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 



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Green with Envy

Always been a fan of Full Metal Alchemist (FMA). But when my brother introduced me to Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood... I just lost my mind. Hahaha! I went doubly crazy for Roy Mustang. Yes, the scene where he killed Lust was the most epic scene ever. I really loved the abs- I mean the fight scene. I said fight scene. *v* 

But other than Roy Mustang, I fell in love with another character... Not just because he's hot- I mean brave. Damn it! I meant brave! Yoinks *v* Okay, it's Envy. 

Well, his monster form did creep me out a bit but his weak form made me "D'awwww!". He looked like an adorable tiny, green lizard with eight legs, small horns, and big, big eyes. I just can't get enough of the cuteness. The feels... Hehehe!    

After finishing all 60 plus episodes of FMA Brotherhood, I decided to make an Envy amigurumi. He's just too cute not to make one!

So this time I wrote my own pattern without any reference. I just spontaneously jotted down the rounds and stuff. Well, no one has exactly done any amigurumi of his tiny weird form so you can't really find a pattern on the internet... There's this one amigurumi though but I didn't like how it looked. So if I can't get one, I make one!!! ^^

ENVY

Materials:

Monaco Yarn Shade #52 - Pickle (4-5 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #21 - Rose (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #1 - Snow (1 skein)

Crochet Hook - G6 (4 mm)
Crochet Hook - D3 (3.25 mm)

White felt
Black beads #08

Fiberfill stuffing

HEAD/BODY

(Pickle-G6)

Rnd 1: 5sc in mr (5)

Rnd 2: inc around (10)

Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (15)

Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (20)

Rnd 5: 3sc-inc (25)

Rnd 6: sc around (25)

Rnd 7: 4sc-inc (30)

Rnd 8-13: sc around (30)

Rnd 14: 4sc-dec (25)

Rnd 15-17: sc around (25)

Rnd 18: 3sc-dec (20)

Rnd 19-20: sc around (20)

Rnd 21: 2sc-dec (15)

Rnd 22-24: sc around (15)

Rnd 25: 1sc-dec (10)

Rnd 26-28: sc around (10)

Rnd 29: dec around (5)

Rnd 30: 2dec, 1sl (3)

FO, weave in ends

ARMS (8x)

(Pickle-G6)

Rnd 1: 5sc in mr (5)

Rnd 2: [1sc-inc] 2x, 1sc (7)

Rnd 3-5: sc around (7)

FO, leave tail for sewing

EYE SOCKETS (2x)

(Snow-G6)

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

MOUTH

(Rose-G6)
2ch

Row 1: inc in 2nd ch from hook, ch1-turn (2)

Row 2: sc around, ch1-turn (2)

Row 3: 2inc, ch1-turn (4)

Row 4: sc around, ch1-turn (4)

Row 5: inc, 2sc, inc, ch1-turn (6)

Row 6-7: sc around, ch1-turn (6)

Row 8: inc, 4sc, inc, ch1-turn (8)

Row 9: sc around ch1-turn (8)

Row 10: dec, 4sc, dec, ch1-turn (6)

Row 11: dec, 2sc, dec, ch1-turn (4)

Row 12: 2dec, ch1-turn (2)

Row 10: 1dec
*Sl around edges  with  D3 hook

FO, leave tail for sewing

I loved how he turned out, the similarity is almost uncanny. I can't believe I did it! Woo-hoo! ^^ Hahaha! Oh yah... Except the tail. Well, I didn't wanna make it too long and thought he'd be cuter with a shorter tail... He definitely is!!! D'awwww! Yup! There I go again... Hahaha! 



Copyright: Envy 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. ^^

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Kaimon

Every now and then I would do an  inventory of my crochet supplies like yarn, felts, needles and what not... Recently, I found out that I've been hoarding a lot of green yarn. As in I accumulated quite a pile and have no idea where it came from. Hmm... I guess my plus 1 rule kinda backfired. Plus 1 rule? It means I buy an additional skein of yarn for every color that I need. So If I'm making an amigurumi and I need 4 skeins of blue or whatever color, I'd buy 4 plus 1. I just seriously don't like running out of yarn. Period. ^^

So what to do with all the green yarn? Make a dinosaur of course! 

I found this perfect pattern which I downloaded before and forgot until this green yarn hoarding dilemma. It's lucky that I actually remembered 'coz otherwise I'd still be brooding over what to do with all these greens. Before Loki and the "Hiddles", I kinda disliked the color. Hehehe!
     

DINOSAUR

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This pattern came from an old friend... Nicki Sandoval. I think you'd remember her from my past post where I used her Black Cat pattern to make Shercat and Hedgeson. I actually don't know her personally but for her to give out awesome free patterns makes her an automatic friend. Thanks Nicki!

So I have 6 to 8 different shades of green on my pile... If I make a dinosaur with one shade, chances are I'd ran out of yarn, be left with an unfinished amigurumi and still have these green yarns to glare at. Yikes! >.< Solution... Why not take all the shades and make a striped dinosaur? Genius? What else would you call it. Hahaha! ^^

KAIMON

Materials:
Monaco Yarn Shade #54 - Lettuce (3-4 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #55 - Forest (3-4 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #50 - Parakeet (3-4 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #57 - Caterpillar (3-4 skeins)

Crochet Hook - I9 (5.5 mm)

Black beads #16
Thread:
         - Red
         - Black
Fiberfill stuffing

I adjusted the tail a little bit since I thought it seemed a bit long and didn't exactly fit my dinosaur's kawaii facial expression. So I made him a chubbier and shorter tail. ^^ So cute! I also added some spikes to really give him that prehistoric feel. Ah love it!

TAIL
(Forest)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
(Caterpillar)
Rnd 3-4: sc aound (12)
(Lettuce)
Rnd 5: sc aound (12)
Rnd 6: 1sc-inc (18)
(Parakeet)
Rnd 7-8: sc around (18)
(Forest)
Rnd 9: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 10: sc around (24)
(Caterpillar)
Rnd 11: sc around (24)
Rnd 12: 3sc-inc (30)
(Lettuce)
Rnd 13-14: sc around (30)
(Parakeet)
Rnd 15: 4sc-inc (36)
Rnd 16: sc around (36)
(Forest)
Rnd 17-18: sc around (36)
FO, leave tail for sewing 

SPIKES (6x)
(Lettuce)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: 1sc-inc (9)
Rnd 3: sc around (9)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (12)
Rnd 5: sc around (12)
FO, leave tail for sewing 

And that's how you solve a yarn problem. Hehehe! ^^



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