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It's been a long time coming, but Miss Niss Craftworks is in for a change. I'm sure you've already noticed. Since the conception of my little business there has always been a little confusion with sharing it with others. Sure, they get what I make. The problem is that the name didn't quite make sense. What I'm talking about is 'craftworks.' Yeah, I made the word up. I thought it'd be kitchy and cute. Boy, was I ever wrong. Many a time I'd say the business name to people, they'd get a glazed over look, and simply respond, 'Ok.' Didn't make me feel that great. In addition, 'craftworks' was a bit of a tongue twister. So, here I am at the brink of a new chapter. At the beginning of this week I have officially given the business its new name! Miss Niss Designs I'll still be offering the same great products. It's just this way the name will make more sense to the consumer and portray my hand in product design a bit better. I have hope that this will offer a brighter future to the Miss Niss brand!
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Last Fall I was asked to make a Batman amigurumi for my cousin Maggie. Her brother had ordered it and I was all too happy to whip one up for her. The Batman he wanted was a pattern by Serah over at her Tales of Twisted Fibers blog. The pattern is completely free and pretty easy to make as well! I did however, have to put my own spin on him. I mean, what's Batman without his cape?! So I designed a sweet bat like cape for him to wear on his man bad guy fighting adventures.
Once I finished I got to thinking that it would be fun to do up a few more Super Heroes that were based on the original pattern. That way they would all have the same sort of look! The next Hero I made was The Hulk. Mean, green, and awesome! He was pretty simple. The differences were figuring out the hair and crocheting him a pair of purple pants. He looks rather tough, right? I guess without the purple pants he'd look more like an angry Jolly Green Giant, haha. 'You eat those beans!' ...yup.  Next, decided to try my hand at Superman. He seemed simple enough. I already knew how to do the hair, make a cape.... Okay, I did struggle. I spent a couple hours staring at him wondering how in the world I'd do the little curly bang on his forehead. I ended up centering a crocheted slip stitch swirl to get the right effect. For the crest I crocheted a triangle in yellow, trimmed it with red, and used a slip stitch to make the 'S'.  Okay, and of course I had to try my hand at Thor. I'll be honest, I had no clue what I was doing. His general layout was pretty straight forward. I eventually figured out the wings on his helmet. But his facial hair. May not have hit it on the dot. :p Give him a pointy hat he may turn into a gnome! Haha, but for the most part I think he's pretty stellar.
Finally, I ended my Super Hero journey with Captain America. Iconic Classic. The hardest part about him was that darn mask! It was touch and go as I figured out how to properly shape it, providing ample room for eyes and a nose cover. In the end I think I nailed it!  There you have it, 5 totally awesome Super Heroes. Handmade in yarn form. I may or may not try some others in the future. We'll see. For now onto my regular day to day work of booties and all other things cute and practical!
#superheroes #captainamerica #batman #thehulk #thor #superman I had a very busy holiday season. Sales are always increased during the holidays as shoppers look for the perfect gift for their loved ones and friends. As part of my projects I was able to design and knit a few stockings. It was new to me which meant I learned a lot, good and bad. One of my favorite things is to have design freedom when doing a custom order. One of my husband's co-workers asked to have a set of stockings done for his daughters. I was all too happy to say yes especially since the colors requested were pink and purple!  Next, I had the momentous feat of knitting 7 stockings to look like a set that the buyer's Grandmother had knit long ago. So, this required some research on patterns and the style of the stockings. In the end all the stockings were knit, but unfortunately mine were smaller than the originals. I had done my best to meet the measurements, but apparently the pattern I had found was a bit smaller or her Grandmother hand simply knit the stocking bigger/used a larger needle. I felt horrible for the mistake, but out of a Christmas miracle the children loved their stockings anyways -- commenting on the fact that it was neat that they were smaller than Mom and Dad's. So, once again I met a learning curve. I didn't quite conquer it, but know how to change in the future.  Nevertheless, I knit on. 2014 was a wonderful year for learning. I'm hoping for more opportunities in the New Year with lots of fun and happy memories.
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My name is Annissa, owner of MissNissDesigns. I am a knitter, crocheter, sewer, and all around crafty lady. 
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