Sylveon, Umbreon, and the Dichotomy of Dark and Girly

I've been rather happy with the surge of creativity I've gotten in terms of amigurumi these past couple of weeks.  The new Eeveelution, Sylveon,  inspired me greatly: it's feminine and complex with wonderful, pastel colours.  I knew when I got one in the game that I would need to crochet one up.

While tedious because of all of the different parts, I really enjoyed working on her.  She is supposed to have another set of long ribbons from the bow at her neck, but they were too much on such a chubby and small amigurumi.  She also didn't need anymore weight on her front, she already had issues standing on her feet. I remedied that by  squashing her feet out from under her.

The next night, I worked on Umbreon, my second favourite Eeveelution. Its a weird dichotomy, but the two Eeveelutions are a very simplistic version of me.  Dark and 'goth' and this love for all things 'girly.'  I've been like this for as long as I can remember, and had a habit of confusing classmates who prescribed to the idea that everyone fit into neat little labels.  I never did.  In my first year at my art college, I went to a school function in a black corset top, long black skirt (with a slit), black lace up boots, and rainbow tights. My roommate commended me for my outfit, until she saw the tights.  I simply told her that's how I was.  I love black and colours, and I love putting them together even more. But, back to crochet...

Umbreon became my go to Pokemon in generation 4, when I caught a female Eevee.  My aspirations for her were to become an Espeon, but my brother game me one sometime during that time, and I realized Espeon wasn't that great (there were much better psychic pokemon), so I went for Umbreon since I hadn't used one yet.  I feel in love with her instantly, and kept her through multiple games.  Pomegranate is still on my Soul Silver game~

She whipped up rather quickly; the design is much more simplistic then Sylveon. The only thing that I would change about her is crocheting up the body with a smaller hook.  I thought about it, and forgot to do so. 

Both are available in the shop! You'll also see spoilers to my next blog post if you only follow here :3

Mandarin~ <3

Scuba Girl Pattern for Sale!

I got a request to write up a pattern for this gal earlier in the week. I hadn't thought about selling my patterns before, and decided to give it a try. Check it out!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/162623943/scuba-girl-amigurumi-pdf-pattern?ref=shop_home_active

Mandarin <3

Cupcakes and Scuba Gear

Since the semester is winding down, I found myself with more free time then usual. So I decided to fill it with crafting~ I've worked on a couple of dresses, but in one case, the silhouette did not look good on my, and the fabric on the other was unpleasant to work with. Luckily, the fabric on both was from the bargain section at JoAnns, so it really wasn't a loss, just a learning experience~ 

Since those didn't pan out, and we've been watching lots of movies and shows lately, I had time to crochet. I've been wanting a cozy for my smart phone for sometime now because I don't want the screen to get scratched while its in my purse. I also wanted something cute and girly, so I decided it needed to be a cupcake and it needed to be pink and mint, my second favourite colour combination besides black and...well black. Originally, I used this fluffy pink yarn for the frosting, but when I had to scallop the edges, it got too bulky and I hated how it looked. [I loved that yarn too...]  Oh well, I love the finished product and its now available in my shop :3
Next thing I worked on was an Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite amigurmiri.  She's been a challenge for because I tried at the beginning of summer too. This latest attempted was okay, and I learned a lot about needle felting wool to the doll heads for hair, which was one of my goals going into the project. I hope to have a version of her out soon. 

Since Elizabeth didn't work out, I set my sights on another Bioshock character. This time I chose my lovely daughter Eleanor.  I have a special fondness for Eleanor. Because of certain actions you the player make in the game Bioshock 2, Eleanor learns from you. Unlike other games where the AI is programmed from the get go to behave a certain way, the decisions made lead Eleanor to take a variety of paths.  In my case, I taught her how to kill, and it crushed me. Next time I play, I'm making sure that she doesn't learn that lesson... 

So I love Eleanor as my fictional daughter and I wanted to create another Bioshock ami, so I whipped out my own Eleanor today. 

I'm so happy with how she turned out. I love her chubby little body and her big head. She's my baby~

Until next time!

