Lennon Giraffe

So I saw this picture while browsing for my next project and my immediate reaction was... Want!!! ^^ I loved the pastel colors, how the spots were replaced by flowers and it's mane and tail in different shades. Next to cute, I thought it was really genius. Who would've thought to make a flower power hippie giraffe? I slow clap to your greatness oh creator of this master piece. ^^

Too bad though that it's on Etsy, and if it's on Etsy it's not free. Sigh! Another tag priced majestic pattern. -_-

Of course I felt bad, but after a moment something just clicked in my brain and the next thing I knew I was doing the Mr. Burns expression; rubbing my hands together while saying "Excellent". A diabolical evil plan that involves yarn.  How evil!!! Hahaha!

So with the giraffe pattern written by Marike van Loo and simple flower pattern by Jennifer Dickerson, I created my own flower power hippie giraffe and named him Lennon. Imagine all the gurumis. Yeah! ^^

GIGI GIRAF

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ONE ROUND FLOWERS

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I used the one round flowers pattern since for me it looked closest to the ones in the Baby Giraffe Toy. But if you don't feel like it, other flower patterns will do. Actually, there's no limit to how you make your giraffe... Change it's color, attach rainbows or stars, curl the mane, you can even put wings... Do whatever you think makes you happy. ^^

LENNON

Materials:
Monaco Yarn Shade #12 - Blonde (5-6 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #52 - Pickle (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #30 - Ballet Slipper (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #46 - Ocean (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #26 - Periwinkle (1 skein)
Crochet Hook - I9 (5.50 mm)
Black beads #08
Fiberfill stuffing

I made little adjustments to the horn... Made it look like tiny lollipops to give it a more playful look; and to the ears to make it a little smaller.

HORNS (2x)
(Pickle)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: 1sc-inc (9)
Rnd 3-4: sc around (9)
Rnd 5: 1sc-dec (6)
Rnd 6-7: sc around (6)
FO, leave tail for sewing 

EARS (2x)
(Blonde)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: sc around (6)
Rnd 3: inc around (12)
Rnd 4-7: sc around (12)
Rnd 8: dec around (6)
FO, leave tail for sewing 



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

I Like Turtles

Ever since I could remember, I've been obsessed with having a turtle for a pet. It might be the 90's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fever thing or whatever but I just freakin' loved turtles! Then it was only in my third year in college that my life long dream came true. I finally had a pet turtle and named her Hatori, my semi-aquatic soulmate. Adorable little thing. Well... After four years, maybe not so little anymore. Hehehe ^^

So when I came across this free pattern for a tiny turtle by KristieMN, I immediately went turtle-amigurumi-making crazy! Does that term even exist?

TINY STRIPED TURTLE 

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Anyway, for some reason I didn't feel like doing the striped thing and just went with a one-colored shell. So the first one I made has Deep Sky for the body and Pistachio for the head. I used Crochet Hook - F5 (3.75 mm).

I thought it turned out really cute and decided to make him a missus turtle. I made her shell in Bubblegum with the same body color as Mr. Turtle.

Ah such a cute couple. ^^ But wait! I didn't stop there... I made them a baby. Of course it wouldn't be a baby if it's as big as its parents, so I adjusted the pattern from tiny to tiny-er. Hehehe. With the same body color, I made the shell in Periwinkle.

Aww... How sweet. A happy, tiny turtle family. 

So, was I done with my turtle craze? Nope! Not even close. Hahaha!

I loved the tiny-er turtle pattern so much that I made seven more with each shell corresponding to the colors of the rainbow... Yah, rainbow turtles. ^^ But instead of having one turtle in indigo, I opted to make its shell in pink. Well, I just felt the color was too close to violet and that it wouldn't really stand out.

RAINBOW TURTLES

Materials:
Rainbow Shells:
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #21 - Rose (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #22 - Tiger (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #18 - Bumblebee (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #50 - Parakeet (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #49 - Peacock (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #24 - Grape (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #33 - Pamplemousse (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #56 - Pistachio (2-3 skeins)

Crochet Hook - F5 (3.75 mm)

Black beads #06
Fiberfill stuffing

SHELL
(RTBPPGP)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: sc around (18)
Rnd 5: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 6-8: sc around (24)
Rnd 9: 2sc-dec (18)
Rnd 10: 1sc-dec (12)
Rnd 11: dec around (6)
FO, leave tail for sewing

HEAD
(Pistachio)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)

Rnd 2: sc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 5-6: sc around (18)
Rnd 7: 1sc-dec (12)

Rnd 8: sc around (12)
FO, leave tail for sewing

LEGS (4x)
(Pistachio)
Rnd 1: 4 sc in mr (4)

Rnd 2: sc around (4)
FO, leave tail for sewing

TAIL
(Pistachio)
3ch

*sl in 2nd ch from hook, sl in next ch, sc in last ch

FO, leave tail for sewing

Seven cute, little, rainbow turtles... So adorable. They're like giant skittles with legs. Hahaha! 

Uh-oh! Someone's missing... Oh right! Where's their mama?

