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!