 Mandarin~ <3

Chubby Cheeks and Butts

So, even though I've been away from my blog for over six months, I have actually been productive. Not only with my school, but also with my crochet. Seriously, it was a crazy semester in terms of crocheting, writing, animating and drawing. 

Why was I so busy crocheting? Because I decided to have a table during a Con my college hosted called CogsCog. That photo above was all the items I made. I've never attended an event like this or sold my crochet pieces in public. It was an experience. 

I actually decided to have a table around the time of my last "real" post back in January.  Though I knew the event would be intimate, I still needed a stockpile of cuties to sell. So I started crocheting my little heart out between writing a 20 page research paper, several animation projects and plenty of drawing exercises. I whipped up several Takochus and Jellyfish, Slender-chans and Pikachus. After a Christmas rush last year where I had to crochet twenty Slendermen and Slender-chans for my etsy store in one week, finals week at that, I knew this would be easy-peasy. I plan to do it again next year, and my brother says I should do Fanime too. Now that would be daunting.

               My humble little table later in the day at CogsCon~

I also felt that I needed to come up with something different for the Con, so I made a Chubby Pikachu. I'm really into  chubby things right now because they are extra cute to me. I just want to cuddle chubby things. So I made this Pikachu. The picture does not do his chubby butt justice. 


So, I like that body type, but after the Con, I wanted to try something different then my usual body types and structures. I wanted something more complicated, so I made a Pikachu with little arms and legs. I also decided to change the heads as well and gave my Pikachu the cutest chubby cheeks. 

 I love this body type so much. It's so versatile and adorable. It appeals to me with the big head, small body and oversized ears and tail. I went on to make a tailless Squirtle and a Gothita.

 I sent the Squirtle to my little sister since she has a new-found love for my favourite starter. 

Also during all of this, Bioshock Infinite came out, and I became sucked into the Bioshock franchise. I like it as much as I like Pokemon, and Pokemon is in my top 3 games. I played through 1 and fell in love with 2. So many feels :0 I couldn't contain myself and had to create a Big Sister, since I've seen a few Big Daddies and Little Sisters crochets around. 

 I made her before the body change, so I want to remake her (or just her body) with the new body. I think she'd be much cuter~

There was a Snorlax, and you can see him in the first picture. I made him with the chubby butt and I only made one. He was for the Cogscon raffle. 

What am I working on know? This awesome Icee drawstring bag created by Twinkie Chan. I'll update you all when I finish that baby~

Kiss kiss~

Oh, hey! I have a Blog!

Yeah, it's been a long while since I've posted. I decided I needed to refocus the blog, so I have updated the name and URL...again. I want this blog to have a primary focus on my crochet, so I wanted to rebrand it back to me since the last title was too much like a crochet book I own. So I'm back and ready to update~

Kiss kiss~

Dratini Amigurumi

So I crocheted this cutie up over the last couple of weeks. It didn't take very long [I had not touched it in about a week], and it used one ball of Red Heart With Love in  bluebell and a partial ball in eggshell.

I used this pattern: http://arsfibra.tumblr.com/post/28235732035/dratini-pokedoll-knit-pattern-by-ars-fibra

Originally, I  did try to knit it, but it wasn't working out for me. That's why Dratini ended up crocheted.

I love it~

Frillish Amigurumi Pattern

    Oh my, it's been such a long time since I've really updated this blog... I really haven't crocheted many new things, but my etsy shop was consistently bringing in sales, so I had that. The shop exploded in December for Christmas orders, so that kept me busy along with my finals. Now that I'm on the last week of vacation, I finally got around to creating something new...Go figure. 

    Frillish is a 5th gen Pokemon, and I fell in love with her when I saw one. They are too cute. I also have a weakness for Jellyfish just like I do with octopuses. I knew I had to create an amigurumi of one.

    This was a lot of fun to create, and I decided to share the pattern with everyone :3 If you make one, be sure to share it with me!



Now for the pattern!

