Yay! I actually made something during a weloveamigurumi (live journal group) ami-along that fits the theme!! :o)
As part of my Spring Birthdays/Easter crunch, I have several gifts still in progress for my Hub's sister and Mum, in Scotland. (They're late, but they're used to getting their peeps from me late. It's now a tradition. ;o) There are so many people to make things for and just not enough hours in the day!)
I finished this froggie on Saturday, just under the wire for the "in-the-pond" ami-along! WooHOO!! Okay, I know, I know - the rule in WLA is that it doesn't matter if you post items that aren't related to an ami-along, and it DOESN'T! But it's exciting anyway! Ha Ha! And I'm still making Octo-Buns (more about those later) - so I'm right in time for THIS month's under-the-sea ami-along!! *does the happy dance*
And yes, I AM easily amused. ;o)
Frogmorton in Motion
Frogmorton is my very first crocheted frog! And my first not-KERMIT frog!
(knitted Kermie's are here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/knittycat/tags/kermit/ )
I'm still unable to knit (with my sore mitts), and being less adept at crocheting ami's (and slow as molasses at the moment), I'm sticking to simple shapes. ;o) Happily, there are LOTS of cuties to be made with simple shapes!! (I've written a post all about my crocheting adventures and why I'm crocheting my peeps at the moment, but haven't had a chance to post it yet)
Frogmorton with his very yellow bath pouf
My Hub's sis loves yellow and orange!
Frogmorton in my hand
He's kind of ticklish. ;o)
Frogmorton collage
He LOVES a bath with his fuzzy yellow pouf! :o)
(the pouf is also a ring - so you can always keep it handy in case you have an emergency need for a teensy weensy bath pouf. heh heh)
Doesn't he look like a teddy from the back? hee hee
That was a surprise!
The bottom left of the collage shows him with a photo of my inspiration
(on my iTouch - iPhone without the phone)
He's based on this adorable design by LuvlyGurumi
her pattern is here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72851232/froggy-gurumi-crochet-pattern
I didn't work from her pattern (I always work freehand) but it's the same frog. Totally her design. I came across her brilliant designs a while back, and have always wanted to make knitted versions of them. They're sooo adorable!!! Love love her lambie!! And her lion, with a bonnet-mane (!), is just too cute!!! :o) And the other day I saw that she also has the cutest BUMBLEBEE!! And she has a wonderful bunny and pup too! Oh sooo much cuteness!
LuvlyGurumi's store with LOTS of adorable patterns is here:
www.etsy.com/shop/LuvlyGurumi
I'm looking forward to getting back to knitting my peeps, but in the meantime, I'm having fun crocheting them now! Hurray! :o)
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