Eight Bit Chibi Give Away

Remember this little fellow? Well, he's looking for a new home! If you are interested in putting your name in for the free give away, please hop over to this link: Bone Singer Studio Blog and write a comment. You will automatically be entered into the draw. Good Luck!

Crochet Solar or Sunburst Medallion Pattern

Sometimes it is just fun to play with yarn and let your imagination take you where it will. The other day I was crocheting some sunny and flowery looking medallions in pinkryarn. I thought I would string them together into a funky belt, or perhaps sew them up into a little girl's handbag.

My daughter held a few of them up to her shoulders and asked me to make them into a vest. Because the vest was sewn together as I went, I'm sorry I don't have the pattern for it, but I DO have the pattern for the medallion. Here it is... (have fun!!! and please feel free to email me pics of your own creations, I can post them here to share with other crafty folk :) )

Sunny Sunburst Solar Medallion Pattern

Ch 5, join with a sl st to form ring.

Rnd 1: Ch1, *sc in ring, ch 1; repeat from * around, join with a sl st. (12 ch-1 spaces)

Rnd 2: Sl st in next sp, ch 6, (dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 11 times. Join to 3rd ch of beg ch 6.

Rnd 3: Sl st in next sp, ch 4, 3 tr in same space, holding back the last lp of each tr on hook; yarn over and draw through all lps on hook, ch 1 to fasten (a cluster) *Ch 4, 4 tr in next sp, holding back last lp of each tr on hook, ch 1 to fasten cluster; repeat from * around, ch 4, join to top of 1st cluster

Rnd 4: Ch 6, *sc in next sp, ch 3, dc in top of next cluster, ch 3; repeat from * around, ch 3, join to 3rd ch of first ch 6. Fasten off.

A New Baby!

After a long few weeks we are finally home! Hurray! As one person so succinctly put it, "You've been to hell and brought back a piece of heaven." Little Éadaoin is now a little over eight weeks old and a "whopping" 2kg. (almost 4 and a half pounds) She is healthy and happy, a real little angel!
Thank you for your continued support and prayers. I've new projects and photos to post as soon as I can find the time to catch my breath! Please stay tuned...... :)

Cthulhu, Azazoth, Yog Sothoth and Other Cute Things

(Pen and ink drawing of Cthulhu by Susanne Iles)

Back in the day I would earn my slices of bread and butter writing and illustrating for various fan zines. It was great fun but very difficult work because most of the zines paid little more than magazine copies and pennies. The other day I was organizing my old files when I came across some pen and ink magazine work I'd completely forgotten about. The pictures were part of a series I did regarding the mythos of Cthulhu and the author H.P.Lovecraft's references to the mysterious grimoire, The Necronomicon.
(Azazoth, pen and ink drawing by Susanne Iles)

The Old Ones featured here were creatures of horror and nightmare.They were inhabitants of long forgotten times and places where gods, both good and evil, roamed the earth. They moved through our world through our deepest fears and night terrors.

(Pen and ink drawing of Yog Sothoth by Susanne Iles)

I mulled over these drawings with a great deal of thought and wondered exactly how one could possibly soothe such horrifying gods of old. What could one do to appease the tormented horror that is a Denizen of the Deep, like Cthulhu for instance?

I thought some fresh air and a holiday in the countryside might be enough to turn a bad mood into a good one, so I invited the high priest of the Great Old Ones for a little visit and things turned out just fine.
Doesn't he look happy? (and cute? just look at those little wings!) Nothing like a cuddle and some sunshine to dispel the shadows.
Cthulu is now a happy go lucky little fellow who will be catching the next flight out of Ireland to the United States where he can spread his wings and delight in being care free for once in his darkly fantastical life.
(Cthulu doll, hand sewn felt designed and created by Susanne Iles)

Supercute Spacegirl Killala and Alien Pet Mayoo

Meet Killala, a super cute space girl and her pet Mayoo, the alien. With her rocket red space suit and her green jet pack, she can travel anywhere in our solar system and beyond. Eschewing the need for a rocket she is a daring sort who travels the cosmic landscape whenever her heart desires. Mayoo, her alien pet, is a sweet cuddly companion, but because he is still a puppy he gets tired of flying. Killala has a special pocket in her jet pack for him to rest in when he gets sleepy.
(Update: When not exploring the unknown universe, Killala is quite content to while her days away on a horse farm where she now lives with an adventurous little girl.)