August 2012

FREE pattern – Mochi the bunny!!

I have FINALLY finished my free pattern for all you lovely fans. I’ve been meaning to do it as a thank you for reaching 100 likes on my Facebook page and it’s taken me this long to put it all together. It took me a while to figure out how to set it up so you can download it off my site. This is not easy for a blogging newbie like myself!!

I present to you, Mochi the bunny – an Amigurumi Gem. I plan to start a new collection of mini dolls that I’m nicknaming “gems”. Has a nice ring to it, I think. 🙂

Thanks so much, everyone! Thank you for visiting me on FB, for leaving kind words, for liking my creations, for all the support! I will try to keep the designs coming!

CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW for the PDF pattern! Enjoy!

Me? In a book??

Exciting news!! Two of my patterns have made it into a new Amigurumi book that will be available for pre-order soon! The book will feature 12 original amigurumi animal patterns and I must say that I am humbled by the company I am keeping. The other designers who will be featured are awesomely (is that a word?) talented.. just wait until you see some of their creations! I don’t know all the details yet as to when the book is ready but I will keep you posted! Keep checking back! The patterns are being compiled by the brains behind amigurumipatterns.net. (that’s their monkey logo, by the way) The site is a shop of really cute and imaginative amigurumi patterns made by different designers around the world! It’s a must-have in your bookmarks if you are an amigurumi enthusiast! You can find all sorts of really unique and creative patterns there! Check it out! And follow them at http://www.facebook.com/AmigurumiPatterns.net! You won’t be sorry! It’s one my faves!

Another doll completed!

Ok, so I’m finally done with the 3rd doll in this collection! Now I’m completely at a loss as to what the 4th character should be… I’ll have to play around with some sketches and figure it out. It’ll come to me…. hopefully! Anyways, take a look at my newest creation! I’m pretty happy with it because all my previous attempts at making cows were pretty disastrous. I don’t know what it is.. I usually mess up the snout part somehow, but thankfully it seems to have come out ok this time around!

Early on, I made this sketch of a few of the dolls I envisioned. See how the 4th doll is missing? Even early on, I had no clue as to what I was going to make. All I know is that I want 4 in the collection. Why? I have no idea! There is no rhyme or reason for it.

Now I’m going to take a short break from this collection to work on a few other crochet projects that I have to finish up! Talk to ya soon!!

A New Collection!!

Ok, so I started something really ambitious for myself.. I am attempting to make a small collection of dolls with a theme! It all started with a little dog doll that I made, who I dressed in a cute little apple sweater. The colors reminded me a little bit of Autumn and I thought it would be cute to add a backpack, since Autumn makes me think of the first day of school. And wouldn’t it be fun to make a bunch of “friends” for this dog (who shall be named Fuji, after my favorite apple)? So I am planning to give Fuji 3 best friends to hang out with. I’ve finished the first friend, a sassy little cat named “Neko”. I’m just starting on the next friend but it’s in it’s early stages so I won’t give anything away quite yet. I am trying to make each doll with bright, eye-catching color combinations. I also want to add a whimsical element to each one. (ie.. apple, flower..) I haven’t officially written up the patterns to these yet. I think I will wait until I have completed the collection. I was hoping to finish everything by the end of August but that might not happen because there’s lots to do this month! Exciting stuff! I will share more soon! 🙂