tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35540641241439069052024-03-17T14:52:36.881+00:00LucyRavenscar - Crochet CreaturesInspiration - Ideas - PatternsLucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-14375851948440868042024-02-13T17:08:00.005+00:002024-02-13T17:08:47.860+00:00Love Monster, with Free Amigurumi Heart Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCURr8p4_xObRh7tXclRei9k13-MOEc0CpzOVhOCr0v0hGbyr8-CdzBUJxxAQ-XKBADRGWBs0FJNBBcpfrQIrQrISAXe2lIY3EyYDCjIn287f2t8fnt-RKlg_I-nCQmnirUxoXiDRozIkLTmwOZmMhcUuaXCZ59gKqTX-kke143AlwyVWEG8a_NYA6ZPQ/s2686/IMG_9564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2686" data-original-width="2686" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCURr8p4_xObRh7tXclRei9k13-MOEc0CpzOVhOCr0v0hGbyr8-CdzBUJxxAQ-XKBADRGWBs0FJNBBcpfrQIrQrISAXe2lIY3EyYDCjIn287f2t8fnt-RKlg_I-nCQmnirUxoXiDRozIkLTmwOZmMhcUuaXCZ59gKqTX-kke143AlwyVWEG8a_NYA6ZPQ/w640-h640/IMG_9564.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";">For
Valentines Day I’ve made this cute little Love Monster, using my Adorable Monster
pattern. I had some lovely pink fuzzy yarn that I’d saved for ages, and this seemed
the perfect thing to make with it. I had to give him a heart to give to people he
loves, so I’ve included the pattern to make that below.</span></p>
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Heart Pattern</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";">This
is a simple pattern to make a three-dimensional amigurumi heart that could be used
for all sorts of things. Make it into a decoration, make several of them and display
in a bowl or string together to hang on the wall. You could give one to someone
you’ve fallen in love with, or stick pins in it if they break your heart!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";">Yarn required:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I
used double knitting (DK) weight yarn, approximately 10g. You can use any
colour you like, and any thickness of yarn, though you will need to adjust the
amount and hook size.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">You will also need:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";">Stuffing.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";">Tapestry
needle.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">4
mm hook (US G hook).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";">Finished
size: approximately 6 cm/2.5" tall.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";">Abbreviations:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">ch
= chain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">st
= stitch or stitches<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">sc
= single crochet (US), double crochet (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">tog
= together<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">sc2tog
= decrease by working two sc together<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">FO
= fasten off<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Notes:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">This
heart is made in rounds, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">starting with the two rounded parts at
the top which are then joined together by crocheting around and continuing to
the point. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Do
not join rounds, use a stitch marker to mark the start of a round - a small
piece of different coloured yarn placed under the stitch at the start of the
round will do. To start a round, you can use the magic ring method, but I
prefer to </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ch 2, then work sc into 1<sup>st</sup> ch. If you work the
sc over the tail of yarn as well you can use that to pull the hole tight.
Whichever method you use, always make sure that there is no hole in the first
round before you continue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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heart (make 2):</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 1:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> ch 2, work 6 sc into 1<sup>st</sup> ch
- 6 st.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Round 2:</b> [2 sc in next st, sc in
next st] 6 times - 12 st.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";">Round 3:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";"> [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st] 6
times - 18 st.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 4 - 6:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (3 rounds) sc in each st around - 18
st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">-For first piece, FO leaving a length of yarn. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">-For second piece, do not FO. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rest of heart:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">-Join the two pieces, leaving 3 st not joined between the
two pieces, using the following instructions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 7:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc into 4th st of first piece, sc in
next 14 st, sc into 4th st of second piece, sc in next 14 st - 30 st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 8:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 6 st, sc2tog, sc in next 13
st, sc2tog, sc in next 7 st - 28 st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 9:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 6 st, sc2tog, sc in next 12
st, sc2tog, sc in next 6 st - 26 st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 10:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 6 st, sc2tog, sc in next 11
st, sc2tog, sc in next 5 st - 24 st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 11:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 6 st, sc2tog, sc in next 10
st, sc2tog, sc in next 4 st - 22 st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">-Sew up the hole between the two original pieces using the
length of yarn from the first piece.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">-Start to stuff and continue as you go along.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 12:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 5 st, sc2tog, sc in next 9
st, sc2tog, sc in next 4 st - 20 st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 13:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> [sc2tog, sc in next 3 st] 4 times - 16
st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 14:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> [sc2tog, sc in next 2 st] 4 times - 12
st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 15:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> [sc2tog, sc in next st] 4 times - 8 st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round 16:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next st, sc2tog, sc in next 2 st,
sc2tog, sc in next st - 6 st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">-Finish stuffing and sew up hole at bottom.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";">This pattern is also available to download from </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/amigurumi-heart-18" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>, and the Adorable Monster pattern can be bought on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/62344504/adorable-monster-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/adorable-monster-amigurumi" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-33637711586923142312024-02-13T16:34:00.002+00:002024-02-13T16:34:26.372+00:00Pumpkinhead Witch and Scarecrow Amigurumi Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMm7EHPEPl4oQuFcd7GLaxnNCjKKxsvAIk4PA2YSueASPq1_UzdUiDukTaXsqA56Owie4g-M5ccoYW3YnDwK_x5taCpns9lR-scvOg9Xj-2Wrv4lbAafQdELtZBG9z6h4W75Hay3QFzLMHl4wKU3pGjds_acp5v50CVmbZ9PZKxykHthQKnm3d1f3BM2W/s2572/Pumpkinheads%2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="2368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMm7EHPEPl4oQuFcd7GLaxnNCjKKxsvAIk4PA2YSueASPq1_UzdUiDukTaXsqA56Owie4g-M5ccoYW3YnDwK_x5taCpns9lR-scvOg9Xj-2Wrv4lbAafQdELtZBG9z6h4W75Hay3QFzLMHl4wKU3pGjds_acp5v50CVmbZ9PZKxykHthQKnm3d1f3BM2W/w590-h640/Pumpkinheads%2010.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><br /><p>As it was heading towards autumn a couple of years ago, and people had started talking about Halloween online, I had an urge to make a witch with a pumpkin head. I thought I'd work on the pattern and have it ready in time for the spooky season. Of course, it took me much longer to make than I thought, so I played with the idea a bit and created a pumpkin-headed scarecrow as well. Then I shelved it, as it seemed a bit pointless bringing out a pattern like that in springtime. As autumn swung round again last year I suddenly remembered this pattern and got it ready, but I completely forgot to post about it here on my blog. I hope you're enjoying this insight into my organisational skills!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfe2nxowtyDvvLUwo5-tcwTsI8TQxbjGlWt41Y_rPaWh7uo2hzTwmi0IvqKUZZGDgkwKKziyiBaY9ynRm2HvyE_fmH9kprQAxxumtrstpj3knwRNBP_Zf4sIeqKfPhNVl9BFIlpNCat-TP0Lba-3-Jgivs7giCtEjC_RDe0yVab8AX7OCkjenYEbm_1Ulk/s2575/Pumpkinheads%2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2575" data-original-width="1788" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfe2nxowtyDvvLUwo5-tcwTsI8TQxbjGlWt41Y_rPaWh7uo2hzTwmi0IvqKUZZGDgkwKKziyiBaY9ynRm2HvyE_fmH9kprQAxxumtrstpj3knwRNBP_Zf4sIeqKfPhNVl9BFIlpNCat-TP0Lba-3-Jgivs7giCtEjC_RDe0yVab8AX7OCkjenYEbm_1Ulk/w445-h640/Pumpkinheads%2003.jpg" width="445" /></a></div><br /><p>I tried a couple of techniques to form the ridges in the pumpkin, and in the end was very happy with what I came up with. The ridges are subtle, but I think they work. You could easily change elements of this pattern to make the clothes different, she doesn't have to be a witch, she can be a girl in a bright-coloured dress, and you can make the scarecrow in any colour of clothes that you want.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0wahrVJbRZjN4B0URoGkmGax9stz7Fxg-8DHRXLk8Z8KxsAfjjDU_zyyPs9WqFz71uIoe2d8EyQBz6C8f0EAedI98OlKgBfGyPs13HphYCNxzO628BWcsE72QuyqUHQNiC7zG5knjLN_En1CzAf_JL-WRXLJBoXgjcWkfbB35AsvIj0mr_rsDxqjA9ln/s2028/Pumpkinheads%2007sq2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="2028" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0wahrVJbRZjN4B0URoGkmGax9stz7Fxg-8DHRXLk8Z8KxsAfjjDU_zyyPs9WqFz71uIoe2d8EyQBz6C8f0EAedI98OlKgBfGyPs13HphYCNxzO628BWcsE72QuyqUHQNiC7zG5knjLN_En1CzAf_JL-WRXLJBoXgjcWkfbB35AsvIj0mr_rsDxqjA9ln/w400-h400/Pumpkinheads%2007sq2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This pattern is available in my </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1557315465/pumpkinhead-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Etsy</a><span style="text-align: left;"> and </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pumpkinhead-amigurumi" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Ravelry</a><span style="text-align: left;"> shops.</span></div>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-813647971226248702024-02-13T16:11:00.000+00:002024-02-13T16:11:48.770+00:00B2EMO - Star Wars Andor Droid Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSotUrMX4SD1UdUNfJxZUg2VyP5FRU5ivrBlzMZgSGpsS6-lNSX-S3EHNZ8bVyOP9LbDVbsXWa0SqOAAOSQkPFXzekz11Z8-VX6yODmfPsO8gCEbmwRDeS3i8mnzEB5Z4tlPwPmB0Bx67g4uJ3PBU9VKG3SDZjq0-K6vmfEl4S-a8GZn9L_pHQo2KVL3aj/s3000/IMG_9094sq.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSotUrMX4SD1UdUNfJxZUg2VyP5FRU5ivrBlzMZgSGpsS6-lNSX-S3EHNZ8bVyOP9LbDVbsXWa0SqOAAOSQkPFXzekz11Z8-VX6yODmfPsO8gCEbmwRDeS3i8mnzEB5Z4tlPwPmB0Bx67g4uJ3PBU9VKG3SDZjq0-K6vmfEl4S-a8GZn9L_pHQo2KVL3aj/w400-h400/IMG_9094sq.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I absolutely loved season 1 of Andor, the Star Wars show that came out in 2022, and prequel to Rogue One. Brilliantly made, it had a different feel to many other Star Wars films and shows, and I can't wait to see the conclusion, hopefully out later this year. One of my favourite characters was the salvage assist droid, B2EMO belonging to the Andor family. He is an old droid, a bit battered and with a vocal stutter, but he is incredibly loyal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-0kIlYLypzy5O5eRd4r8bg65h5IzeF-nJQreX3yrGfIBDjk2_YP8I4V2SB3aLWMfWobDFCx2T2N4clSpu0G-v6EijBIX74n4aZQTSC8uCinVgvGqm2uD1AEX4hP15TQ0eKanefQS2PrOtJn-469TJW5nZ6zaC7NVEwzsYrl-Ke53ETkehoMGc-rk4zet/s3102/IMG_9095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-0kIlYLypzy5O5eRd4r8bg65h5IzeF-nJQreX3yrGfIBDjk2_YP8I4V2SB3aLWMfWobDFCx2T2N4clSpu0G-v6EijBIX74n4aZQTSC8uCinVgvGqm2uD1AEX4hP15TQ0eKanefQS2PrOtJn-469TJW5nZ6zaC7NVEwzsYrl-Ke53ETkehoMGc-rk4zet/w386-h400/IMG_9095.JPG" width="386" /></a></div><br /><p>Making something that was a square shape was an interesting challenge, but I ended up working out the pattern quite quickly in the end (handy, since the first time I made it was as a last minute Christmas present!). I did a couple of small tweaks to that initial pattern, and it is now available to buy in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1475267201/b2emo-star-wars-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/b2emo---star-wars-amigurumi">Ravelry</a> shops.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kq_tcU3lBBpdJmHe_RYuArxHKfgEMiA1TqzbRKk6o-L6QX5uhVZZyOSgbL7opQoowkB1vT0g6X2xNudnvesOwYsqTYj1Z9KP2Y-Jwepm-4kr6dHMd9iizaS78wB1Fnch2FTo0BhnIX2kVCiJL8QTehR5X71dbU0ZCX1y-IGjPFm-QP2x402Ku7TXkBXE/s2326/IMG_9114sq.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2326" data-original-width="2326" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kq_tcU3lBBpdJmHe_RYuArxHKfgEMiA1TqzbRKk6o-L6QX5uhVZZyOSgbL7opQoowkB1vT0g6X2xNudnvesOwYsqTYj1Z9KP2Y-Jwepm-4kr6dHMd9iizaS78wB1Fnch2FTo0BhnIX2kVCiJL8QTehR5X71dbU0ZCX1y-IGjPFm-QP2x402Ku7TXkBXE/w400-h400/IMG_9114sq.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>He isn't in scale with my other Star Wars amigurumi as he would have ended up way too small, but at about 8 cm/3.25" tall he's the perfect size to sit on your desk or shelf and keep you company.<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, Helvetica Neue, Droid Sans, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.16px;"> </span></span><br /><p><br /></p>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-46593872712290896922023-04-01T18:25:00.002+01:002023-04-01T18:25:41.748+01:00Dice Bag - Free Pattern<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHvmb7hvmPi8NnkcJGZjg0BEKCaFug0xvfJzaOIuC3V9SC-CvCvT4ckYL0XRmHXKaffUK6ESxVQD8J3vqpKZNHd9Jev1mlVdQE9XNDS1WKz3sNO3acUtOXOjZ-P2-8Yaz8kd3IybglhvlhdcG68pfoCseHBqrNxcdzv6SwV0oTq-eWMqAM3QQmP7s8g/s2642/IMG_9025sq.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2642" data-original-width="2642" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHvmb7hvmPi8NnkcJGZjg0BEKCaFug0xvfJzaOIuC3V9SC-CvCvT4ckYL0XRmHXKaffUK6ESxVQD8J3vqpKZNHd9Jev1mlVdQE9XNDS1WKz3sNO3acUtOXOjZ-P2-8Yaz8kd3IybglhvlhdcG68pfoCseHBqrNxcdzv6SwV0oTq-eWMqAM3QQmP7s8g/w640-h640/IMG_9025sq.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since the new Dungeons & Dragons film has just been released, I thought it would be fun to share this simple dice bag pattern with you D&D players out there. I’ve had a few goes at playing over the years, but never had a chance to get really into the swing of it (I tend to stick to tabletop games). However, my daughter has been playing for years, and has built up an impressive collection of dice, so I thought I’d make her a nice, sturdy bag for them.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It’s a fairly simple design, but to give a bit of visual interest, and hopefully some extra strength, I’ve used front post stitches to make vertical ridges – you can do them at different distances apart, as you choose.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzIR__Sggwv7PJaM_sHDXyj9G1mUmM-l615X0zV-j_cns9S_D1pj4KHeiipU0SAdM7Id9RFzlwwFvjRgWDJSBqmJoS_pMAch6klrsdmj7NOzlOyeWrIIVBm35LCY75teV95SpFAFvSyA3kqumHj2ZsS7f_KB9CRgusho-BR7RlB7Y3LAYWz21zxOETg/s2688/IMG_9028sq.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="2688" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzIR__Sggwv7PJaM_sHDXyj9G1mUmM-l615X0zV-j_cns9S_D1pj4KHeiipU0SAdM7Id9RFzlwwFvjRgWDJSBqmJoS_pMAch6klrsdmj7NOzlOyeWrIIVBm35LCY75teV95SpFAFvSyA3kqumHj2ZsS7f_KB9CRgusho-BR7RlB7Y3LAYWz21zxOETg/w400-h400/IMG_9028sq.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wider spaced ridges</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1ZQNcyuj8kx8g4R9QBOiYy5BhJ0UzYMBc_QDyZ8XcdmAgDT8h62Fh7YlTz6vXPydySX5x6V4lm_nVFmj5Vw92i8_VhJZx00r3UuN5itacX800gwC8tBztiAOg8K1totoveYU1RyCPELT2uFsjKXmVsE1vjo-Xj_Nlzoz5JBxzG8nSaOcZXRZHjRy3g/s2288/IMG_9060sq.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="2288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1ZQNcyuj8kx8g4R9QBOiYy5BhJ0UzYMBc_QDyZ8XcdmAgDT8h62Fh7YlTz6vXPydySX5x6V4lm_nVFmj5Vw92i8_VhJZx00r3UuN5itacX800gwC8tBztiAOg8K1totoveYU1RyCPELT2uFsjKXmVsE1vjo-Xj_Nlzoz5JBxzG8nSaOcZXRZHjRy3g/w400-h400/IMG_9060sq.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Narrower spaced ridges</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can make your bag in any colour you like, or use more than one colour – self-striping or multicoloured yarn is the quick and easy way to get a fun effect. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This bag will come out about 15 cm/6” tall, 10 cm/4” in diameter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g1hw7zUdxeLEq-bfWEad8SYZMHrUzrceyjImHwvEfpVdwsSiD2MkZDk5JWnbcQT-XWDRtZZG49J-4bgGliSfmem75IymRZKFRtOZpUG0emrqocSWoZx27eWwszvfOPkFAktxPn_SPtDFVG9H1jxtD49ts-32wWYOQQ0WOYpfL-NBTaIh_HYfeCNpGw/s3277/IMG_9030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3277" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g1hw7zUdxeLEq-bfWEad8SYZMHrUzrceyjImHwvEfpVdwsSiD2MkZDk5JWnbcQT-XWDRtZZG49J-4bgGliSfmem75IymRZKFRtOZpUG0emrqocSWoZx27eWwszvfOPkFAktxPn_SPtDFVG9H1jxtD49ts-32wWYOQQ0WOYpfL-NBTaIh_HYfeCNpGw/w366-h400/IMG_9030.JPG" width="366" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;">Abbreviations:</b><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">ch = chain </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">st = stitch or stitches </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">ss = slip stitch </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">sc = single crochet (US), double crochet (UK) </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">dc = double crochet (US), treble crochet (UK) </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">fpsc = front post single crochet (US), front post double crochet (UK), see special stitch instructions below. