I found this pattern on ravelry and I knew I absolutely had to make one of these. I actually finished this over the Christmas break, but couldn't think of someone to give it to, and honestly, I wanted to keep it because I love cute plush toys. I want to make some more.
I think I made it better though. The original calls for a bobble kind of nose on the top (a la Rudolf) which looks stupid to me so I embroidered a more natural nose. Which is still a little off but I think it's cute anyway.
I made this guy on a whim. The pattern was for a lamb, but because of the colours and the modifications I made it looks like a random creature. I used a yarn called "baby monkey" (very very soft) that I got 90% off from a yarn store, and $1 yarn from the dollar store.
I've been working on this little guy since August, I think. I'm not sure I like making such small things. He's 2 inches tall, and there are so many little pieces to make and sew on. But I guess that's my own fault for deciding to make it all in little pieces instead of bigger pieces. I think I may put out a pattern for this, but I will change some things first, such as the wings and arms (which just look like little blobs to me). I'm going to try and make the legs, body, and tail all in one piece and see how that works out. I'll probably change the wings to felt wings, and make the head and muzzle one piece. I think I've got a lot to learn about simplifying my designs.
I finally finished him! Yes, though he is pink, he is a he. If you've never seen it, you should watch My Neighbor Totoro. It's by Miyazaki, the same guy who did Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and a bunch of others. Anyway it is a great movie.
The pattern is from here.
Materials used: some sort of on-sale wool from Italy, alpaca yarn, felt, embroidery thread, cat brush to brush wool.
Finished! It didn't take me that long, probably because I did some every day. I like it, but I'm not quite sure what to do with it now. Maybe I'll make a pillow out of it.
Here's what I'm working on next:
Should be done soon, just need to put the eyes and arms on! I'm so excited about this one.
Lately I've been crocheting more than knitting. Weird, no? I've done a few granny squares, and I think I'll turn them into an afghan. It's so much quicker than knitting.
Anyway, I found a pattern for a doll, and it was so great I had to make it. (do all my crafting stories begin like this?) I had no skin colour though, so she's green. The pattern is Free Spirit Amigurumi Doll by Beth. I think she'll be a nature spirit/dryad type of thing. Anyway, she still needs eyelids and hair and clothes, and her head needs to be sewed on, but this is she:
And just because, a picture of my eye. I now do not know what colour my eyes are. Blue-green-yellow? I guess that adds up to green, but it's more complex than that. Ah well. (Ignore the wrinkly skin. I think that's just from dryness (I HOPE!))
First of all, here's a picture of a toque I made. It's for a child. I don't know how old a person it would fit though, since I don't know any children. It was my first venture into this kind of knitting and I created my own pattern for it. I think the pattern would have shown up better had I used a non-multi-colored yarn, but oh well. Such is the nature of experimentation. I think I might post the pattern later.
Finished Charles, with hat:
And now, a random picture of my fall decorations on top of my bookshelves. :D
