You Quack Me Up

So the couple who owns the apartment I've been living in for more than 3 years just came back from New York to stay for a few months. It's a good thing the apartment has two rooms or else my roomie and I would've been kicked out. Yikes! O_O But seriously, the couple are really nice and chill. Although I have to admit it gets a bit uncomfortable at times since they're basically strangers, but I've got no complaints. They're good people. ^^

Last Christmas I decided to make them one of my ami softees and initially I thought to invent a pattern for cute penguins. I had the sketch down and the design was perfect, but there was just one problem... I ran out of time.

Ugh! Time management: the unattainable dream. T_T So bye-bye cute penguin idea and hello crocheting pattern found in the internet. 

So I was browsing for an emergency pattern when I came to LuiLuh's website and saw one of the cutest amigurumis I've ever seen. Then that was it. I fell in love and with penguins forgotten, I went on to crocheting adorable grey duckies instead. Squeeeee!!! XD

GREY DUCK

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Materials:
Monaco Yarn Shade #247 - Cloud (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #12 - Blonde (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #1 - Snow (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #35 - Bubblegum (1 skein)
Crochet Hook - 7 (4.5 mm)
Black beads #08
Pink blush 
Fiberfill stuffing

I added a bow to make it extra kawaii. Hehehe! ^^

BOW
(Bubblegum)
16ch
Rnd 1: dc on 4th ch, dc across (12)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch two ends together
*Use the excess yarn to go around and shape the bow
*Attach to the head

After my binge-eating slash movie/anime watching marathon holidays at my hometown, I went back to the city to get ready for another year of hard labor and broken dreams. Yah... Adulting is hard. Hahaha!

Anyway, the moment I got to the apartment I immediately gave my gift and being such a bashful I kept apologizing about it. It's a bad habit but it's the only thing I could do, I was ridiculously awkward. O_O Thankfully they were impressed that I made them a gift and found the duckies adorable. I was really touched when they named them after their grandchildren. It made all the effort worthwhile. ^^     



Disclaimer: Some of the images/gifs 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. ^^