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">tog = together </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">sc2tog = decrease by working two sc together </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">YOH = yarn over hook </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">FO = fasten off </span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;">General instructions: </b><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Work in rounds unless otherwise stated and do not join rounds unless told to. Use a stitch marker to mark the start of a round - a small piece of different coloured yarn placed under the stitch at the start of the round will do. To start a round, you can use the magic ring method, but I prefer (ch 2, work 6 sc into 1st ch). If you work the 6 sc over the tail of yarn as well you can use that to pull the hole tight. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Work through both loops of stitches unless otherwise indicated. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">You will need: </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Approximately 40g of any colour yarn, double knitting or worsted weight. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">4mm (G/6) hook. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tapestry needle. </span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;">Special stitch instructions: </b><br /><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;">Fpsc: </b><span style="font-family: verdana;">work sc by putting your hook from right to left around the back of the post of the next stitch on the previous round. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sc do not have much of a post (the body of a stitch, apart from the 'v' shape of the two loops that you normally put your hook under) so it can be quite hard to do this stitch. Push your hook under the two loops as normal (Fig. 1), then back under the two loops of the next stitch from back to front (Fig. 2 shows with the green mark where to insert your hook from the back, Fig. 3 shows what it looks like when you have done this). YOH, pull yarn through, YOH, pull through both loops on hook. When you work the next stitch remember to start by putting your hook under the second set of two loops that you used previously. It is very easy to mix up which stitch you're working into, so count your stitches frequently to check you haven't made a mistake. </span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UxqZjdqsPe6ObNj-msvM_UVmhZM3c-m5fRvdrgQfLhdJs8xnydFvMn83YBd1-EBTu85D2qKcWkmkXt6BIcPZDwRQ3fljzBdkbnrCEpGzDbuOdjsMsSihtTvxvlwAPnsZy16gaMi4CNMtBTncLJ1_CuIU2TRtMqTNj1hRh1kVM1jwpWAOnCJft2oQ2g/s2740/IMG_9017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="2740" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UxqZjdqsPe6ObNj-msvM_UVmhZM3c-m5fRvdrgQfLhdJs8xnydFvMn83YBd1-EBTu85D2qKcWkmkXt6BIcPZDwRQ3fljzBdkbnrCEpGzDbuOdjsMsSihtTvxvlwAPnsZy16gaMi4CNMtBTncLJ1_CuIU2TRtMqTNj1hRh1kVM1jwpWAOnCJft2oQ2g/s320/IMG_9017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Fig. 1</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvilN9qkWdUrk7qLem5Ocv13jq4GS0CfMNrOlw9TNyZEWmLlXP1CoeBz9kRXP2E8osR7ySIpCRWr76fFgaKlfToY7WX0ZzWKzp0E521_iHt6Z67WqM7EVxJbQlyWaFgyqZ_JkiAFB2j2M0iqKqt1f0gdoIkCYPL7f8AFxEztYcdqgq_gCdqN1njaCrQ/s2740/IMG_9017draw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="2740" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvilN9qkWdUrk7qLem5Ocv13jq4GS0CfMNrOlw9TNyZEWmLlXP1CoeBz9kRXP2E8osR7ySIpCRWr76fFgaKlfToY7WX0ZzWKzp0E521_iHt6Z67WqM7EVxJbQlyWaFgyqZ_JkiAFB2j2M0iqKqt1f0gdoIkCYPL7f8AFxEztYcdqgq_gCdqN1njaCrQ/s320/IMG_9017draw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Fig. 2</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55oG4bkeA81XHjmL2UdmzJzrdzvJTZxyTGdm5tTkpHSZcx_MNTRQfE7LGrMdvt-E1iWY_mX8pc0mi4O-mmLNriG-Nbyd16NP3UTOqtKXpmol79--VS9F-sH276amqWWQQSQqwYLzzWETpDNNBhrsdkZKwu789ukgOYO3FzA2KZWm4_aunnXWvyeziYA/s3000/IMG_9021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2395" data-original-width="3000" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55oG4bkeA81XHjmL2UdmzJzrdzvJTZxyTGdm5tTkpHSZcx_MNTRQfE7LGrMdvt-E1iWY_mX8pc0mi4O-mmLNriG-Nbyd16NP3UTOqtKXpmol79--VS9F-sH276amqWWQQSQqwYLzzWETpDNNBhrsdkZKwu789ukgOYO3FzA2KZWm4_aunnXWvyeziYA/s320/IMG_9021.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Fig. 3</span><br /> <br /><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;">Linked dc</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> (optional): to make the top of the bag where the drawstring goes a bit stronger, you can work round 38 with linked dc. To do this, work the first dc of each pair. Then insert your hook under a strand of yarn that makes up the dc (Fig. 4 shows the strand outlined in black, Fig. 5 shows the hook under the strand) and then into the next st. YOH, pull through yarn, YOH, pull through 2 loops, YOH, pull through 2 loops. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJpZ3AIKuLHxjT17rJRRqnu72yj5BtS8A3N4A-oRkvgyfTkA7wquXY9RSWJ0HKWq5kpyzz4qTfZposXlkElquMd8kACQC7KYylFqpTkGEBg38Sair8dQzqrkYaP-5q4Dfj4RJgnfLnrNCVyp4Gv2lo-6Zh1S8BbkQzo47hgggH-aiRvMscMY3CmjL4w/s3300/IMG_9054draw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="3300" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJpZ3AIKuLHxjT17rJRRqnu72yj5BtS8A3N4A-oRkvgyfTkA7wquXY9RSWJ0HKWq5kpyzz4qTfZposXlkElquMd8kACQC7KYylFqpTkGEBg38Sair8dQzqrkYaP-5q4Dfj4RJgnfLnrNCVyp4Gv2lo-6Zh1S8BbkQzo47hgggH-aiRvMscMY3CmjL4w/s320/IMG_9054draw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Fig. 4</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvGWSD_yRcJI62HY_puMuxYojXF0bLAm2N1SqQSgIqZKbn09RADhhoY5g6pwkBabg1FlCBIPYcszLpT7ZcZavhSjWs6X_99XGANdSikwbllSWM3plfynemLhZ6sdGbC1yGs5aj4mk5tYCzl-ZEAtFE3Ko9RC1o36lheeTfQBQMrfHyZV6nn0-ScoD9g/s3135/IMG_9055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3135" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvGWSD_yRcJI62HY_puMuxYojXF0bLAm2N1SqQSgIqZKbn09RADhhoY5g6pwkBabg1FlCBIPYcszLpT7ZcZavhSjWs6X_99XGANdSikwbllSWM3plfynemLhZ6sdGbC1yGs5aj4mk5tYCzl-ZEAtFE3Ko9RC1o36lheeTfQBQMrfHyZV6nn0-ScoD9g/s320/IMG_9055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Fig. 5</span><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qeESTXeLsZPVskrSMb09Lp6JZH3InXCDHNLD_BQyf1JoFkw5zmMAo8YlsxuUmqlwwdWe9gjty9fNaqKdLWQ6JRZYZwZ98KFkNGCubSz7mn-akIFEWv-kiAE1xxPekxEZwkNrmIguHgHVFy-RQT08I1-EYjMgfMLtfOvL1gjjZ4r8XeYOkwEbwRJhqg/s2650/IMG_9058sq.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="2650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qeESTXeLsZPVskrSMb09Lp6JZH3InXCDHNLD_BQyf1JoFkw5zmMAo8YlsxuUmqlwwdWe9gjty9fNaqKdLWQ6JRZYZwZ98KFkNGCubSz7mn-akIFEWv-kiAE1xxPekxEZwkNrmIguHgHVFy-RQT08I1-EYjMgfMLtfOvL1gjjZ4r8XeYOkwEbwRJhqg/w400-h400/IMG_9058sq.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;">Bag:</b><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Round 1: ch 2, work 6 sc into 1st ch - 6 st.<br /> Round 2: 2 sc in each st around - 12 st. <br />Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] 6 times - 18 st<br /> Round 4: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st] 6 times - 24 st. <br />Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st] 6 times - 30 st.<br /> Round 6: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 st] 6 times - 36 st. <br />Round 7: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st] 6 times - 42 st.<br /> Round 8: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 st] 6 times - 48 st.<br /> Round 9: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 st] 6 times - 54 st. <br />Round 10: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 st] 6 times - 60 st. <br />Round 11: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 9 st] 6 times - 66 st.<br /> Round 12: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 10 st] 6 times - 72 st. <br />-For wider spaced ridges continue here:<br /> Round 13 - 34: (22 rounds) [fpsc, sc in next 5 st] 12 times - 72 st.<br /> Round 35: [fpsc, sc in next 3 st, sc2tog] 12 times - 60 st. <br />Round 36 - 37: (2 rounds) [fpsc, sc in next 4 st] 12 times - 60 st. <br />-For narrower spaced ridges continue here: <br />Round 13 - 34: (22 rounds) [fpsc, sc in next 2 st] 24 times - 72 st.<br /> Round 35: [fpsc, sc2tog, fpsc, sc in next 2 st] 12 times - 60 st. <br />Round 36 - 37: (2 rounds) [fpsc, sc in next st, fpsc, sc in next 2 st] 12 times - 60 st. <br />-For all bags, continue here (see above on how to do linked dc if you choose): <br />Round 38: ss in next st, ch 1, dc in same st, dc in next st, ch 1, skip st, [dc in next 2 st, ch 1, skip st] 19 times - 60 st. <br />Round 39: starting in first dc, [sc in next 2 st, sc around ch] 20 times – 60 st. <br />Round 40: sc in each st around - 60 st. <br />-Ss in next st, FO. <br />-Weave in ends. <br /><br /><b>Drawstring: </b><br />Chain until you have a length of about 60 cm/24”, then ss in each ch, FO. <br />Thread through the ch 1 spaces at the top of the bag, then sew the ends together, weaving your yarn a little way along the drawstring to make the join secure. <br /><br />Fill with dice – or use for anything else you want!<br /></span><p class="MsoNormal">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUELI7grHcKa9B5zeGpiQtpP3gtj62SiDqHwlfxcIpXykWLXyDxVGWm02CI8mm1sZM9-uxx3ajbkKQ2uNt1Ihar58gV8h9GiM07MqTpzdB3_9KKHtALzHWFSD5X7Pfiox0_pKW1jR1A-xRwA1bleOkITNOqdpUHFvXWSQAEPkDwspYPkVeBuarDzP_Mg/s2494/IMG_9062_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="2494" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUELI7grHcKa9B5zeGpiQtpP3gtj62SiDqHwlfxcIpXykWLXyDxVGWm02CI8mm1sZM9-uxx3ajbkKQ2uNt1Ihar58gV8h9GiM07MqTpzdB3_9KKHtALzHWFSD5X7Pfiox0_pKW1jR1A-xRwA1bleOkITNOqdpUHFvXWSQAEPkDwspYPkVeBuarDzP_Mg/w640-h530/IMG_9062_1.JPG" width="640" /></a></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-15207289142013287972023-03-10T17:22:00.001+00:002023-03-10T17:22:20.154+00:00Human Figure Amigurumi Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRA0D5A-CYkb6_5X3hpFF-XGi6_xUh8lLvzVeok-tDPAgsTRQNjkwXDIl22bcE5yASGqYQsFtmBFcH31droEfgh_xM5Ha46YnNDldWH8AayX0o-o3q136_y3N4_48kBdWCzKdWfwJMAqP9JViQ507vo8XtF6gxAf9VnCvdexl9EYMUPFn_EywbDBbcQA/s3705/IMG_8998_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3705" data-original-width="2542" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRA0D5A-CYkb6_5X3hpFF-XGi6_xUh8lLvzVeok-tDPAgsTRQNjkwXDIl22bcE5yASGqYQsFtmBFcH31droEfgh_xM5Ha46YnNDldWH8AayX0o-o3q136_y3N4_48kBdWCzKdWfwJMAqP9JViQ507vo8XtF6gxAf9VnCvdexl9EYMUPFn_EywbDBbcQA/w440-h640/IMG_8998_1.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><p>My latest pattern is a simple human figure, without features but fairly proportional and shaped more realistically than most amigurumi. It is non-gendered and designed to be made in one colour. You can use pipe cleaners or wire in the limbs to make it poseable, so it can be a little friend, hanging around on your shelves and looking after your plants. The pattern includes details to make a base for the figure, so you can pose it like an artist's manikin, or you can turn it into a statue, fixed in one position (a pattern for a sword is also included).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZmxtjFfoip6tNaVHp2OXxA5CKG5Jsj3AEXLjxfoQtcn3r-dxhe6HLYtYNLMRvVhYsaxyHi-tmpD72ELV8ZCXkyAoNGZG7Sg7tnSP8brssLtE2fKLD_llN6XL3Lsdl8gPi8gwiFT7cJaRkrfo_DDDMUIyCPeFPyEjWD7IRzfYS3RI3hw3GZ7kvLgrdA/s3500/IMG_9008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3500" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZmxtjFfoip6tNaVHp2OXxA5CKG5Jsj3AEXLjxfoQtcn3r-dxhe6HLYtYNLMRvVhYsaxyHi-tmpD72ELV8ZCXkyAoNGZG7Sg7tnSP8brssLtE2fKLD_llN6XL3Lsdl8gPi8gwiFT7cJaRkrfo_DDDMUIyCPeFPyEjWD7IRzfYS3RI3hw3GZ7kvLgrdA/w343-h400/IMG_9008.JPG" width="343" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUODpECsshDXQ3bv9OzI0A-zk7mi0MVWU008czzLEBFLlNmjrpTz-_qNcV0a4Y3ky1kMIzORbD8SZgsmEmLtuAwyT8TSGzdrCQLzym8IN5YO-eH0AKT5EV0LShZwGkEWeJNjWvV3TomJirIbgi082Ypf0VdMcflhdJ5faBZh1ZMmFM1CiATusUb63jag/s3590/IMG_8980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3590" data-original-width="2747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUODpECsshDXQ3bv9OzI0A-zk7mi0MVWU008czzLEBFLlNmjrpTz-_qNcV0a4Y3ky1kMIzORbD8SZgsmEmLtuAwyT8TSGzdrCQLzym8IN5YO-eH0AKT5EV0LShZwGkEWeJNjWvV3TomJirIbgi082Ypf0VdMcflhdJ5faBZh1ZMmFM1CiATusUb63jag/w490-h640/IMG_8980.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY09I01kfx-3t8xgTjK7YXGLKBc3mqu94GxbzSBvqeR8q3-wjI8pDNK0STzgYi5QUnUCVEYX_Rm38uIFQlJ_cf7V5FXlpptvsyvnvl3svejozlfl4PLFa_ojbCc3_31_5VFCFHZzj91GjW-OI_XKNOnrlvLg5SCdlyBXn8KI3jh8iyfW25VCEU6juRYQ/s3596/IMG_8983_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3596" data-original-width="1922" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY09I01kfx-3t8xgTjK7YXGLKBc3mqu94GxbzSBvqeR8q3-wjI8pDNK0STzgYi5QUnUCVEYX_Rm38uIFQlJ_cf7V5FXlpptvsyvnvl3svejozlfl4PLFa_ojbCc3_31_5VFCFHZzj91GjW-OI_XKNOnrlvLg5SCdlyBXn8KI3jh8iyfW25VCEU6juRYQ/w342-h640/IMG_8983_1.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><br /><p>You can also use this pattern as a base and alter the figure as you please, add features, clothes, other accessories, and make it look however you wish. What would you do with it?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQPkQ0hkq5Xjgvjpho9D8A94CCybBMAbagcINOiKILoV2seMOHdTdaxNZpV42Nd58SHqwShbad8RTxUH-N-2CynIns7P9dZwH4DM9hlzMVaebQEfZOpc3-5jG09NR0JPHTuJ43A_Il1DnPWnEcxVGHtTkkZRQz3Epsp5LPANSCxrEJ1LLc8I3125zfw/s3416/IMG_9015_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3416" data-original-width="2012" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQPkQ0hkq5Xjgvjpho9D8A94CCybBMAbagcINOiKILoV2seMOHdTdaxNZpV42Nd58SHqwShbad8RTxUH-N-2CynIns7P9dZwH4DM9hlzMVaebQEfZOpc3-5jG09NR0JPHTuJ43A_Il1DnPWnEcxVGHtTkkZRQz3Epsp5LPANSCxrEJ1LLc8I3125zfw/w235-h400/IMG_9015_1.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQgpT3LkseA6i6cMKYfpJvjqNiIzwE7eGjCAO56Q8e2UvgAr6cUuAGvpjq-LnauKEriV6bbsj9poIpS9o1z0KH_eJ5E1ssmlDtWnuhyLXaydqWp0cZ2upqLDUcy4bl9FMfw7U3LbZcgTy6s_wRkFy9s9I9o1KFhe6jVmysqDe8vzTbhQtNRyRaSP4DA/s3433/IMG_8970_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3433" data-original-width="2422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQgpT3LkseA6i6cMKYfpJvjqNiIzwE7eGjCAO56Q8e2UvgAr6cUuAGvpjq-LnauKEriV6bbsj9poIpS9o1z0KH_eJ5E1ssmlDtWnuhyLXaydqWp0cZ2upqLDUcy4bl9FMfw7U3LbZcgTy6s_wRkFy9s9I9o1KFhe6jVmysqDe8vzTbhQtNRyRaSP4DA/w453-h640/IMG_8970_1.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can find the pattern in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1421391584/human-figure-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/human-figure-amigurumi" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> shops.</div><br /><p><br /></p>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-7064962788805101962022-03-24T16:49:00.002+00:002022-03-24T16:54:55.998+00:00Tiny Woodland Animal Amigurumi Patterns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJYVh831XghATQVIo051cnhJGeo6XXD6g5XQyBp7HrjyNkRzXgyDjlyS8Laxy2Z8ptFUC1jkRycceFyghLPLYVnOJ8QLYtzZfgiWXPMseoJUpsO66vn31NmBpovrqibWeD4ReS6RP6MmhcnznwMfG4F7oLQczIQEQ4itB696aCdIbrULVRFiYfoF6RA/s1280/Grid%20image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJYVh831XghATQVIo051cnhJGeo6XXD6g5XQyBp7HrjyNkRzXgyDjlyS8Laxy2Z8ptFUC1jkRycceFyghLPLYVnOJ8QLYtzZfgiWXPMseoJUpsO66vn31NmBpovrqibWeD4ReS6RP6MmhcnznwMfG4F7oLQczIQEQ4itB696aCdIbrULVRFiYfoF6RA/w640-h640/Grid%20image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>My latest project is a collection of crochet patterns for nine tiny woodland animals which includes: fox, badger, squirrel, rabbit, hedgehog, mole, otter, sitting and flying owls, as well as patterns for a playmat, tree stump and hollow log. Like some of my other patterns, such as the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/482938381/tiny-cats-and-dogs-amigurumi-patterns" target="_blank">Tiny Cats and Dogs</a>, these make cute little animals, ranging in size from 4 cm to 10 cm (1.5" to 4") long, which are mostly crocheted 'all-in-one', with the ears, legs and tails made as you go along, and minimal sewing.</div><div>
