Friday, July 15, 2011

another alien

If you've been following my blog for a while now, then you'll know that we've started a bit of a tradition in my home. The kids love to draw pictures for me to base my toy designs on. That softie then becomes their Birthday or Christmas gift.

In the lead up to my son's ninth birthday, he presented me with the following picture:

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Holy Monkeys! How on earth was I going to be able to crochet that???

After stressing out for a little while, I reminded myself (and HIM) that the drawing was merely the BASIS for my design, and that the end result might not look like an exact replica!

Phew... that gave me some leeway...

I decided to work the body in loop stitch to give a wavy impression

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I love working in loop stitch. It's a bit fiddly and time consuming, but the texture of the end result is fabulous.

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Then came some good news. The Birthday Boy decided that he didn't really want me to include the radars on top of the head, so that took some more pressure off...

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And the finished softie?

Well... here he is!

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Apparently I was supposed to have added arms, but I conveniently misinterpreted that step... and Master Nine didn't even notice that I forgot to include a tongue...

In fact, his favourite part was the mouth and teeth!

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18 comments:

  1. becJuly 15, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    wow, you are one clever cookie! I love the teeth as well, and a tongue would have been distracting haha. WOW!

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  2. heklicaJuly 16, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    That's my favourite part too! Your best ailien so far! :)

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  3. sonietaJuly 16, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    both so frightening and so lovely

    wonderful work!!!

    kisses

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  4. Julie Andrea aka SundaysChildJuly 16, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Oh, I just LOVE it! :-) It's great to have you back in blog-land, I've missed you. Julie

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  5. Kelli WoodallJuly 16, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Very cool, my son would love it.

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  6. JillJuly 16, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Wow! That's brilliant! You have very imaginative children...and luckily they have a very creative Mum! :)x

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  7. juniperjuneJuly 16, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    this is amazing. and what a lovely tradition!

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  8. LJuly 16, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Such a fun way to work creatively together!

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  9. SarahJuly 20, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    what an awesome alien! Love it. Are you going to make it a pattern like you did for Chi Kore? You definitely have a customer here (once I learn how to do loop stitch!). :)

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  10. wendyJuly 21, 2011 at 1:46 AM

    Love it Sharon!!

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  11. sueJuly 21, 2011 at 3:16 AM

    Your children are so lucky to have such a wonderfully talented mum that can crochet such fantastic designs. I love the teeth and the loopy tummy!

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  12. psmflowerlady/tammyAugust 3, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    You rock!

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  13. KyliieAugust 5, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Oh my gosh I loveeeeeeee him! You are such an inspiration to me! Is there anyway you could do a tutorial on the loop stitch when you have a moment? I never understood it! Thank you :)

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  14. Dawn RaymondAugust 5, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Wow that's amazing - and rather scary! Very, very clever :)

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  15. KatieAugust 7, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! Super cute!;D Also congrats on the new baby! She is an angel!!!

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  16. KAFAugust 22, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    Very cool. This reminds me of the cutie you made right near the beginning of your blog.

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  17. wendyAugust 23, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    this is so cool! You are really clever to be able to figure these patterns out!

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    That's brilliant! You have very imaginative children...and luckily they have a very creative Mum!

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