Crocheted Godzilla Costume

Wow. You think you've seen it all. Here's the designer's flickr album. How adorable!! This is what I start 10 times a month to do, and the false starts are littering my baskets and living room. Not Godzilla costumes for dolls, but funny physical jokes in the form of crochet. I've got a cool one bobbling around in my head, hope it can make it to some form of yarn. Can't tell ya what it is. I will say that the eyes have been the problem.

If you want to see my crochet, fanciful and otherwise, check out www.susanlinnstudio.etsy.com and my more arty fare at www,susankennedy.etsy.com Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

Treasury of Christmas Themes

Oooh, I'm in a treasury, All about Christmas what cool company I'm keeping! I was hoping to design a few more nature-based snowflakes before the holidays were upon up, but this little group of seven might have to be it. I'm not understanding the etsy treasury thing, do you have to be a particular kind of seller to be a curator?

Love Etsy. After beating my head against a wall in ebay for 10 years, I've finally given up and switched to etsy. It's still nothing but crickets in the etsy art store, but I'm going to keep trying to give it a shot. Much younger and artier a clientele , from what I can tell.

I'll have to show everyone the latest oil painting commission I'm working on, it is the most wonderful ever. It's my client's view of animals in heaven, and is a dream to paint. She prepped the canvas with lots and lots of gesso, lots of sanding, and I can't believe how nice it is to work on! Way way too absorbent, but so wonderfully smooth for blending. I've gotten the gesso back out to have more fun with it, instead of my usual readymade canvas routine.

Here's my crochet pattern collection: Susan's Crochet and it also has a watercolor e-book. You can also check me out at susanlinnstudio.etsy.com and at susankennedy.etsy.com

Snowflakes at the First Excuse

I've been making snowflakes and other little doodles like crazy....here's my latest, inspired by real snowflakes from nature: etsy snowflake pattern

I'm blown away this last few days by the sheer volume of listings and human creativity on etsy. It's daunting to jump into that marketplace with so much talent all around you; but I guess there's a place for everyone, be it ever so humble. Show me your fave etsy stuff, I love looking at neat things I've not seen before. 

Nuts about Flowers and Baby Stuff

Okay, another day of running around, shipping packages, getting ready for a refi, and planning my next crochet project!! The main subject of this goofy photo is a baby headband I hope to have the pattern written for by tonight, flower and all. But I might have to make an even bigger and floppier flower as an alternate, there's something so irresistable about a baby with a big flower on its head. Wow, sounds very strange in print, but make-your-tummy-flop happy about it in real life.

We'll see how it all turns out, and I also need to put a few free patterns on my site. Best wishes to all, send me a note about what I should make in crochet. I'm thinking birds, goblins, lizards, and tons of flowers. Ooooh, roses, and lots more daffodils and narcissus.

I'd like to invite you to look at my patterns and odds and ends on <a href=http://susanlinnstudio.etsy.com>etsy </a>and also at the <a href=http://susankennedy.com/Instruction> Instruction Page of my website. </a>I'm also a watercolor and oil painter, and you could take a peek at my more snooty stuff at <a href=http://susankennedy.com>susankennedy.com</a>. Thanks for looking!

I LOVE MY DAISY!!!!!

Here's why I love crochet: in just a few minutes, maybe half an hour, you can have a delightful, bright, cheerful, so-cute-you-want-to-bite-it DAISY or peony, or rose, or whatever adorable object you want to make. Invest a little time in learning to crochet, and you begin to realize that it is a construction method whose versatility rivals that of any other craft you can imagine. You can make everything from a huge rug that fills a room, like my mom did, to doll-house furniture so tiny you have to squint, like I did. From tiny threads and crochet hooks, to honking big hooks and super-thick yarn or rag, you name it, they sell it.

Go nuts about crochet, it will grab you and won't let go! You can see all of my patterns at my online store or on my etsy site.

By the way, this to-die-for daisy is included in my "Hippie Flower Collection #1" available at the online store mentioned and linked to above. Wooooo hooooooooooooo

Thread Crochet Crosses - Christmas Ornaments for your Tree

These are a pair of fairly simple crosses, done in thread crochet cotton. Thread crochet ornaments are a specialty of mine, and these two are a little crochet pattern I've been needing to revise, but haven't yet (they need step-by-step photos.)

I love designing crochet, but producing it, not so much....so if you want to make and sell these designs on etsy or elsewhere, feel free! Just please respect my copyright and don't distribute my pattern! http://susankennedy.com/CrochetCrossDuo.pdf

Have a wonderful day of crochet!

Christmas Crochet Designs, Beautiful and EASY Thread Crochet Snowflakes

These are a very simple collection of Christmas Snowflakes. Thread crochet snowflakes are something I've been making for decades (I'm not too too old, but old enough!) and I finally put together a pdf e-booklet of these easy ones. They're great as gift tie-ons for Christmas gifts (you stiffen them with fabric stiffener) and window decor, too. There are many many more designs in my head, so come back to see them. You can see all of my fun and wacky crochet patterns at my website and also at my etsy store.

I love designing crochet, but producing it, not so much....so if you want to make and sell these designs on etsy or elsewhere, feel free! Just please respect my copyright and don't distribute my pattern!

Have a wonderful day of crochet!

New Patterns - I'm Hyperventilating with Joy!

You guys, crochet has always been my hobby, and it's becoming an obsession. I've just created some new patterns, they range from easy crochet patterns like Christmas tree Snowflake Ornaments to more elaborate patterns like thread crochet patterns for jewelry, gothic lace chokers, tiny thread crochet cross pendants, and more. The unifying theme is ARTSY, Hippie, a bit Gothic, and very much fun. I hope you enjoy looking. I'm going to post a few free crochet patterns at my website but am working on the pages, so bear with me.

In the meantime, you can check out my listings on etsy; to see the patterns that are currently up for sale. They're cheap (pdf format emailed to you), and mostly easy and quick. Simple crochet patterns are my goal, so if you are a customer and have some feedback about that, let me know.

Check back for more and thanks for looking!