Project Number One!

I've finally managed to track down my very first amigurumi project! And looking at it now, i realise how much i've progressed.

This is my Gabu. I found the pattern for free at http://www.roxycraft.com/crochet_gabu.htm and decided it looked simple enough for my very first project.

I suppose you could say i've learnt a lot since making this. When i went to track it down, i remembered it being pretty much flawless.

I got a big shock when i found it, he's unbelievably squishy, i suppose i was being way too easy on the stuffing, and the top and bottom of the body are severely gappy (a techniqued ive improved on but not quite mastered just yet.


As flawed as he may be though, i think for a very first attempt at something (and after only two days of crocheting) he came out pretty well. Not to mention his lack of stuffing makes him a great stress ball

:)

Simple but awesome!

A slightly more recent project i made which came out suprisingly well was this goldfish i made for my nephew.

The motivation only came from having orange wool and nothing to do with it, and when i saw the pattern from Amy Gaines i just had to have it.

With the fish being all one colour i found it very easy to go all over the place when stitching on the fins (a mistake i came to realise when making a multi-coloured one).

He came out to look just like the pattern which was worth being very proud of as most of my stuff at this point came out looking slightly wonky.

And best of all, my nephew loved him.

:)

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Wood Sprite

Since i can't get a picture of my very first completed project just yet, i thought i would start with one of the more successful ones.

This is a wood sprite (aka a white totoro) from the Anime film My Neighbour Totoro. I found the pattern for free online. Although i can't find the pattern i used, a very similar if not identical pattern can be found at http://heavens-hellcat.livejournal.com/730.html

I was very proud of this one as it was my first project with facial detail. Although the first one came out a tad wonky, the second was much better (just a shame he was made from cheap wool and ended a tad furry.

:)

Getting Started

Hi!

I've been interested in amigurumi for a while now (ever since a received an amazing amigurumi Totoro as a gift), and over the last few months have been trying to make things myself.

I like to think i've been getting better with time, but I have a lot of trouble getting any projects fully finished.

This is where this blog comes in I suppose. I'm hoping that with a place to show my creations i'll be pushed to finish them and make them as perfect as I can.

Over the next few days i'll try and post some pictures of already completed projects and share my progress on anything I make from now on.

I look forward to seeing what you think!

:)