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

626 and 624

For my roommate's birthday I thought I should make her something special. Well, we've been sharing the same room for more than a year so I think the gesture's just right.

From the stories she told me, I got to know that her current boyfriend is her first love and has loved him ever since they were like teens. But they never exactly ended up together. Short version: After five years of being sweethearts in high school, for some reason they parted ways then eventually married the wrong people and ended up not being so happy. Yah... Nicholas Spark's ears are tingling. Hahaha! ^^ Anyway, it has been more than two decades but they finally reconnected and got back together, having this long-distance relationship ever since. Oh, no strings attached. Apparently both of them failed their marriages and got separated. Sigh! First love is really hard to forget.

Since my roommate's boyfriend is from Hawaii I decided to make couple keychain amigurumis of Stitch and Angel. The compatible experiments, 626 and 624. I though it would be awesome to give her something puppy love-ish to help her rekindle her sweet, young love days. Aaw! -^.^-

So with Serah Basnet's Super Ted pattern as base, I put my project into action.

SUPER TED

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STITCH/ANGEL

Materials:

Monaco Yarn Shade #232 - Lemonade (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #49 - Peacock (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #35 - Bubblegum (1-2 skeins)
Monaco Yarn Shade #40 - Celeste (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #31 - Flamingo (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #44 - Navy (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #26 - Periwinkle (1 skein)
Crochet Hook - D3 (3.25 mm)
Felt cloth:
           - Black
           - White
Keychain hooks
Fiberfill stuffing
*hdcinc = 2hdc in 1 st
*3tr1 = 3tr in 1st
*3dc1 = 3dc in 1st

HEAD
(Peacock/Bubblegum)
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 8-13: sc around (42)
Rnd 14: 5sc-dec (36)
Rnd 15: 4sc-dec (30)
Rnd 16: 3sc-dec (24)
Rnd 17: 2sc-dec (18)
Rnd 18: 1sc-dec (12)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Use Navy/Periwinkle to embroider the nose at the center of the head

EYE PATCH (2x)
(Celeste/Flamingo)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc, inc, 1hdc, 1hdcinc, 4dc, 1hdcinc, 1hdc, inc, 1sc (16)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Cut out circles from black and white felt cloth and glue on the eye patches

LEGS (2x)
(Peacock/Bubblegum)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: 1sc-2inc (10)
Rnd 3-5: sc around (10)
FO, weave in ends
*Use Navy/Periwinkle to embroider the nails

*After completing the two legs, sl them together

*Continue rounds to the body

BODY
(Peacock/Bubblegum)
Rnd 6-10: sc around (18)
Rnd 11: 1sc-dec (12)
FO, weave in ends

BELLY PATCH
(Celeste/Flamingo)
Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)
Rnd 2: inc, 2hdcinc, inc (8)
FO, leave tail for sewing

ARMS (2x)
(Peacock/Bubblegum)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2-5: sc around (6)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Use Navy/Periwinkle to embroider the nails

OUTER EARS (2x)
(Peacock/Bubblegum)
12ch
Rnd 1: 1hdc on 3rd ch from hook, 2hdc, 3dc, 3tr, 3tr1, 3tr, 3dc, 3hdc (21)
FO, leave tail for sewing 

INNER EARS (4x)
(Lemonade)
9ch
Rnd 1: 1sc on 2nd ch from hook, 1sc, 3hdc, 2dc, 3dc1, 2dc, 3hdc, 3sc (17)
FO, leave tail for sewing

TAIL
(Peacock/Bubblegum)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: sc around (6)
FO, leave tail for sewing

ANGEL ANTENNA (2x)
(Periwinkle)
Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)
Rnd 2-3: sc around (4)
(Bubblegum)
Rnd 4-6: sc around (4)
FO, leave tail for sewing

KEYCHAIN STRAP
(Peacock/Bubblegum)
8ch
Row 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook, 6sc (7)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Pull the strap through the keychain loop then stitch on the head

Here are Stitch and Angel with no keychain hooks yet...

And here they are with the keychain hooks already attached.

If your asking how my roommate reacted to the gift... Well, let's just say she took like a bajillion pictures of the amigurumis and that was on a hectic day. Imagine if she had more time in her hands? She'd probably create a whole library. 'Nuff said! Hahaha! ^.^ But seriously, I'm really glad that she loved it, I just hope her boyfriend takes it the same way. Aww man! I'm praying he's a Disney fan. O_O

Copyright: Stitch (626) and Angel (624) are original patterns written by Duchess Gala with adaptation from Serah Basnet's Super Ted 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

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