Sarah Madison

Ever since I saw Guillermo Del Toro's Hellboy II: the Golden Army, I've been madly in love with the exiled, elven warrior Prince Nuada... His golden straight hair, buffed built, British-Elven accent, awesome fighting skills... He's such a dream.

Anyway, in the movie he rather had an unfortunate ending and I thought he didn't deserve such fate. So I decided to write him a fanfic where he has a more umm... Extended and colorful life. What do I mean by that? Create him a girlfriend of course! Hahaha! ^^

I already figured out most of the story line but I'm just too lazy to write it all down. No worries I'll get on it... Eventually. ^^ But what I do have is the profile of the human girl that would change his heart about hating mankind.

Her name is Sarah Madison, a mysterious human girl with the ability to cast spells and create magical potions; a talent she acquired from her apprenticeship with an ancient and powerful sorcerer. She also has a pet toothfairy named Chomps and a black nemean lion named Lyra.  

But what's really special about her is that she's immortal... Cursed to walk upon the earth forever after she traded her mortality for her beloved brother's life. Of course, there's a rather dark back story to that but for now I have this sketches of her...

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

Monster Hunter Buddies

My little brother's a big fan of the game Monster Hunter and he just loves playing it so much. He like goes into nirvana when he gets his hand on the PSP. Hahaha! ^^

So he asked me to make him a key chain sized Poogie in watermelon costume which he said he will attach on his PSP. Nerd turd! Hahaha! I love him. ^^ Okay no problem... I Just need the Ideal Sphere pattern by Emily Premise-Conclusion. 

IDEAL SPHERE

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As a umm... Semi-semi beginner, I advise you to always have this around, anytime, anywhere 'coz it's the most helpful thing when making amigurumis. It's the best pattern to make perfect heads or reference for making other shapes. Seriously awesome. ^^

POOGIE

Materials:

*Initially I used the #57 - Caterpillar and #54 - Lettuce yarn for the watermelon suit but it wasn't accurate to the actual Poogie. So instead of Caterpillar, use #100 - Raven with Lettuce. ^^

Monaco Yarn Shade #232 - Lemonade (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #31 - Flamingo (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #100 - Raven (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #54 -  Lettuce (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #21 - Rose (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #19 - Raincoat (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade # 22 - Tiger (1 skein)

Crochet Hook - F5 (3.75 mm)

Black beads #02

Fiberfill stuffing

HEAD/BODY

(Rose)

Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)

Rnd 2: inc aound (12)

(Lettuce)

Rnd 3:  1sc, inc, [2sc-inc] 3x, 1sc (16)

Rnd 4: 3sc-inc (20)

(Raven)

Rnd 5: 4sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 4sc (22)
(Lettuce)

Rnd 6-7: Sc around (22)
(Raven)

Rnd 8: Sc around (22)
(Lettuce)

Rnd 9-10: Sc around (22)
(Raven)

 Rnd 11: Sc around (22)
(Lettuce)

Rnd 12: Sc around (22)

Rnd 13: 4sc, dec, 10sc, dec, 4sc (20)

(Lemonade)

Rnd 14: dec-3sc (20)

Rnd 15: 6sc, 2dec, 6sc (14)

Rnd 16: 5sc, 2dec, 3sc (10)

Rnd 17: 3sc, 2dec, 3sc (8)

Rnd 18: 3sc, 2inc, 3sc (10)

FO, weave in ends

*Apply pink blusher to tip of snout for emphasis

  

EARS (2x)
(Flamingo)

*1sc in between Rnd 12 and 13 (Make sure ears are at least 4st apart)

*10ch, sl in first/same sc

*weave yarn through gaps to create ear flap

FO, weave in ends

LEGS (4x)
(Flamingo)

Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)

FO, leave tail for sewing

TAIL

(Lettuce)

5ch

Row 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook, sc across (4)

* Fold horizontally and sl edges together

FO, leave tail for sewing

FLOWER ON TAIL

(Tiger)
Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)
(Raincoat)

*[4ch, sl into next sc] 4x 
FO, weave in ends

Sorry it already looks beaten up and a bit tattered, I wasn't able to take pictures when I made it. I'm really not the photographing kind. Hehehe  

After I finished Poogie, my little brother asked me again to make him a monster hunter key chain and this time of the cat, Melynx. Of course this was more of a challenge since it had more complicated parts, but being such a good sister, I gave it a shot anyway. So I made a prototype and yeah... That didn't go so well. It was a CAT-astrophe! Hahaha! Get it? CAT-astrophe? I mean... I... Never mind! -_- It was actually so bad that whenever I see it I could hear its tiny, meowy voice saying "Please... Kill me. Kill me now!". Yikes!  

Anyway, it took me more than six months to find the perfect pattern but thank goodness I did... A tiny cat key chain pattern by Pierrot Gosyo with a bonus pouch or cozy pattern for naked cellphones. How thoughtful. ^^

BLACK CAT CELLPHONE STRAP
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Of course I tweaked it a bit to make it look like Melynx and I'd say I delivered. Couldn't be happier with the result... Except maybe I forgot to write it all down. Yup! I got too excited and went on a crocheting frenzy. It was already too late when I realized it. Humm-dumm... -_- Sigh! C'est la vie. Well, at least I took pictures. Hehehe! ^^

MELYNX

Materials:

Monaco Yarn Shade # 100 - Raven (2-3 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #99 - Fossil (1-2 skeins)

Crochet Hook - F5 (3.75 mm)

Felt cloth:

          - White

          - Black

          - Green

          - Pink

Fiberfill stuffing

Melynx turned out bigger than the intended key chain size since I mistakenly used a bigger hook. I guess I didn't thoroughly read the instructions and materials needed. Tee-hee! ^^ My little brother still loved it nonetheless and just attached it to his bag since it's too big for the PSP. Nerd turd! Hahaha! ^^

Copyright: Poogie is an original pattern written by Duchess Gala with adaptation from Emily Premise-Conclusion's Ideal Sphere 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. ^^ 

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