30 Days of Crocheting Challenge - Day 6

Day 6: What is your favorite piece that you’ve crochet?

I only get to pick one of my babies?? ;-) This one Sally Stitches is probably my favourite. Today, at least…

30 Days of Crocheting Challenge - Day 5

Day 5: How long did it take from the time your learned how to crochet, to finish your first project?

Tricky question, because I don’t remember what I did as a child, although surely nothing you could call a “project”. Present time, I spent a few days reading about amigurumi, watching videos, and trying simple shapes. Then - as seen on my Ravelry - I started Marieta on May 14 and finished her on May 21.

30 Days of Crocheting Challenge - Day 4

Day 4: How did you learn how to crochet?

I picked it up from my mother when I was a peanut who followed her closely and inspected her every move. I also picked knitting and a little bit on sewing - although sewing always seemed like a lot of tedious work to me… pitty.

Fast-forward to the present days, when the thought “I want to learn this amigurumi thing” suddenly popped in my head, I watched these videos from WyreMySoul @YouTube and I was like: “I can do that!”.

30 Days of Crocheting Challenge - Day 3

Day 3: Do you have any other WIPs (works in progress)?

Nope. I’m pretty obsessive, so I NEED to finish what I’m doing because I want to see it finished. Mostly, if I happen to start something I’m not enjoying making, I get that feeling pretty early on and then I simply undo it and the yarn goes back to the ball.

30 Days of Crocheting Challenge - Day 2

Day 2: What is currently on your hook?

I am making a design from my recently acquired book, “Amigurumi! Super Happy Crochet Cute” by Elisabeth A. Doherty (gourmetamigurumi.com). I adore her work! I am crocheting the Hep Cat.

Bob Esponja y Patricio

Había visto estos patrones en The Late Night Hooker: este es Bob Esponja y este es Patricio. Bob Esponja me parecía demasiado grande para mis necesidades, así que empecé por hacer a Patricio y luego adapté el patrón de Bob Esponja a su tamaño. Abajo incluyo mi versión del patrón, por si lo quieren usar. Es mi primera "creación" y el primer patrón que escribo, ¡lo hice lo mejor que pude! Usé hilo acrílico y una aguja de 3 mm y mi Bob Esponja tiene una altura aproximada de 20 cm. (7.8 inches).
Necesitaba hacer un tercer muñeco así que después de investigar un poco descubrí que Bob Esponja tuvo una mascota que era un caballito de mar y se llamaba Misterio, así que hice uno a partir de este patrón.

Más fotos en Flickr: Bob Esponja, Patricio and Misterio.

Esta es mi versión del patrón:

BODY FRONT & BACK (make 2)

ROW #1: With brown, ch 17, sc in 2nd chain from hook, 15 sc (16). Ch 1, turn.

ROW #2-5: 16 sc. Change to white at the end of row 5.

ROW #6-9: 16 sc. Change to yellow at the end of row 9.

ROW #10-25: 16 sc. FO

BODY TOP & BOTTOM (make 1 yellow, 1 brown)

ROW #1: With brown, ch 17, sc in 2nd chain from hook, 15 sc (16). Ch 1, turn.

ROW #2-6: 16 sc. FO

BODY LEFT & RIGHT (make 2)

ROW #1: With brown, ch 7, sc in 2nd chain from hook, 5 sc (6). Ch 1, turn.

ROW #2-5: 6 sc. Change to white at the end of row 5.

ROW #6-9: 6 sc. Change to yellow at the end of row 9.

ROW #10-25: 6 sc. FO

EYES (make 2)

(I only made the white part and then glued wobbly blue eyes on them. You could make a smaller blue circle, and yet a smaller black one to finish the eyes)

ROW #1: With white, make a magic ring of 6 sc. (6)

ROW #2: *2 sc in each sc**, repeat 6 times. (12)

ROW #3: *2 sc in 1 sc, 1 sc**, repeat 6 times. (18) FO

TEETH

ROW #1: With white, ch 3, sc in 2nd chain from hook, 1 sc (2). Ch 1, turn.

