Baa Ram Ewe

Meet Yukon! He's a golden-faced ram with a soft spot for water colors. An avid con-goer, Yukon has an impressive collection of passes that he's acquired over the years. He typically hangs out by the artists' booths, but he's never quite managed to set one up himself. When he's not planning for or attending a convention, he works full time at a craft store. Ironically enough, while he can point you to every kind of paint on the market, he's not very knowledgeable when it comes to the fiber crafts. He can tell you where to find the yarn section and...that's about it.

 

Yukon is a test run of that sheep pattern I found yesterday-with a few adjustments. I left off a couple of increase rounds in the body, added a couple of increase rounds to the face, and added another round of single crochet to the feet. I also crocheted six stitches into the ears, instead of four. His legs ended up being placed in a really wonky position, but it doesn't detract from the cute! His eyes also turned out much better than I thought they would. :)

 

Yukon's body is made from Loops and Threads Country Loom in "Warm Cream", and his face, feet and ears are made from Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in "Honey".

Three Bunnies Dropped!

So today while we were at the hospital, I managed to drop three tiny bunnies! And I actually managed to get a photo of one of them! Mind you, I wasn't exactly what you would call subtle while dropping and photographing it...

The quality of the photo isn't that great, but at least I got the shot.

 

The other two bunnies were dropped off on a large window sill and a waiting room table. All in all, I'd say it was a successful day in the tiny bunny area. :)

"We called him Tortoise because he taught us."

"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." -Saint Augustine

 

 

So a few days ago I suddenly wanted to make my next amigurumi a turtle or tortoise.

 

Look at this. How can you not want to recreate that face in plushie form?

 

 

After awhile I stumbled upon this pattern for a tortoise pattern, and immediately had to put in my queue. Instead of making a full sized tortoise, however, I decided to make a smaller version.

 

He's not mini, just travel sized.

 

 

This little guy was a fun project to make; I loved the idea of utilizing the fact that tortoises and turtles have actual bodies inside their shells, and attaching the limbs and head to said body. As in the original pattern, the two shells are crocheted together, and only the upper shell is crocheted on once I reached the legs/head/tail. This created a nice ridge along the shell's edge, which I left alone instead of crocheting more of an edging. I also put some extra stuffing between the body and shell.

 

...and then he promptly stuffed himself into a suitcase so he could go on an adventure.

 

 

As is usual for my projects these days, this guy is made entirely from Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn in "honey", "olive" and "beige". The eyes are 9 mm safety eyes, and I used a size "G" hook. It took me about two days to complete, but that was only because I started it late one day and had to resume in the morning.