Bubble Pop Chibi Cat

I don't think I've ever done an amigurumi inspired by kawaii kitties... So out of whim, I just came up with this bubble pop chibi cat using Silvia Usón's Chibi pattern. ^^

CHIBI

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BUBBLE POP CAT

Materials:
Monaco Yarn Shade #10 - Chiffon (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #30 - Ballet Slipper (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #26 - Periwinkle (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #242 - Mint (1-2 skeins)
Crochet Hook - D3 (3.25 mm)
Crochet Hook - E4 (3.5 mm)
Black bead #08
Pink blush
Pet brush
Fiberfill stuffing

HEAD
(Chiffon-D3)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (24)
Rnd 5-8: sc around (24)
Rnd 9: 8sc, 2inc, 4sc, 2inc, 8sc (28)
Rnd 10: 8sc, 4inc, 4sc, 4inc, 8sc (36)
Rnd 11: 8sc, 4dec, 4sc, 4dec, 8sc (28)
Rnd 12: 2sc-dec (21)
Rnd 13: 1sc-dec (14)
Rnd 14: [1sc-dec] 4x, dec (9)
Rnd 15: 4sc, dec, 3sc (8) 
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch to the body
*Attach black beads for eyes
*Put a little blush on the cheeks

HAIR CAP
(Mint-E4)
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)
*Work in rows
Row 6-7: 20sc, ch1-turn (20)
Row 8: dec, 16sc, dec, ch1-turn (18)
Row 9: dec, 14sc, dec, ch1-turn (16)
Row 10-12: 16sc, ch1-turn (16)
Row 13: dec, 12sc, dec, ch1-turn (14)
Row 14: dec, 10sc, dec, ch1-turn (12)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch to the head

HAIR
(Mint)
*Cut strands of Mint about twice the length of the doll
*Follow my often used hair tutorial to attach the strands on the hair cap
*Use the pet brush to untangle the yarn to make finer hair
*Cut the hair to any preferred style. I chose long hair with side bangs ^^
*The pet brush is optional... To be honest, it's a really tedious task that requires a lot of arm muscle and I meant a LOT. It will really take time before it gets that silky, fine texture. So you really have to be committed if you want to use the pet brush, otherwise the yarn hair look is never a bad option ^^

LEGS (2x)
(Ballet Slipper -D3)
Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)
Rnd 2: 3sc, inc (5)
Rnd 3: 4sc, inc (6)
Rnd 4: 5sc, inc (7)
Rnd 5: 6sc, inc (8)
Rnd 6: 7sc, inc (9)
Rnd 7: BLO, 8sc, inc (10)
FO, weave in ends

*After completing the two legs, sl them together

*Continue rounds to the body

BODY
(Ballet Slipper -D3)
Rnd 8: sc around (18)
Rnd 9: 7sc-dec (16)
Rnd 10: sc around (16)
Rnd 11: 6sc-dec (14)
Rnd 12-13: sc around (14)
Rnd 14: 5sc-dec (12)
Rnd 15: sc around (12)
Rnd 16: 1sc-dec (8)   
FO, weave in ends

ARMS (2x)
(Ballet Slipper -D3)
Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)
Rnd 2: 3sc, inc (5)
Rnd 3: 4sc, inc (6)
Rnd 4: 5sc, inc (7)
Rnd 5-6: sc around (7)
Rnd 7: 3dec, 1sc (4)
FO, leave tail for sewing

BEANIE-CAP
(Ballet Slipper -E4)
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 8-9: sc around (42)
Rnd 10: sl around (42)
FO, weave in ends

BEANIE-EARS (2x)
(Ballet Slipper -E4)
Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)
Rnd 2: 1sc-inc (6)
Rnd 3: 2sc-inc (8)
Rnd 4: 3sc-inc (10)
Rnd 5: 4sc-inc (12)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Attach to the beanie-cap

TAIL
(Ballet Slipper -D3)
Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)
Rnd 2-5: sc around (4)
FO, leave tail for sewing

BOW
(Periwinkle-D3)
16ch
Row 1: dc on 4th ch from hook, dc across (12)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch ends together
*Use excess yarn to wrap around center to form the bow
*Stitch on the body, right below the head

The cutie without the kitty beanie... 

And here she is being all kawaii with the beanie. ^^

Not bad for a sudden light bulb project, huh? ^^ To be honest, I have tons of amigurumis lined up and I set them all aside to make this cutie kitty. I guess I was that stressed out that I had to momentarily escape my already laid out plans for the whole month. Nothing to relieve stress than to be spontaneous and care-free, even for a little while. Sigh! Well, this definitely hit the spot. ^^

Copyright: Bubble Pop Cat is an original pattern written by Duchess Gala with adaptation from Silvia Usón's Chibi 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

We Crawl Bears

Last year my roommate, her friend, and I were enrolled into this group workout program in a gym near our apartment and for almost nine months did training with a personal coach... Now if you're wondering about the results, all I can say is that while writing this I was wearing a red skirt that I last wore in 2008. Yeah! Baby!!! Hahaha! XD

