Pocket Bunny Friends

Hey Guys,

Just updated the shop with some new, ready to ship amigurumi! Let me introduce the Pocket Bunny Friends!

Pastel Pocket Bunny Friend

Purple Vari Pocket Bunny Friend

I wanted to make a little amigurumi that you could carry round in your pocket. I originally started out making a scrap monster, but they soon turned into little bunnies :)

Each Pocket Bunny Friend is approx. 3.5'' tall and made of soft DK yarn, in a variety of variegated patterns. No two bunnies are the same as the variegated yarn makes a different pattern each time :)

They are available in my Etsy shop now for £5.50 each.

I hope you like them!

Mini Ted For Charity

I completed a whole ami in one evening on Thursday!! I made a mini/modified version of my Ted Pattern.

He's only small! I made him for the Knit A Square charity that I crochet for. He will be sent off to South Africa in the up coming months :) I plan on making more Mini Teds to send off, they're simple and quick to make so I reckon I could have quite a few made up in a short period of time :D

Free Pattern! TED!

Free pattern time again! Yay! I give you... Ted!

Is he a bear? Is he a bunny? Is he a dog?! He's whatever you want him to be!!

Ted is a replica of my favourite childhood toy Ted. I was given Ted by my Nan and Grandad the day after I was born, and he has been with me everywhere. I loves Ted! My Ted's fur has fallen off over the years I've had him, so he wears clothes lol! Here he is with my version.


I'm putting this pattern up for free instead of in my Etsy shop because I wouldn't feel comfy making money from his pattern. I think everyone should have a Ted, so that's why he's on here!

This pattern hasn't been tested (apart from by me) so if you find any problems please let me know :)

I hope you love Ted!


Ted

You Will Need:
. Crochet Hook (I used 3.25mm, D)
. Double Knit/ Light WW yarn In Beige
. 12mm Safety Eyes
. Stitch Markers Or Piece Of Scrap Yarn
. Yarn/Embroidery Needle
. Poly-fil Or Other Stuffing
. Curved Needle (Optional)
. Heart Button

Abbreviations
. Ch - Chain Stitch
. Sc - Single Crochet
. St/Sts - Stitch/Stitches
. Slst - Slip Stitch
. Inc (Increase) - 2 Sc into 1 St
. Dec (Decrease) - 1 Sc over 2 Sts
. ** - Marks a group of stitches to be repeated until the round is completed

Gauge
. No gauge, just keep your stitches nice and tight to avoid gaps in your work

Finished Size
. 21cm’s (approx.) using a 3.25mm (D) hook and Double Knit yarn

Other Info
. As this is amigurumi, work in a continuous spiral. Don’t join at the end of a row; just keep going
. Use stitch markers or a piece of scrap yarn to mark the start of every round. Replace at the start of the next round as you go along. This will help you keep track of where you started, and saves a lot of time if things go wrong!
. Although I am English, I write my patterns in American terms, so Sc means Single Crochet; Dc means Double Crochet ect.
. The number at the end of each round is the number of stitches you should now have
. Although I have used certain colours for this ami Please feel free to use which ever colours you like!
. Using a thicker yarn than DK/bigger hook than 3.25mm (D) will result in the toy being a considerably different size to that shown.


Body
1. Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 6 (6)
2. Inc around (12)
3. *Sc 1, Inc* around (18)
4. *Sc 2, Inc* around (24)
5. *Sc 3, Inc* around (30)
6. *Sc 4, Inc* around (36)
7. *Sc 5, Inc* around (42)
8. *Sc 6, Inc* around (48)
9-19. Sc around (48)
20. *Sc 6, Dec* around (42)
21. *Sc 5, Dec* around (36)
22. *Sc 4, Dec* around (30)
23. *Sc 3, Dec* around (24)

*ADD SAFETY EYES AND STUFF HEAD NOW*

24. *Sc 2, Dec* around (18)
25. Sc around (18)
26. *Sc 2, Inc* around (24)
27. *Sc 3, Inc* around (30)
28. Sc around (30)
29. *Sc 4, Inc* around (36)
30. Sc around (36)
31. *Sc 5, Inc* around (42)
32-43. Sc around (42)

Sc round to middle back/front of body

*PARTIALLY STUFF BODY NOW*

Leg 1

44. Sc 21, Join with Slst (21)
45-50. Sc around (21)
51. *Sc 5, Dec* around (18)

*STUFF THE REST OF THE BODY AND LEG NOW*

52-53. Sc around (18)
34. *Sc, Dec* around (12)
35. Dec around (6)

*End Of Leg 1. Finish Off, Weave In End*


Leg 2

Attach Yarn with a Slst and continue from Row 45.

Arms
1. Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 6 (6)
2. Inc around (12)
3. *Sc 5, Inc* twice (14)
4-11. Sc around (14)
*Finish Off, Leave Long Tail*

Ears
1. Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 6 (6)
2. Inc around (12)
3. *Sc 5, Inc* twice (14)
4-15. Sc around (14)
16. *Sc 5, Dec* around (12)
17. Sc around (12)
*Finish Off, Leave Long Tail*

Muzzle
1. Ch 2, Sc 8 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 8 (8)
2. Inc around (16)
3. *Sc, Inc* around (24)
4-5. Sc around (24)
*Finish Off, Leave Long Tail*

Assembly
. Lightly stuff Muzzle and sew to the bottom front of the head; sew the heart button on to make a nose
. Stuff Arms and sew to sides of body
. Squash Ears flat and sew to top sides of head (do not stuff)

**You're done!**

I hope you enjoyed making your own Ted! If you make one, please let me know! :D

Bunnys, Russell Brand and Journals

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

I didn't get up to much (as usual...); my Nan came round on Saturday, which is always nice though.

On Sunday I got an email from the lovely Slingmomma from Craftster.org saying she'd finished pattern testing my Petal The Bunny ami pattern! I love seeing the ami's people make from my patterns! If my testers send me pictures after they've made their ami's I always save them onto my computer, I love looking back at them!

Slingmomma said I could use the pictures on my blog, so here she is!



Cute, a?! She's gonna be sent off in a swap; I hope Slingmomma's swap partner loves her as much as I do!

And OMG, guess what I got at the weekend?! Finally, tickets to see Russell Brand! Yay! He's been promising to do another gig in London since August, now it's finally been anounsed! It's gonna be at The Royal Albert Hall - posh! I've seen him once before - earlier this year at the O2. That gig is gonna be out on DVD in November! I better not be on it - I would be so embarrassed!

I'm thinking of starting a journal. I already have a diary but I don't write in it that often. I was looking around Craftster on Sunday evening and found a thread about what people write in their journals, it was very inspiring! Think I might do one in list format and keep my normal diary too. If you have a journal, what do you write about? I need more inspiration lol!

Etsy Friday: Elishacopeland

This week on Etsy Friday: Elishacopeland!



Elishacopeland are based in Sherman, TX. They make kawaii items such as amigurumi, amigurumi patterns, necklaces, hair accessories and much more. I love this amigurumi - Big Betty The Bunny! I really like the colours used for her t shirt!

My fav items are, of course, the ami's! There's loads of them, and they're all really cute! From pears to rainbows, cupcakes to mushrooms.

Check out this cute shop here
There's also a blog at www.elishacopeland.blogspot.com

Photo (c) Elishacopeland