Gotta Catch Them All....

I've decided to make some Pokeballs, I found a picture of all the different types and have started to make them, so far I have a Pokeball and a Premier Ball....I've not got very far!

It's so easy to make Pokeballs, and they look so awesome!
I jotted down what I did to make these 2, but i'm sure there are many many other patterns and other ways of making these babies!
Enjoy!

I used a 4mm hook and chunky sidar yarn, but you can use whatever you like!

BALL
5 INTO MC
INC 5 (10)
SC 1 INC 1 (15)
SC 2 INC 1 (20)
SC 3 INC 1 (25)
SC 4 INC 1 (30)
SC 5 INC 1 (35)
SC AROUND 1 CHANGE COLOUR
SC AROUND 2 CHANGE COLOUR
SC AROUND 1 (35)
5 SC DEC 1 (30)
4 SC DEC 1 (25)
3 SC DEC 1 (20)
2 SC DEC 1 (15) Start Stuffing Here
1 SC DEC 1 (10)
DEC 5 
FINISH OFF

BUTTON
4 INTO MC (4) change colour
SC 1 INC 1 (8)
FINISH OFF AND ATTACH TO POKEBALL


~Stoychy

Squirrels in Chelsea

I'm trying very hard to remember to update our blog but have been so busy!

I have been lucky enough to be asked to make the squirrel mascot for All Round Clothing and also making  some extra squirrels for them to sell.

I made the pattern for the squirrels myself as finding a decent free to use pattern is very very hard! 

I plan to type up a couple of patterns I have made and put them up on here for people to use freely, sadly not the squirrel as he is exclusively for all round clothing, keep your eyes peeled!

I am so addicted to Made in Chelsea at the moment so hopefully I will find some time to type them up and make squirrels whilst i'm watching London's elite moan about their lives, ha!

~ Stoychy 

Vault Boy Cross stitch

I have been rather bad at updating as I have been uber busy with a few orders which has been quite exciting!  I've almost finished the last one then onto a bit of blackwork I think!
I like to stitch in one colour, especially black, I enjoyed the QR code I did for Lee last year and vault boy, which were just black on cream aida.
Here's my vault boy stitch, back in day when I drew the patterns on graph paper from a looking at a  picture for hours XD, I actually miss doing that!
- Stoychy

Keeping up...

I'm really bad at keeping this updated at the moment as I am making so much this month!
Busy with lots of superhero gifts at the moment :)
I'll have more time to update next month, only 3 stitches to complete in march....
-Stoychy

Decoupage is on hold XD

Awww man! No decoupage this month :( but I have a teapot, a litre of glue and loads of magazines to chop up so i'm sure i'll get to it eventually!
I've been busy making gifts and playing angry birds, ha!
-Stoychy

Epic geek cakes from our Facebook fans!

I am working on so much at the moment that I barely have time to update!
I really wanted to share the epic cakes that have been posted to the Crafty Geeks Facebook page 
Here's a couple to get you in the geek baking mood:

Xbox controller cake by Jen at p.s...it's vegan Not only does the cake look awesome, it's vegan, so anyone can enjoy it!

My lovely boyfriend and fellow crafty geek made me this Kirby cake for our anniversary last year, so I had to share it ^-^

Check out our Facebook page for loads more!

-Stoychy

Epic Fail

Well today I was going to post a tutorial but my camera batteries had run out, boooo!
I went to hobbycraft today to get decoupage supplies and some hama beads...My first attempt at the beads was not good, it's not just ironing clothes I suck at now!
Oh, and I think I've broken my toe XD lucky I don't stitch with my toes...now that would be something eh!
On the bright side my Pacman pillow was featured on spritestitch and I've started a patch for their charity quilt, my square is a screenshot from the indie PSN minis game where is my heart?
Here is a picture for today, my Pacman pillow (or cushion)! It's a full size screenshot of a game I actually played then I made it into a pattern, it took me about 4 months to finish...savvy pacman fans will spot my mistake hehe! - Stoychy