But not to get too cocky, I still consider myself a little chubby so exercise remains in the itinerary for my unknown voyage through 2016. And by exercise I meant boxing training. Woo-hoo!!! ^^

Anyway, during those months of workout and shedding of tears, sweat, and blood... There was one exercise that my roommate and her friend despise the most. I mean if they could they'd avoid it like the plague. Hahaha! I'm talking about the "bear crawl" and as the name suggests, you get on all fours and walk like a bear. The only thing missing is the roar, but sadly you're not supposed to get that crazy at the gym. Shishishi! XD

After a while, my roommate's friend affectionately called our group the "Care Bears" since according to her, we look like actual bears when working out. My roommate loved the idea so much that she asked me to make amigurumi bears to represent each of us. Okay, first of all I don't completely agree that we should be called "Care Bears" 'coz we don't do the bear crawl upright nor do Care Bears do quadrupedal walking. So to correct the misnomer, I decided to use the actual walking position of a bear to make the amigurumis and call them

the We Crawl Bears. Obviously, I got the reference from the new show in Cartoon Network, We Bare Bears. It's about three bears trying to belong in the human world and if you ask me, are doing an awesome job at it. My fave is Ice Bear by the way. Hahaha! XD 

WE CRAWL BEARS

Materials:
Monaco Yarn Shade #10 - Chiffon (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #76 - Pancake (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #1 - Snow (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #100 - Raven (1 skein)
Crochet Hook - 7 (4.5 mm)
Black felt cloth
Black beads #04
Fiberfill stuffing
*hdcinc = 2hdc in 1st

 HEAD/BODY-ICE BEAR/GRIZZ
(Chiffon/Pancake)
Rnd 1: 5sc in mr (5)
Rnd 2: 1sc, 3inc, 1sc (8)
Rnd 3: sc around (8)
Rnd 4: 2sc, 4inc, 2sc (12)
Rnd 5: sc around (12)
Rnd 6: 2sc, 8hdcinc, 2sc (20)
Rnd 7: 3sc, hdcinc, 5hdc, 2hdcinc, 5hdc, hdcinc, 3sc (24)
Rnd 8-9: sc around (24)
Rnd 10: [3sc-dec] 2x, 4sc, [dec-3sc] 2x (20)
Rnd 11: 3sc, dec, [4sc-dec] 2x, 3sc (17)
Rnd 12: 3sc, inc, [4sc-inc] 2x, 3sc (20)
Rnd 13: 6sc, inc, 2sc, 2inc, 2sc, inc, 6sc (24)
Rnd 14-21: sc around (24)
Rnd 22: 2sc-dec (18)
Rnd 23: sc around (18)
Rnd 24: 1sc-dec (12)
Rnd 25: dec around (6)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch black beads for the eyes
*Cut out tiny oval of black felt cloth for the nose

 HEAD/BODY-PAN.PAN
(Snow)
Rnd 1: 5sc in mr (5)
Rnd 2: 1sc, 3inc, 1sc (8)
Rnd 3: sc around (8)
Rnd 4: 2sc, 4inc, 2sc (12)
Rnd 5: sc around (12)
Rnd 6: 2sc, 8hdcinc, 2sc (20)
Rnd 7: 3sc, hdcinc, 5hdc, 2hdcinc, 5hdc, hdcinc, 3sc (24)
Rnd 8-9: sc around (24)
Rnd 10: [3sc-dec] 2x, 4sc, [dec-3sc] 2x (20)
(Raven)
Rnd 11: 3sc, dec, [4sc-dec] 2x, 3sc (17)
Rnd 12: 3sc, inc, [4sc-inc] 2x, 3sc (20)
Rnd 13: 6sc, inc, 2sc, 2inc, 2sc, inc, 6sc (24)
Rnd 14: sc around (24)
(Snow)
Rnd 15-19: sc around (24)

(Raven)
Rnd 20-21: sc around (24)

Rnd 22: 2sc-dec (18)

Rnd 23: sc around (18)
Rnd 24: 1sc-dec (12)
Rnd 25: dec around (6)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Cut out two tiny circle of black cloth for the eye patches
*Glue black beads over the eye patches 
*Cut out tiny oval of black felt cloth for the nose

EARS (2x)

(Chiffon/Pancake/Raven)

Rnd 1: 3sc in mr (3)

FO, leave tail for sewing

*Attach to the head between Rnd 7 and 8 of the head/body
*The ears are placed about 4st apart

LEGS (4x)
(Chiffon/Pancake/Raven)

Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)

Rnd 2: 1sc-inc (6)

Rnd 3: sc around (6)

Rnd 4: 2sc-inc (8)

Rnd 5: sc around (8)

Rnd 6: 3sc-inc (10)

FO, leave tail for sewing

*Attach the forelegs between Rnd 10 and 15, and back legs between Rnd 19 and 23 of the head/body

TAIL
(Chiffon/Pancake/Raven)

Rnd 1: 5sc in mr (5)

FO, leave tail for sewing

*Attach between Rnd 21 and 24 of the head/body 

We are the crawl bears and we always crawl,

But if given a choice, we'd rather walk tall.

