Owl Hat & Mittens

Well, here they are! I'm pleased with the way they turned and out and even more proud of myself for the mittens.  I found 4-5 different patterns for the thumbless baby mitts, but I frogged them all because they were written poorly and things weren't working.  I ended up started them like the amigurumi dolls (magic ring and spiral sc) until I got to the length I wanted, and then I changed color to sc around and then added double crochets every few stitches to make the holes for the "laces" to go through.  Worked like a charm!  I think it's really cute and I hope my recipient likes it too.

I have patterns for all sorts of animals - a dog, cat, duck, bear, sock monkey, pig, cow, lion, penguin and rabbit.  Then there's the now popular Despicable Me Minions and Mickey/Minnie caps.  I guess if you can think of it, there's a pattern for it or it can be created.  Are you ready for winter? If not, I'd love to crochet a special one-of-a-kind hat (and mittens or wristers) just for you!

WIP - Owl Hat 3-6mo baby girl

This will be an owl hat for a 3-6 month old baby girl.  I also hope to make matching mittens.  I got the pattern from RepeatCrafterMe and it should look something like this when I'm done:

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She's Done!

Mermaid front pre-hair

The completion of my first amigurumi doll.   Here she is pre-hair (front)

And below is her pre-hair back side.  Her bra is sewn down and her belt is different in back than in front (although you won't see it with her hair attached).

Finally! After some frogging and hemming and hawing, I finally got this not-so-little mermaid finished in time for the performance of "The Little Mermaid Jr."   Sigh...so glad it's done!  What do you think?  Next time I'll use a much smaller hook to avoid the gaps and will stuff her neck a lot fuller (she's a bobble head! LOL).  Hope Sarah's mentor enjoys her :)

:) Blessings, Cindy