Showing posts with label crochet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crochet. Show all posts

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Busy Weekend

Well, I've been a bad girl and missed a few days of posting. Let me tell you, it will happen again! I was under the weather for a few days then it got busy after that. Starting on Friday (my 16th anniversary) to today it has been non-stop nonsense. What is really sad is not much of it is worth writing about.
Ok, one fun thing is that I got to upgrade to a new cell phone finally and this time I didn't go with the cheapy free phone, nope, I picked out a Blackberry Pearl Flip phone, this is a fun phone. Also with the company I am with I don't have to have the internet plan so really it was the same as one of the cheaper phones! I loooooove it! "No more Butt dialing" (not that I have nor know of anyone who has dialed with their butt).

I also finished a couple of owls and redid the legs on a couple of frogs and started working on my baby snow dragon again. That is all the time I have had so far. I am not sure if I mentioned it before but I am teaching a class on Brigette Read's Owlets and Pincushion Frog in June. I am teaching at a super cute LYS called Ewetopia, it is about a 45 min drive for me but so worth it. The owners are such lovely people and they always have some great event going on. i wish they were closer so I could spend time there weekly. Any locals reading this should definitely pop in and visit the ladies there. I have taught a class on a Sheep I created once and I loved the experience. I cannot wait to teach again!!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Piggie Pattern


This is one of the first patterns I created in the Amigurumi Style. Please let me know if there are any errors! Thanks

Materials:
E hook
pink worsted yarn
9mm safety eyes
tapestry needle for sewing

Abbreviations
:
Magic Circle (follow link to tutorial if new to amigurumi)
invdec - invisible decrease (follow link to tutorial)
sc - single crochet
inc - increase (2 sc in each st)
st - stitch
FO - Finish Object (usually decreasing or pulling together the last few stitches to close hole)
sl st - slip stitch
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Directions
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Body
inc around (16)
1 sc, inc, repeat around (24)
2 sc, inc, repeat around (32)
3 sc, inc, repeat around (40)
4 sc, inc, repeat around (48)
10 rows sc around
4 sc, invdec, repeat around
3 sc, invdec, repeat around------------Put in eyes
stuff firmly but not stretching the stitches
2 sc, invdec, repeat around
1 sc, invdec, repeat around
FO

Ears
magic circle 4
inc around
1 sc, inc, repeat around
2 sc, inc, repeat around
3 sc, inc, repeat around
FO
Leave long tail for sewing(fold in half & shape to sew on)

Tail
Chain 11
Turn
Sc the row
FO
Leave long tail for sewing(tail curls on own but may need shaping)

Snout
magic circle 8
inc around
2 rows sc around
stuff lightly
FO
Leave long tail for sewing

Feet (optional, make 4)
magic circle 8
inc around
2 rows sc around
stuff lightly
FO
Leave long tail for sewing

Assemble body using picture as a reference.

I added magnets to the top of the body on the inside and on the sides so this piggie could be magnetic for a friends office.


***This is a pic of the pig with feet done by Lori