastinate. In the meantime, I'll start on my backlog of dolls I've made in the past.

Today, I bring you my experiments in making cephalopods.

This is slightly-vicious-opus. He was my first experiment in making an octopus pattern. He currently sits on top of my television, "guarding" it.

This is watermelon-opus. He was an opportunistic creation, made mostly from the inspiration of having only 4 colors of yarn available, two of them being pink and green. He's currently searching for a home. (you also have the lovely bonus of a view of a portion of my roommate's half of the room)