The last year has been very busy for me. I had a baby in May and moved to a new city in July. I took the summer off from working on my PhD to stay home with the baby, but was back at it in September. It’s been slow going, but I’m making progress. My little princess has been taking up most of my time and energy, but recently I’ve been getting into a good routine with her and it gives me a little more time to work on some creative projects. She is 9 months old now, (oh my, how time flies) and most of what I have been working on is for her, so expect sizes to progress with her age!

Welcome

Welcome to my new webpage! This is where I will be posting pictures and information about the projects I’m working on. Ask for prices if you would like to buy anything, and I can also make custom items if you have an idea for something you would like.

Check out my Etsy store Peithsa’s Palace.

Tanooki Suit Onesie

I made this to look like Mario’s tanooki suit. It’s my first attempt at my own design. I based it on a couple other patterns to get the dimensions right. I think it turned out pretty well.

That’s a lotta axolotl!

My kids are obsessed with axolotls right now, so I thought I would try to make some. I couldn’t find a pattern that I liked (that wasn’t an hour long video), so I made one up myself. This was also the first time I tried the fuzzy blanket yarn for a stuffie, and they turned out great. My kids love them!

Fun Hats

Here are a couple hats I made for my niece and nephew this Christmas.

They were a lot of fun to make and the recipients seemed happy!

Holiday Markets, 2023

Here are a couple pictures from craft sales I participated in this holiday season.

My best sellers were the buttshrooms (mushrooms with bums) and the cactus in a cup. I am almost out of both! I also sold a few strings of lights and house hippos. These were, by far, the most successful sales I have attended.

Mosaic Dinosaur Blanket

I have been working on this blanket for a while and it’s finally finished! I’m so pleased with how it turned out <3.

Mosaic Dino Blanket

Here are some pictures of the details.

It is done in Honolulu Tiki (08) and Twister Solid Navy (both from Hobbii) (1600m each) and a 3.0mm hook. I used 2 cakes of the Honolulu, but I had to rewind the second one to get the colour changes in the reverse order. The pattern takes less than the full two cakes so once I got halfway through the middle row, I cut the yarn and cut the same length (a few feet less in case the cakes weren’t exactly the same length) off the beginning of the second cake so that the colour changes would be in the same areas on the top and bottom. I used 4 cakes of Twister Solid.

Here is the chart I used.

dino-chart-v2Download

Baby Octopus Pattern

My daughters are having a birthday party and I am making little baby octopi to give out to their friends. I’m going to attach a keychain so they can hang them on their backpacks. I think they are so cute and I wanted to share the pattern!

Baby Octopus:

Materials:
Size 2 (fine) cotton with a 2.5mm hook
8mm or 10mm safety eyes

US notation:
MC – magic circle
slst – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
inc – increase by doing 2 sc in the same stitch
dec – invisible decrease by inserting hook into FLO of next two stitches and completing a sc
FLO – front loops only
BLO – back loops only

1. 6sc into MC
2. 6inc (12)
3. *inc, 1sc* x6 (18)
4. *inc, 2sc* x6 (24)
5. *inc, 3sc* x6 (30)
6. 30sc
7. 30sc
8. 30sc
9. 30sc
10. *dec, 3sc* x6 (24)
11. *dec, 2sc* x6 (18)
12. dec, 2sc, dec (leave remaining stitches unworked) (16)
13. *slst in FLO, ch13, starting in second ch from hook 3slst, 3sc, 3hdc, 3dc, slst in FLO of next stitch in round* x8
    Attach eyes between rounds 7 and 8, 4 or 5 stitches apart
    Stuff
14. In BLO of round 12, 8dec
    Cut tail and thread through FLO and pull to close. Fasten and tuck in end.

Flower Cape

Flower Cape

I made this flower cape for my daughter for her 5th birthday. I made the pattern up as I went along and I think it turned out pretty well. She loves it! It’s superfine cotton with a 3.0mm hook. I’m thinking about writing out the pattern for it if there is any interest.

Mosaic T-Rex Crochet Pattern

Mosaic T-Rex

I love making new designs and I have put together a set of dinosaur themed mosaic motifs. I hope to have the patterns all up for sale soon, but so far it’s just the T-rex. The listing can be found here at my Etsy shop.

Here are the others I’m hoping to get the pattern written out for soon! The coloring on the bronto, in yellows, doesn’t photograph well, so I’m going to make up another sample to really show the pattern.

Pteranadon, Ferns, triceratops, and brontosaurus

Buggy Blankie

Buggy Blankie

This project took me over 2 months to complete, but I am so happy with how it turned out! It’s my own motif design of large beetles, small beetles and dragonflies. Bugs have always been one of my interests and it was great to be able to incorporate them into my crocheting.

Done in mosaic overlay with 3mm hook using Twister solid in Navy (106) and Sultan Pastello in Beautyberry (07) from Hobbii.

Closeup of Beetle

Closeup of Dragonfly

Christmas Advent Stocking Calendar

I made some simple socks, added numbers 1-25 and strung them together. I alternated between red/white and striped/solid. I fill them with little chocolates and the kids love opening them up and handing out the treats to the family. It has become a lovely addition to our Christmas traditions.

Fair Isles Sweaters

I knit these sweaters for my kids last winter. They really liked them which made me happy. The only complaint was being too warm. They are worsted wool and super soft. I just wish I had made them a little bigger so they could get another winter out of them.

Dinos in the Desert

Unicorn Magic

Dino Parade