Baby Chich

It's a long story and I'd rather not get into details, but a few weeks ago I came up with another Stitch pattern. I know right? Another one. Like I said, long story. So to mix things up a bit, instead of crocheting the usual Disney experiment I thought to make a baby version of it. I can't recall if this was the first time I made an infant version of a character, but since it turned out right I guess I have a good knack for making cute things cuter. Nice!

Anyway, I used this pic for reference... I'm not sure if it's fan made or official Disney merchandise, but whoever made this I consider you my "ohana". Shishishi! ^^

Look at those big eyes. Don't they just break your heart? Aww! -^.^-

Since I took off with a baby theme, I might as well give it a ridiculous name... Baby Chich. Now isn't that "adowable"? Hahaha! ^^

BABY CHICH

Materials:

Monaco Yarn Shade #49 - Peacock (3-4 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #46 - Ocean (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #44 - Navy (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #232  - Lemonade (1 skein)

Crochet Hook - G6 (4 mm)

Felt cloth:
           - Black
           - White

Fiberfill stuffing
*hdcinc = 2hdc in 1st
*dcinc = 2dc in 1st

HEAD
(Peacock)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3sc-inc (30)
Rnd 6: 4sc-inc (36)
Rnd 7: 5sc-inc (42)
Rnd 8: 6sc-inc (48)
Rnd 9: 7sc-inc (54)
Rnd 10-11: sc around (54)
Rnd 12: 8sc-inc (60)
Rnd 13-14: sc around (60)
Rnd 15: 9sc-inc (66)
Rnd 16-19: sc around (66)
Rnd 20: 9sc-dec (60)
Rnd 21: 8sc-dec (54)
Rnd 22: 7sc-dec (48)
Rnd 23: 6sc-dec (42)
Rnd 24: 5sc-dec (36)
Rnd 25: 4sc-dec (30)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Cut out black and white felt to make the eyes and attach to the head
*Use Navy to embroider the nose

EYE PATCH (2x)
(Ocean)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 5: 1sc, inc, 1sc, 4hdc, 1hdcinc, 1dcinc, 6dc, 1dcinc, 1hdcinc, 4hdc, 1sc, inc, 1sc  (30)
FO, leave tail for sewing

BODY      
(Peacock)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3sc-inc (30)
Rnd 6: 4sc-inc (36)
Rnd 7-10: sc around (36)
Rnd 11: 4sc-dec (30)
Rnd 12-16: sc around (30)
FO, weave in ends

ARMS (2x)
(Peacock)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4-5: sc around (18)
Rnd 6: 4sc-dec (15)
Rnd 7: sc around (15)
Rnd 8: 1sc-dec (10)
Rnd 9-10: sc around (10)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Use Navy to embroider nails

LEGS (2x)   
(Peacock)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4-5: sc around (18)
Rnd 6: 6sc, 3dec, 6sc (15)
Rnd 7: 6sc, 3hdcinc, 6sc (18)
Rnd 8: 6sc, 6hdc, 6sc (18)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Use Navy to embroider nails

BELLY PATCH 
(Ocean)
10ch
Rnd 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook,  sc around (18)
Rnd 2: 1hdcinc, 1hdc, 5dc, 1hdc, 2hdcinc, 1hdc, 5dc, 1hdc, 1hdcinc (22)
FO, leave tail for sewing

TAIL
(Peacock)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: sc around (18)
FO, leave tail for sewing

OUTER EAR (2x) 
(Peacock)
9ch
Rnd 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook,  6sc, 2inc, 7sc, ch1-turn (18)
Rnd 2: 1sc, 5hdc, 1dc, 4dcinc, 1dc, 5hdc, 1sc (22)
FO, leave tail for sewing

INNER EAR (2x) 
(Lemonade)
7ch
Rnd 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook,  4sc, 2inc, 5sc, ch1-turn (14)
Rnd 2: 1sc, 3hdc, 1dc, 4dcinc, 1dc, 3hdc, 1sc (18)

FO, leave tail for sewing 

 

I was wearing my glasses when I took the pictures and thought "What the hey, might as well". Hehehe

So that's about it, my take on Stitch as a wee, cutie baby. I hope I did not disappoint. ^^

Copyright: Baby Chich is an original pattern written by Duchess Gala. You may do whatever you want with the finished product but please do not sell or claim the pattern as your own. Also, do not post the pattern directly to your website. Just link it to this blog. ^^ 

Disclaimer: Some of the images are not mine and can be searched online

Stitch

I recently completed my Susan Bates Silvalume edition crochet hooks (All 14 of them) and it's all thanks to a dear friend who buys them for me whenever he flies to the U.S. So loved it! The hooks were perfect. I know people say that it's the skill and not the tools that make the perfect craft but seriously... Sometimes it actually does. Hahaha! ^^

So how do I show my appreciation for the effort? Make him his very own Stitch of course! Well, he used to live in Hawaii with his family so... Yah! Really appropriate.

Lucky me, Shannen C has the perfect pattern and she's giving it away for free on Ravelry. You really gotta love people like her. Umm-hmm! ^^

STITCH

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Like my TarePanda, I forgot to take pictures before handing it to my friend as a gift. Damn! Why am I slow on these things??? -_- Really frustrating. Anyway, he really liked it and said it was well made. Yey for me. Hehehe!

While making Stitch, my mom requested that I also make her one since she thought it looked so sweet and cute. She really liked how I made the ears, "They're perfect." She said. D'awww! Stop it you. Hahaha! ^^

So last mother's day I granted her wish and made her her own Stitch. Of course I changed the colors a bit so that hers wouldn't be the same with the one I gave out.

STITCH

Materials:

Monaco Yarn Shade #49 - Peacock (4-5 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #46 - Ocean (2-3 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #44 - Navy (2-3 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #232 - Lemonade (2-3 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #100 - Raven (1 skein)

Crochet Hook - H8 (5mm)

White felt

Fiberfill stuffing

There are a few things that I changed... One is as you can see on the list of materials, I used a slightly bigger hook. Well, I wanted a bigger Stitch. ^^ Two, you'll notice the belly patch was crocheted differently... I crocheted it in rows not rounds. The first Stitch I made had a crooked belly patch and I don't know if I followed the pattern wrong or there's really a mistake but no matter what I do, it still ends up the same... Crooked as Captain Hook's hook. So with this second one I figured if doing it in rounds make it crooked, I might as well make a separate belly patch in rows. Finally, I didn't anymore crocheted the white part of the eyes. Well, for some reason it didn't look right. So I just cut out two tiny circles on my white felt and glued the bad boys on. Hehehe! ^^

BELLY PATCH
(Ocean)
19ch 
Row 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook, sc across, ch1-turn (18)
Row 2: dec, [6sc-dec] 2x, ch1-turn (15)
Row 3-5: sc around, ch1-turn (15)
Row 6: dec, 4sc, dec, 5sc, dec, ch1-turn (12)
Row 7-10: sc around, ch1-turn  (12)
Row 11: [dec-3sc] 2x, dec, ch1-turn (9)
Row 12-13: sc around (9)
FO, leave tail for sewing

My mom really loved it and kept it beside her Flower Bear which I  gave her last year on her birthday. It's nice that my mom appreciates what I do. ^^

Disclaimer: Some of the images are not mine and can be searched online