<br />As I live in the UK, these are woodland animals that I'm familiar with from Britain, and I've made them in a realistic style, at least as far as I can given their size. Although they're not totally in scale, I've tried to keep them mostly in proportion with each other. They don't use much yarn, so they're good for using up scraps - I made them using acrylic yarn with a bit of wool or alpaca mixed in, to give a nice, soft effect. </div><div><br /></div><div>This set is perfect for animal-loving children to play with (due to the size of the animals they wouldn't be suitable for any children under three years) but you could also make them for anyone who loves any of these animals - they're easy to turn into key-chains or decorations, and a group of flying owls would make a great mobile. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErk1odKsfYw_fjOlFQ9Wr6MVrfN33oeg2DWA0SS8Py3v6dRuKpwH5Sl70QB4HjUizdxKu8iktkeyNz5BNGjJQ5SdfIfqfaMc1RIhwyE85nX3wysF8mJB_jj2JZQFZRsdGqvHT_1gKIUPXEAh_ZTnXdCcQVpyaAE5jo1LJlItzrjm00y3BO7PUocgBhw/s673/-5348555265592637554_121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErk1odKsfYw_fjOlFQ9Wr6MVrfN33oeg2DWA0SS8Py3v6dRuKpwH5Sl70QB4HjUizdxKu8iktkeyNz5BNGjJQ5SdfIfqfaMc1RIhwyE85nX3wysF8mJB_jj2JZQFZRsdGqvHT_1gKIUPXEAh_ZTnXdCcQVpyaAE5jo1LJlItzrjm00y3BO7PUocgBhw/s320/-5348555265592637554_121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I gave the owl a little hat, and made a scarf for the squirrel, to make them into Christmas decorations.</i></div></i><div><br /></div><div>This collection of patterns is available now in my Lucyravenscar <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1198969491/tiny-woodland-animals-amigurumi-patterns" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tiny-woodland-animals-amigurumi" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> shops. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Fox</b> </div><div>One of my favourite animals, known in folklore for their cleverness and cunning. It's not too hard to spot an urban fox at night, but I especially love it when I see one in the countryside during the day, when their red coats show up so beautifully. I was lucky enough recently to spot one in a field through a hedge, only a few metres away, hunting by pouncing into the grass and catching (and crunching!) a vole.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LjH39G9mO0vAovWxBLU5fdJGeR89_qeGnlJATX4cK6izmYfPfqidvZ6GD386csFD44azH0Edt-UNNL1M6YJq_ZnHd747uGsdIVGUpi-NUbYZ2peRIhiAo-y8KiC83WL7hEMge_ucFD4wkvcJZofV98fR0H95-INpH92bFX-5RLuFFtD8yhjq-Da4g/s3308/IMG_8817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3308" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LjH39G9mO0vAovWxBLU5fdJGeR89_qeGnlJATX4cK6izmYfPfqidvZ6GD386csFD44azH0Edt-UNNL1M6YJq_ZnHd747uGsdIVGUpi-NUbYZ2peRIhiAo-y8KiC83WL7hEMge_ucFD4wkvcJZofV98fR0H95-INpH92bFX-5RLuFFtD8yhjq-Da4g/s320/IMG_8817.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ47VauTgSoWeOI1T8nWDd36NGoUuuRVPMeOF6AhGvZCw1cpK-7lt2dJ2c8R6NA1-bWTBXMOo8kL8p2DIVx2ekslRm6aXv-B1ipcye4Q1Br9QgukYZeflw-xAMvr9K2uMccDXxrBRX3W_OpdlSmzvVIqQe2gEdxYDq-z2Zga9RYdtzJtZgJz2w_DGBGg/s3004/IMG_8805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3004" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ47VauTgSoWeOI1T8nWDd36NGoUuuRVPMeOF6AhGvZCw1cpK-7lt2dJ2c8R6NA1-bWTBXMOo8kL8p2DIVx2ekslRm6aXv-B1ipcye4Q1Br9QgukYZeflw-xAMvr9K2uMccDXxrBRX3W_OpdlSmzvVIqQe2gEdxYDq-z2Zga9RYdtzJtZgJz2w_DGBGg/s320/IMG_8805.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>For such a small creature, there was a lot of work in getting this pattern right. The changes of colour to get the white patch under the chin in just the right place, and all the increases and decreases to get the shaping of the body took many tries! Like most of the animals, the fox is crocheted from nose to tail with the ears and legs made as you go along, so the only sewing you need to do is the features and the hole at the end of the tail. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZrdwSuuGZSKDUK5QIIpWEy12KUTb3oN6_to-kk5-7Uw5L9sPGnUgS4yYgihROPKIntqlFtWg28njCm44awnVT2AVB-z1jB-LGIKyWXSZvVHiTTKRpUqIPu9-CHYqgRAb9tQ9ZAwFRkkef8dODk2xbZBcPuul9iI-QtTzhZHzK_1vpGJI3o4juPM4bQ/s3000/IMG_8790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZrdwSuuGZSKDUK5QIIpWEy12KUTb3oN6_to-kk5-7Uw5L9sPGnUgS4yYgihROPKIntqlFtWg28njCm44awnVT2AVB-z1jB-LGIKyWXSZvVHiTTKRpUqIPu9-CHYqgRAb9tQ9ZAwFRkkef8dODk2xbZBcPuul9iI-QtTzhZHzK_1vpGJI3o4juPM4bQ/s320/IMG_8790.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you want to crochet a much bigger fox, try my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/219275605/bracken-the-fox-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">Bracken the Fox</a> pattern. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Badger</b> </div><div>Whilst badgers in other parts of the world are often known for their aggression, that is not the case with British badgers. Made popular in children's literature with the kindly, paternal Badger in The Wind in the Willows, they are often thought of as determined and patient.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOpKMLEGBDwjdJWiAF8UhZY0HB-4pk5tBbbDXfVcxjwQm3y8thhY4jzQfaG222vf3-FIPOQjAINjeNwbQXTd9RGLVrGQ3Z1gMsYY0Rxmh6jZe0p11ALG9qYxn4-hveQmPDZH_8wFRIF1DUKD67P3ciyjKMV59kFDdqFuKS7iCpnMoPE8vfWuzzJNwFA/s2236/IMG_8777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="2236" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOpKMLEGBDwjdJWiAF8UhZY0HB-4pk5tBbbDXfVcxjwQm3y8thhY4jzQfaG222vf3-FIPOQjAINjeNwbQXTd9RGLVrGQ3Z1gMsYY0Rxmh6jZe0p11ALG9qYxn4-hveQmPDZH_8wFRIF1DUKD67P3ciyjKMV59kFDdqFuKS7iCpnMoPE8vfWuzzJNwFA/s320/IMG_8777.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Gw5axNCGoKYSwlHkl2cBwcTz6TuMumiiIzJVyYoZNdvI9EZv_VJdyz-LM2brErIPjwe98ZZMvZwO4WnCaiMB_Unh5VJ5rLlA7JcrijghpDLpi8t5dRFYFKpTNwUlBc_EHysu9bvdB3FJPqa9ITZoDryqH4XRMs_c2zP1cxjPlerA69Am14ksr7ggsg/s3100/IMG_8782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="3100" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Gw5axNCGoKYSwlHkl2cBwcTz6TuMumiiIzJVyYoZNdvI9EZv_VJdyz-LM2brErIPjwe98ZZMvZwO4WnCaiMB_Unh5VJ5rLlA7JcrijghpDLpi8t5dRFYFKpTNwUlBc_EHysu9bvdB3FJPqa9ITZoDryqH4XRMs_c2zP1cxjPlerA69Am14ksr7ggsg/s320/IMG_8782.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The distinct pattern of black and white stripes on the face weren't easy to get right, especially over such a small number of stitches, but I worked it out eventually. Since badger's eyes are on the black stripe I had to sew some brown with a black dot on top to make them show up. </div><div><br /></div><div>For a larger, cuddly badger pattern, why not give <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/497868425/blackberry-the-badger-amigurumi-pattern" target="_blank">Blackberry the Badger</a> a go? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Squirrel</b></div><div>Red squirrels are native to Britain, but the introduction of North American grey squirrels in the nineteenth century has meant that they are mostly found in the rural North of England and Scotland, and are not so easy to spot. Grey squirrels, on the other hand, are common in woods, parks and gardens, and are probably the main wild mammal that most people see regularly. Either version is wonderful to see, leaping from branch to branch, using their wonderful fluffy tails for balance.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dDXHAyCSLv58P5f8cX5XvLkze20MnOQGsKYBoNskxMnlGfnHZJhoPMq5N8UGGeamQTWGFslDNPOUPE0vrTRhow8GVF0nWGILoTqp6Og06zPhYiwgMFBOT8cjMIae7wtxuaXk-b2vrwMvI7i4a5loXb3xcdY6FqFBH5QlQ28NlOeplOqPnRFo_SQWlQ/s2720/IMG_8554.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="2720" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dDXHAyCSLv58P5f8cX5XvLkze20MnOQGsKYBoNskxMnlGfnHZJhoPMq5N8UGGeamQTWGFslDNPOUPE0vrTRhow8GVF0nWGILoTqp6Og06zPhYiwgMFBOT8cjMIae7wtxuaXk-b2vrwMvI7i4a5loXb3xcdY6FqFBH5QlQ28NlOeplOqPnRFo_SQWlQ/s320/IMG_8554.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdmYJXemM8jzy3PnTU2vsp3gC3eLZM8cCU2KH1O0XVfuLI9xi5mQwu_qHaUBc1kW9G5B8VbO2QMZ2UT_mkglcc9i7_DIwHmoAB3x4t8Fiykrc1urcmDN9mcEnrtOm2I1IscxmMtp_d0RctWo6LOZeYc6fgeO-ZqpU6C2dygeTW0sK1Q8cBUjfFJVT3w/s2455/IMG_8616_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2405" data-original-width="2455" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdmYJXemM8jzy3PnTU2vsp3gC3eLZM8cCU2KH1O0XVfuLI9xi5mQwu_qHaUBc1kW9G5B8VbO2QMZ2UT_mkglcc9i7_DIwHmoAB3x4t8Fiykrc1urcmDN9mcEnrtOm2I1IscxmMtp_d0RctWo6LOZeYc6fgeO-ZqpU6C2dygeTW0sK1Q8cBUjfFJVT3w/s320/IMG_8616_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The tail was the main design challenge in this pattern. I tried to make it as part of the body, but that just wasn't possible. Once I decided to make it separately I wondered whether to make it fluffy, or as a solid shape, but I after a couple of experiments I came up with a way of making it that I'm really happy with. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rabbit</b> </div><div>Another relatively common animal that I sometimes spot on country walks, or nibbling on road verges when I'm driving along, I fell in love with rabbits when I read Watership Down as a child.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNAb8JNg3g9eobviM2C0kzp7uxGAzxbhLO31yCL6_0h-oYtLu9tuWkvdu2Tsm5CRx_wATAUDd-jNWjGQRJWkednuQKDbSl0LkxyDZZgUMJsClk4iDp9Eq52sLxE5rqJnmC8LZgDjYowqEZv-WL-YwGgYu5Pts93lwroRmdJlyHyxqZ68uoq51T23trg/s2300/IMG_8635_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2295" data-original-width="2300" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNAb8JNg3g9eobviM2C0kzp7uxGAzxbhLO31yCL6_0h-oYtLu9tuWkvdu2Tsm5CRx_wATAUDd-jNWjGQRJWkednuQKDbSl0LkxyDZZgUMJsClk4iDp9Eq52sLxE5rqJnmC8LZgDjYowqEZv-WL-YwGgYu5Pts93lwroRmdJlyHyxqZ68uoq51T23trg/s320/IMG_8635_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmRIFKacuMQ8dUen6otdpApVx2m2Q-nn0f7RSnf5VCYtrt222JKGq3CDa2twVBRWXuCQQgK91lPhdIc3jPd5Ynudm_1uy-DQxVKHXJ8wxZAmloGuXUpiPxbSrxGnyWCKdKFNxyRuKXFYFqHnX-vihMQ-S1LXirboZBwjrBoaqliM5_HXWlFWSEvscGg/s2448/IMG_8662.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="2448" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmRIFKacuMQ8dUen6otdpApVx2m2Q-nn0f7RSnf5VCYtrt222JKGq3CDa2twVBRWXuCQQgK91lPhdIc3jPd5Ynudm_1uy-DQxVKHXJ8wxZAmloGuXUpiPxbSrxGnyWCKdKFNxyRuKXFYFqHnX-vihMQ-S1LXirboZBwjrBoaqliM5_HXWlFWSEvscGg/s320/IMG_8662.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I already have a free pattern for a little rabbit available here on my <a href="http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com/2010/10/free-pattern-tiny-rabbit-amigurumi.html" target="_blank">blog</a>, but I worked on it and tweaked it to make the shaping on the head better and more realistic. The tail is made separately, I tried to make it as part of the body but that didn't work as well. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuDRYf0t3JekmmsugGPETnsiJBAibgsVbPP4FKNhgw8XdTpkMSd-6aKMkEBQirVsgDhR9P_BH7AaxYsPDgadjQqtta34wLVV8vsI280qT57-VJST2I1xvDr-xq_H-SF87blC3U75J5O18dBr8Y8rbobHmz63eCdgZVYKJ4kVuIW2jJV4vfhU010IkCw/s2424/IMG_8671.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="2424" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuDRYf0t3JekmmsugGPETnsiJBAibgsVbPP4FKNhgw8XdTpkMSd-6aKMkEBQirVsgDhR9P_BH7AaxYsPDgadjQqtta34wLVV8vsI280qT57-VJST2I1xvDr-xq_H-SF87blC3U75J5O18dBr8Y8rbobHmz63eCdgZVYKJ4kVuIW2jJV4vfhU010IkCw/s320/IMG_8671.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Hedgehog</b> </div><div>A very endearing creature which is very popular in Britain, although their population is sadly in decline due to habitat loss. Sometimes seen snuffling around gardens at night, it's a long time since I've seen one, although I do remember saving several baby hedgehogs that fell into a drain outside our house when I was little! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqCBceETHCN2VbxmteaSsTYvG4U4ZcTroVLQiB4twVp4rGJDpt6BP9PXU-jijq3MBnmwcSRr9QBTFCkLwVyChncym3it8znD9Mnbusk7I_1YxiOlv-9MU0swF35BMSJfNPNtaw2miNOknt5BihiFarXWPPLri6Pgx-wvhwOc-XiUJH0NTTnrlvLJBiQ/s3376/IMG_8730.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="3376" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqCBceETHCN2VbxmteaSsTYvG4U4ZcTroVLQiB4twVp4rGJDpt6BP9PXU-jijq3MBnmwcSRr9QBTFCkLwVyChncym3it8znD9Mnbusk7I_1YxiOlv-9MU0swF35BMSJfNPNtaw2miNOknt5BihiFarXWPPLri6Pgx-wvhwOc-XiUJH0NTTnrlvLJBiQ/w400-h323/IMG_8730.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Given how small this pattern is, it was hard to work out how to make the hedgehog's prickles. Any three-dimensional stitches would be too big, and so I ended up using spike stitches in a different colour to give the effect of spines. Hedgehogs do have ears, but they're quite small, and at this scale I couldn't include them without them being out of proportion. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Mole</b></div><div>A small creature that is rarely seen, though the evidence of its existance, molehills, can be found all over the place! Another animal that appears in The Wind in the Willows, moles are seen as modest and introverted, with their tiny eyes and poor eyesight, and the fact that they spend most of their lives underground.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioD7aFiPs1BAX6Ea5c642Egpy-7uspZHAnc8JgZEmRPGtuoePMNoDpsQdzNkiAcFu2ZwcX-NhPNhbTIPgUbDNp3qwSxrjUYrxgkqUqAwzGHdOddpCwp4k43OB9-4-MQILGIcmWQfRX7QYu-UP4dzfO7exfB3jr9bROBvFYwfbylGuRDQI4804ZMlN54w/s2940/IMG_8586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="2940" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioD7aFiPs1BAX6Ea5c642Egpy-7uspZHAnc8JgZEmRPGtuoePMNoDpsQdzNkiAcFu2ZwcX-NhPNhbTIPgUbDNp3qwSxrjUYrxgkqUqAwzGHdOddpCwp4k43OB9-4-MQILGIcmWQfRX7QYu-UP4dzfO7exfB3jr9bROBvFYwfbylGuRDQI4804ZMlN54w/s320/IMG_8586.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxYdijbIoLHaayX50-pbsXeZuczvYDvIp9AXR9bncqetPBmY3hrnS_Q5ehPThILKyXzxITBziJhqLLhvPaFh14C52OYsd6RylJa-omFv5mwSZILT8EQNpbXUuMULYOMlqGNyemNmVfYCWd0LcwyKFtlK4X68UxMd6YwVktEVMk6PipTge5qxDML18_Q/s2425/IMG_8702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="2420" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxYdijbIoLHaayX50-pbsXeZuczvYDvIp9AXR9bncqetPBmY3hrnS_Q5ehPThILKyXzxITBziJhqLLhvPaFh14C52OYsd6RylJa-omFv5mwSZILT8EQNpbXUuMULYOMlqGNyemNmVfYCWd0LcwyKFtlK4X68UxMd6YwVktEVMk6PipTge5qxDML18_Q/s320/IMG_8702.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div>I made my mole with dark grey yarn, as although they have black fur, it has a bit of a shine to it, making it look more grey. In real life their eyes are barely visible, but I did sew little black eyes, even if they're hard to see in the photo. Luckily it is easy to see their cute pink snouts and big, spade-like front paws. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Otter </b></div><div>A beautiful creature that's known for its playful attitude, sadly it isn't easy to see in the UK. Found along waterways, their populations are only just starting to recover after years of pollution. Various species are found all over the world, from giant South American otters to sea otters, but they always spend most of their time in the water. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_zgETJFd6cxyscoJ919REq8iJQy1bHHWA29pMalFOzdpurn-YTrlX3vEZbE1Q-fKDBKK42IrrOLfghPdosdpco-MCl_9Ruqnrsjd0bQjuvISwqkX0HN-r5i8rF6E5WzUM05pt5SJ9HCnQSBfx8agDBLis2NmfB67mKbiD2pclY8EHVSkdD1LUhdbnw/s3012/IMG_8867.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3012" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_zgETJFd6cxyscoJ919REq8iJQy1bHHWA29pMalFOzdpurn-YTrlX3vEZbE1Q-fKDBKK42IrrOLfghPdosdpco-MCl_9Ruqnrsjd0bQjuvISwqkX0HN-r5i8rF6E5WzUM05pt5SJ9HCnQSBfx8agDBLis2NmfB67mKbiD2pclY8EHVSkdD1LUhdbnw/s320/IMG_8867.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg9QazfuUzxRG675fo8FUuJjMBcykVqSm3gcX6INh7-hI7lM7AnhxkSZzk35y4SOufyP0e63HT5EWX9RvaLisr-bpUXPb1pLubWul--cijaRIJDu0UZG80FWKIgU_dAXfXm5GPyuDaJ9Xf7ddEsLIvAxL6YTFS8xsxjMXIDSbUWcwD181pYSUOtU89A/s2852/IMG_8884.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="2852" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg9QazfuUzxRG675fo8FUuJjMBcykVqSm3gcX6INh7-hI7lM7AnhxkSZzk35y4SOufyP0e63HT5EWX9RvaLisr-bpUXPb1pLubWul--cijaRIJDu0UZG80FWKIgU_dAXfXm5GPyuDaJ9Xf7ddEsLIvAxL6YTFS8xsxjMXIDSbUWcwD181pYSUOtU89A/s320/IMG_8884.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>This is quite a simple shape, the most complicated part of the deisgn was getting the pale colour on the neck in the right place. You could always change the colours to make other similar animals, such as weasels, stoats, pine martens or ferrets. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sitting and Flying Owls </b></div><div>I love owls, they're beautiful and unique-looking birds that are found all over the world. They feature strongly in myths and literature, with their large eyes, round faces and silent flight making them seem mysterious and wise, although sometimes they just look very cute! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwQpCUnaWz5LxklQwR1l0FnZa8Qrrjz0Nzq_e1Ss-t_FhAknISsyIiiRqriBM0id3SJjiT2zBKezh-uXwMPG9DMPBKhqbVNuUhlBcTV66Vm_cc9OvTrdAvcewPFCAy8ZbrNhOiyLPx9fYKxy26CauPloxbDQ8xwzC7PPCjyZ8jh6h0PYORZaqsdig5g/s2405/IMG_8573_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2405" data-original-width="2405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwQpCUnaWz5LxklQwR1l0FnZa8Qrrjz0Nzq_e1Ss-t_FhAknISsyIiiRqriBM0id3SJjiT2zBKezh-uXwMPG9DMPBKhqbVNuUhlBcTV66Vm_cc9OvTrdAvcewPFCAy8ZbrNhOiyLPx9fYKxy26CauPloxbDQ8xwzC7PPCjyZ8jh6h0PYORZaqsdig5g/s320/IMG_8573_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_e1aMFZJGeVkpMCtJ2NN49RH0mTALssyit1EuVIWL4pcMF47orwsrjw0Yax7gyJ9hJ8hgpecwBVf4Z93NRO_Ufky_japf3RuGmhexRv_2GYzhSe0z3grNgIcVR0u3liXp_Xp6wUEhBbyIy8k_qHNR2WXKth4cj2Ue6S_lRm6v0DGYWMS0K2v8DrT-Q/s2875/IMG_8695.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="2875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_e1aMFZJGeVkpMCtJ2NN49RH0mTALssyit1EuVIWL4pcMF47orwsrjw0Yax7gyJ9hJ8hgpecwBVf4Z93NRO_Ufky_japf3RuGmhexRv_2GYzhSe0z3grNgIcVR0u3liXp_Xp6wUEhBbyIy8k_qHNR2WXKth4cj2Ue6S_lRm6v0DGYWMS0K2v8DrT-Q/s320/IMG_8695.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I mostly based these patterns on the short-eared owl, but many owls have similar colours, and you could always change the colours to match a particular species of owl. The sitting owl, made all-in-one, has a detailed speckled chest, a short tail at the back, and little feet. I tried a few different techniques to make the chest, but eventually I was happy with the way it looked. I was very keen to make a flying owl, they look so impressive in flight with their wings stretched out wide. The wings are made separately, and I rather like the way that crochet stitches automatically give the look of feathers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEzvwEccVWwemu-QGoaQqjCHeptytQpHMgDGu8lLtjuq9Cos9fHWChqSE7liFm1LrCbRwrDRgeDw3ZoX9VWE-QFgeRIo2QRLnrweDY8IStkZx7f-Rb0-NaZjG9EOSa6cSS0n6MIbteag10MrCI5ERlCyVBHebB-Zd7Gq4nY4_c5_IYFSGgul7XueDcA/s2956/IMG_8496.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="2956" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEzvwEccVWwemu-QGoaQqjCHeptytQpHMgDGu8lLtjuq9Cos9fHWChqSE7liFm1LrCbRwrDRgeDw3ZoX9VWE-QFgeRIo2QRLnrweDY8IStkZx7f-Rb0-NaZjG9EOSa6cSS0n6MIbteag10MrCI5ERlCyVBHebB-Zd7Gq4nY4_c5_IYFSGgul7XueDcA/w400-h399/IMG_8496.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I also have a pattern available for a larger owl in a sweater, the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/94316165/flappy-owl-amigurumi-pattern-pdf-crochet" target="_blank">Flappy Owl</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Playmat</b> </div><div>A simple circle of grass with a tree stump in the middle, it makes a great place to play with the animals. You can also make a hollow log for the creatures to hide in, and the mat has a drawstring around the edge so you can use it to carry the toys around. You could also just make the tree stump and use it as a little display for one of the animals.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1j-3EpQGyqesvq-YkVXuII5agVCLEF5_6DojNwP79UuuyRvWDamwTKldSxYYXSx21J2TfLzZi76Bq2Ar0xYMYIA5WD7Rmy_eS7uAGqKmlRSajn9NY63XicMNPx1PYLC-_anE2pxVFMfjWV-6m1_mWPvZ-zuW5oHBeennoi00l7LyVH0zxt24ch1yQ1g/s2756/IMG_8741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2756" data-original-width="2756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1j-3EpQGyqesvq-YkVXuII5agVCLEF5_6DojNwP79UuuyRvWDamwTKldSxYYXSx21J2TfLzZi76Bq2Ar0xYMYIA5WD7Rmy_eS7uAGqKmlRSajn9NY63XicMNPx1PYLC-_anE2pxVFMfjWV-6m1_mWPvZ-zuW5oHBeennoi00l7LyVH0zxt24ch1yQ1g/s320/IMG_8741.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U3XXStsMBAKMZjhP9cp-kmCu3Iu65xO2WIN81JCzOTC4tVcfsgSTBpEFds8l5xPQ1TCiTYab1DfuYHGQ-4mXE0hXcUeR-JsP5fkw56fNExLzThgY011Q2qDodoXJGCdQh1y_pbyVP9wQvz3fshq-iKqJ3UaJXBVhu0sf9KqzqMD-UEGqtmr_PZ3S6A/s3144/IMG_8918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="3144" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U3XXStsMBAKMZjhP9cp-kmCu3Iu65xO2WIN81JCzOTC4tVcfsgSTBpEFds8l5xPQ1TCiTYab1DfuYHGQ-4mXE0hXcUeR-JsP5fkw56fNExLzThgY011Q2qDodoXJGCdQh1y_pbyVP9wQvz3fshq-iKqJ3UaJXBVhu0sf9KqzqMD-UEGqtmr_PZ3S6A/s320/IMG_8918.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-2303808905937197632022-01-07T17:22:00.009+00:002023-12-01T23:29:28.660+00:00All About The Mandalorian Crochet Kit<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpUjppbk8fDNyTGcY7IYo2XJwjgDgkHpOa3YsXcvZSqoPOW7Rfy_tWmiQ3m3-b8nu-DfppDFXhdwEb9vSmqDoBrMrdsgy689SRSoOk5WACCrhqnFw1dJfiVGM38u-VuFm1McaQemu9xI7sRSzYMAR_FUvWjzS_BCyrxQjX4Rr_HNus_oRUdrh6e6MulQ=s500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="500" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpUjppbk8fDNyTGcY7IYo2XJwjgDgkHpOa3YsXcvZSqoPOW7Rfy_tWmiQ3m3-b8nu-DfppDFXhdwEb9vSmqDoBrMrdsgy689SRSoOk5WACCrhqnFw1dJfiVGM38u-VuFm1McaQemu9xI7sRSzYMAR_FUvWjzS_BCyrxQjX4Rr_HNus_oRUdrh6e6MulQ=w400-h363" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFKP_80ZSy_d9cbd3HoKvYIM_a7T4ymNvXyH5Bm_hTCXpzbtF95_NFASDBxMJ8NgyQQ9ZmesmtwmzBO8Lc2_dNAyRGbXM9OGbYORGBTLx5LzQAmHkAeYYyzDy1KjUbv8ZpMKFXyLEjX0umoQu6pr5e0TGkA3I1XLTQ2bRZOEoMp8FA11t8fV_EfMNtyA=s3753" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3753" data-original-width="2704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFKP_80ZSy_d9cbd3HoKvYIM_a7T4ymNvXyH5Bm_hTCXpzbtF95_NFASDBxMJ8NgyQQ9ZmesmtwmzBO8Lc2_dNAyRGbXM9OGbYORGBTLx5LzQAmHkAeYYyzDy1KjUbv8ZpMKFXyLEjX0umoQu6pr5e0TGkA3I1XLTQ2bRZOEoMp8FA11t8fV_EfMNtyA=w462-h640" width="462" /></a></div><p></p><br /><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">My latest book and kit is out </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">now</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">, with twelve characters from The Mandalorian for you to make. In the book you'll find the patterns for:</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>The Mandalorian</b>