ROW #2-3: 2 sc (2). FO

NOSE

ROW #1: With yellow, make a magic ring of 6 sc. (6)

ROW #2: *2 sc in each sc**, repeat 6 times. (12)

ROW #3: *2 sc tog**, repeat 6 times. (6)

ROW #4: 6 sc (6). FO

TIE

ROW #1: With red, ch 3, 4 dc in starting ch. (4)

ROW #2: 1 dc, 2 sc, 1dc. (4)

ROW #3: *2 sc tog**, repeat. (2)

ROW #4: 2 sc. (2)

ROW #5: *2 sc in 1 sc**, repeat. (4) FO (This is the part that goes to the neck. Shape the tie when you sew it on the front; I also outlined it black with the shirt collar)

LEGS (make 2)

ROW #1: With black, ch 5. 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in last ch. Continue working in remaining loops of foundation ch, 2 sc, 2 sc in last ch. (10)

ROW #2: In back loops only, 10 sc. (10)

ROW #3: 10 sc. (10)

ROW #4: *3 sc, 2 sc tog*, repeat, 3 sc. (8) Change to white. (Stuff shoe now. I didn't stuff the rest of the legs)

ROW #5-9: 8 sc. (8) Change to red.

ROW #10: 8 sc. (8) Change to white.

ROW #11: 8 sc. (8) Change to blue.

ROW #12: 8 sc. (8) Change to white.

ROW #13: 8 sc. (8) Change to yellow.

ROW #14: *2 sc, 2 sc tog*, repeat. (6)

ROW #15-22: 6 sc. (6) FO

ARMS (make 2)

ROW #1: With yellow, make a magic ring of 6 sc. (6)

ROW #2-14: 6 sc. (Do not stuff and continue with the fingers)

*Ch 4, crochet back along the chain: 1sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc, sl st in the wrist (pull trough both sides)**, repeat 3 times. FO

PANTS LEGS & SHIRT SLEEVES (make 2 in brown, 2 in white)

ROW #1: Ch 10, sl st into starting ch, forming a ring. 10 sc.(10)

ROW #2-4: 10 sc. FO

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I had eyed these patterns at The Late Night Hooker: here's SpongeBob and here's Patrick Starr. I thought her SpongeBob was too big for me, so I made Patrick first and then adapted SpongeBob's pattern to make it smaller. I'll reproduce my version of the pattern at the end of this post, in case you want to use it. I should warn you, this is my first “creation” and the first pattern I write. I tried my best! I used acrylic yarn and a 3 mm hook and my SpongeBob's height is aprox. 20 cm (7.8 inches). I needed a third toy so I did some research and found out that at some point SpongeBob had a pet seahorse that he named Mystery, and so I made Mystery out of this pattern. You can check out more photos at Flickr: SpongeBob, Patrick and Mystery.

Se busca una criatura extraña de ojos verdes

Compré unos cuantos (ejem... 200) ojos móviles, y hoy los examiné. Esto es lo había en un paquete:

Ya sé que prometían 100 ojos, y 4 ojos en 4 tamaños en 6 colores da un total de 96 ojos, así que hacían falta otros 4 ojos, pero... ¿no sería mejor que esos 4 estuvieran emparejados? Ahora no me queda más remedio que crear alguna criatura extraña que solo tenga un ojo verde, o que tenga 2 de distinto tamaño.

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I bought a few (cough... 200) wiggle eyes, and today I checked them out. Here's what I got in one pack. I know you promised 100 eyes, and 4 eyes in 4 sizes in 6 colours left you at 96, so you needed 4 extra eyes to keep your word, but... Couldn't those 4 eyes match in size as well as in colour? You've now set me up to come up with strange green-eyed creatures that either have only 1 eye, or portray different sized eyes. Such a boost to my creativity!

30 Days of Crocheting Challenge - Day 1

Day 1: What was your first finished project?

Let’s not count the stuff I made as a child, because I don’t remember and I think I was more into knitting anyway. I started learning about amigurumi in May 2010 and my first project was Marieta.

She turned out huge, colours are a disaster because I used whatever my mother had available around the house (and run out of some colour mid-project), I stuffed too much and the dress was too small, hair and face are far from cute, BUT I love her. :-)

Extremidades que adoptan posturas

Hay un estupendo tutorial en vídeo en Nerdigurumi sobre como poner alambres en las extremidades de un muñeco.Nunca he probado a hacer esto, sólo he usado limpiapipas. Me gustaría probar esta técnica.

