Feb. 9, 2012
Size comparison between Millie the Panda and the Chinese wedding doll head that I’m working on… the dolls are going to seem HUGE after making so many little amigurumi pandas this month! @__@
I made some time to crochet before bed today (yay for trying to stick to my A Morning Cup of Jo philosophy!). Yes, I’ve been in my pajamas since 5PM, and yes, I have been fighting off sleep since that time… it’s been a long week.
Random: I realized that I’ve only really used ONE picture of myself on all of my blogs; I was wearing makeup at the time and the photo was taken with a fancy camera. Basically, followers have only seen the workplace-Jo, the photo-ready-Jo, the everything-is-so-perfect-in-my-life-Jo. I feel like I owe my personal crafts blog a very personal, crappy webcam picture. Weird thought? Maybe. I guess this means that I’m finally willing to share the comfortable-and-sleepy-Jo… that’s a good sign, yes? :) Taking webcam photos is actually kind of difficult and REALLY AWKWARD. Had to stifle some laughter as I stared at my own face for a few minutes, trying to balance and position the panda. Don’t think anyone will be seeing many more of these photos in the future. Haha.
Well, it’s about time for me to cuddle with my blankets! I have a photoset queued up for tomorrow morning, so I’ll be back soon. ^__^
Sweet dreams, my dears (or have a great day, depending on where you live!).
<3 Josephine
P.S. I’m totally wearing the sneaky blade-pendant that I bought recently! Definitely in love.
Work-in-Progress pt. 3
Despite all of their hard work, Millie and Mumbles couldn’t save Nibbles! There was just too much sewing to do and too little time. :(
It seems that Z-Stanley may have a new friend after all…
Feb. 4, 2012 update: I’m slowly creating an army of baby pandas!!! >:] There are limbs and disembodied heads everywhere (I find that crocheting the parts is way more fun than sewing them all together). So far, I’ve already made a classic black and white one, a hot pink one, a blue one, and a zombie (a.k.a. Mumbles, Millie, Nibbles, and NibbleZ); my aunt and cousin have made a chocolate panda and a light pink one. ^__^ Orange, red, my own chocolate one, and a green eco-friendly one are on their way! There’s still lots of pattern editing to do in order to make it as clear as possible. I don’t know if I’ve said this before, but trying to make a pattern good enough to publish is TOUGH! I’m loading it with tons of step-by-step pictures and detailed notes. Fun fun fun! :)
While this is going on, I’m also trying to work on remaking the Chinese wedding dolls and the twin amigurumi Easter bunnies that I designed last year. :D
I think I’ll be adding ONE more photo set to this WIP story. Must find time to take more photos!!! Bringing these pandas to life is just as fun as crocheting them. :P
January 14, 2012. Work-in-progress pt. 1:
Starring: Z-Stanley (the zombie giraffe), Nibbles (blue panda), Millie (pink panda), and Mumbles (original panda).
Z-Stanley (the zombie giraffe) must have been very hungry while I was gone!! I knew I should have crocheted some brains to feed him before I left for work…
I came home to the sight of Z-Stanley munching on Nibbles! THE HORRORRRRRR!! D: I shooed him off and found some leftover brains to keep him occupied. Because I was busy feeding Z-Stanley, I forgot to tell Mumbles and Millie about the crocheted catastrophe and brace them for bad news… the poor things had to find out the hard way.
Can our friend Nibbles be saved?!
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April 2011: These are a couple of work-in-progress photos of two customized amigurumi bunnies I was making for a former high school teacher of mine. She wanted twin Easter bunnies with long legs and arms, but I thought I’d play around with the idea of limbless bunnies before I finished crocheting them. :P
From my December 2011 perspective: If I made these bunnies again, I’d definitely try this design (limbless, with ears leaning toward one side). It might have trouble standing, but at least it would be really cute. :)
April 2011: This amigurumi baby bear may only be 6” tall, but he is jam-packed with love! I worked on him for hours and hours, making and remaking his limbs to fit the cute design in my head. :)
From my December 2011 perspective: I used felt and buttons for eyes when I was learning how to crochet animals because I had not yet heard about the magic of SAFETY EYES! Once I learned of those, I never went back to felt and buttons again (unless I chose to do so intentionally for a design). Safety eyes changed my life. Hahaha. :P
April 2011
Bunny & bouquet! Work in Progress. If I ever have time, I will definitely get back to working on this little sweetheart.
UPDATE: It’s now December 2011, and I haven’t touched that bunny since taking the photo. Haha. :P My crocheting techniques and tension have changed so much that I wouldn’t be able to go back and work on this one. :/ However, I still have my final design in mind, so maybe I’ll start over and create a new one sometime! :)
