Editors choice!

Eeek! Bless my lovely Moon Mouse! He won Editors choice! 

I know he's my creation, but I always feel, when I've finished an amigurumi, that they do come to life. They develop a character. 

Yes, they start with my sketch, and then some yarn knotted together in a fancy and complicated way, but when the last few stitches go in, and the face is completed, they become something else. 

Soppy and silly I know, I've always had a weird attachment to my projects! (A bit like Dr Frankenstein perhaps!) But Mr Moon Mouse really has been electrocuted by something and has come to life! 

His pattern is being tested at the moment, and they should be finished by this Saturday. So fingers crossed there aren't too many mistakes!

I am very proud of Mr Moon Mouse! I hope he continues to recieve lots of love and adoration!

This award goes to you, you lovely pink guy you! 

Moon Mice have landed

Well, a huge and loud 'Tadaaa!' He's finally finished, and I have to say (with a huge cheesy grin), that I'm really pleased! 

Technical Stuff

 His body, head and nose, are all one piece. So its an easy pattern for all levels of skill.
I think, if I wanted him to look downwards a bit more, I could easily just 'pull' in the rounds underneath his neck by placing a straight stitch downwards and tugging it gently together.

However, for my Moon Mouse, I like him looking upwards and happily stargazing.

I quite like the simplicity of this Mouse's armour.
For Experiment number one, I attached a thread across all the 'plates' of armour, to make them look attached and more realistic.

I think however, it ended up looking too busy and messy. So I'm a lot happier with the modified uniform for Experiment Mouse number two!

Its simpler, its gives the desired affect, and all whilst looking fabulous!

Here they both are, cousins from different moons across the galaxy! The mouse on the left, lives on a moon with less sun rays, and more chocolate - Thats my kind of moon! 

Here is the authentic, official photograph of the Moon Mouse landing. 

Our earth isn't quite the same as his home on a distant moon, but I hope he'll be happy here! Hopefully more of his friends will be landing soon ;-)

My Moon Mice

I have been asked to make a Clanger! 

Although they weren't showing in my childhood, I certainly remember the cute pink space mice with fondness, and their awesome whistling language.

I started looking for an existing pattern for the Clanger, but unfortunately, they are all knitted, and I can't knit! I couldn't find a single pattern, so I decided to make my own. Seemed simple enough. >cough<

I happily got the feet done... then got onto the rest! I like my patterns to be as straightforward and easy to make as possible. So I wanted to make the nose, head and body as one piece. As you can see, I got pretty frustrated with making the nose and head... I frogged that piece... ALOT.

Eventually, after lots and lots and lots of attempts, I came up with my Moon Mouse, experiment number one! 

Obviously, I just used any pink I had, hence why this guy looks rather sunburnt. He also has wayyy too big a nose, and needs to eat some cake!

To finish him fully, I'm just adding some hair and fingers. Then I need to get his armour completed and attached properly. At the minute, its just pinned in - although I do quite like the mulitcoloured pins and the effect it gives... Hmmm!

For my next Moon Mouse - experiment number two, he will hopefully be a closer 'Clanger' colour, and fatter! 

Stay tuned, and I'll update with more Moon mouse news soon!

Sweetheart Bunny has joined the shelf!

His pattern has been finalised and tested, and now he's sat beside the Sweetheart Teddy!

I really like this bunny, little rabbits have always been cute to me! I've highlighted my favourite features for my pattern too, big feet with the soft foot pads! As well as puffy cheeks!

I've changed the pattern by giving the bunny a puff stitch nose - sweet and button like, just like the real thing! 

And of course, its still the dinky handheld size, adding to the cuteness alert! 

Its lovely seeing him on parade in Ravelry. Like the teddy, the bunny has been smartened up with the tidy ribbon, and a flower headpiece. Got to please those window shoppers! So hopefully, someone will fall in love, and want to adopt one of their own!

For the link to the Bunny Rabbit's pattern, please look in my 'Patterns' section.

Good luck my little Sweetheart Bunny Rabbit! 

Sweetheart Bunny Rabbit

Well here it is! The next in my 'Sweetheart' series. I've given this bunny a pretty flower pin, puffy cheeks and big feet!

He's being tested at the moment, then by this Saturday when I've got the all clear, I can publish the pattern onto Ravelry!

I've got two other little sweetheart animals in mind, so very eager to get started on those too!

She's alive!!!

After recieved A LOT of love and requests for this little teddy on a great facebook page, 'Creative Crochet Crew - The Group', I got my skates on and posted my pattern onto Ravelry!!!

The pattern is now live and just looking so lovely sitting there! I hope she gets lots of admirers! Not only is she very special being designed for my baby girl, this is my first written pattern, and the meaning behind that for me, is just huge! 

Like my webpage description, its a serious 'DO' for me and I couldnt be happier!

My next step is to attach a proper link to my Ravelry account on my page, but in the meantime, here is the link to my Sweetheart Teddy!

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweetheart-teddy

Sweetheart Teddy

 My first ever pattern! I wrote the pattern down for my 'Sweetheart Teddy', and I'm rather pleased!

I designed her around the time of my baby shower while I was pregnant with my daughter. I hadn't made any clothes or toys, but wanted to make something special and personal, just for her. 

So, this little teddy was thought up. Now my daughters here, It makes it even more special a pattern, as my baby girl is my darling sweetheart, cute and pink!

I have been anxiously awaiting my pattern to be tried and tested by crochet pattern testers this week. I wanted to be sure the pattern read clearly and was easy to understand before I posted it officially!

These lovely little guys have been crocheted by my testers
I cant explain how good it made me feel, to see my own design worked up into a 3D figure by someone else! Its such an amazing buzz!

Its everything I could have hoped for and more!

I cannot wait to see the others and share them with you!