Bludolf the red nose, blue reindeer, had a very colorful life~ And if you ever saw him... you'd wanna be... his wife...? Yeah... I'll stick to the crocheting. So, anyway, this was made back in December and I just haven't been uploading things lately. The story behind Bludolf is a silly one, of course, like all my silly amigurumis. My friend and I were making Christmas cookies a few years ago and while all hopped up on frosting and sugar cookie dough, we decided to make funny colored reindeer. Well, just one, really, he was blue. And so I put a bit of red on his nose, so he could be Rudolf. Because of the fact that he was blue, though... his name, of course, had to be Bludolf. For whatever reason, my friend cracked up. It only got worse when we started quoting Labyrinth, sort of, and saying "Bludolf! FRIEND!" in Bluto's voice. To this day, it still makes us laugh. So I made her this as a Christmas gift. Pattern from Lion Brand website
Yarn:
Caron Simply Soft:
Blue Mint
Red
Chocolate
Charcoal
Hook:
G/6 (like a g6, like a g6...)
Some of you may remember Purtle, the Purple Turtle that I made for my sister-in-law. Well! I made him a cousin, Pinkerton, the Pink Turtle! He was made by request for my friend's birthday. Well, by her husband's request, as it was a surprise for her. :)
Pinkerton was made with Caron Simply Soft yarns:
Brites: Watermelon
Soft Pink
Made with a G/6 hook and a pattern altered from the Lion Brand website.
Pinkerton and Purtle hanging out together, 'cause they're buddies, just before Pinkerton flew to the other side of the country to live with Matt and Jen. <3
I made this cute little bunny for my cousin's daughter. She really, really likes pink.
I like the little tail, which is why I had to post a picture of the back. ^__^
Yarn:
Caron Simply Soft: Soft Pink
Caron SImply Soft Brites: Watermelon
Pattern: Lion Brand "Best Bunny"
This is Purtle. Purtle is a Purple Turtle~! Obviously.
I made this little guy for my sister-in-law-to-be when I realized I hadn't made any amigurumis for her. She requested a turtle and because she loves purple... and I have lots of purple yarn, I decided to make a purple turtle. And name it Purtle.
Yarn:
Caron Simply Soft: Orchid and Lavender Blue
Caron Simply Soft Brites: Grape
Altered pattern from Lion Brand's Turtle.
A friend of mine had a birthday and I sneakily inquired as to what his favorite animal was. He said a lion. I'm not so sure this really looks like a lion, but I love it anyway. It's a Lion Brand pattern, which you can tell, if you're familiar with their patterns. He's clearly based on their "Amigurumi Guy" line of ... square shaped things. This was also my first foray into using FunFur ... which is insane to crochet with... My favorite thing about this guy is actually his adorable country heart button nose and completely bizarre color choices. Needless to say, these weren't the colors Lion Brand suggested I use... but I don't ever seem to use the suggested colors. I like crazy colors and I like brites.
Yarn used:
LionBrand FunFur - Chocolate (this was, actually, the color they said to use)
Caron Simply Soft Brites - Mango
Caron Simply Soft Brites - Lemonade
This amigurumi was made in August of 2009.
Come mister tally man, tally me stitches. One of my co-workers, who is a joy to work with and so much fun to be around, had a birthday come up when I didn't have too much other stuff to work on. So I asked her what her favorite animals were, she said a cow and an elephant (she's Hindi). So I looked through my favorite site, Lion Brand, and found this great pattern for an elephant. This was the result: I almost think the name is my favorite part about this guy, a play on Harry Belafonte, in case you didn't pick that one up. :) He's just a sweetheart and my co-worker really enjoyed him, so I'm glad. (Apparently her daughter was a big fan, too!)
Yarn used was Caron Simply Soft, Grey Heather.
Harry Elafonte was made in April of 2009.
So, for the friend who requested the hedgehog, she also requested a turtle. This particular guy was made from a pattern on the Lion Brand website. You can tell what I make for this friend because it's often hot pink. She also was given a hot pink cupcake, but I never got a picture of it. I really liked this guy. He was a breeze to make, just took a while because he's surprisingly large. In the end, he kind of reminded me of a Mario koopa, but, clearly, isn't.
Yarn:
Caron Simply Soft Brites, Watermelon
Caron Simply Soft Brites, Limelight
Turtle was made in March of 2009.
Why do birds... suddenly appear... every time... you are near? Just like me, they long to be... close to you~ So the friend who I made the bomb for actually requested these adorable love birds. The pattern came from the Lion Brand website, as you'll find is common with many of my amigurumi -- especially the first ones. Sorry about the awkward photo... I had no idea how to make them stand up for the camera. Anyway, my friend who asked for the lovebirds picked out the yarn for them. I was sort of... unaware at the time how important it is to make sure the yarn is the same gauge. Even when the package says they're the same, you should still be sure of it. :P I did not when she picked out the colors, so the brown bird is significantly smaller than the pink one... which means the pink wings are huge and the brown wings are tiny. Luckily, she liked that, so it didn't matter. But from then on, I was far more careful.
Yarn:
Brown - Moda-Dea bamboo yarn
Pink - Cotton Ease, berry
These lovebirds were made in January of 2009.
My very first amigurumi was an octopus, made from a Lion Brand pattern. I was actually at Joann with my mom, who was buying yarn for a friend's going away party and, because I knew how to crochet, I thought I'd buy some yarn in a color I liked. I had no idea what I was going to make, but I liked the color, so I figured I'd find something to make! The yarn was Bernat Satin, Forest Mist Heather. I took to the internet that night and hunted down various crochet patterns. That's when I stumbled upon Lion Brand's website. They had this featured pattern of this super adorable octopus and thought, "I have no idea how to even make a circle, but I'm gonna figure this out!" And I did~ This was the result: I think the mouth is terrible and ceased to embroider mouths for a long time after that. As soon as I shared this image on Facebook, a friend of mine requested one right away. Though, she asked for one without a mouth, which I was more than happy to provide. This is her Octopus Friend:
The photo quality is terrible, because I excitedly took a picture of it in bad lighting with my cell phone, rather than my fancy camera. But he looks just about the same as the other one.
These amis were made in January of 2009.
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