29 Mayıs 2013 Çarşamba

Working on Bunny Brooch Pattern

Now, finally, working on a bunny brooch, it´s really tiny one - fits in palm of hand. Lot of work but original, little toys as brooches. Fantastic enough to make one. I´m making a phototutorial with many photos (over20). I have promised the pattern for couple of years. I´m making a little gift bag to with it, as usual, to have a perfect gift to someone special. I have made several toy brooches and now making patterns available for you as well.
I used 1,5 mm/Usa 7/UK 2,5 crochet hook.  
8 pieces needed for the bunny: 4 legs, 2 ears, a head, a body.
Pattern is in English
32 step by step photos
And of course, who feels happy to try/test the pattern, please let me know by e-mail.
For testing preferably a native speaker
And I´d prefer someone who would be able to use max. 2mm (metric) crochet hook to have same result, but you can use the pattern with bigger crochet hook size as well, to make it as a little toy not a brooch.
Thank You!

And crochet gift bag pattern to go with the bunny :


Final result


9 Mayıs 2013 Perşembe

New Teddy Bear PDF Pattern

 

New Teddy Bear PDF Pattern: Lucas the Teddy

I have made one Amigurumi Teddy Bear Pattern, I wanted to make another as well, with legs and hands that could mouve easily.
All started quite long time ago with teddy´s legs, they came out really big and a bit fat. I liked them, then they waited couple of month to have the rest of the body.


The pattern is available in my Etsy Shop:TinyAmigurumi. I have great news as well about my pattern shop. I´m using a new feature that gives an instant download to buyer just after payment. Now you don´t have to wait my e- mail, Etsy will send you an e-mail with the link to pattern download. It helps to avoid the waiting proccess, because there are different time zones... It´s really convenient for a buyer. 

Making the pattern

As to legs and hands I didn´t use joints, because I wanted to make a version where no joints are needed.
Making these hands were also interesting, because I wanted hands with lovely curves - at the end I was successful. According to body, it was something really odd, because I have to stick with the saying that the first feeling is right. I made one version and wanted to try several ones, still stayed with the first version. 
I used 6 mm safety eyes, put them really close to each other and near to nose - gives a really cute look. The teddy bear is just perfect size for children, for illustrating you can see photos.
I used Austermann Bambou Soft yarn: 65% merino, 35% bamboo and 2mm crochet hook. 
Briefly, I´m really happy about the pattern. Just have to crochet the pieces separately and then join them together. And as one little girl said me, teddy has to have a tail too. So I made one. Usually I don´t make tails :) But it fits perfectly.
Here you can only change colors and have different result.
A special thanks goes to Katherine for testing my pattern. The result is really sweet!

Hope you enjoy! Thank You for visiting and welcome back!




Getting to know each other!
My son was really happy to get this bear. We have quite many amigurumi toys at home and I think this is the best way to have toys - to make them by yourself and not to buy plastic ones :) - all handmade toys are the best toys, in my opinion.