himself, or Mando, with the outfit he wears at the start of series 1 (during
the two series so far he gradually picks up new armour).</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQbX2rsLUmCAOEaFyvb29QONVKKymtHcbgjVlvCZBIq28MsjSKMbLNQQntfefOpbUrwrT1-AkFUL6RumifUhpqgLMHQsMhyN3RfyasW67yV1-4dIIfvB32SXbuITDu5tnC5oDjJdAVIy1N8VS9kAh-we-VG1DGWAR2nZlw52ulcfW0S7GKWPLiNZAEQw=s2620" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2620" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQbX2rsLUmCAOEaFyvb29QONVKKymtHcbgjVlvCZBIq28MsjSKMbLNQQntfefOpbUrwrT1-AkFUL6RumifUhpqgLMHQsMhyN3RfyasW67yV1-4dIIfvB32SXbuITDu5tnC5oDjJdAVIy1N8VS9kAh-we-VG1DGWAR2nZlw52ulcfW0S7GKWPLiNZAEQw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Grogu</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> (Baby Yoda)
in his floating pram - full disclosure, despite the photo on the front of the
book, the crochet pram does not actually float!</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHb-NujA5h6fa0VQ3KAxuGNr8_eesWZxdI78N97wVEz60lgfYgql7AB58Pxes6Rckdx9_wiPVpjwp0mjh1Yg1GAU77bizCdknQb_pNIa_qZj1luHQv0JkL77YGaX8OHVy8jcArMEyy6qKNPgRT3Fea2Vqg3RNSbRBSxtQwZe-xO-axJCnzvseXTsCY-g=s2716" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="2712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHb-NujA5h6fa0VQ3KAxuGNr8_eesWZxdI78N97wVEz60lgfYgql7AB58Pxes6Rckdx9_wiPVpjwp0mjh1Yg1GAU77bizCdknQb_pNIa_qZj1luHQv0JkL77YGaX8OHVy8jcArMEyy6qKNPgRT3Fea2Vqg3RNSbRBSxtQwZe-xO-axJCnzvseXTsCY-g=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Cara Dune</b>.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxPkZpJsz4NX0Vd0Jlji9nDJoVp1dpzIQoL5ixnPp1tEg3P7ZoB9ZkU2ClKmgCe40V8Q-cZQ1cpZ2GKK-rfhH5NRUohGOlNatU08lBSVRFJBIBE2NBFXS_bqANGJdplgOx-9ZcHj3PeDtkrAleG4sUR1JghhFfNjh1KhV33aQi_K6skyCvBDAzXRQHCQ=s3000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxPkZpJsz4NX0Vd0Jlji9nDJoVp1dpzIQoL5ixnPp1tEg3P7ZoB9ZkU2ClKmgCe40V8Q-cZQ1cpZ2GKK-rfhH5NRUohGOlNatU08lBSVRFJBIBE2NBFXS_bqANGJdplgOx-9ZcHj3PeDtkrAleG4sUR1JghhFfNjh1KhV33aQi_K6skyCvBDAzXRQHCQ=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><div style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greef Karga</span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLUwVbdnHbMGDIkSk1q8uBLLqoFv8w5MoLRdNJwGvP5m_tb0U09jQK_kNtsAGJPEYsPfIXSs_Mo0pQwjgELdit1-HmxswkXTvJIfI3jg6EIOsV5aVepjZtFZEogK6n3HBoHi59GN1jYH6mAxECsv7ob4Sf8tFpxGRvAmh2QnlPu_AMuXg2ks68gcBenA=s3255" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3255" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLUwVbdnHbMGDIkSk1q8uBLLqoFv8w5MoLRdNJwGvP5m_tb0U09jQK_kNtsAGJPEYsPfIXSs_Mo0pQwjgELdit1-HmxswkXTvJIfI3jg6EIOsV5aVepjZtFZEogK6n3HBoHi59GN1jYH6mAxECsv7ob4Sf8tFpxGRvAmh2QnlPu_AMuXg2ks68gcBenA=w294-h320" width="294" /></a></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Moff Gideon</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">, with
the Darksaber.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3d3ArQyVnMQncVUND_6O8Njl2MM0Xgr7IO7aMp6rXyVdvflBWUGqNM-HV6hikjs9xbR1EHravlzVzeDJkkoIIOxFnY4ip_0VwEdg_wJXjkcm2sX44LxAXN3pSbueOI5qYllmMAXMeLwmNzufdEhKAngEGCatojWA9hpgDVTfPyCRbQA4H9HsMb5gEHw=s3220" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3220" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3d3ArQyVnMQncVUND_6O8Njl2MM0Xgr7IO7aMp6rXyVdvflBWUGqNM-HV6hikjs9xbR1EHravlzVzeDJkkoIIOxFnY4ip_0VwEdg_wJXjkcm2sX44LxAXN3pSbueOI5qYllmMAXMeLwmNzufdEhKAngEGCatojWA9hpgDVTfPyCRbQA4H9HsMb5gEHw=w298-h320" width="298" /></a></div><b><div style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kuiil</span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><p></p><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>IG-11</b>.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Grogu</b> (Baby Yoda)
at a larger scale. The first Grogu is tiny, and roughly in scale with the other
characters. This version is larger, about 3" tall, compared to the humans
who are generally about 4" tall.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDaFI7nhrj5nfht9Rxj6qqhRIdipdBypMgdDpoRMo-9XAQq9kWooLYmTBQ8y-rbV2WtPbHOybqMDkHy-E9WoLCmrmZRT--tTAs1AuKPTYACH11lFhkE7zj3n5KqSVsWzfuPBQnXh4cZlA0pSUmChsRM4m-sPxY23DNXpRbTKe-FlvbJ74PBURXqu3ZYg=s2928" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="2928" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDaFI7nhrj5nfht9Rxj6qqhRIdipdBypMgdDpoRMo-9XAQq9kWooLYmTBQ8y-rbV2WtPbHOybqMDkHy-E9WoLCmrmZRT--tTAs1AuKPTYACH11lFhkE7zj3n5KqSVsWzfuPBQnXh4cZlA0pSUmChsRM4m-sPxY23DNXpRbTKe-FlvbJ74PBURXqu3ZYg=w320-h314" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Mudhorn</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">, which is
not in scale with the other figures but is still quite large at about 6"
long.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjepTRycS4nDb1WphV2hgI3LKFcJXvYwQtpc5srAhR52WoBzzYyq_zUeZC5FtgvlKnET9VTQAlYhG1niWiNXWIFC_xjaiwHYqj1dPNeDNh3_dRNHuDkoPLCuA8VPOGcVz9r_3b-JNF1Xn3JMnNiMjvSNBPO-SzhPXDsaHnj6BBXjy_dqKlL6g0PPxyGbw=s3204" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3204" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjepTRycS4nDb1WphV2hgI3LKFcJXvYwQtpc5srAhR52WoBzzYyq_zUeZC5FtgvlKnET9VTQAlYhG1niWiNXWIFC_xjaiwHYqj1dPNeDNh3_dRNHuDkoPLCuA8VPOGcVz9r_3b-JNF1Xn3JMnNiMjvSNBPO-SzhPXDsaHnj6BBXjy_dqKlL6g0PPxyGbw=w320-h301" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Offworld Jawa</b>,
which as well as wearing a grey rather than brown robe, has a slightly
different hood compared to the Jawa pattern you'll find in Star Wars Even More
Crochet.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCoajW_6UrFJvpzJEtnYjN7Sq6bf3RRqR0qW6eaQ2vhtyOdHrj3VWhCsoBsMvpAxdNR4VZJJI-4bhTfPw3tcVF-gASOVBeupaeuh2dNHqZA4BzeYNm4lnj44fHQmQMNyA0DovzVx3r4W8Po-E2ws3dQUEIl-ayyW9HXcGHDeJ21vBN4CKi8DQwqPOotQ=s3145" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCoajW_6UrFJvpzJEtnYjN7Sq6bf3RRqR0qW6eaQ2vhtyOdHrj3VWhCsoBsMvpAxdNR4VZJJI-4bhTfPw3tcVF-gASOVBeupaeuh2dNHqZA4BzeYNm4lnj44fHQmQMNyA0DovzVx3r4W8Po-E2ws3dQUEIl-ayyW9HXcGHDeJ21vBN4CKi8DQwqPOotQ=w306-h320" width="306" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Bo-Katan Kryze</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">, who
comes with the option to make her with or without her helmet.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Ahsoka Tano</b>, who is
obviously the older version of the character than the one seen in The Clone
Wars cartoons, with two white lightsabers.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were some interesting challenges in coming up with these designs. It seemed like Mando would be just a variation on Boba Fett, but the fact that his helmet is all silver made it much harder to define the shape in a small crochet form. I had to try quite a few variations before I was satisfied, and it must be said that this is not an easy pattern for a beginner to amigurumi. It's included as one of the patterns in the kit, which makes sense given that he's the main character in the show, but there are a lot of colour changes and fiddly elements to the pattern. The other pattern in the kit, the smaller Grogu in his pram, is a bit easier, but it was also a challenge to make such a small character and still manage to include enough details to make it work.</span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivIxK8MUK9tR8zjrylD1m_chGRmTeo66BiY-uJtJn50zYEAekrO7ibNrhhZSjAFCLLqPYh-692Fu0jWXTJNu6bPV6g2-oeIXugmK-2K5PVJSppuM8sARtSI3bqP2CcH3tkCJ8kQz69zzlPDvJs5tejRAd6yPiQOO0aXzi9e97tAFbw8UhaWg6S1SXLiw=s2565" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="2565" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivIxK8MUK9tR8zjrylD1m_chGRmTeo66BiY-uJtJn50zYEAekrO7ibNrhhZSjAFCLLqPYh-692Fu0jWXTJNu6bPV6g2-oeIXugmK-2K5PVJSppuM8sARtSI3bqP2CcH3tkCJ8kQz69zzlPDvJs5tejRAd6yPiQOO0aXzi9e97tAFbw8UhaWg6S1SXLiw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWMFZ0wzEDRXAdMIKmHIyYhaMYK9M32Qhoyej1Hm-qTCx9mVL5dBwZyPlag4QwsavZm8Eg0Y2OFJqs3Myw9g91skDTz_CInx296_Po-c9pfJFdYyu2P9I2yJDXB6J2I2fZYskrXsaPSGYy2ZsVXv9e4q7aX70W88hfHK7SXxvhsPCipqeacCLPOnz_XQ=s3210" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3210" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWMFZ0wzEDRXAdMIKmHIyYhaMYK9M32Qhoyej1Hm-qTCx9mVL5dBwZyPlag4QwsavZm8Eg0Y2OFJqs3Myw9g91skDTz_CInx296_Po-c9pfJFdYyu2P9I2yJDXB6J2I2fZYskrXsaPSGYy2ZsVXv9e4q7aX70W88hfHK7SXxvhsPCipqeacCLPOnz_XQ=s320" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I was very happy
with Kuill, who was one of my favourite characters. He's a bit smaller than the
human characters so I worried that I wouldn't be able to include all the
details I needed to make him work, but he came out just how I wanted the first
time I made him. I really wasn't sure if IG-11 would work in this format at all
- it's a tall, thin, spindly robot, and these are cute, slightly chubby
amigurumi versions of characters - but in the end I think this version is fun,
recognisable but cute.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijr7hrjn62Zh1vr036UIVr4xEU72qNdPyMCIAecclcnXWg0cuvRtkoDfJmQ0twItr3xDDDFcx8FcbYOafHYmJBjY_Gfq3YdHCZb0lqQIBFILY9IWKuCFMFzRypVH3GvEuSV6u4peGK89NC2CPHcqnjHMJ3uK7z5DfyOJBXjF3ZZSorZnoGY4ojiwrpKA=s3030" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3030" data-original-width="2915" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijr7hrjn62Zh1vr036UIVr4xEU72qNdPyMCIAecclcnXWg0cuvRtkoDfJmQ0twItr3xDDDFcx8FcbYOafHYmJBjY_Gfq3YdHCZb0lqQIBFILY9IWKuCFMFzRypVH3GvEuSV6u4peGK89NC2CPHcqnjHMJ3uK7z5DfyOJBXjF3ZZSorZnoGY4ojiwrpKA=s320" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTaccclq-6RLVU7U3qksAX3Q-2lRUy4dgLfi7VdW6rIdvz9THOgomiP6Puam8BReM3LrVCzX1HVdAhm69wfHdgf36V4WKOWvNB1oE_L0UEqwmBuHPN4SBWPRj4RryGjylzcH0pWuRewCOgvF50sKpkzC9t7LvgGDbHjqFR0dZQKXao0tOd5cCx0RI53Q=s2775" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="2620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTaccclq-6RLVU7U3qksAX3Q-2lRUy4dgLfi7VdW6rIdvz9THOgomiP6Puam8BReM3LrVCzX1HVdAhm69wfHdgf36V4WKOWvNB1oE_L0UEqwmBuHPN4SBWPRj4RryGjylzcH0pWuRewCOgvF50sKpkzC9t7LvgGDbHjqFR0dZQKXao0tOd5cCx0RI53Q=s320" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started work on
this in the early autumn of 2020, before series 2 of The Mandalorian had been
released, so I wasn't told about all the characters I'd have to make until
they'd appeared in the show. I was very happy when Ahsoka and Bo-Katan
appeared, they're both colourful and interesting to look at, so they make great
amigurumi. I thought I had a head start on Ahsoka since I'd already made the
young version we first see at the beginning of The Clone Wars, but it was surprising
how many details had to be altered, and since her head piece is so complicated
it took a while to work out all the changes. With Bo-Katan I thought I knew how
to make her helmet, since I'd already done Mando's, but the shape and all the
details are quite different, so it took a while to get it just right. I thought
it would be fun to see her without her helmet too, so I'm glad I asked to
include that version too.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJtlfHtw_FK-afSGlCGS67xfoR-IAQrJou3smlCQSGcbbpK8hv6anzT4NsiB7ahc61lDiC4v8asOA8Y4IXswKzeV3MPgvfjMSHecff5cTDX6S7ONURwLrCYbkyO35lbOWVcnunaCALs1MBT5s-nELs7MRtrRQz3uBrOE877cp9FDEvReIPLs3BXCMC9Q=s2800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJtlfHtw_FK-afSGlCGS67xfoR-IAQrJou3smlCQSGcbbpK8hv6anzT4NsiB7ahc61lDiC4v8asOA8Y4IXswKzeV3MPgvfjMSHecff5cTDX6S7ONURwLrCYbkyO35lbOWVcnunaCALs1MBT5s-nELs7MRtrRQz3uBrOE877cp9FDEvReIPLs3BXCMC9Q=s320" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii-oQ9el15k3wTgIZB8GN78OjcxuPRdn61iLrHaLn30474dLNn1t9sH33rxLKNp0hNkDpDRihbwDYn-90Gej7g9xh7Qv-0_0vYYm9nnBcoxYaHPHHu27S6S7FL0WgD_caT7anCgTwMMK2AuOEqLZ8PE27ied38oRegz2e8uQtzk9H7daGW8cC44wWa7A=s3155" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3155" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii-oQ9el15k3wTgIZB8GN78OjcxuPRdn61iLrHaLn30474dLNn1t9sH33rxLKNp0hNkDpDRihbwDYn-90Gej7g9xh7Qv-0_0vYYm9nnBcoxYaHPHHu27S6S7FL0WgD_caT7anCgTwMMK2AuOEqLZ8PE27ied38oRegz2e8uQtzk9H7daGW8cC44wWa7A=s320" width="304" /></a></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope that if you
get hold of this book that you enjoy making the various characters. To help you
find the right colours of yarn to make the characters, I've made a list below
of all the yarns I used, and the amounts needed for each figure. I've also
noted at the bottom of this post any errors in the book that I've noticed; if
you come across any yourself, let me know. I work hard to make sure there
aren't any errors, but some always manage to slip through!</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="text-align: left;">Yarn List</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;">
(approximate amounts):</span></span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I live in the UK,
so that's where I get all my yarn from. I use double knitting (DK) weight yarn,
equivalent to 3:light weight in the US, and 8 ply in Australia/NZ - there's
a yarn thickness guide on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/help/yarn/weights?highlight=11" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>
which is very helpful. (By the way, the yarn I used is not the same as the yarn
in the kit. That isn't a particular brand, and was sourced by the publisher
separately).<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">If you
can't get hold of the yarns listed below, you can at least look at them in online stores such as </span><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/" target="_blank">Wool Warehouse</a></span></u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> or <a href="https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/" target="_blank">LoveCrafts</a>,
which might help you find equivalents closer to home.</span></span></p></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used
mostly Hayfield Bonus DK (HBDK) and Robin DK (RDK). Hayfield is a great yarn
for making amigurumi (toys worked in the round) as it's quite sturdy and
doesn't get squashed by working tightly, which you have to do when you're
crocheting like this. Unfortunately, Robin yarn is no longer available, so I
have included some alternatives in Stylecraft Special DK (SSDK). Stylecraft has
a great range of colours but is a little lighter in weight so you might find
that parts come out a little smaller when you use it.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>The Mandalorian:</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g light grey yarn - HBDK
Light Grey Mix (814).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
dark grey yarn - HBDK Slate Grey (633).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
mid brown yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK
Chocolate (947).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g dark
brown yarn - RDK Brown (051), alternative SSDK Dark Brown (1004).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small
amount of yellow yarn - HBDK Sunflower (978).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small
amount of beige yarn - HBDK Walnut (927).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small
amount of light beige yarn - HBDK Oatmeal (964).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small
amount of blue yarn - HBDK Denim (994).</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <br /></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Grogu in pram:</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
green yarn - HBDK Grass (825).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
light beige yarn - HBDK Oatmeal (964).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g light grey yarn - HBDK
Light Grey Mix (814).</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Cara Dune:</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g pale peach yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK Biscuit (963).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g teal yarn - HBDK
Petrol (829), alternative Peacock (560).</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g dark teal yarn - HBDK
Teal (691), alternative Royal Teal (558).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g dark
grey yarn - HBDK Slate Grey (633).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
