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

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