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Crochet

Amigurumi Giraffe

When my cousin Ada was little, she had a stuffed giraffe that she carried with her everywhere, so when I found this pattern that looked so similar to it, I had to make it for her. This baby giraffe pattern, made by Courtney Deley, can be found for free on Ravelry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made an amigurumi animal for each of my cousins this year as Christmas gifts, and you can see them all together here.

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Crochet

Amigurumi Triceratops

I actually made this little triceratops in the car on the way to a wedding in November! The frill around the head used double crochet stitches, making this the first animal I’ve made to use anything but single crochet.

Poor Andrew, the cousin I made this for, got sick yesterday and couldn’t make it to our Christmas family gathering today. Luckily, he was feeling a little better this evening, and I stopped by to give it to him.

I found this pattern for free on amigurumihouse.com! And if you want to see all of the amigurumi animals together, click here.

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Crochet

Amigurumi Horse

Here is the second Christmas amigurumi doll I made this year, for my cousin Maya. The pattern can be found for free on JessHuff, and is almost the same as the unicorn I made. (Since these were for two sisters, I figured dolls that matched somewhat would be a good idea!)

Click here to see all of the amigurumi animals I made for Christmas together.

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Crochet

Amigurumi Unicorn

This unicorn was the first of the amigurumi dolls I made for Christmas this year, and went to my cousin Molly. I used a cute (and free!) pattern from JessHuff. To see all of the Christmas gifts I made together, click here.

(In case you’re wondering, this is the same unicorn from another post I made earlier this month)

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Crochet

Christmas 2019 Amigurumi Animals

I was about 8 or 9 years old when I first tried crocheting. My grandma has been making amazing yarn creations for as long as I can remember, and at some point I decided I wanted to learn. I made pink-and-purple striped scarf, but I never really went any further than that until this past summer.

Around August, I re-learned how to crochet, and went far beyond what I attempted the first time. I tried amigurumi—the Japanese art of crocheting or knitting yarn dolls—for the first time, and really enjoyed it! Once I had made a couple of practice dolls, I thought it would be neat to make some more as Christmas gifts for my cousins.

The deadline of Christmas seemed like a long time away, so the dolls weren’t really my priority…that is, until about a month or so ago when I realized I was running out of time and started working on them frantically. But that’s just how all time-limited projects work, isn’t it? With school and 2 different plays taking up most of my time, I    barely ever got the chance to sit down and crochet, anyway. I still had 4 to go when we drove down to Indiana (where my family lives) for Christmas last week!

Luckily, with some of my cousins spending Christmas Day with family on their other side, our Christmas family gathering was scheduled for today—giving me a few more days to finish all of the dolls. I worked right up until this morning, finishing the last of them about a 20 minutes before people started arriving. Talk about last-minute…

This afternoon, after we ate, I finally got to give the little animals out during our gift exchange. Making them took a lot of time, dedication, and hard work, but watching my cousins as they opened up the gifts really made it all worth it.

I will be posting pictures of all of the animals individually, with links to the patterns included. Merry Christmas everyone!

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Traditional Artwork

Gifts for Glacierthecatwow

A friend of mine on DeviantArt put me on her wishlist…I thought that was so sweet, so I made some art for her! This is her character.

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Digital Artwork

Gift for ProbablyBeatrice

Two birthday gifts in one day!! This one’s for ProbablyBeatrice, known on YouTube as Bel Kate. She has great art and a really nice voice, so I’d recommend checking out her DeviantArt or YouTube channel. I tried out some new shading techniques, and experimented with some different style elements. Overall, I’m pretty content with this piece, but I still have plenty of room to improve.

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Digital Artwork

Sammy (Gift for Lilykooky)

Birthday gift for a friend. This is Sammy, your everyday cat-like angel thing with an infinite void for a face.

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Traditional Artwork

Gift for Wolfgirl55Extras

Birthday gift for a friend on DeviantArt.

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Digital Artwork

Ash

Birthday gift for my friend Gwen! This is her character Ash, a cute angel-demon girl.