dark brown yarn - RDK Brown (051), alternative SSDK Dark Brown (1004).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small amount of light grey yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK Light Grey Mix (814).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Greef Karga:</b><br /> </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
light brown yarn - HBDK Walnut (927).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
mid brown yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK
Chocolate (947).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
dark brown yarn - RDK Brown (051), alternative SSDK Dark Brown (1004).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g golden brown yarn - RDK Honey (129),
alternative SSDK </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Camel
(1420).<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Moff Gideon:</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">20g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
light brown yarn - HBDK Walnut (927).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g red
yarn - HBDK Soft Red (617).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small amount of white yarn
- HBDK White (961).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small amount of dark grey
yarn </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">- HBDK Slate Grey (633).<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Kuiil:</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g pale peach yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK Biscuit (963).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
mid brown yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK
Chocolate (947).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g dark
brown yarn - RDK Brown (051), alternative SSDK Dark Brown (1004).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
khaki green yarn - HBDK Olive Green (634).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
light brown yarn - HBDK Walnut (927) or Taupe (601).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small amount of silver grey yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK Light Grey Mix (814).<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small amount of black yarn
- HBDK Black (965).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>IG-11:</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">15g grey yarn - HBDK Dark
Grey Mix (790).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small amount of red yarn -
HBDK Signal Red (977).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Grogu
(larger version):</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
green yarn - HBDK Grass (825).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">15g
light beige yarn - HBDK Oatmeal (964).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Mudhorn:</b><br /> </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">30g
mid brown yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK
Chocolate (947).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
dark beige yarn - HBDK Walnut (927).<br /></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> <br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Offworld
Jawa:</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">15g
dark grey yarn - HBDK Slate Grey (633).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small
amount of dark brown yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK
Chocolate (947).<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Bo-Katan Kryze:</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g pale peach yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK Biscuit (963).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
dark grey yarn - HBDK Slate Grey (633).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g light grey yarn - HBDK
Light Grey Mix (814).<br /></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">10g russet yarn -
HBDK Fox (779).<br /></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">15g turquoise yarn
- HBDK Turquoise (998).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g black
yarn - HBDK Black (965).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
mid brown yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK
Chocolate (947).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g white yarn - HBDK White
(961).<br /></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> <br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Ahsoka Tano: </b><br /></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">10g russet yarn -
HBDK Fox (779).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g
mid brown yarn - </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">HBDK
Chocolate (947).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
dark grey yarn - HBDK Slate Grey (633).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g
blue yarn - HBDK Denim (994).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">10g white yarn - HBDK
White (961).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">5g light grey yarn - HBDK
Light Grey Mix (814).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Small amount of maroon
yarn - HBDK Claret (841).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>*Errata:</b><br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">On page 47 in the pattern for IG-11, round 3 should read:<br /></span><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Rnd 3:</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st] 2 times – 8 st.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On p19 of the pattern for the Mandalorian, the text after round 22 starting "In the following 3 rounds..." should go before round 22.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On p20 of the pattern for the Mandalorian, under the 'Left Shoulder Armor' and the 'Right Shoulder Armor', the second section in brackets on row 1 should be ignored.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On p53 in the pattern for Grogu, 'Cowl Neck of Robe', row 1 should read: </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Row 1: skip ch next to hook, sc in next 25 st, ch 1, turn.<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></p>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-16651788946788295852021-03-28T15:38:00.002+01:002021-04-01T17:26:16.168+01:00Chubby Bunnies - free patterns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n5D_o8Ij8TM/YGCSZC4CU_I/AAAAAAAAFKI/UUsZfnZMdmMm4KKncP8IUAav588iQ7XnQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_8290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1848" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n5D_o8Ij8TM/YGCSZC4CU_I/AAAAAAAAFKI/UUsZfnZMdmMm4KKncP8IUAav588iQ7XnQCPcBGAYYCw/w578-h640/IMG_8290.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><br /><p>It's a week to go until Easter, and I've been working on some cute <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chubby-bunnies-amigurumi" target="_blank">Chubby Bunnies</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-chubby-bunnies-amigurumi" target="_blank">Baby Chubby Bunnies</a>. You can find the free patterns on my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/LucyRavenscar" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> page and I've made a few different types to show you some options.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_Y964yciEM/YGCRxzsw9yI/AAAAAAAAFJU/M_nS5F3Pg-U1fQZKt0S3fN3AxZZfKxvVgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_8251.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_Y964yciEM/YGCRxzsw9yI/AAAAAAAAFJU/M_nS5F3Pg-U1fQZKt0S3fN3AxZZfKxvVgCPcBGAYYCw/w424-h640/IMG_8251.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXRWZUOb_PQ/YGCSAY8_MUI/AAAAAAAAFJk/r553VuEBE88xhEH7N-fmsVwe9zTpOcUagCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_8271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1862" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXRWZUOb_PQ/YGCSAY8_MUI/AAAAAAAAFJk/r553VuEBE88xhEH7N-fmsVwe9zTpOcUagCPcBGAYYCw/w582-h640/IMG_8271.JPG" width="582" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n05-XLJ9IdU/YGCSVrB2GOI/AAAAAAAAFKE/tPvza_wXnjUDfII1fc03BYfILcSqWVDkwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_8277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1695" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n05-XLJ9IdU/YGCSVrB2GOI/AAAAAAAAFKE/tPvza_wXnjUDfII1fc03BYfILcSqWVDkwCPcBGAYYCw/w530-h640/IMG_8277.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><br /><p>You can make them in natural rabbit colours, or use colourful or striped yarn for a fun look. Crochet the tails, or make a great big pom-pom instead. The Baby Chubby Bunnies are so quick and easy to make, you could crochet lots of them and use them in an Easter Egg hunt as an alternative to chocolate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XCm31bhXzgE/YGCSQ3q4idI/AAAAAAAAFKA/MKpTde8z4YY8qeolYFCd0jWyHjnWsqCcACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_8285.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="2048" height="614" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XCm31bhXzgE/YGCSQ3q4idI/AAAAAAAAFKA/MKpTde8z4YY8qeolYFCd0jWyHjnWsqCcACPcBGAYYCw/w640-h614/IMG_8285.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I hope you have fun with the patterns, let me know if you make any!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HZ_wHt-wbeU/YGCRg2kkv0I/AAAAAAAAFIw/sDoJBx5rMcgpEOoUPdHkOssYxbTndy_aACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_8242.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="2048" height="356" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HZ_wHt-wbeU/YGCRg2kkv0I/AAAAAAAAFIw/sDoJBx5rMcgpEOoUPdHkOssYxbTndy_aACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h356/IMG_8242.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-11330083058839752792021-02-10T17:11:00.003+00:002021-02-10T17:11:27.708+00:00Yeti and Bigfoot pattern - new method to make arms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a35gA5CFNfM/YCQRTWv4KSI/AAAAAAAAFBc/0dUQfy5ZipQANq_pDDygHdYcNTfCkXUcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1040/Yeti%2Band%2BBigfoot%2B10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a35gA5CFNfM/YCQRTWv4KSI/AAAAAAAAFBc/0dUQfy5ZipQANq_pDDygHdYcNTfCkXUcgCLcBGAsYHQ/w385-h400/Yeti%2Band%2BBigfoot%2B10.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><p>I recently had a message from someone who was having problems making the arms for the Yeti from my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/252384429/yeti-and-bigfoot-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">Yeti and Bigfoot pattern</a>, They are made from the fingers upwards and the technique can be quite fiddly to get to grips with. Otherwise the pattern is quite a straightforward one for people fairly new to making amigurumi, so I thought it would be good to try to make the arms easier to crochet. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xeYlsZbYKrE/YCQRaEeIRII/AAAAAAAAFBs/9icuuYEnDekFSlfMMSCIRjTR5PJSl9p9gCPcBGAYYCw/s1362/Yeti%2Band%2BBigfoot%2B08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xeYlsZbYKrE/YCQRaEeIRII/AAAAAAAAFBs/9icuuYEnDekFSlfMMSCIRjTR5PJSl9p9gCPcBGAYYCw/w294-h400/Yeti%2Band%2BBigfoot%2B08.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><p>So, the pattern now includes the additional information on how to make the arms from the top down, which makes the fingers much easier to crochet. I still slightly prefer the way the original method looks, but there's not very much in it. If you've already bought the pattern you should be able to download it again and get the new version of the pattern. Contact me on the site where you bought it if you have any problems with this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MvQPFCjB8GY/YCQR_NKBAtI/AAAAAAAAFCA/7p5L4YqW4ZcftPmUwUG7oGw5Btuqw3cNACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Hands%2Bsmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MvQPFCjB8GY/YCQR_NKBAtI/AAAAAAAAFCA/7p5L4YqW4ZcftPmUwUG7oGw5Btuqw3cNACPcBGAYYCw/s320/Hands%2Bsmall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RGfqOCofgkc/YCQR_SHEymI/AAAAAAAAFCE/tKyKqMhohZIADrc3_jy7MhT_tc_LtGUmgCPcBGAYYCw/s2624/Hands%2Blarge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="2624" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RGfqOCofgkc/YCQR_SHEymI/AAAAAAAAFCE/tKyKqMhohZIADrc3_jy7MhT_tc_LtGUmgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Hands%2Blarge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new versions of the hands, small at top, big at bottom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-72774016710021809022020-10-30T15:27:00.008+00:002022-07-08T16:05:09.668+01:00Super Quick Snake - Free Crochet Pattern<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GkNngRx3Xvo/X5wurxKMlBI/AAAAAAAAEqU/GLpDJoLaTbUXO8TcHUBQw-XR4KX9QVcmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1851" height="393" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GkNngRx3Xvo/X5wurxKMlBI/AAAAAAAAEqU/GLpDJoLaTbUXO8TcHUBQw-XR4KX9QVcmgCLcBGAsYHQ/w355-h393/IMG_7654.JPG" width="355" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErGaYi7bMnE/X5wusaIr59I/AAAAAAAAEqY/19wF9GgLM_c6914XTjYfgwH6jpGKegylQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7659.JPG" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErGaYi7bMnE/X5wusaIr59I/AAAAAAAAEqY/19wF9GgLM_c6914XTjYfgwH6jpGKegylQCLcBGAsYHQ/w391-h345/IMG_7659.JPG" width="391" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These
little snakes are quick and easy to crochet, they don't need stuffing and
there's hardly any sewing to finish them off. They naturally curl around your
fingers and are great for anyone who loves snakes. They would also make cool and
creepy decorations for Halloween.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IjsG8-444mA/X5wuoIv4iNI/AAAAAAAAEqo/j2EilJ7JSMQpf1zJdvp2bG9IVGGIZmf8gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/20201030_122407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2048" height="396" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IjsG8-444mA/X5wuoIv4iNI/AAAAAAAAEqo/j2EilJ7JSMQpf1zJdvp2bG9IVGGIZmf8gCPcBGAYYCw/w406-h396/20201030_122407.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8BXrsAnZqmU/X5wunolw-UI/AAAAAAAAEqE/hwEvQL_7Eq8yYa4Il2MaJQNmQhlBlqzgQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/20201030_122611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="403" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8BXrsAnZqmU/X5wunolw-UI/AAAAAAAAEqE/hwEvQL_7Eq8yYa4Il2MaJQNmQhlBlqzgQCPcBGAYYCw/w403-h403/20201030_122611.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You will need:</span></b></div></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Small amounts
of 2 different colours of DK weight yarn to work together - green and black, or
green and yellow make nice snake colours mixed together (thinner or thicker
yarn is fine, just use a thinner or thicker hook).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Small amount
of red yarn for the mouth and eyes.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tapestry
needle.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4.5mm
crochet hook.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Finished
size: approximately 18 cm/7” long.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Abbreviations:</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ch
= chain<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">st
= stitch or stitches<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ss
= slipstitch<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">dc
= double crochet (US), treble crochet (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">hdc
= half double crochet (US), half treble crochet (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">tog
= together<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">dc2tog
= decrease by working two dc together (see special stitch instructions)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FO
= fasten off<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">General instructions:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
pattern is written using US crochet terms. For the UK equivalents, see
abbreviations list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">The
head is worked in rounds and is not joined. To start a round, you can use the
magic ring method, but I prefer to work into the </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">1<sup>st</sup> chain stitch, working over
the tail of yarn and using that to pull the hole tight.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Special stitch
instructions:</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Dc2tog</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">: YOH (yarn over hook),
insert hook into next stitch, YOH and pull through loop, YOH, pull through 2
loops, YOH, insert hook into next stitch, YOH and pull through loop, YOH, pull
through 2 loops, YOH, pull through all 3 loops on hook.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Starting at
the head, holding both strands of yarn together:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round
1:</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> c</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">h 3,
work 8 dc into 1<sup>st</sup> ch - 8 st.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Round
2:</span></b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif">dc2tog
4 times - 4 st.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ch 21, sc
into 2<sup>nd</sup> ch from hook, sc into next ch, 2 hdc into next 18 ch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ss into next
st on head, FO leaving some yarn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Using the red
yarn sew one eye with three short lines. Take the yarn out of the small hole
where you started the head and make a tiny stitch to secure it. Make a loop for
the tongue and secure it with another tiny stitch, then sew the other eye and
secure the end of the yarn. Cut the loop of yarn to look like a forked tongue
(if it frays put a tiny bit of glue on the strands). Use the ends of yarn from
