St Patty Kitty

Happy St Patty's Day! Here is my newest addition to my holiday kitty series - St Patty Kitty measures 5".

You can get the pattern here:

http://arminas-aminals.blogspot.com/2009/02/st-patty-kitty.html

Side View

Crocheted Rag Doll

Here is Andy, my crocheted rag doll - he is 15" tall. He matches with the Crocheted Rag Doll Anne.

Patterns are available at:

http://apdesigns.etsy.com/

http://craftsbyap.artfire.com/

Here they are toegther.

Miffy Bunny Crocheted Doll

Here is Miffy, a crocheted bunny doll, measures 5".

Pattern is available at:

http://arminas-aminals.blogspot.com/2009/02/miffy-bunny-crocheted-doll.html

Happy Crocheting!

Baby Tiffany Crocheted Doll

Well here she is - Baby Tiffany, my new little baby doll. She measures 5" - crocheted with Lion brand Pound of Love. Love her little pacifier. I saw these pacifiers at CRSCrafts - had to have them.

Pattern is available at:

http://craftsbyap.artfire.com/

http://apdesigns.etsy.com/

Hello Kitty

Check it out - Ragan, a fellow Raveler, did my HK with the cutest little mouth and a removable dress. How cute is that? You can see more of her work at:

http://raganemma.blogspot.com/

Just A Note

If ever you have a special request or a question, please contact me via email and I will personally respond. Sometimes it is hard to respond to inquiries or requests here on the blog. I like the one-on-one better.

craftsbyap.gmail.com

=^.^=

Amigurumi HK Fairy Kitty

Here is the latest addition to my Kitty series - An Ami HK Fairy Kitty. She stands about 4-1/2" tall. She is guaranteed to make your wishes come true. Make a wish!

You can get the pattern here:

http://arminas-aminals.blogspot.com/2009/02/amigurumi-hk-fairy-kitty.html

Enjoy and Happy Crocheting!

Crocheted Pooh Bear

I had a request to make this for my daughters friend - here is my Crocheted Pooh Bear. He measures 7" tall.

You can get the pattern here:

http://arminas-aminals.blogspot.com/2009/02/crocheted-pooh-bear.html

Enjoy and Happy Crocheting!!

Large Amigurumi Hello Kitty Doll

Alot of you asked me for a pattern for a larger version of my Hello Kitty Doll. Well, here she is - And she measures 8" tall.

You can get the pattern here:

http://arminas-aminals.blogspot.com/2009/02/large-hello-kitty-doll.html

Enjoy and Happy Crocheting!

New Treasury

My Crocheted Poodle is included in another Etsy Treasury - Thank you SassySashadoxie for including me in your beautiful treasury.

You can see it here:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=39509

Tutorial - Felting Needles

USING THE FELTING NEEDLE

I recently started needle felting with wool roving and found it to be extremely rewarding creating miniature dogs, bears and other animals. I also found the felting needle quite useful in my amigurumi. I use the felting needle to incorporate felt pieces to my amigurumi. For example, if you want a little red felt tongue for an amigurumi dog, you can use the felting needle to weave that felt piece into your amigurumi. Here’s how:

1. Cut the felt piece the exact size you need.
2. Position felt piece.
3. Use felting needle to adhere by using fast poking strokes.

The end result is clean, no stitch or glue marks.

Here are some examples:

Felt Mouse Ears:
1. Cut the felt ears exact size.
2. Position ears on mouse.
3. With felting needle, use quick strokes to poke the felt into the crocheted mouse.
The ears are attached and has a clean finish.

Doggie Tongue:
1. Cut the felt tongue exact size.
2. Position tongue on dog just below the nose.
3. With felting needle, use quick strokes to poke the felt into the crocheted dog.
The tongue is attached and has a clean finish.

Bear Foot Pads:
1. Cut two pieces of felt to fit the bottom of the foot.
2. Position felt piece on bottom of foot,
3. With felting needle, use quick strokes to poke the felt into the bottom of foot.
The felt is attached to the bottom of the bear’s foot and has a clean finish.

Position the felt piece on the bottom of the foot. With the felting needle, poke the felt into the bottom of the foot around the edges only. Use caution – needle is very, very sharp.

Continue “poking” the needle through the felt into the foot along the edges.
Follow same procedure for the other foot.

Felted pads complete.

Rag Doll Nose – The felt piece here was cut in a triangle and “felted” onto the head utilizing the felting needle. The finish is clean with no stitch marks or glue residue.

