Free Portal Amigurumi Pattern: Wheatley

Hi Everyone!

Today I made a Wheatley Amigurumi. He's not the greatest one out there but he's made completely out of yarn. No hard bits. Yes I am proud of that because one it's cuddly and two if a kid wants one it's safe for them ^^

He's approximately 4-5 inches in height...I couldn't find my tape measure to make sure. He fits nicely in your hand. I hope you get a chance to make him. Now this is free. I just ask that when you use it you give me some credit since I did make this pattern. Please don't sell him for profit. I repeat COPYRIGHT.

With that said here you go:

Portal Wheatley Amigurumi:

You will need:

Yarn:

white
blue
black
light grey
dark grey
I used Red Heart yarn

Hook: F/5-3.75mm
Darning/tapestry needle (what ever the yarn can fit through)
Poly-fil

Using the white yarn

Chain 3 and join.

You can also use the magic ring method. I tried both before finishing the product. My preference was the traditional chain 3, looked a little bit neater. I suggest you try out both methods to see what you like best : )

Abbreviations:

SC = Single Crochet
ST= Stitch
SL ST = Slip Stitch
SC DEC: Single Crochet Decrease
FO = Fasten Off

R1: Work 9 SC in the ring, you may SL ST to keep it a little neater looking at the end.

Switch to the blue yarn.

R2: Work 2 SC in each ST (18 ST at the end)

R3: SC all around.

R4: 1 SC in next 2 ST then 2 SC in the 3rd ST, repeat til the end.

R5: 1 SC in the next 3 ST then 2 SC in the 4th ST, repeat til the end.

Switch to the black yarn.

R6: 1 SC in the next 4 ST then 2 SC in the 5th ST, repeat til the end.

Switch to light grey yarn.

R7 - 12: SC all around.

R13: 1 SC in the next 4 ST then do a SC DEC (30 ST at the end).

Turn work inside out, because the inside is actually the outside part that will be seen.

R14: 1 SC in the next 3 ST then do a SC DEC (24 ST at the end).

Stuff with Poly-fil

R15: 1 SC in the next 2 ST then do a SC DEC (18 ST at the end).

R16: SC all around.

R17: SL ST skip a stitch and SL ST again, repeat (approximately 9 SL ST needed, but may need more or less depending on how loose or tight your stitches are).

Make a knot or two and sew the excess thread into the ball.

For the sides:

Make 2

Using the dark grey yarn:

Chain 3 and join with SL ST

R1: Work 9 SC in the ring, you may S ST to keep it neater.

R2: 2SC in each ST.

Switch to light grey yarn.

R3: SC all around.

FO and sew onto the side of the ball.

Handles:

Make 2

Using the dark grey yarn:

Chain 20.

R1: Using the back of the crochet or also known as the "butts" of the chain, SC all 20 ST

R2: 1 SC onto the other side of the chain to make it look more bar like. JUST ONE SC we are not going down the 20 ST again on the other side. This is just 1 SC on the first stitch on the other side. FO.

Leave enough yarn to sew to the ball. I basically just sewed the one side then passed the needle through the ball to the spot I was going to sew the other side of the handle to and sewed it like that then just tucked the yarn into the work and snipped off the excess when I brought the needle back out.

And there you have a Wheatley all to yourself!
I hope my pattern made sense.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask : )

Enjoy!

Next pattern I plan to do is for the Space Core but sort of a Nyan Cat space core scarf.
That pattern will be made available on etsy.  As well as the original product if anyone wishes to buy it. Prices have yet to be determined. They won't be expensive.

DiscWorld Death Plushie

Hi Everyone!

So I did a quick project for fun. It took me about 2 days to do.
One of my favorite authors is Terry Pratchett who writes the DiscWorld novels.
And one of my favorite characters is Death. He's adorably cute...ya kinda weird to say that about Death but it's true he's cute. His home is in shades of blacks, greys and whites with additions added to it like it was drawn by a five year old. Plus he just loves curry and owns a horse named Binky and is known to use a motorcycle on occasion.

I love him : )

And I love the death of rats who will be my next project for DiscWorld.

How could you not love that????

Now I have a great pattern book for amigurumi and this is where I got the idea for Death. Creepy Cute Crochet by Christen Haden.

But that just makes a basic death.

I loved the pattern look and the idea but I did not like the pattern lay out itself. Um I know that makes no sense ^^;  So let me try to explain myself.

The patterns provided for the basic bodies of the amigurumi are given in English written format or in international graph format. As seen in the picture below:

Now the rows of the plush where you single crochet through out I was alright with. The decreases I quite liked because it gave some nice shape to the body. The increases that made the body larger I did not quite agree with. With my amigurumi I like mine to increase something like this.
Make the magic ring do two single crochets in each stitch. Then the next row would be do one single crochet then in the next stitch do 2 single crochet. And then each row the single crochet before the 2 single crochet in one stitch would increase by one.

Example:
R1: 2 sc in each stitch
R2: 1 sc in stitch then 2 sc in next stitch, repeat
R3: do 2 sc one in each stitch then 2 sc in the next stitch


Tends to make it a bit more even.

This pattern on the other hand required a chain one when you started each row which I didn't like the shape it formed too much plus if you crochet loosely it can leave a rather big gap (note amigurumi is one of the only times you should crochet tightly). So I altered it to fit my way of increasing.

