Cat tails Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 8/24/2019 at 11:18 AM, soapdragon said: How long does each one take, CT? I mean if you were going from picking up your crochet hook to putting the final stitch in having sew it together? Also how tall are they - its a bit hard to tell from the pics! Expand It depends on the project and if I have a week off or not. These take me around a day. Did the fox in one day, but prefer taking a day or two. Sitting height is about 7,5 inch. Credits all go to this lady for making such great patterns though! https://jesshuff.com/category/amigurumi/ On 8/24/2019 at 1:07 PM, mullethunter said: I haven’t crocheted for ages now - I felt like it was giving me carpal tunnel so I think I’m probably holding the yarn wrong - I hold it with my left hand little finger Expand When crocheting a lot, my hands get quite stiff and sore too. I think I just hold the yarn between my thumb and forefinger, but it’s hard to guess, when not holding any work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Oh it's so cute - love those little toothypegs!😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Promise! Last one for this holiday break! This piggy has been dormant for months... as it was supposed to be for Chinese New Year for a friend of mine... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Soooooo clever - I am in awe CT. Kudos to you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Love that one too - my mum pinched DD's fluffy pink pig and had it on her bed for years! She'd love this little sweetie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 I've finally finished the jacket I started back in April for my grandson. It took me forever, I'm so slow. The buttons are just decorative so they can take them off if they want. When his dad was little I made the postman pat and jess the cat for him. I managed to find the original pattern on amazon and thought it would be nice to make that for my grandson. That's going to take even longer I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Oh that's gorgeous, PL! Probably a stupid question but did the wool come graduated like that on the balls or did you have to keep changing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 It came like that. It was a bit hard lining up the colours but I more or less managed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Some lovely makes appeared. I love all these cute creatures and the jacket is adorable. Keep at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Pretty jacket and I love the buttons! Now when I saw Postman Pat . . . I did wonder if you'd made him and Jess too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Does the fox (buttons) have any specific significance, PL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel84 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I did this one a little while ago and really want to draw more chickens! I keep getting distracted by other animals though - new camera on its way so I will use my girls (and William) as inspiration again soon I think...... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 2:47 PM, soapdragon said: Does the fox (buttons) have any specific significance, PL? Expand Yes, foxes generally are thought of as messengers for a shinto spirit and on the island of Hokkaido they are quite confidant and obvious. I'm not sure but I think people on Hokkaido quite like them. I did have some hedgehog buttons because the baby is called Harry and the Japanese for hedgehog 🦔 is hari nezumi, but I liked the foxes 🦊 more. The Japanese for fox is kitzune and the nezumi part of hari nezumi means mouse.....just in case you needed to know that. I forget all the useful Japanese I've learnt but I know animal words it seems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 What a lovely little vest PL! Very cute! And what a gorgeous drawing Rachel! Absolutely jealous of your skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Oh my, such beautiful things to look at since I've been away. Cat tails your crochet always makes me smile and Rachel84 you are just brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Thanks for the clarification, PL. I thought there must be a story behind your choice! Rachel, your chickens are so characterful! Amazing detail! I wonder what those two are looking at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I made this when we were on holiday in Cornwall last week. It's the first time I've ever had a go. I quite like him but really hated all the little glass splinters I got - no one else seemed to get them. I looked at how much kilns cost so not really a hobby to do at home, which is a shame. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 It’s so pretty! And clever! And colourful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 8:57 PM, Cat tails said: It’s so pretty! And clever! And colourful! Expand Thanks Cat tails 😊 His comb is wonkier than I thought - he didn't look like that when I put him in the kiln Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 9:06 PM, Luvachicken said: Thanks Cat tails 😊 His comb is wonkier than I thought - he didn't look like that when I put him in the kiln Expand Well it looks amazing, as far as I am concerned! How did you make him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 9:08 PM, soapdragon said: Well it looks amazing, as far as I am concerned! How did you make him? Expand Thank you soapdragon. We were given a few minutes lesson on how to use the cutter. I had to draw his body parts using a template, then you use a glass cutter to scratch over the pen lines and then pinched the glass with a tool like a tile cutter uses. I didn't like the creaking glass noise though. It was quite fiddly, especially his beak, comb and wattle. You had to put it together yourself in the kiln, so if it was wrong it was down to you, then it got cooked and we picked it up later the next day. I'd love to do it again - I'd have more of an idea of what to do and how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Wow it's lovely. Thanks for the explanation but perhaps it's better you don't have a kiln if you got glass splinters. So pretty in glass. Rachel your drawing is spot on. Just look at that feathery bum. Well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Beautiful painting - and that fluffy botty!😍 Gorgeous glasswork. I didn't know you'd get glass splinters though!!! As for the comb - it looks fine to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Finally got the teething rings in the post, so managed to finish this funky chicken. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 It's super! Love it - the teething rings are perfect! 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
