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Thursday, November 11, 2010

WIPW: Week 14

Well...I was able to work on a few more projects this week: A gift each for my two lovely Grandmothers birthdays...one very belated (sorry Nana!) My Mother, my Boyfriend, and I took the two lovely ladies out to lunch, where they opened their gifts.

GIFT #1: CHARCOAL the KITTEN

I used an adapted "Crazy Kitten" pattern from Super Cute: 25 Amigurumi Animals, by Annie Obaachan. This was the 1st book on Amigurumi that I picked up, and is still one of my favorites. The patterns are simple and is a great introduction into the world of Amigurumi.
Super Cute: 25 Amigurumi Animals



NOTIONS/MATERIALS:

Size D hook
Charcoal grey worsted weight yarn (I used Lion Brand's Vannas Choice in Charcoal)














Green 'cat eye' safety eyes
Pipe Cleaners
Fiber/Polyfill
Small amount of yellow yarn for facial embellishments

THE HEAD:

The pattern calls for a pretty basic Amigurumi head in the round with 5 rounds of increasing, 4 rounds of sc's, 4 rounds of decreasing. At this point, I add the safety eyes, and insert the polyfill at this point. Then the head is completed with one final round of decreasing. Here is the end product:
Charcoal 'Kitten Head' with Safety eyes




















THE BODY:

The pattern calls for a slender and tubular body with a slight increase towards the back end of the body. (3 rounds of increase, 4 rounds of sc, 1 round of decrease, 8 rounds of sc, 1 round of decrease, 2 rounds of sc, 1 round of decrease, insert batting, and a final round of decrease.) Here is the end product:


Charcoal 'Kitten Body'




















THE ARMS/LEGS (4 TOTAL):

I crocheted a total of 4 arms/legs for the kitten. They were pretty simple, and fairly quick to make. Here is what one looks like:


Charcoal 'Kitten leg/arm"




















THE TAIL:

The tail is a thinner version of the arms/legs. For poseablitiy I add pipe cleaners to the tail and then add the polyfill. I made the tail to be about 3 1/2 inches long. Here is the end result"


Charcoal 'Kitten Tail"




















THE EARS: (2)

The ears were fairly simple as well, and consisted of 5 rounds (3 rounds of increase.) Here is the end result:

Charcoal "Kitten ears"




















All the parts are now ready for assembly. I used the yellow yarn to embroider a nose and mouth to the head. I also cut 3 small lengths of the charcoal grey yarn for whiskers. Here is the FO:
Finished Charcoal the Kitten

GIFT #2: DOVE XMAS ORNAMENT:

For the dove ornament I used a pattern off of the Lion Brand Yarn website. You can find the pattern here. The dove ornament took around 1 hour for me to complete (and I am a fairly slow crocheter.)

NOTIONS/MATERIALS:

Size D hook
Lion Brand Wool-Ease Glitter yarn in White
Small mm size black buttons for eyes
Fiber/Polyfill
Small amount of charcoal yarn for the beak (I used Lion Brand Yarn Vanna's Choice in Charcoal)

Here is the FO:
Dove Ornament
I am also working on a few beanies for christmas. I usually make Amigurumi, so this is a new venture. I am using Caron's Simply Soft in Watermelon for this girls beanie. The pattern was found as a free download on Ravelry by Rebecca Averill. Here is one that is almost finished:
'Bonita Hat'




















For those of you who might be wondering...I am still working on my Doozer. It is just temporarilly on hold until I finish all my xmas gifts. More to come soon :) Thanks for reading!

2 comments:

  1. I crocheted this hat last night. What I came up with is loads different than the picture from the designer and yours. I did see 2 other people that made it and posted pics to Ravelry that had similar results to mine. I am an experienced crocheter and not big on following patterns, but when I do I follow to the letter. Picking another Acrylic and giving it a try again. I like your blog by the way.

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  2. Thanx for reading! I usually make adjustments to the patterns I follow. I enjoy tweaking the patterns I find in one way or another just so I can have my own signature and interpretation on my fo's. I alter/add embellishments to my projects , i.e buttons vs safety eyes , using pipe cleaners for "animation", different yarn weights. That is what is so neat and fun for me about crocheting :)

    If you let me know the project you are referencing, I would be happy to share with you what changes I made to the pattern.

    Happy Crocheting!

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