Thursday 29 July 2010

DIY Amigurumi: Baby Octopus and Coffee Cup


My amigurumi adventure continues and over the last month I have been working on a few projects at the same time. These are two of them. Enjoy!

Amigurumi Baby Octopus Pattern:
What you will need:
1 Ball of yarn in the colour of your choice
1 4mm Crochet Hook
Needle for embroidery and to sew the legs to the body
1 pair of safety eyes
Some yarn for embroidering the mouth
Polyfill Stuffing or stuffing from an old cushion

Head/Body:
Rnd 1: Make a magic ring with 6 sc. Use a stitch marker so you know where the start of each round is, then move it up as you go along. Note: do not join rounds.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (Total of 12 sc in the round)
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc; rep from * around (Total of 18 scin the round)
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * around  (Total of 24 sc in the round)
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * around  (Total of 30 sc in the round)
Rnd 6: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc; rep from * around  (Total of 36 sc in the round)
Rnd 7: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc; rep from * around (Total of 42 sc in the round)
Rnds 8-17: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 18: *Sc2tog, sc in next 5 sc; rep from * around  (Total of 36 sc in the round)
Rnd 19: *Sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc; rep from * around  (Total of 30 sc in the round)
Rnd 20: *Sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * around  (Total of 24 sc in the round)
Now attach your safety eyes and embroider a mouth before adding stuffing.
Rnd 21: *Sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc; rep from * around  (Total of 18 sc in the round)
Rnd 22: *Sc2tog, sc in next sc; rep from * around   (Total of 12 sc in the round)
Rnd 23: (Sc2tog) around  (Total of 6 sc in the round)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing the legs on later. We'll sew on all 8 with it so make sure it's long. Weave the tail through to where you want to start attaching the legs.
 
Tentacles/Legs (make 8)
Rnd 1: Make a magic ring with 6 sc (use a stitch marker as before)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around   (Total of 12 sc in the round)
Rnds 3-10: Sc in each sc around.
Fasten off. Hide any tails inside each tentacle.

Assembly:
Stuff each tentacle and pin to body to work out the placement. Once you have the tentacles pinned, thread your needle with your long tail from the body and start sewing.
Make sure that when you sew, you are going through the tops of each tentacle (this automatically closes one so the stuffing won't come out). Once you have completed sewing around the tentacles and come back to the start, fasten off and weave in the end into the body.

Amigurumi Coffee Cup:


What you will need:
1 Ball of yarn in the colour of your choice for the cup
Brown yarn for the coffee
1 4mm Crochet Hook
Needle for assembly
Polyfill Stuffing or stuffing from an old cushion


Coffee Cup
Using your cup colour yarn:
Rnd 1: Magic ring with 6 sc. Do not join rounds, but use a stitch marker to mark the start of each round and move up as you go.
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (Total of 12 sts in the round)
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around  (Total of 18 sts in the round)
Rnd 4: Working through back loops only, sc in each st around  (Total of 18 sts in the round)
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around  (Total of 24 sts in the round)
Rnd 6: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around  (Total of 30 sts in the round)
Rnd 7: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts, rep from * around  (Total of 36 sts in the round)
Rnds 8 -14: Sc in each st around.
Fasten off.

Coffee
Using your brown yarn:
Rnd 1: Magic ring with 6 sc. Do not join rounds, but use a stitch marker to mark the start of each round and move up as you go.
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around  (Total of 12 sts in the round)
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around  (Total of 18 sts in the round)
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around  (Total of 24 sts in the round)
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around  (Total of 30 sts in the round)
Rnd 6: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts, rep from * around  (Total of 36 sts in the round)
Fasten off.

Handle
Using your cup colour yarn:
Rnd 1: Make a mgic ring with 5 sc. Use a stitch marker as you go.
Rnd 2: Work 1 sc in each st around  (Total of 5 sts in the round)
Repeat Rnd 2, stuffing lightly as you go, until piece measures about 7cm  from beg. Fasten off.


Assembly
Fill the coffee cup with stuffing. Sew the coffee coloured top over the cup using the colour of the cup. Sew on the handle. Weave in ends.

Saturday 10 July 2010

DIY Amigurumi: Cupcakes

Ok, I'm on a little bit of a cupcake theme today. I've been feeling pretty crook lately so I've been doing lots of resting on the couch with my crochet to stop me going crazy. And since cupcakes and sweet things make me smile. I'm going to make some crochet cupcakes! Here's the pattern I'm going to use:


Crochet an Amigurumi Cupcake - More DIY How To Projects

Recipe: Cheeseburger Cupcakes

Here's an awesome recipe for today! Cupcakes that look like mini burgers! How cute are they!?


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Monday 5 July 2010

DIY Amigurumi: Bubble Leg Monster


There's something fascinating to me about amigurumi, perhaps it's the freedom you have with making creations and that you aren't bound by rules of what you can and can't make. I love this Bubble Leg Monster! I am having a go at it and am nearly finished. It isn't perfect, but I'm pretty happy with what I've achieved with it so far (it's a bit uneven but I think it adds to its charm :P) - I'll post up pics of my finished monster when it's done!

Edit: Thursday 29th July 2010

It's finished and looking marvellous! I used a fuschia and navy blue yarn combination for my monster, along with some pretty safety eyes. What a fun pattern to make!



Note: In the Monster pattern, you'll need to know how to do a treble crochet for the eye circle. Here's a video on how to do it:

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