Genos, the Demon Cyborg

Well, this is obviously an overdue project... More than two years over due to be exact. Now how did that happen? Damn time! Going too fast again. Hahaha! XD

I guess there were reasons why it took me this long, but recalling them gives me a massive headache. So I'm just gonna go on ahead and say that two years ago was not the best time to make an amigurumi of Genos, but now is just perfect. Yeah! Nice save! [Proceeds to pat myself on the back]

I know the last episode of One-Punch Man aired last year, but I'm hoping that it still has enough hype for everyone to appreciate this Genos plushie. He is the most adorable cyborg after all. His lack of facial expressions and normal, human emotions are just so cute. ^^ 

Plus, he makes an amazing modern art...

Yup! Can't argue with that. Classy, classy modern art indeed. Umm-Hmm! XD

Anyway, like Saitama and Speed of Sound Sonic I used Katie Stevens' Onceler pattern. Seriously the best to make action figure-ish amis.

THE ONCELER

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GENOS

Materials:
Monaco Yarn Shade #100 - Raven (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #247 - Cloud (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #65 - Cinnamon (1 skein)
Monaco Yarn Shade #44 - Navy (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #60 - Sugar Cookie (1 skein)

Monaco Yarn Shade #20 - Dandelion (1 skein)

Crochet Hook - 7 (4.5 mm)
Black thread
Felt cloth:
           - White
           - Grey
Fiberfill stuffing

HEAD
(Sugar Cookie)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)
Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
Rnd 4-8: sc around (18)
Rnd 9: 1sc-dec (12)
(Raven)
Rnd 10: dec around (6)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Use black thread to embroider  facial details
*Cut out eyes from white felt cloth and draw in details
*With transparent nail polish, brush a little on the eyes so that the details won't get rubbed off 
*Leave it to dry then glue on the face 

EARS (2x)
(Sugar Cookie)
Rnd 1: 3sc in mr (3)
FO, leave tail for sewing

ARMS (2x)
(Raven)
Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: 1sc-inc (9)
Rnd 3: sc around (9)
Rnd 4: 1sc-dec (6)
Rnd 5-16: sc around (6)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Cut out grey felt cloth for the robotic designs of the arms

LEGS (2x)
(Cinnamon)
7ch
Rnd 1: sc on 2nd ch from hook, sc around (12)
Rnd 2: dec, 8sc, dec (10)
Rnd 3: sc around (10)
Rnd 4: dec, 6sc, dec (8)
Rnd 5-12: sc around (8)
(Navy)
Rnd 13: BLO, sc around (8)
Rnd 14-20: sc around (8)
FO, weave in ends

*After completing the two legs sl them together
*Make sure the legs are slightly angled so that it wouldn't look too straight or stiff facing front

*Continue rounds to the body

BODY
(Navy)
Rnd 21-22: sc around (14)
(Raven)
Rnd 23: sc around (14)
(Cloud)
Rnd 24: BLO, sc around (14)
Rnd 25-32: sc around (14)

Rnd 33: dec around (6)

FO, weave in ends

*Cut out a tiny rectangle from the grey felt and glue it on the black strip part of the body. This will be its belt buckle

*Make sure that it's front and centered 

COLLAR

(Cloud)

*Connect yarn and continue on FLO of Rnd 33 of the body

*This depends on where you're going to connect the yarn. Mine coincidentally landed on the exact middle of the back or 3rd ch counter-clockwise from the center of the front

Row 34: 3sc, ch1-turn (3)

Row 35: inc, 3sc, inc (7)

*I know right? I could clearly imagine your "Wut?" expressions. Hahaha! To make things easier, Here's a diagram...

Well, I'm pretty sure that will not win "Diagram of the Year" but I hope it helps. Shishishi! XD

The hair, the hair... A thrill to make on most occasions but at times a devil of a job. Unfortunately, this was one of those times... I can't even begin to describe how frustrated I was making Geno's hair as close to the actual anime as possible. I tried doing the Claudia the Vampire technique I used on Speed... Failed! I gave the Loki de Pon! hair approach a shot... Nada! It was a nightmare of blunders at every turn. I was so close to tears and about to rip my hair out, threatening to make myself Saitama bald. Zowee! XD But on the third time I gave up and told myself I'm gonna scrap this project, sudden inspiration bonked me in the head. It was so simple and obvious it took a lot of will power not to strangle myself for not realizing it sooner. Damn! I could've saved two sheets worth of felt cloth and several tons of self-loathing. [Groan] The solution was ridiculously easy, two words: hair cap. -_-

HAIR CAP

(Dandelion)

Rnd 1: 6sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc around (12)

Rnd 3: 1sc-inc (18)
*Work in rows
Row 4-11: 11sc, ch1-turn (11)
Row 12: dec, 7sc, dec, ch1-turn (9)
Row 13: dec, 5sc, dec (7)
FO, leave tail for sewing
*Stitch to the head

HAIR

(Dandelion)

*Cut short strands of Dandelion
*Use my favorite hair tutorial to attach the strands on the hair cap
*Find a photo of Genos for reference and cut the yarn as close to his style as possible

...And that's how Saitama's most loyal disciple was created. XD

It's so nice to finally see all three of them together. They should definitely start a band. Shishishi! XD

Copyright: Genos is an original pattern written by Duchess Gala with adaptation from Katie Stevens' Onceler 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

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