Frillish Amigurumi

Supplies:

*Pink and White yarn [Whatever brand you choose! I don’t know what brand I used for this piece. All I know is that it is thin baby yarn]
*Crochet hook [I used my F hook]
*PolyFil

*An embroidery needle
*Safey eyes [or buttons]

*Small amount of black floss or thin yarn

Head:

SC 6 in magic circle, SS to join circle

Row 1: IN in each SC [12 SC] SS to join circle

Row 2: SC in first SC, IN in second SC, repeat 5 more times [18 SC] SS to join circle

Row 3: SC in first SC, SC in second SC, IN in third SC, repeat 5 more times [24 SC] SS to join circle

Rows 4 – 7: SC around circle, [24 SC] SS to join circle [At this point, I suggest adding the eyes, especially if you are using safety eyes! They do not need to be on the 7^th row, just where ever you feel like it :3]

Row 8: SC in first SC, SC in second SC, Decrease, repeat 5 times [18 SC] SS to join circle

Row 9: SC in first SC, Decrease, repeat 5 times [12 SC] SS to join circle

Row 10: Decrease 6 times [6 SC] fasten off, leaving a tail to sew head to body

Crown:

With White yarn, SC 10 into magic circle, SS to join circle

Row 1: SC, DC, SC in first SC, SS in to second SC and repeat 4 times, SS to join circle and break off

Join white yarn in to one of the SC of the magic circle, chain 4, SS 3 and SS into next SC, and repeat 4 more times, SS to join circle and fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the crown to the head

Body:

SC 5 into magic circle, SS to join

Row 1: SC in each chain (5 SC) SS to join circle

Row 2: Repeat row 1

Row 3: SC 2, Chain 9, SS 8 in chain, SC 3 in body, chain 9, SS 8 in chain, then SS to join the circle

Row 4: SC 5, SS to join circle

Row 5: IN in each SC for 10 SC, SS to join circle

Row 6: SC 3, Chain 6, SC 5 in Chain, SC 3 in body, chain 6, SC 5 in chain, SC 4 in body, Chain 6, SC 5 in chain, SS to join circle. Fasten off

Arm Details:

First Arm: Join pink yarn on 5^th chain on arm with a slip stitch. SC 3 times in 6^th chain, SS in 7^th chain. SC, DC, SC in tip of arm, SS in 7^th SS on other side of arm, 3 SC in sixth SS, SS in 5^th, fasten off.

Take White yarn and SS in 4^th chain on arm with a SS. SC in SS, SC in the 3 SC, SS in SS, SC DC SC in the SC DC SC, SS, SC in the 3 SC, SC in SS, SS in 4^th SS, fasten off

Second Arm: Repeat! :3

Leg Details:

Join white yarn on body on stitch after you bound off the pink. SS in each stitch until you reach the first leg. SS until you the tip of the leg and 3 DC in the tip. Continue to Ss in each stitch until the next tip and DC in the tip of the leg. SS in each stitch until the tip of the last leg, 3 DC, SS until you reach where you joined, fasten off.

Join White yarn on second SS up the leg. SC up until the first DC. DC, DC twice in second DC, DC and SC in third DC, SC twice, SS, fasten off Repeat with other two legs

Neck Ruffle:

Chain 12

SS in 11^th Chain, SC, DC x2 SC in next chain, repeat 4 more times. Do not join.

Finishing it up:

Sew the head and the body together

Sew the neck ruffle on to the neck, then sew the ends of the ruffle together to avoid a gap. When I sewed the ruffle on, I used the back side since it ruffling of the stitches created a bubble effect.

If you would like to add a smiling face, do so with the embroidery needle and floss.

Make sure all of your ends are secured and woven in!

    
   Please let me know if there are any issues with the pattern or if you have any questions!

   Please do not reproduce or claim this pattern as your own. You can share if you link back to this blog. This pattern is for personal use, so please do not sell products using this pattern. I put a lot of time into making it; it's only fair if you choose to sell frillish, you create your own pattern~

Pattern Sneaky Peaky: Frillish

Sneak peak for a free Frillish pattern. Isn't she cute? She's a pokemon in the 5th Gen. She's cute and creepy. A jellyfish ghost type.

Mandarin <3