Amigurumi bunny :)

A hoy hoy. So Friday I was thinking about what I wanted to make next. I decided I wasn't going to use a pattern, just the techniques I've learned from my previous lil' crochet dudes. I ended up with this bunny :) I like the dress, I made a purse for her too but I can't find it right now, I'm sure my son hid it somewhere x.x;

I finished her yesterday and I'm really happy with how she looks :) so cute! Now I wanna make a happy apple... I dunno why... I just do O.o; *L*

Amigurumi duck and platypus :)+

So I've had a really awesome response to this amigurumi stuff :P Just makes me want to make more :) So... I did *L*

My husband asked me to make a platypus, so I made one ^-^ I also made a duckie, so cute ^^! Once again I used patterns created by Ana for reference but the platypus was engineered by moi with a ducky as inspiration :P

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Amigurumi turtle and koala :)

Well I spent today with crochet hook in hand, as seems to be the norm for me lately *L* Ne-who I finished two more friends ^-^ yay

First I decided I wanted some colors other than blue in my collection so I made a turtle :P yay turtle. Once again I used a pattern I purchased from Ana Paula's etsy site ^-^ They're just so cute I can't resist. I had a little trouble getting the head/neck to look the way I wanted and ended up macguyvering a solution :) It turned out how I'd pictured it so I'm happy. I made the underside of the shell blue because I like blue O.o and I wanted to use the same sort of yarn. You see I'm addicted to lion brand's cotton ease yarn, mostly because it doesn't fray and looks really nice when you finish. I find other kinds of yarn has lotsa fly aways. Problem is that cotton ease only comes in pastel-like colors... no bold black, blue, or red, and the green I used here in the turtle is the darkest they have. Oh well... ramble ramble.

Other than the turtle I also finished a Koala as a joke gift for a friend of my husband's who lives in Australia. So once I get the gumption to get out of the house and head to a post office I'll be sending this critter far far away o.o he better like it *L*

So yeah.... That is what I've been up to.... yep... uh huh.... That's all I can think of right now o.o so... bai bai!

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FillER! *L* Okay okay, so I also finished a baby octopus and took a few more pictures of the guys I've already done. I need more color in my creations O.o too much blue *L*

Amigurumi penguin :)

So I think I'm gonna get my best friend addicted to this crochet thing too :P She's seen my modest collection of animals and squealed *L* I lent her my amigurumi world book :P

I've also taken a few more pictures :) So far most everyone says their favorite animal is the penguin I made *L* I think he's scary lookin' O.o

I made him before I'd been able to find 9mm safety eyes (all the craft store had was 18mm O.x;;)

Hoy vey

baby elephant

So I finished the baby elephant last night, it's so cute :) I figure I'll give the baby elephant to my cousin's baby, since I embroidered the eyes for safety reasons :)

So now I've crocheted a bunny, a penguin, a cat, and two elephants.... now whut? Well my husband suggested a kangaroo but I can't find a pattern I like... so perhaps I should just make one of my own... yus... so that is whut I shall doooooo...

Amigurumi elephant!!

Lookit! How cute! I purchased the pattern for this Elephant from Ana Paula's etsy store :) She's created my favorite patterns so far. I've also bought her book Amigurumi World, check it out :)

I <3 this crochet stuff :)

So one day I'm sitting on my couch, bored and listless, daydreaming about McDonalds and candy whilst my 21month old runs around screaming at the top of his little lungs. I needed a hobby. I'd crocheted before but I'd grown tired of blankets and hats. Heck I'd even made a crochet teddy bear but it came out ugly and kinda scary looking. So... I decided to look for something to do on the net... I quickly discovered amigurumi and all the awesome cuteness of proportionally incorrect animals :P Simple, quick, and undeniably cute, I found myself addicted from the first single crochet stitch. My husband thinks I'm crazy, my son keeps stealing my yarn, and I find my hands cramp up horribly after an hour or so, but.... I love it! I feel a special kind of pride and accomplishment I haven't felt since I was a teenager drawing pictures for my friends. Oh.. and they make great gifts :P

So..... I created this blog to record my various adventures in amigurumi :) I'll post pictures of my little friends and hopefully my addiction will rub off on a few people :P Enough that maybe the freakin' craft store might start carrying safety eyes for stuffed animals &*^&^$%$%^^ :P a heh heh