May 29th, '13

First, a Zebra!

Free pattern found here :D My Crocheted World

So after finishing Twipt, I started on this little guy. He's been sitting there, half-finished, for about three days. I want to give him a fluffy mane, but I don't have a wire brush just yet. So, nyeh. I have to wait till payday to pick one up, but thankfully that's this Friday, so yay :D It will be a new technique that I'm trying out to make the fluffy mane, you can find it here on deviantART.com Brushed Yarn Hair Tutorial. I am so excited about it! I just want to get it done already, so I can take pictures and see my coworker's smiling face.

This piece was pretty good practice for spherical shapes, but not enough. It's more of a pear shape, than a circle, and I'm not sure if it's supposed to be. I also learned that if you're going to add hair to a plush with multiple parts, you should add the hair first and then assemble the piece (after sewing the head on, if need be). I say this, because now that I've left the hair for the last step, it's off-center in the back.

You can't see it too well, but that line is crooked. I mean, it's straight when you look at the guy head-on, but it's not centered compared to his body shape. Well, it's a lesson learned. I also need to buy bigger safety eyes. I had to embroider him a bit around the eyes to make them seem larger. I think it worked for the most part, but until he gets his mane, he looks like a piglet! 

And Now to Show-Off My New Book!

I found mine at Barnes and Noble BarnesandNoble.com

I am ecstatic about having this book! I bought it on a whim when a few of us went to our local Barnes and Noble store. I always like to browse the crafts section, see if there's anything that's at my skill level. Usually, I see a lot of knitter's books, and crochet books for scarves and outerwear. I've seen this book before, but I wasn't into crocheting at the time. Now though, oh man, it is ON! I can't wait to crochet something out of this book, like the zombie worker, or Dracula. As a bonus, they are all sphere shaped! So I get to practice that too. It's a win-win.