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There's a cool video tutorial on Nerdigurumi about wiring amigurumi crochet doll limbs.I haven't yet wired many of my dolls and what I've used so far is pipe-cleaners. I'm actually looking forward to give this other technique a try!

¡Rudolph!

¡Rudolph!


Este pequeño y feliz Rudolph va a viajar hasta el hogar de la escritora Maureen Johnson, donde con un poco de suerte encontrará un lugar entre sus decoraciones navideñas.

Usé el patrón Happy Reindeer by Lion Brand Yarn. Es muy fácil y rápido de hacer. Le puse ojos de 15 mm., que quedan muy lindos en amigurumi, más que los ojos más pequeños. Las medias-sonrisas también se ganan los corazones. ;-)

(Más fotos en Flickr)

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This little happy-looking Rudolph will be travelling to the home of writer Maureen Johnson, where he will hopefully gain a place among her Christmas decorations. I used the Happy Reindeer by Lion Brand Yarn pattern. It is really easy and quick to work through. I used 15 mm. eyes, which I find to be very cute on amigurumi, as opposed to smaller eyes. Half smiles win many hearts too! ;-) (Find all my "Rudolph" photos at Flickr)

Willow

Willow


Mi primer intento de hacer uno de los adorables Pocket Spirits de Beth.

Soy demasiado perezosa para hacer esos finos vestiditos de crochet, así que le hice una especie de túnica con este patrón. Para el pelo intenté emular un revoltijo de hojas de otoño con este hilo. La flor y sus hojas las hice a partir de este patrón.

(Más fotos en Flickr)

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My first attempt at making one of the adorable Pocket Spirits by Beth. I am too lazy for fine crochet dresses, so I made a little tunic out of this pattern. For the hair -a mess of fallen autumn foliage- I used this yarn. Finally I added the flower and leaves that I took from this pattern. (Find all my "Willow" photos at Flickr)

Nayi

Esta es nueva muñequita, una dulce sirenita. Es muy bonita y es muy fácil y rápida de hacer. Me encanta el pelo; compré ese hilo en rebajas hace un tiempo pensando que quedaría bonito como cabello y me encanta el resultado.

El patrón es Mermaid Ornament de Michele Wilcox y se puede encontrar en kreinik.com o através de Ravelry.

(Más fotos de Nayi en Flickr)

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This is my latest dolly, a sweet mermaid. She's pretty cute and it was super easy and quick to make. I really like the hair; I bought that yarn on sale a while ago thinking it would be cute for hairs and I love the results. The pattern -Mermaid Ornament- is by Michele Wilcox and can be found at kreinik.com or through Ravelry. (Find all my "Nayi" photos at Flickr)

Hall of Fame

(Tengan paciencia conmigo, me entretengo con cualquier cosa...)

Mi muñeca Pucca ha estado circulando en Tumblr y ya tiene 23 notas. Yay!

También, ¡Pili ha sido incluida en una galería en Flickr!

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(Bear with me, I'm easily amused...) My doll Pucca has been doing the rounds on Tumblr and has 23 notes already. Yay! Also, Pili made it into a Flickr Gallery!

Pili y Sir Paul

¡Qué pareja tan elegante, Pili y Sir Paul!

Pili sale de un diseño de Rossella Spagnoli que pueden encontrar en Ravelry. Ahora bien, la muñeca que me salía a mí no se parecía en nada a la imagen del patrón, así que improvisé: le hice las piernas más flacas, las manos más redondas, le puse un sombrero... (Más fotos de Pili en Flickr)

Sir Paul y su elegante sombrero de copa son unos diseños de Sarah Hearn: Mini Amigurumi Octopus + Top Hat. También están en Ravelry (octopus + top hat). ¡Estos diseños son fantásticos! Bonitos, fáciles y rápidos. ¡Un amor! (Más fotos de Sir Paul en Flickr)

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Pili comes from a design by Rossella Spagnoli that you can find on Ravelry. However, my doll was turning out like nothing on that pattern, so I basically did what I wanted with it: Thinner legs, rounder hands, a hat...

(Find all my "Pili" photos at Flickr)

Sir Paul and his elegant top-hat are designs by Sarah Hearn: Mini Amigurumi Octopus + Top Hat. You can also find them at Ravelry (octopus + top hat). These designs are winners! So cute, easy and quick to make. Lovely!

(Find all my "Sir Paul" photos at Flickr)