Binks and Tobes

The percolating thoughts of a handy-dandy crafter

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Heres a little peek. Getting my Sailor Moon on for the #nerdymugrugswap. Hopefully I can pull off some reverse appliqué for this. #sailormoon #stencil #bejeweled

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May the Fourth be with You. #MaytheFourth #StarWars #maytheforcebewithyou #maythefourthbewithyou #princessleia #leiaorgana #petco

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Box Car Tote in new Cotton + Steel prints done. I hope my partner likes it, because now I want one of my own. #igtoteswap #tclmama #boxcartote #bunnies

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Finally decided on these new Cotton & Steel prints for my partners box car tote. 😁 #igtoteswap #TCLmama

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I'm 3 years younger

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Took this when I was in Florida. Moss amuses me so. 😊 #nature #florida #moss #nofilter

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I really want a caramel filled churro from La Placita right now 😱.

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Oh yeah! Playing Bomberman on my N64. Just bought this one the other day. #bomberman #nintendo #N64

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Sewed up some scrappy busy bees. Coasters for this round of #starbucksmugrugswap #bees #paperpiecing #binksandtobes

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Sewed up a doggie bandana for @muscles_from_bruxelles on our play date. The fabric has glow in the dark ghosts and i just had to add the pom pom trim! Still so macho. The bandana slips right onto his collar. #binksandtobes #handmade #halloween

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I got this #starbucksmugrugswap as an angel gift from the wonderful moderator, @yvcampbell77. Mine did come in (from previous post) but it was quite a bit late, so she sent me this. #photogrid #mugrug

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Got my #starbucksmugrugswap in the mail! Lots of awesome goodies and a bee-utiful mug rug. Thank you #cynmrose. #photogrid

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LACMA #photogrid @photogridorg

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Swaps stress me out but then I get such beautiful and amazeballs things back in return. #foxswap

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"Shine bright like a diamond". #binksandtobes

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Bina the Bear

FInally had the chance to finish this cutie. The pattern is from the wonderful LaLylala. The pattern is written carefully and everything came out pretty good (I think...). It's hard for me to rank things as beginner or not, but I would definitely say this one isn't for starters. Everything crochets up well, but joining all the pieces gets a bit tricky. Or at least, I could have easily found myself very frustrated if not having prior experience with seams and joining. Of course, this is just my opinion.

I do wish there was a bit more information or pictures on the placement of all the parts and eyes. I notice now that her Ravelry page on this pattern has quite a bit more photos on the matter. Oh well, lesson learned. But that's my only complaint.

I also pushed myself to actually knit up the little scarf for Bina. It had been a while since I knitted, but wanted to test myself and try it again. The pattern calls for a seed stitch, but as I was already growing a bit impatient, I stuck with a plain and simple knit stitch.

I promised myself after finishing the Bina the Bear pattern, I could go ahead and buy another one. I'm so excited!!! The hard part is choosing the next one!

I used Cascade Yarn Ultra Pima 100% Pima Cotton yarn. I only needed 1 skein for the main body color, so that worked out quite nicely. You can find this pattern on Ravely and at Lalylala's website:

www.ravelry.com/designers/lydia-tresselt

www.lalylala.com/

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This is why I love my job. Beautiful and inspiring new buttons. Really these are just a few. #buttons