Oh this we must do in the evenings at eight,

Just to burn all the calories we regretfully ate.

Down on all fours, forwards, backwards we go

What is that? Another set? Oh please, hell no!

Thank you! Thank you! I have a knack for poetry sometimes. Yes... Such words. Much rhyme. Very poem. Hahaha! XD

Copyright: We Crawl Bears 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/gifs are not mine and can be searched online

Tale of a Candy Whale

This Christmas, I had the opportunity to give a gift to one of the women of our church and since she has a little girl I decided to make an amigurumi to hand over to her instead. Parenthood, where gifts are no longer dedicated to you. Hahaha!

It took me a while to figure out what I'd make, but I eventually decided to crochet a whale- Okay, scratch that! Not just any normal whale... I meant a candy whale named Babee. ^^

I used Stacy Trock's pattern for the base.

RICHARD THE WHALE

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I tweaked it up a bit by crocheting it with candy-themed stripes and adding a big bow on top. You know, just to girl things up.

BABEE

Materials:

Monaco Yarn Shade #31 - Flamingo (1-2 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #53 - Grasshopper (1-2 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #26 - Periwinkle (1-2 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #46 - Ocean (1-2 skeins)

Monaco Yarn Shade #33 - Pamplemousse (1 skein)

Crochet Hook - H8 (5 mm)

Black beads #12

Fiberfill stuffing

*4sctog = dec 4sc together

TAIL-FLUKE (2x)

(Flamingo)

Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)

Rnd 2: sc around (6)

Rnd 3: inc around (12)

Rnd 4: sc around (12)

Rnd 5: inc-1sc (18)

Rnd 6-7: sc around (18)

Rnd 8: 17sc, inc (19)

FO, weave in ends

*After completing the two tail-flukes, sl them together

*Continue rounds to the body

BODY/HEAD

(Grasshopper)

Rnd 9-11: sc around (36)

Rnd 12: dec-4sc (30)

(Periwinkle)

Rnd 13: dec-3sc (24)

Rnd 14: dec-2sc (18)

Rnd 15-16: sc around (18)

(Ocean)

Rnd 17: 9sc, [inc-2sc] 3x (21)

Rnd 18: 9sc, [inc-3sc] 3x (24)

Rnd 19: 9sc, [inc-4sc] 3x (27)

Rnd 20: 9sc, [inc-5sc] 3x (30)

(Flamingo)

Rnd 21: 9sc, [inc-6sc] 3x (33)

Rnd 22: 9sc, [inc-7sc] 3x (36)

Rnd 23: 9sc, [inc-8sc] 3x (39)

Rnd 24: 9sc, [inc-9sc] 3x (42)

(Grasshopper)

Rnd 25: 9sc, [inc-10sc] 3x (45)

Rnd 26: 9sc, [inc-11sc] 3x (48)

Rnd 27: 9sc, [inc-12sc] 3x (51)

Rnd 28: 9sc, [inc-13sc] 3x (54)

(Periwinkle)

Rnd 29: 9sc, [inc-14sc] 3x (57)

Rnd 30: 9sc, [inc-15sc] 3x (60)

Rnd 31: 9sc, [inc-16sc] 3x (63)

Rnd 32: 9sc, [inc-17sc] 3x (66)

(Ocean)

Rnd 33: 9sc, [inc-18sc] 3x (69)

Rnd 34-36: sc around (69)

(Flamingo)

Rnd 37-40: sc around (69)

(Grasshopper)

Rnd 41-43: sc around (69)

Rnd 44: dec-21sc (66)

(Periwinkle)

Rnd 45: sc around (66)

Rnd 46: dec-9sc (60)

Rnd 47: sc around(60)

Rnd 48: dec-8sc (54)

(Ocean)

Rnd 49: sc around (54)

Rnd 50: dec-7sc (48)

Rnd 51: dec-6sc (42)

Rnd 52: dec-5sc (36)

(Flamingo)

Rnd 53: dec-4sc (30)

Rnd 54: dec-3sc (24)

Rnd 55: sc around (24)

Rnd 56: dec-2sc (18)

Rnd 57: dec-1sc (12)

Rnd 58: dec around (6)

Rnd 59: 1sc, 4sctog (2)  

FO, weave in ends

FINS (2x)

(Periwinkle/Flamingo)

Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)

Rnd 2: sc around (6)

Rnd 3: inc around (12)

Rnd 4: sc around (12)

(Grasshopper/Ocean)

Rnds 5-7: sc around (12)

FO, leave tail for sewing

*Attach to the left side of the body

BOW

(Pamplemousse)

30ch

Row 1: hdc on 3rd ch, inc, ch1-turn (28)

Row 2-4: hdc across, ch1-turn (28)

FO, leave tail for sewing

*Stitch two ends together

*Use the excess yarn to go around and shape the bow

*Attach to the top, a little over and between the eyes 

Needless to say, not only was the daughter happy but the mom was quite ecstatic. I was told she took tons of pictures and enthusiastically showed it to everyone at our church. Well, if that doesn't flatter you I don't know what will. Hahaha! Another ami recipient satisfied, a job well done. Yey me!!! ^^ 



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