I am sitting here freezing. The cold part of fall has crept in!
Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Mes Amis. My Amigurumis!! I decided to embark on crocheting some small little friends for my knit- and crochet-worthy daughter. Let’s be frank here. I do not consider myself a crocheter!! But I soldiered on.
For my first attempt, I chose Molang, the Fat Rabbit, because Laura has a picture of Molang on her phone:
It turned out pretty cute!
She loved it! So much so that she decided that she wanted to learn how to crochet 🙂 to make her own amigurumi 🙂 . Okay, let’s give it a go!
We went to a crochet class and brought little Molang with us. My first red flag was when the teacher said, “Gee, I wish I could make those!” Huh?? It was still a fun class, but I must say that it is a long journey from bulky crocheted blob to making tiny little toys. 🙁
My next foray was a much bigger challenge and maybe a bit over my head: The Chinese New Year Monkey. These can turn out quite large so I opted for fingering weight yarn.
A lot of weird finishing and putsing but I think he turned out pretty cute, too. Laura will see him tonight for the first time.
I learned a lot making these, but I’m not sure I want to part with Mes Amis!! You know I love my toys!!
Even Little Darcy hates to say goodbye!
Weird image…very weird!
Sally actually revisited The SHIRT this weekend while attending Sense and Sensibility at the Folger. The SHIRT still looked great and was attracting an enthusiastic crowd!
PS: Baby Monkey needed a pacifier!
Cute! Cute! I think you may now call yourself a crocheter! Thank you for the smiles they brought to my face!
Comment by Nancy — October 30, 2016 @ 2:11 pm
Totally adorable! I just may have to try some of this!
Comment by Mary Lou Keenan — October 30, 2016 @ 2:39 pm
They are so cute! I would totally keep them for myself!!
Comment by Penny — October 30, 2016 @ 3:55 pm
I love that Mr. Darcy took a liking to these little guys! Very cute!
Comment by Kathy W. — October 30, 2016 @ 8:32 pm
I think you’ve got too much time on your hands . . . They’re very cute.
Comment by Surly — October 30, 2016 @ 11:04 pm
Very cute! I especially love the monkey.
Comment by Lissa — October 31, 2016 @ 8:30 pm
Oh, so sweet! Yes, I think you may have to crochet them in twins just so you can give one up!
Comment by twinsetellen — October 31, 2016 @ 9:50 pm
Your things were adorable in person when you showed it to me in Blue Bamboo thank you…Maria 🙂
Comment by Maria Slowik — November 4, 2016 @ 7:17 pm