Crafty (pics) in Temari

The one I made for my March handmade and trade partner. I wish the photos did it justice. I honestly love this one.

And a couple of egg shapes for Easter/spring. Temari typically are only done as balls, so this isn’t a true temari. I guess?

And a second new pattern for the month:

You would think I would have at least tried netting before this, but it’s never really appealed to me. I have a book of egg patterns though, so I figure I should try them all at least once. I’ve got another new one that I’m currently working on (and not particularly enjoying, so it’s taking me forever).

I also have a pattern that failed the first time I tried it, so I’m giving it another go, following the directions more closely this time to see if I can correct the mistakes. The first attempt is long gone, so I can’t even see if it was a measurement problem, which is my usual first mistake (a ball that is too big to start won’t stitch up with the same number of lines that the pattern calls for, and in this case, it’s absolutely necessary that it does because the stitching covers the entire ball).

I’ve also been doing some cross stitch. Typically I hate cross stitch, but because these are so tiny I’m getting them finished in a day or two, which makes it an okay craft in my brain.