the snake’s body to sew up the back of its head and weave in any ends.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FD7FYzcTKAA/X5wupM_wc-I/AAAAAAAAEqk/hDm09trR5DQQrF2ouA2qHuBbfFnWWMZ8wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/20201030_135541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1816" height="582" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FD7FYzcTKAA/X5wupM_wc-I/AAAAAAAAEqk/hDm09trR5DQQrF2ouA2qHuBbfFnWWMZ8wCPcBGAYYCw/w517-h582/20201030_135541.jpg" width="517" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-73358226693081896132020-10-02T17:32:00.003+01:002020-10-02T18:21:55.521+01:00Tree Folk and Fungus Folk Amigurumi Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYEpFTFMFyc/X3dUM8NO_LI/AAAAAAAACNQ/4bhwurand1c5OI7ERhZW8eJsKUHd8zPcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="2048" height="448" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYEpFTFMFyc/X3dUM8NO_LI/AAAAAAAACNQ/4bhwurand1c5OI7ERhZW8eJsKUHd8zPcQCLcBGAsYHQ/w545-h448/IMG_7490.JPG" width="545" /></a></div><p>I love my walk every day through local fields and woods, getting to see beautiful trees and spot toadstools popping up through the earth at this time of year. These two patterns celebrate, in cute amigurumi form, my fondness for these elements of nature. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XkFdtOP18R8/X3dTWkoHh-I/AAAAAAAACM8/S20LN5jnp6sTlCV32iEpW8XyYspuH9sTwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7436.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1809" height="448" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XkFdtOP18R8/X3dTWkoHh-I/AAAAAAAACM8/S20LN5jnp6sTlCV32iEpW8XyYspuH9sTwCPcBGAYYCw/w396-h448/IMG_7436.JPG" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zu1nUiq56NE/X3dTSB1v8eI/AAAAAAAACM4/7LI8Byt9dz8C8Kw3pn9jJV7woXLFMGPpgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7388.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1879" height="433" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zu1nUiq56NE/X3dTSB1v8eI/AAAAAAAACM4/7LI8Byt9dz8C8Kw3pn9jJV7woXLFMGPpgCPcBGAYYCw/w398-h433/IMG_7388.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">These two types of creature are not in scale with each other - true Tree Folk are much more mighty than these little fellows, whereas Fungus Folk are small and unexpected, brightening the woods with their colourful caps.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n1Rm5rQRbvk/X3dTRrlEkKI/AAAAAAAACNI/oK7Ktz0fYbYceirn7vPeohgMQrrBR9chQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7384.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n1Rm5rQRbvk/X3dTRrlEkKI/AAAAAAAACNI/oK7Ktz0fYbYceirn7vPeohgMQrrBR9chQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/IMG_7384.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>If you need a little friendly Tree Folk or Fungus Folk in your life, this pattern has all the details you need to make them, with lots of photos to illustrate the more complicated elements. Depending on the yarn you use (I used DK weight, but slightly thinner or thicker yarn will work just fine) the Tree Folk will end up about 12cm/5" tall, and the Fungus Folk will be 10cm/4" tall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gmGBVZ9mXig/X3dTYlxRQEI/AAAAAAAACNI/iGLkhtBeZbkNaU3jCfc2yVCK7ONio4TsgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7469.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1752" height="401" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gmGBVZ9mXig/X3dTYlxRQEI/AAAAAAAACNI/iGLkhtBeZbkNaU3jCfc2yVCK7ONio4TsgCPcBGAYYCw/w343-h401/IMG_7469.JPG" width="343" /></a></div><p>For the Tree Folk you can use a range of yarn colours: different greens for the crown (variegated colours look good) or russet if you want an autumnal tree, and various browns and grey for the trunk. For the Fungu Folk the instantly recognisable red with white spots of the Amanita muscaria or fly agaric is a great choice, but you can make it in any colour, or to look like any mushroom you like.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yYmykURetT4/X3dTUOONs7I/AAAAAAAACM4/vnXJn_6xk6cdpfgDbaIxxAMXm4e0cza3QCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="2048" height="386" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yYmykURetT4/X3dTUOONs7I/AAAAAAAACM4/vnXJn_6xk6cdpfgDbaIxxAMXm4e0cza3QCPcBGAYYCw/w427-h386/IMG_7414.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><p>Find the pattern in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/866500248/tree-folk-and-fungus-folk-amigurumi" target="_blank">Etsy</a> shop, or on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tree-folk-and-fungus-folk-amigurumi" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>.</p><p><br /></p>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-82557486182583187622020-08-16T18:03:00.000+01:002020-08-16T18:03:37.107+01:00Fuzzy Troll Amigurumi<p>Whenever I go into a yarn store, I can't help but be tempted by those fuzzy fun fur-type yarns, they look so fluffy and tactile. The sort of yarns I'm talking about, sometimes called eyelash yarn, have a thread base with strands sticking out from this. Back when I had just started making amigurumi I bought quite a lot of them, in all sorts of different colours, and then I had to work out what to do with them. I ended up using them to make Fuzzy Trolls for my children, but until now I hadn't got round to turning this design into a pattern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNm-n0iKVtU/Xzlj9kMqL1I/AAAAAAAACJY/CewvtiUke58jQTdo8sWtcDmmRfjgN4jCACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNm-n0iKVtU/Xzlj9kMqL1I/AAAAAAAACJY/CewvtiUke58jQTdo8sWtcDmmRfjgN4jCACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_6860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>These trolls are friendly little creatures, who love nothing more than relaxing in a meadow filled with wildflowers. They are brightly coloured, with horns and long fuzzy-ended tails, and the pattern gives you all the details you need to make either a large (15cm/6" tall) or small (12cm/5" tall) fuzzy troll.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7iplnC1HOJ8/XzlkBqAy19I/AAAAAAAACKQ/ek9DaBYH6FQDDG_dSVQoExEZHhkfzbQwQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7iplnC1HOJ8/XzlkBqAy19I/AAAAAAAACKQ/ek9DaBYH6FQDDG_dSVQoExEZHhkfzbQwQCPcBGAYYCw/s640/IMG_7164.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SvMffTquv5U/Xzlj_lO6FGI/AAAAAAAACKA/vffIPqXhFwoZi5aroJFkJk28DtW-6cAcQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SvMffTquv5U/Xzlj_lO6FGI/AAAAAAAACKA/vffIPqXhFwoZi5aroJFkJk28DtW-6cAcQCPcBGAYYCw/s640/IMG_7130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--LE0z_Dx4Zs/XzlkDcnXpCI/AAAAAAAACKI/33aCFpV8noIyCbBgJwuR4_sX4lv-GBwRgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--LE0z_Dx4Zs/XzlkDcnXpCI/AAAAAAAACKI/33aCFpV8noIyCbBgJwuR4_sX4lv-GBwRgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/IMG_7179.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-idtJylDM_KY/XzlkD8cMs0I/AAAAAAAACKU/DUuetegkNBEBMUHuSkUhFPLm-TCegr7ZgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-idtJylDM_KY/XzlkD8cMs0I/AAAAAAAACKU/DUuetegkNBEBMUHuSkUhFPLm-TCegr7ZgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/IMG_7190.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My new pattern is available on </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/855651001/fuzzy-troll-amigurumi-pattern" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Etsy</a><span style="text-align: left;"> and </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fuzzy-troll-amigurumi" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Ravelry</a><span style="text-align: left;">, and because using fuzzy yarn can be a bit challenging, I have created a series of videos to take you through the whole process of making a Fuzzy Troll, which you can find on this </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1iDEids8wRcbnQKJfkrowbdf6lk4s_um" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;" target="_blank">playlist</a><span style="text-align: left;"> on my YouTube channel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here is the first video, which tells you how to choose the fuzzy yarn you need.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1KbwXWyuqks" width="320" youtube-src-id="1KbwXWyuqks"></iframe></div><p>Along with the pattern, you can work your way through all the videos in order and they will guide you through everything you need to do, or you can just check out any elements that you are unsure of.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_riRcWaNiG4/XzlkAoQ74II/AAAAAAAACKE/JiWcgXKVj8YFRppCDZslryh0FWlkaAtdwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1820" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_riRcWaNiG4/XzlkAoQ74II/AAAAAAAACKE/JiWcgXKVj8YFRppCDZslryh0FWlkaAtdwCPcBGAYYCw/s640/IMG_7135.JPG" /></a></div><p>This is my first time making video crochet tutorials, so I hope you find them helpful. They show a lot of tips and tricks as to how to make various elements of amigurumi, so you might find it useful to watch them, even if you're not making a troll. In the future I'd like to make some more, perhaps showing how to make some of my small free patterns in detail, hopefully that will be helpful to anyone who's new to making amigurumi.</p>LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-23412538997763614722020-06-10T17:07:00.000+01:002020-06-10T17:07:15.217+01:00Ahsoka Tano Amigurumi Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest pattern, to make Ahsoka Tano from The Clone Wars, is now available to buy in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/821882969/ahsoka-tano-star-wars-mini-amigurumi" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ahsoka-tano---star-wars-mini-amigurumi" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> shops. The Clone Wars series has been responsible for some great serialised story-telling in the Star Wars universe, and for creating a character in Ahsoka who has become a fan favourite. She's introduced as Anakin's young padawan and is enthusiastic and honest, with a good moral compass. She's not perfect, she makes mistakes, but she has great character development over the series, and goes on to appear in Star Wars Rebels as well.<br />
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Ahsoka is a Togruta, with orange skin and blue and white head parts, consisting of two pointed montrals at the top and three tails, or lekku, at the bottom. Creating this at a relatively small scale (she's only 11 cm/4.5” tall) was quite the challenge, and it took quite a few attempts to get it right. Because of the complicated structure of the head piece I've added lots of photos into the pattern to explain each stage clearly, so I hope it won't be too difficult for people to follow.<br />
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I based this pattern on her look at the start of The Clone Wars, but it would be easy to alter it slightly to look like the outfit she wears from series 3. To make her with the dress and leggings rather than top, skirt and leggings, just crochet the orange skin section in the middle in brown instead, and use two chains of russet brown/dark orange yarn to make her belt. You can also make her an extra lightsaber. Her later grey/blue costume would just need changes in colour for the different parts, and white lightsabers.<br />
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I've listed the yarn I used to make her at the end of this post: <a href="http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com/2015/12/star-wars-crochet-yarn-used.html" target="_blank">Star Wars Crochet - yarn used</a>. I hope those of you who are fans of Ahsoka will enjoy making this mini version of her!<br />
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After I saw The Dark Crystal for the first time as a child I totally fell in love with Kira's adorable and occasionally grumpy pet Fizzgig. Who wouldn't love that ball of fluff? And then, when the prequel series Age of Resistance was released last year, I fell in love with the whole world of Thra all over again, with its multiple Fizzgigs in different colours, including one with an eyepatch!. I've already posted about making a Fizzgig for myself (<a href="http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com/2019/09/fizzgig-amigurumi.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and the trip I took him on to see The Dark Crystal exhibition in London (<a href="http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-dark-crystal.html" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
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After that I decided to write up the pattern but I immediately encountered a problem. Fizzgig's fluffy fur is made by working the loop stitch, cutting the loops and them brushing with a wire pet brush to separate the strands. The yarn I used, which had a mix of light brown colours and a loose twist, was perfect for this, but was unfortunately not being made any more. I then had to experiment with other yarns and found that Hayfield Bonus DK and Robin DK brushed out the right way, and so I chose different shades of light brown, beige, honey and gold yarn, and used two colours alternately to give the right look. I found that Stylecraft Special DK does not brush out well, but I would recommend that anyone who wants to make a Fizzgig tests the yarn they've chosen. I've used 100% acrylic yarn, which works fine, and acrylic yarn mixed with wool or alpaca should work, as I think would 100% wool or alpaca. Cotton yarn would not brush out in the same way.<br />
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<i>Fizzgig have four feet...</i></div>
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<i>...which you can just see peeping out under their fur.</i></div>
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<i>Large and small versions.</i></div>
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Brushing the yarn to make it fluffy takes a fair bit of work, you need to sit down with a fun TV show or podcast and just work at gradually brushing a few strands at a time. Because of that I designed a smaller version that would be quicker to make, and still be just as cute. The larger version is about 22cm/8.5" tall, the smaller one is about 16cm/6.5" tall, and the pattern includes details to make eyepatches for both sizes of Fizzgig. You can buy the pattern on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/789581835/fizzgig-amigurumi-pattern-pdf-crochet" target="_blank">Etsy</a> or <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fizzgig-amigurumi" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>.<br />
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While the final series of Game of Thrones was showing last year, I started working on these patterns, but various things conspired to mean that I hadn't got them finally finished and written up until now! I know series 8 got some mixed reviews, but I enjoyed it, and I thought the show as a whole was great. Jon Snow was always one of my favourite characters, and had a fascinating journey thoughout the show. I've designed him with a couple of different looks - the loose curly hair and mostly black clothes of the earlier seasons when he was in the Nightwatch, and the longer, pulled back hair and neck armour he wears in later seasons. The pattern also includes details to make a cloak with a fur collar for either version.<br />
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Of course, I had to make a pattern for his white direwolf companion Ghost. I thought it would also be nice to design two more versions with two-coloured coats so people can make a variety of different direwolves (or wolves - there's no difference apart from the scale with the Jon Snow figure). Wolves come in a variety of different colours - brown, black, reddish, grey or a mixture - so you can choose whatever yarn suits you best. If you can find a mottled one, that would probably give a really good effect.<br />
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Both patterns are available on Etsy (Jon Snow pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/778323145/jon-snow-amigurumi-pattern-pdf-crochet" target="_blank">here</a>, Wolf and Direwolf pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/764455086/wolf-and-direwolf-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">here</a>) and you can buy them together at a reduced price <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/764458872/jon-snow-and-direwolf-amigurumi-patterns" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also find them on my Ravelry page <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/stores/lucy-ravenscar-designs" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-23712551960073728592019-11-29T15:11:00.001+00:002019-11-29T15:11:13.797+00:00Baby YodaSo, who's watching the new Star Wars series, The Mandalorian? Not me unfortunately, because it's not available in the UK, but without even looking for spoilers I can't help but see images of the adorable baby Yoda that features in the show. It's not actually Yoda as a baby, but a member of his species, which doesn't have a name. The first thing I noticed when I looked at pictures of the cute little baby was that it looked a lot like my mini amigurumi of Yoda which appears in the Star Wars Crochet Kit and which is a small and very simplified version of Yoda.<br />
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So, I decided to try adapting that pattern a little to make it more like the baby in the show. If you have the Star Wars Crochet Kit then you can use these variations and make yourself your own tiny Baby Yoda. (Please note, I'm using US stitch names).<br />
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Follow the instructions to make the Head and Body as they are in the book, but use 9mm safety eyes for that big-eyed baby look.<br />
After making the head change to dark beige yarn for the body on round 11.<br />
When you get to round 20 don't change to green yarn and don't make the feet, just work 27 sc around.<br />
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Baby Yoda's ears are proportionally larger, so make them as follows:<br />
Rnd 1: ch 2, work 6 sc into first ch - 6 st.<br />
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around - 12 st.<br />
Rnd 3: 2 sc in each of next 2 st, (hdc, dc) in next st, ch 1, (dc, hdc) in next st, ss in next st - end round here and FO.<br />