Try incorporating other uses for this remarkable little tool. You can purchase this tool anywhere they sell needle felting supplies. I purchased mine from:

http://www.crscrafts.com/lobby.asp.

Do a search under “needle felting” and you can see the felting needles and other accessories. They also sell protective plastic tubes to store your needles in. It is a small investment to give your amigurumi that special finish.


Felting Needle
CAUTION: The felting needle is a super sharp barbed needle. Use with caution.

Felting Needle Tubes - Protective cases for your felting needles

Happy Crocheting (And Crafting)!!

I have this tutorial on PDF - if you would like, contact me and I will be more than happy to email you these instructions in PDF.

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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2008

Thank You

My Hello Kitty pattern is posted in Swedish on Ida's Amigurumi blog - Thank you =^.^=

How cool to see your pattern translated in Swedish!

http://my.opera.com/IdasKreativa/blog/g

New Patterns

My patterns for the Blossom Doll, Fruits with Bowl and Lovable Love Bear are available at:

http://craftsbyap.artfire.com

http://apdesigns.etsy.com


Thank you for all your wonderful comments. Happy crocheting!

Fruits of My Labor

My latest, crocheted fruits. All of the fruits were crocheted with Caron Simply Soft and E hook - I decided to crochet a little bowl to place the fruits. I am working on the pattern. In case you cant tell, fruits consists of grape clusters, apple, pear, banana, strawberry and orange.

Fruits arranged in bowl

ArtFire

I wanted to pass this along to everyone - there is a new site for selling handmade called ArtFire. It looks really cool. You can sign up and sell your goods for free (up to 10 items) or you can pay the promotion sign up fee of $7.00 - the $7.00 is a promo for the first 5000 customers who sign up. With this you are allowed unlimited listings and no additional charges. If you are familiar with Etsy, you are charged for each listing plus additional fees. This has none! I love Etsy and use it. But ArtFire will be giving Etsy some competition in the future. And, after the 5,000 accounts are set up, the monthly fee will be $20.00. I signed up and joined, check it out.

http://artfire.com

DNA SCATTERPODS

I am floating on a cloud - my daughter made this painting for me titled DNA Scatterpods. I am so very proud of her - she is such a talented young lady.... an aspiring artist, a poet, and a musician. She is working on another set for me, I can hardly wait! She does incredible abstract art. In fact, she is my inspiration for alot of my crocheted items. I love her to death. Arent daughters wonderful? =^.^=

HK Ladybug

My newest addition to the kitty series - My HK Ladybug. Just in time for Valentines Day!

You can get the pattern here: PATTERN

Enjoy and Happy Crocheting!

My New Award

Thank you Ghost for this wonderful award. I truly appreciate it.

http://ghostbuildingalife.blogspot.com/

Now I have to select 5 blogs and pass this award down. If I leave you a note saying that I am giving you this award then you can come back here and save this award to your own hard drive. Then post it to your blog with a link back to my blog. After that you can create a post with your selections of five bloggers and that is all there is to it.

It was a difficult decision for me to make in selecting 5 blogs. There are so many wonderful and talented people out there. Now it is your turn to select 5 blogs of your choice and link back to my blog. It wont be easy I know. Good Luck!

http://a-nano-knittomy.blogspot.com/

http://mysticds.blogspot.com/

http://cindycrochets.blogspot.com/

http://crochetchickss.blogspot.com/

http://insanelycrafty.blogspot.com/

http://deb-thestitchwitch.blogspot.com/

OOOPS!!! I chose 6..... I had an extremely difficult time trying to make my decision. I suppose 6 wont hurt.

My Melody Look-Alike Doll

Here she is, My Melody - She stands 6" tall from tip to tip and crocheted with Lion Brank Pound of Love.

Pattern is available here: PATTERN

I hope you enjoy this pattern. Happy Crocheting!

As Promised

I promised some new goodies, and here they are. I am trying to get some of my WIP's finished and off my "To Do" list. I will post all of them here, and come back with the patterns and pattern information. I will start with my Blossom Doll. The one I did for a Xmas gift was done so quickly, I didnt write the pattern down, so I had to try and re-work it. Here is Blossom.

I wanted to post my FO's - will post patterns and pattern information. Now that all my WIP's are done, I can start with a clean slate again... and that's a good thing. =^.^=

Blosson Doll

13" Tall

Pooh Bear

7" Tall

Little Twin Star

Each 5" Tall

My Melody

5" Tall

Love Bear

5" Sitting
6-1/2" Standing

Love Bear is Thread Jointed

Needle Felted Chihuahua, 2" long and 1-1/2" tall

Needle Felted Baby Dragon