New Pattern: Hogwort, a Knit Hedgehog

I first made this little guy in May of 2011.  That's over a year ago! For reasons that I don't want to go into (school, boys, etc) it's taken me a ridiculously long time to publish this pattern.  What's even worse is that I had the pattern testing this time last year!  But, anyway, I'm sure no one really cares about how long its taken me from start to finish for this design.  That point is that it's here, it's cute, and fun to make! The pattern includes instructions for both in the round and seamed toys. 

Pattern Name: Hogwort, a Knit Hedgehog

Difficulty: Easy

Yardage: about 30 yards

Techniques: Knitting in the round (optional), Picking up stitches, Sewing seams, and embellishing with felt.

You can download the pattern from my Ravelry store for $2.50.  

I'm also going to give away a few copies for free! That's right, a giveaway!

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below.  I'm going to give away enough patterns so that 10% of people commenting get one. So, if ten people enter, I'll give away one; twenty people, two; etc.  If you share this and more people come and enter, that means that I'll be giving away more!

2012 Recap

Well, a whole year is over.  Weird.  And I didn't really do much crafting.

I made a ton of bricks for an installation with Hooks and Needles in May. I made myself two pairs of socks, made a chameleon for my friend, my boyfriend a scarf, and a mountain of hedgehogs.  That's really it. 

It seems a little depressing, but I was doing other things! I finished grad school, wrote my graduate project on something that I knew absolutely nothing about (in 6 months!), worked two full-time jobs while doing this project (one that had 12-hour shifts), broke up with my boyfriend of 5 years, got a new boyfriend, moved to New Hampshire, and am starting my forever job on Monday.  I may not have crafted a lot, but I've accomplished so much it's staggering.

2013 is going to be a fun year.  I'm going to be working at a job I love, living with Dan, and volunteering.  I can't wait.  I have a lot of goals.  I want to publish all the patterns that I have hanging around half finished, for one - there are so many papers and notes cluttering my things.  I also want to get a grip on my yarn stash. I think that most of my projects this year will be from my stash.

Hope you have a happy new year, and all your resolutions work out!