Follow the rest of the instructions in the book to shape and attach the ears.<br />
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Start making the arms as described in the book, then after round 2 change to light beige yarn and work 6 x 2dc bobbles around. Change to dark beige yarn and work rounds 3 - 6 as in the book, miss round 7 and work round 8 as described.<br />
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To make the cowl neck collar using light beige yarn:<br />
Ch 26.<br />
Row 1: miss ch next to hook, sc in next 25 ch, ch 1, turn.<br />
Row 2: sc in next 25 st, ch 1, turn.<br />
Row 3: sc in next 25 st, FO.<br />
Pin around the neck and top of the arms with the starting chain at the top. Overlap at the front as shown then sew in place. Fold over and secure the front with a couple of stitches.<br />
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I hope you enjoy making your own little Baby Yoda!<br />
<br />LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-28153451454232204952019-10-30T16:19:00.000+00:002019-10-30T19:32:13.382+00:00Little Monster Finger Puppets - free crochet pattern<br />
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a little treat for Halloween that's quick and simple to crochet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Small amount
of yarn for the body, any colour you like (I think green or purple looks good).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Small amount
of red yarn for the mouth and eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Small amount of
black yarn for eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tapestry
needle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3.5mm
crochet hook (US E hook).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Finished
size: approximately 4 cm/1.5” tall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ch
= chain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">st
= stitch or stitches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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= slipstitch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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= single crochet (US), double crochet (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dc
= double crochet (US), treble crochet (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hdc
= half double crochet (US), half treble crochet (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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= back loop only <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">FLO
= front loop only<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tog
= together<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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= decrease by working two sc together<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">bob
= bobble (see special stitch instructions)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">FO
= fasten off<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This pattern is written using US crochet terms. For the UK equivalents, see abbreviations list.</span></span><br />
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in rounds unless otherwise stated and do not join rounds unless told to. Use a
stitch marker to mark the start of a round - a small piece of different
coloured yarn placed under the stitch at the start of the round will do. To start
a round, you can use the magic ring method, but I prefer (</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ch2,
work 6 sc into 1<sup>st</sup> ch). If you work the 6 sc over the tail of yarn
as well you can use that to pull the hole tight. You can find a detailed
tutorial on how to do this here on my </span><a href="http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com/2018/02/making-amigurumi-starting-first-round.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">blog</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Work through both loops of stitches unless otherwise
indicated.</span><br />
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instructions:</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pull through loop, YOH, pull through 2 loops, *YOH, insert hook into same
stitch, YOH and pull through loop, YOH, pull through 2 loops, repeat once
from*, YOH, pull through all 4 loops on hook.</span><br />
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1:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> ch 2, work 6 sc into 1<sup>st</sup> ch - 6 st.<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Round 2:</b> 2 sc in each st around - 12
st.<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Round 3:</b> [2 sc in next st, sc in
next 3 st] 3 times – 15 st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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4:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in each st around - 15 st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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5:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 6 st, 3 dc bob in next st, sc in next 8 st – 15
st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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6:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 4 st, [<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">FLO</b>:
sc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, 2 hdc in next st, sc in next
st], sc in next 5 st – 17 st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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7:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 4 st, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">change
to red yarn,</i> [work in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">back loops </b>remaining
from working in front loops in previous round: hdc in next 6 st], <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">change to body yarn</i>, sc in next 5 st – 15
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lines vertically over rounds 3 and 4 on either side of the nose. Use black yarn
to sew a dot in the centre of each eye. Secure ends of yarn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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8:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 5 st, [<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">FLO</b>:
sc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, sc in next
st], sc in next 5 st – 17 st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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9:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in next 5 st, [work in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">back loops </b>remaining from working in front loops in previous round:
hdc in next 5 st], sc in next 5 st – 15 st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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10: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">sc in next 3 st, [<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">arm</b>:
ss</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> into next
st, ch 7, turn, ss into next 2 ch, (ch 3, turn, ss in next 2 ch) 2 times, ss
into next 4 ch, ss back into original st on round], </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">sc
in next 7 st, [<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">arm</b>], sc in next 3 st</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> - 15 st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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11: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">sc in each st around (work into the first ss used to make each
arm, not the final ss) - 15 st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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12:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> sc in each st around - 15 st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Stick it on your finger and have some monstrous fun!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">My
latest book of patterns, Harry Potter Crochet, has just been released in the US! It comes
as part of a kit which includes the yarn to make Harry and Dobby, and a crochet
hook shaped like Harry's wand. If you want to watch me opening up the kit,
check out this video on </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gLKlK1hjQg" target="_blank"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">YouTube</span></a><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">.</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">To
help in finding the right colours of yarn to make the characters, I've made a
list of all the yarns I used, and the approximate amounts needed for each
figure. I live in the UK, so that's where I get all my yarn from. I use double
knitting (DK) weight yarn, equivalent to 3:light weight in the US, and 8 ply in
Australia/NZ - there's a yarn thickness guide on </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/help/yarn/weights?highlight=11" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ravelry </a><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">which
is very helpful. (By the way, the yarn I used is not the same as the yarn in
the kit. That isn't a particular brand, and was sourced by the publisher
separately.)</span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">If you
can't get hold of the yarns listed below, you can at least look at them in an
online store such as </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/">Wool Warehouse</a></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"> or <a href="https://www.lovecrochet.com/">LoveCrochet</a>,
which might help you find equivalents closer to home.</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">I used mostly Hayfield Bonus DK
(HBDK) and Stylecraft Special DK (SSDK). Hayfield is a great yarn for making
amigurumi (toys worked in the round) as it's quite sturdy and doesn't get
squashed by working tightly, which you have to do when you're crocheting like
this. Stylecraft is a little lighter and works better for clothes (when you're
not working so tightly) as it gives a little bit more drape at this very small
scale. I also used it for some hair, but not Hagrid's, as it wasn't very easy
to brush out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Harry Potter <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
pale peach yarn - HBDK Flesh Tone (963).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
mid grey yarn - HBDK Silver Grey (838).</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
dark grey yarn - HBDK Dark Grey Mix (790).</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
dark brown yarn - SSDK Dark Brown (1004).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of white yarn - HBDK White (961).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of maroon yarn - HBDK Claret (841).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of yellow yarn - HBDK Sunflower (978).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Hermione Granger <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
pale peach yarn - HBDK Flesh Tone (963).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
mid grey yarn - HBDK Silver Grey (838).</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
dark grey yarn - HBDK Dark Grey Mix (790).</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>light brown yarn - yarn used now unavailable,
try HBDK Walnut (927) or Stylecraft Life DK Bark (2448).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of white yarn - HBDK White (961).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of maroon yarn - HBDK Claret (841).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of yellow yarn - HBDK Sunflower (978).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Ron Weasley <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">All
the same as Harry, apart from yarn for hair:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
russet yarn - SSDK Copper (1029).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Student robe and Scarf
Pattern<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
black yarn - SSDK Black (1002).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
maroon yarn - HBDK Claret (841).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
yellow yarn - HBDK Sunflower (978).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Dobby <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">15g
pale peach yarn - HBDK Flesh Tone (963).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
mid grey yarn - HBDK Silver Grey (838).</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Rubeus Hagrid <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">15g
pale peach yarn - HBDK Flesh Tone (963).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
medium brown yarn - HBDK Chocolate (947)</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
maroon yarn - HBDK Claret (841).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">25g
dark brown yarn - Robin DK Brown (51).</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">25g
light brown yarn - yarn used now unavailable, try HBDK Walnut (927) or
Stylecraft Life DK Bark (2448).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of silver grey yarn (for belt buckle) - HBDK Silver Grey (838).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of beige yarn (for buttons) - HBDK Walnut (927).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Norbert The Dragon <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">25g
green yarn - HBDK Orchard (904).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Albus Dumbledore <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
pale peach yarn - HBDK Flesh Tone (963).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">20g
purple yarn - HBDK Velvet Plum (906).</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">20g
magenta yarn - SSDK Plum (1061).</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
black yarn - SSDK Black (1002).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
white yarn - HBDK White (961).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Minerva McGonagall <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
pale peach yarn - HBDK Flesh Tone (963).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">30g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">15g
dark green yarn - SSDK Bottle (1009).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
beige yarn - HBDK Walnut (927).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Sorting Hat <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">15g
medium brown yarn - HBDK Chocolate (947)</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Voldemort <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
pale peach yarn - HBDK Flesh Tone (963).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">35g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965) for body (optional 15g SSDK Black (1002) for the
robe only).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Severus Snape <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
pale peach yarn - HBDK Flesh Tone (963).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">20g
dark blue yarn - HBDK Navy (971).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of white yarn- HBDK White (961).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Ginny Weasley <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
pale peach yarn - HBDK Flesh Tone (963).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
red yarn - HBDK Classic Red (833).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
medium brown yarn - HBDK Chocolate (947)</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">5g
black yarn - HBDK Black (965). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
russet yarn - SSDK Copper (1029).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of yellow yarn - HBDK Sunflower (978).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Broomstick<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">2g
light brown yarn - yarn used now unavailable, try Robin Mink (0143) or
Stylecraft Life DK Bark (2448).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of beige yarn - HBDK Walnut (927).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of grey yarn - HBDK Silver Grey (838).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Hedwig <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">10g
white yarn - HBDK White (961).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Small
amount of black yarn - HBDK Black (965).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><br /></span>
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">*Edited to add errata:</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Unfortunately the instructions for
a 2 dc bob and a 3 dc bob (bobble stitches) were missed out of the book. Here they are: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif">2 dc bob: YOH (yarn over hook), insert
hook into next stitch, YOH and pull through loop, YOH, pull through 2 loops,
YOH, insert hook into same stitch, YOH and pull through loop, YOH, pull through
2 loops, YOH, pull through all 3 loops on hook.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif">3 dc bob: YOH (yarn over hook),
insert hook into next stitch, YOH and pull through loop, YOH, pull through 2
loops, *YOH, insert hook into same stitch, YOH and pull through loop, YOH, pull
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When I started watching The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, and knowing that I was going to the Into Thra exhibition in a few days, I just knew I had to crochet something to take along. The obvious choice was to make Fizzgig - I loved him in the original film, and members of his species (which is actually Fizzgig) obviously appeared in the new show, as I kept seeing them in promotional meterial. The only problem was that I had limited time to make him, and I was binge-watching the show in the same time. You'd think that I could make him while I was watching, wouldn't you? I mean, I normally crochet while watching TV, in fact my fingers start getting twitchy if I don't have a project on the go. However, Age of Resistance is such a visual treat that I couldn't risk missing any of it, so I had to crochet in the time I had between the episodes.<br />
