I made a set of Mother and Child Earth Spirits about two years ago, and they've always been one of my favourite creations. I've also had quite a few requests for me to write up their pattern, and now I've finally got it finished, and available in my shop.
One of the problems with making these is getting hold of nice mohair yarns that are the right thickness. The yarn I originally used, Patons Spirit, is no longer being produced, although I've still got a small stash of it. It is also thicker than most of the other plain mohair yarns I have, many of which I picked up from charity shops without labels. I bought some Luxury Mohair by King Cole, which has lovely colours but is comparatively thin, and when I tested my pattern using this yarn, the Water Spirits ended up quite a bit smaller than the Earth Spirits I made using the Patons yarn. In the end though, despite the size difference, I was happy with both yarns and the creatures I made with them.
I think that what I like most about these creatures is the way they seem to interact when you put them together. It feels like the mother is looking after her child, or even listening to him telling her what he's been up to!
5 comments:
These are adorable! I've never crocheted with anything other than baby soft yarn and wool. I'll have to try mohair next. :)
Oh my, those are the cutest things ever!!!
Thank you! Working with mohair is fun, you get a really nice effect.
these are utterly adorable!! You rock! :D I saw you are considering the adventure time swap and followed your profile here :) I hope you sign up for it I would love to see what you come up with and hey you might get a partner who will be willing to make 3 things Good luck! You have awesome yarny talent ^__^
Thank you! I'm still thinking about the Adventure Time swap, but I'm pretty obsessed at the moment, so I'm very tempted!
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