Now other than that the body and head patterns were the same. The hood pattern I used exactly as was instructed.
She then tells you to use sculpey to make his eyes and scythe.
Now I'm not a fan of sculpey eyes.
So I used the stuffed animal eyes you can get at the craft store with the safety backs to hold them into place.

If you notice DiscWorld Death has blue flames in his eye sockets. That's not something they put on toy eyes. So I painted them myself with FolkArt Acrylic Paint, I used the type called Shiny and just mixed the colors up.

I painted the flames in and then I wanted him to have shiny eyes because that just makes a chibi look cuter. So I used FolkArts Clearcote Hi-Shine Glaze.

I would like to warn you that spraying this stuff on toy eyes can actually melt them just a tiny bit around the edges. So I had to keep turning them after I sprayed them to make sure it didn't end up too funky looking. After it was coated I lightly sanded around the edges to get rid of some of the roughness.

I put them into the head before I stuffed it. Then for safety sprayed some more glaze onto a soft brush and brushed more on. I let it dry over night.

After everything was done I pieced it together. I stuffed the head with poly-fil I did the same for the body but also used poly pellets to weigh him down. After that all I needed was his scythe which I made out of sculpey. The colors were black and silver. Baked it for 25 minutes. Let it cool then I used embroidery floss to sew it on to my plushie.

And here is my end result. Please ignore my clock and my bottles full of pellets.
By the way though if you need a container for pellets an empty snapple bottle works great : ) Also great when you need to pour it out.

I love my chibi Death he's cute I just need to make him a companion now
I'm also going to try to make his horse, Binky.

Hope you like him : )
And please try out Creepy Cute Crochet It's a great amigurumi book
Because let's face it those of us who like our amigurumi creepy, morbid and cute at the same time got to have this book. For heaven's sake Cthulhu is cute even!

TV Blanket Completed

Hi Everyone!

As promised here's the finished product from the stitch n' bitch crochet book
I gave it to my friend for her birthday

Sasha was sad to see it go

Left side is what the front looks like and to the right is the back

 

 

This blanket was pretty huge and almost fit a full sized bed

It was done in RedHeart brand yarn

 

All in all this was a fun pattern

To connect the squares I did not sew them together they're held together with grey yarn in single crochet : )

 

 

 

Scarf for Etsy

So I'm designing a scarf for my etsy shop. Sadly probably my only one to be sold this season. I have been so busy that I haven't had time to do much shop work although I have so many ideas. I'll post of picture of it once it's done.

The price is yet undecided. Right now I think it will be on sale for $35. With shipping costing $5. I'm going to include insurance on it with the shipping. I have to ask my dad how to do that. He's an ebayer and very smart.

So here's a basic description for you. The scarf body is done in double crochet. The yarn is a wool blend, is a light weight yarn, and is a light chocolate brown color. I plan on doing a border on 3/4's of it. The other side is meant to go around your neck. I thought a border all around would be too irritating. You want to wear a scarf that's pretty and yet not annoying to wear. Plus I am adding beads to the border to add some sparkle to it. ^^ Sparkle oh how I love shiney things.

I'm hoping someone will want to purchase it. I worked so hard on it and I'm very proud of my work. I'm not sure what I want to call it though. I have to admit it was inspired by my love of the Elves from Lord of the Rings. Tolkien is a major influence in some of my works. So please if you are interested please take a look. I'll post a link to the etsy shop once I get the pictures up. I'm hoping it will be finished by sunday.

As a note for anyone interested in purchasing my work.
After I finish my works I always wash them. I will never sell dirty work. I mean I have been handling the yarn for hours I don't want it to have oil from my hands.

I will also package it with care and with a hand written set of care instructions. Plus the scarf will be adorned with a small button. This is just a symbol for my shop. Buttons will vary and are removable since I only lightly sew them on. So easy removal is gauranteed. Hey other stores have symbols why not mine? I like to try and be professional.

Foamy the Squirrel Plans

Ok I'm planning a crochet project. Which means I'm trying to find various patterns to make something I want, which I might add is a pain in the rear.

Idea: Make a crochet amigurumi of Foamy the Squirrel or Pill-zee

For those of you who don't know what this is it's a comic/cartoon made by Jonathan Ian Mathers.
Foamy is a ranty squirrel who drops f-bombs constantly in his cartoons and yet is capable of pointing out truths and things many people don't have the courage to say. It's a bizarre cartoon but for some reason I can't help but watch.

For those of you who are young or have young children DO NOT watch these or near children. It's highly inappropriate contains highly sexual and profane content. Just a warning. But for those of you who are of age and are going to be curious watch away. Maybe you too will become part of the Foaminian Cult (joke, watch show to understand reference)

So the idea mostly is first to attempt to make Pill-zee the cute pill popping glasses wearing, hypochondriac with so many mental problems it becomes hilarious.

So far I found a nice pattern on etsy for the tail ^___^ progress is looking good!

Once I start this I'll take pictures. And hopefully can get a pattern out for people who want a foamy or pill-zee of their own...and maybe in the future I can do a bedly (don't think is writing his name correctly) which  is the British squirrel : )

Comment let me know what you think

Does anyone have any requests recipes? drinks? Crochet or Knitting Requests??


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Have a great day/night everyone!