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The basic technique I used to make Fizzgig was to use loop stitch which I then cut, and fluffed up the yarn using a wire pet brush. I wasn't sure when I started what direction to work in, because I didn't know which direction the fluff would go once it was brushed. I also had the problem that I only had one ball of the yarn I used, and loop stitch uses up a lot of yarn! I didn't bother to make him fluffy at the bottom to save on yarn, and I was really worried that I'd run out as I was making the tail and the feet. Luckily I had just enough, although annoyingly it seems that this colour of yarn is not being produced any more.<br />
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I've used the technique of making something furry/hairy by using loop stitch before, but only on much smaller pieces, like the beards for my dwarves, so it was hard to know how well it would work. I was also unsure of how to make the face, but it turned out that just inserting the eyes and sewing on the nose and mouth flattened the fur in that area so the face can be seen. I did think about making a version with an open mouth, or even a puppet version where I'd be able to operate the mouth, like the monster I made a while ago, but I figured that would take longer to get right, so I stuck with a Fizzgig with a closed mouth.<br />
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Strictly speaking Fizzgig have four feet, each with four toes, but being limited for time (I was sewing the feet on at 11.00pm the night before I went to the exhibition) mine only has two feet with three toes. Size-wise he ended up larger than I'd planned, nearly lifesize, when I had intended him to be much smaller (maybe large grapefruit size) so he'd be easier to fit in my bag, but that's what happens you make something so fluffy!<br />
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A few small issues aside, I'm really pleased with him, and I'm so happy with the way the texture of his fur looks. He's very tactile, and I love stroking and cuddling him. His slightly grumpy face also reminds me of my dog!<br />
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I first saw The Dark Crystal on the big screen when it came out in 1982. I was 12, and I was instantly enchanted. I loved the characters and the story, but what particularly caught my attention was the world-building, and all the different creatures that inhabited the world of Thra. I really wanted to make my own strange and wonderful creatures, but I wasn't sure how I would achieve that. It wasn't until I realised that crochet could be used to make things in three dimensions that I started to work on my own creations, and I was very much inspired by Brian Froud, the artist who designed the world of the Dark Crystal.<br />
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Various creatures I've made that have had a bit of inspiration from Brian Froud's creativity.</div>
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So, you can imagine how excited I was when I heard that Netflix were making a prequel series to the film - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. A few weeks ago I saw that the magazine SFX was offering readers the chance to go to a talk with Brian Froud at the 'Into Thra' exhibition in London (for free!) and, being lucky enough to live fairly close, I booked it immediately.<br />
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Once the show was released I binged it in a few days, so that I would have finished before going to the exhibition. As I started watching I knew that I had to crochet something to take with me, and the obvious choice was Fizzgig, the fuzzy little friend of Kira in the film. His species appears in the prequel, including one with an eyepatch called Baffi. I will write a separate blog post with more details about making him, but suffice to say that I just finished him in time, and so he made the trip up to London with me. My rucksack was rather full, but luckily he's mostly fluff, so he didn't weigh too much!<br />
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I had a fun day up in London, visiting the British Library and the National Gallery, and in the early evening I headed to the BFI Southbank. When I arrived I was greeted by sight of the Emperor on his throne, Aughra in a glass case, and staff who were all wearing 'Order of Lesser Service' t-shirts (which I would very much like to have). We all went into a screening room to watch The Crystal Calls, the 'making-of' documentary which is also available on Netflix. I'd already seen it, but it was good to watch it on the big screen. Then Brian Froud came on stage (to loud applause) and was interviewed. He was just as lovely as I'd hoped he'd be, full of lots of interesting information about his work on the film and the show. He joked that after seeing his younger self on the documentary, he was turning into one of his creations!<br />
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He talked a little bit about how great it is to create something entirely with puppets, because of the reality they bring. He's not against CGI (and he thought that Jim Henson would have embraced it, as he loved new technology), and said what a useful tool it was on the show, to remove puppeteers in green screen and add more details to the puppets' expressions. However, he did say that CGI characters often lack weight, and that animators would do well to create puppets of their characters to see how they move in the real world.<br />
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Lore, an unusally shaped puppet (no spoilers, but if you've seen the show you'll know which character this is) was performed using the Japanese Bunraku style of puppetry, where you can see the puppeteers, but they were removed to give a character with a really unusual way of moving. An interesting mix of an ancient art and modern technology. Brian said that Lore was insprired by the stone tors on Dartmoor, where he lives, and the head was based to some degree on a hamburger!<br />
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Brian talked about the fact that Thra has a very different sensibility to our world. Everything is alive - rocks, plant, maybe even clothes. You'll see on the documentary that the people who made the costumes tried to neaten up his designs, not realising that the clothes are supposed to be asymmetrical and organic to a degree. Many of the costumes were made from expensive fabrics, and some of the designers were horrified by the amount of 'aging' he and his wife Wendy were subjecting them to to make them look more like they fit in the world. Luckily the director, Louis Leterrier, was fully behind what they were trying to create or, in this case, destroy.<br />
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Brian and Wendy wanted to spend time at the beginning of preparation for the series to make lots of background creatures, which is something they did when they started work on the original film. Unfortunately there wasn't time in the schedule for this and they had to get straight on with the main characters. So they came in at weekends (I think along with their son Toby who also worked on the series) and made little creatures, often out of scraps in the bins, to go in the background of the scenes. However, when Louis saw them he liked some of them enough to put in the foreground!<br />
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A question was asked about whether it was his decision for the Gelfling to have a matriarchal society He said that was down to the writers, but that they'd been inspired by the 'Wall of Destiny' he designed for the film which teaches Jen and Kira about the prophecy they are part of. It features a queen figure, which became the All-Maudra in the show. It also inspired the pink Sanctuary Tree which Brian was a bit confused by, until he realised that the image they thought was a tree was actually supposed to be a castle!<br />
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All in all Brian talked for about an hour, and he was fascinating to listen to. He mentioned that when people met him, so many said that they had been inspired to do something creative or work in a creative job after watching The Dark Crystal or Labyrinth, and I saw many heads nodding in the theatre. I know it's true for me, and the person I chatted to next to me was working on a stop-motion film, so I think that's very much the case.<br />
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Various otherworldly beings - over 70 different species were created for the series.</div>
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Brea's journal, paints and paintbrushes.</div>
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After this, we were able to go and look at the exhibition, which was just crammed with interesting items and puppets from the show. There were displays of various small creatures, props, photos, scale models, and a Podling bottom! Round a corner was the Crystal itself, glowing purple, and then a table set with Skeksis delicacies and with the Chamberlain enjoying them. Round another corner were various tableaux, filled with the plants and animals of Thra, as well as several Podlings, and the Gelfling stars of the show. It was all a treat for the eyes, and I managed to get a photo of Fizzgig in his natural environment.<br />
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Afterwards I picked up a free poster, and a can of Stone-in-the-Wood pale ale! I had a great time that evening, although sadly the exhibition is now over. If you're a fan, and it appears anywhere near you, make sure you go along! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy all the photos, and I'll post more about making Fizzgig in my next post.<br />
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Earlier this year I asked my brother for ideas for a birthday present for my nephew (he's in his 20s) and he suggested that I could crochet him something. He sent me a photo of Mooncake, a cute little green alien which appears in the animated series Final Space, which I'd never seen. So, of course, I had to check it out (series one is on Netflix) and really enjoyed it. I fell in love with the little alien that flies around in space making funny noises, and who turns out to be much more powerful than his appearance would suggest.<br />
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I thought it would be an easy pattern to design, but in fact it took a lot of tweaking to get the shape and proportions right. As with any amigurumi made up mostly of a large shape, it takes a lot of stuffing, much more than you think. You just have to keep adding the stuffing, a bit at a time, until the it really hold its shape.<br />
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I recently went on holiday to the Scottish Highlands and I decided that I needed to make a little friend to go with me. Using my Small Spirit pattern I crocheted a Highland Spirit that I named Thistle. He's made using a fuzzy alpaca blend yarn that sadly is no longer available, but which can be brushed to make it nice and furry. I used a colour that was a mix of soft blues and greens, to echo the colours in the Scottish countryside, and gave him horns (using the 'curved horns' part of the pattern) that were reminiscent of Highland Cattle.<br />
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We had a great holiday, staying in a cottage by a beautiful and remote loch, and Thistle enjoyed himself visiting various places, including Eilean Donan Castle and Leakey's bookshop in Inverness. We also visited lots of film locations, including several for the Harry Potter films, such as the Glenfinnan Viaduct that the Hogwart's Express travels along, a waterfall that features in Goblet of Fire, and the island that was used for Dumbledore's tomb.<br />
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Steall Falls in Glen Nevis, used as background to the dragon challenge in Goblet of Fire.</div>
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If you want to make your own Small Spirit, with different elements to suit whatever you prefer, you can find the pattern on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/62106076/small-spirit-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">Etsy</a> or <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/small-spirit-amigurumi" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>.LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-48842786483513536592019-06-27T15:33:00.000+01:002019-06-27T15:40:10.138+01:00Harry Potter CrochetBig news! I have a new book coming out in October, Harry Potter Crochet. It's produced by the same people who did the previous two Star Wars books and in the same format, so it comes as a kit. There is a book with patterns to make Harry, Ron, Hermione in their school uniforms, with removable robes and scarves; Ginny in her Quidditch uniform and with her broom; Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall, along with the Sorting Hat; Hagrid, Dobby, Norbert the baby dragon and, of course, Hedwig. To complete the line-up we have He Who Must Not Be Named, Voldemort himself.<br />
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The kit includes everything you need to make Harry and Dobby - yarn, eyes and, best of all, a hook shaped like Harry's wand!<br />
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I'm a massive Harry Potter fan so I was really excited to be asked to work on this book. Because of the range of character sizes I decided to make them a bit differently to the Star Wars characters. The children are about the same size as most of the SW figures, but the adults are larger, with Hagrid obviously being the largest figure. That allowed me to make Dobby and Hedwig pretty much in scale with Harry, though it would have been impossible to do that with Norbert, so he's closer to being life-sized.<br />
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I finished designing the patterns and making all the figures back in January, so I've been waiting for a while to even be able to talk about this. Hopefully it won't seem too long to wait for it to come out in October. It's coming out in the US and you find it on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Crochet-Kits/dp/1684128870/" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, though it should also be available in other bookshops and craft stores. It's also available on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1684128870/" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a> as an import, so that will be the version with US crochet terms.LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-26871744931839750092019-04-13T13:08:00.001+01:002019-04-13T13:08:21.831+01:00Mother of DragonsSo, who else is eagerly anticipating the final series of Game of Thrones? All the publicity surrounding it has reminded me quite how much I enjoy this show, and love many of the characters, so I was inspired to design some of them in crochet form.<br />
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I started with one of my favourites, Daenerys Targaryen. She has a great look, with her white-blonde hair and dark eyebrows, and I decided to make her with the turquiose-blue dress she wears in season three.<br />
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Of course, I then had to make her three dragons, when they were about the size of large dogs.<br />
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I also thought that the costumes she wore once she got to Westeros were great, so I made a variation of the pattern with her wearing a grey coat and red cloak.<br />
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It was a bit of a challenge rendering her complicated hairstyle in crochet, but I think I did her various braids justice.<br />
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You can buy the patterns now, with the patterns for <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/698238271/daenerys-targaryen-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">Daenerys</a> and her <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/698241883/three-dragons-amigurumi-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">dragons</a> sold separately. You can also buy them together at a reduced price <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/684390756/daenerys-targaryen-and-dragons-amigurumi" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554064124143906905.post-61899671153927258262019-02-08T15:13:00.000+00:002019-02-08T15:13:27.228+00:00Amigurumi Award Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're right in the middle of awards season now, so if you've got someone in your life that you think deserves an award, I've got just the pattern for you! Some time ago I was asked if I could design a crocheted award statuette, so I decided to give it a go.<br />
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It was an interesting challenge. Normally when I make a human figure, it's very stylised, but I wanted to make this more realistic, with a lot more definition. It's still simplified, a bit like a wooden artist's mannequin, with shaping for the body and joints that bend. In fact, you could just make the figure and adapt it if you want a more realistic-looking amigurumi.<br />
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The golden figure holds a sword, but you could change this. The pattern includes details on how to make a laurel wreath instead of a sword, or you could make anything you want for the figure to hold, depending on what you're using it for. Sports equipment for a sports award, a bottle of champagne for a celebration, maybe even a crochet hook and a ball of yarn for an epic crocheter!<br />
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The pattern is available now on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/681284727/amigurumi-award-pattern-pdf-crochet" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/amigurumi-award" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>.LucyRavenscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18343160468638235491noreply@blogger.com5