Alien mask balaclava costume prop

I started to crochet this Alien Mask (free pattern by Cirsium Crochet) for my grandniece Jill, a tween who loves aliens. 👽

Ran out of yarn about 3/4 of the way through

 

But two things stopped me. First, I ran out of the Red Heart Super Saver yarn in the Spring Green colorway I was using. And second, I sent Jill's mom the in-progress photo of the mask at the point where I ran out of the yarn and asked if she thought Jill's two younger sisters, one who is still just a toddler, might think the mask was too scary if Jill wore it around the house. Jill's mom, who thought the mask looked really cool, reluctantly said, yes, it probably would be too scary for them.

So instead of going out and buying more yarn to finish the mask, I frogged the yarn and will save it for another project. 😂 Maybe I can make it again for Jill later, after her sisters get a bit older.

The pattern really does make an amazing-looking alien mask, though!! If you or someone you love loves aliens, you should give this pattern a try! 

Checking for size

Little gifts

Jill got crocheted arm warmers and a little matching hat for her Barbie doll for Christmas. Here is a rather overexposed photo of the items before we sent them to Jill.

I made these by creating rectangles in rows of basic single crochet, with the ribbing designed to run lengthwise down Jill's arms. Once the rectangles were wide enough to wrap around her arms, I brought the long edges together and seamed them, leaving small openings for her thumbs a couple of inches from the hand end of each. Then I finished them by adding some pink pony beads for pizzazz.