Winds of change a-blowing?

Hi all!

It's my 200th post!

Well, technically.

Something happened a while back and I lost a bunch of posts. I'm not tech-savvy enough (nor do I care enough, honestly) to go look for those random posts, sooooo...

Happy 200th post to me!

Am I doing anything special for it? Nope!

I'm actually thinking of changing things up quite a bit. I want to work on categorizing posts better (since I pretty much forgot tags exist), and I want to post on a schedule instead of willy-nilly when I feel like it.

I'd like to keep this blog for friends and family and use another place to concentrate on knitting, yarn, and patterns.

My Etsy store is finally about to be up and running once I can get some final tax things ironed out, so I want to have a place that is a bit more focused.


Suggestions are welcome!

Crocheting: Amigurumi Apatosaurus

Happy (belated) New Year, everyone!

Chris and I had a wonderful but terribly busy holiday season. We're glad to be home.

Since it's back to the grind for Chris, I thought I'd make him some more office decorations.

Here is his current collection (minus the Star Wars rebel fighters):

Yup, that's Boris the Gnome Dino Wrangler allowing his sharptooth dino to eat little Boris II, the Reckoning. 

It's a harsh world, y'all.

And now, a new addition to Boris's flock, Derpasaur!

This orange apatosaurus is about 4" tall and about 6" long.

He was originally named Orangasaur, but due to his large eyes being placed a bit too far forward, Derpasaur was born.

What do you think?

If you'd like to crochet your own, check out Justyna Kacprzak's e-book Rainbow Dinosaurs (available on Ravelry).  You'll find patterns for a t-rex, pterodactyl, plesiosaur, triceratops, and a stegosaurus in addition to the apatosaurus pattern.

I'm making a set for Chris and another for my friend, so look for more dinosaurs in the coming weeks!