Vampire Girl chart

     I have been searching high and low in my house for this chart!  I somehow misplaced it after I made my hat and, for the life of me, couldn't find it!  While I was going through a hat pattern book, I found the chart, tucked in the back!  I am very willing to share this with you little Twi-hards, but if you use my pattern, please give me credit or I'll have to take it down.  :( We don't want that!  Sharing is good!  So!  Here it is! (I had to put it on two different sheets since it's such a long chart.)  Let me know if you have any problems/questions/ideas! I'd love to see your finished work!  :)

Z's Bodice

     My friend Tiff gets a hold of me via facebook (hip, right?) and says that her Mother-in-law is getting married and her two little cutie-pie girls are going to be the Flower Girls. Could I please make her some crocheted bodices? You bet I can!  I seem to keep running in to this problem: I can never find an already-available pattern to use for things!  *sigh* Good thing I come from a long line of crafty women! Not being able to find a dang thing on the internet (shocker), I decided to try out a pattern of my own.  I used my daughter as a guinea pig!  :)  The first picture is of Tiff's girls and her Mother-in-Law! The next picture is a picture of my Z in her bodice:

I know! Hilariously cute, right!?  Ok, in case you were wanting to make a bodice, this will work for any age, any size. It's customizable! Yay!

Yarn: I used one strand each (held together) of Red Heart "Teal" and "Turqua"
Hook: I used an I/9 hook

First step: I took Z's measurements.  For her length, I measured just underneath her armpits to the top of her hip bone. This was 12".  I then added two inches to that for the cuff at the top (which is optional! It's all about what YOU want!).  Then, I took her width measurement, which I also took under her armpits.  I took off a couple inches from this to make sure it would fit nice and snug. Her measurement was 20", so I made the circumference of the bodice 18".

Second step: Get hooking!  I made a chain to correspond with the length measurement (14" for this one). {Add an extra chain for your turning chain (for this and every row), which does not count as a stitch! Just like when you're making a blanket, this chain is purely for heighth.}
     I worked this in single crochet. The bodice is worked flat, in rows, and stitched together later.  I worked in rows until I reached the correct width. Do not fasten off.

Third step: Finishing up.  I single-crocheted down one side, then I folded the piece in half and joined the ends by slip-stitching them together, forming a tube. I single-crocheted around the other end.
     Fasten off.
Front:

Back:

Tiff added some super cute tutu's to the bottom of the bodice's I made for her girls!

Cute, huh!  I hope this helped!!  Let me know if you have any questions/problems/additions!
Oh, and feel free to use this pattern for whatever you like, just give me credit, please! I'd do it for you! :)

X-Men symbol chart

So my sister says to me one day, "Hey, do you think you could make me an X-Men hat?" Sure. No problem.  Only, there was a problem.  I could not find one single solitary X-Men symbol pattern.  I decided I would just have to make my own!  My sister and I used to LOVE watching the '90's cartoon series when we were growing up!  So, for all my fellow comic nerds, here's the chart! Sorry it's not perfect...I'm only human, after all!  :)
This is a picture of my oldest son, modeling the hat for me:

And here is the hat laying flat...That rhymed...how about that?

And here is the chart!  Feel free to use this for whatever geekery you want, but try and give me a little credit, huh?

I'm sorry that it's not great quality but you should be able to save the image and print it with no problem.  I'll have to try it out!  Let me know if you have any questions/problems!  Again, it's not perfect and I've only used it once, so far!