RAINBOW MAMA

Materials:
Rainbow Shell:
      Monaco Yarn Shade #21 - Rose (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #22 - Tiger (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #18 - Bumblebee (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #50 - Parakeet (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #49 - Peacock (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #24 - Grape (1-2 skeins)
        - Monaco Yarn Shade #33 - Pamplemousse (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #56 - Pistachio (3-4 skeins)
Crochet Hook - F5 (3.75 mm)

Felt cloth:
           - Black
           - White
Fiberfill stuffing

SHELL

(Rose)

Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)

Rnd 2: inc around (12)

Rnd 3: inc around (24)

Rnd 4: 1sc-inc (36)

(Tiger)

Rnd 5-6: sc around (36)

Rnd 7: 2sc-inc (48)

(Bumblebee)

Rnd 8 -10: sc around (48)

(Parakeet)

Rnd 11: 3sc-inc (60)

Rnd 12-13: sc around (60)

(Peacock)

Rnd 14 - 16: sc around (60)

(Grape)

Rnd 17 -19: sc around (60)

(Pamplemousse)

Rnd 20: 4sc-inc (72)

Rnd 21 - 22: sc around (72)

Rnd 23: BLO, 4sc-dec (60)

(Grape)

Rnd 24: 3sc-dec (48)

(Peacock)

Rnd 25: 2sc-dec (36)

(Parakeet)

Rnd 26: 1sc-dec (24)

(Bumblebee)

Rnd 27: dec around (12)

(Tiger)

Rnd 28: dec around (6)

(Rose)

Rnd 29: FO, weave in ends

*Cut out black and white felt for eyes  

HEAD
(Pistachio)

Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)

Rnd 2: inc around (12)

Rnd 3: inc around (24)

Rnd 4: sc around (24)

Rnd 5: 1sc-inc (36)

Rnd 6: sc around (36)

Rnd 7: 2sc-inc (48)

Rnd 8 - 17: sc around (48)

Rnd 18: 2sc-dec (36)

Rnd 19: 1sc-dec (24)

Rnd 20: sc around (24)

FO, leave tail for sewing

TAIL
(Pistachio)
7ch

Row 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook, sc across, ch1-turn (6)

Row 2-3: sc across, ch1-turn (6)

Row 4: dec, 2sc, dec, ch1-turn (4)

Row 5 - 6: sc across, ch1-turn (4)

Row 7: 2dec, ch1-turn (2)

Row 8: 1dec (1) 

*Sc around edges

FO, leave tail for sewing

LEGS (4x)
(Pistachio)

Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)

Rnd 2: inc around (12)

Rnd 3: inc around (24)

Rnd 4 - 10: sc around (24)

Rnd 11: 1sc-dec (16)

Rnd 12 - 13: sc around (16)

FO, leave tail for sewing

Ah! There she is. ^^

Yah, I really can't help it. I'm stark raving mad about turtles. Hahaha!




Copyright: Rainbow Mama and Tiny-er Turtle are original patterns written by Duchess Gala with adaptation from KristieMN's Tiny Striped Turtle pattern. 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

Flower Bear

I wanted to do something special for my mom's birthday, so I thought why not crochet her a gift? I decided to make her a classic teddy bear holding a flower pot. Sounds pretty ambitious huh? For someone who just started on the hobby. But like Tony Stark said, "Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk." Inspiring words. Hehehe! ^^

OLD-FASHIONED TEDDY BEAR

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I really love the sweet vintage look to it. Don't you? ^^

FLOWER BEAR

Materials:
Monaco Yarn Shade #19 - Raincoat (5-6 skeins)
Crochet Hook - F5 (3.75 mm)
Small black buttons
Black thread
Fiberfill stuffing

As you have noticed I used Black crochet thread instead of the usual embroidery floss. Well, I found that it embroiders better and easier to stitch on compared to the latter. Of course that's just me. Use whatever you think works for you. ^^

 FLOWER POT

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FLOWER POT

Materials:
Monaco Yarn Shade #75 - Mustard (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #24  - Grape (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #34 - Raspberry (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #50 - Parakeet (1-2 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #10 - Chiffon (1 skein)
Crochet Hook - F5 (3.75 mm)

Fiberfill stuffing

The pattern suggests to make only six flowers for each shade, but I added a few more since I felt it didn't completely cover all the spaces. 

The French knot was quite a challenge and I would've gone through with it if I wasn't that much pressed in time. I decided to just embroider asterisks things in the middle instead. It was a far cry from the French knot but hey, I'd say it turned out pretty snazzy. ^^

 

If you're wondering how I attached the flowers... I used glue. As in super strength glue to keep it all together. I could've sewn everything up but time really hated me that much. Hehehe! ^^  So after less than two weeks, I was able to finish the teddy bear and flower pot exactly on my mom's birthday. Yey for me!!! ^^ Although the night before I had to pull an all nighter with less than 3 hours of sleep and office the next day at 6 a.m. sharp. Migraine? Miraculously not much.

Of course there were some errors here and there. It would be a miracle if it hadn't. But it's still such an achievement if I might say. Anyway my mom didn't mind if it wasn't perfect, she loved it nonetheless and that's all that matters. ^^



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