some softies I've made!
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softtoysI'm bored and procrastinating from sleep, so I thought, "Why not share some of the stuff I've made?"
I'm an avid knitter and crocheter who LOVES to make amigurumi and other soft toys. Just how many have I made? Well, here's a clipped screenshot from Ravelry, a knitting and crochet site, which shows the count:
ONE. HUNDRED. SIXTEEN. That's a lot of softies!
Here's some of my favorites:
Knitted Kitties
I love this pattern! It's a very fun knit and the result looks realistic. I can't have a real cat for Reasons, but these knitted kitties sit on my bed and cheer me up every time I look at them. I like to pat their heads whenever I pass by. Here's a link to the pattern. It's by Sara Elizabeth Kellner, who's a WIZ at shaping knitted objects and has many delightful softie patterns.
(Image description: Two realistic knitted tuxedo kitties, shown from the front. They are gray and orange.)
(Image description: Two realistic knitted tuxedo kitties, shown from the back. They are gray and orange, and look very much like the classic "kitty loaf".)
Windy Storm
I play Final Fantasy XIV, an MMORPG video game. I love the game dearly. When one of last year's patches came out, everyone went nuts drawing their characters in the gearset you get during the patch. Well, I can't draw but I *can* knit, so I knitted one of my characters from the game wearing said gearset. Both the doll and the gear are completely designed and knitted by me, based on their in-game likenesses.
(Image Description: a knitted doll of one of my Final Fantasy XIV characters. She has green skin, short gray hair, a reddish-orange "tattoo" on the right side of her face, and a mole near her left eye. She's wearing a light brown tunic with pleats at the skirt portion, with dark brown boots.)
(Image Description: the backside of my knitted doll. From this view you can see the long hooded cape she's wearing.)
"Rubber" Duckies
This is a totally fun pattern that's quick and easy to make. I've made at least ten of these! Here's the link to the free pattern.
(Image Description: two bright yellow crocheted duckling toys. They look very much like rubber duckies!)
Alisaie!
Quite possibly my favorite knitted doll! This is a doll of Alisaie Leveilleur, one of the main characters from Final Fantasy XIV. I am quite smitten with her, so of COURSE I had to knit her. This is her outfit she wore in the Shadowbringers expansion. Again: completely designed and knit by ME, based on her in-game design.
(Image Description: the front view of a knitted doll of Alisaie, a character from FFXIV. She is smaller than my other dolls with thinner limbs. She has blue eyes, large pointed elf ears, and a mess of white hair on her head. She's wearing a red dress with a fur-trimmed brown jacket, and white boots.)
(Image Description: The back view of a knitted doll of Alisaie, a character from FFXIV. This view shows off her white hair, which features a long braid. Her hair is not 100% accurate to the game but I'm still proud of it because HAIR IS HARD, and my styling here does give the feel of her in-game hair.)
I'm an avid knitter and crocheter who LOVES to make amigurumi and other soft toys. Just how many have I made? Well, here's a clipped screenshot from Ravelry, a knitting and crochet site, which shows the count:
ONE. HUNDRED. SIXTEEN. That's a lot of softies!
Here's some of my favorites:
Knitted Kitties
I love this pattern! It's a very fun knit and the result looks realistic. I can't have a real cat for Reasons, but these knitted kitties sit on my bed and cheer me up every time I look at them. I like to pat their heads whenever I pass by. Here's a link to the pattern. It's by Sara Elizabeth Kellner, who's a WIZ at shaping knitted objects and has many delightful softie patterns.
(Image description: Two realistic knitted tuxedo kitties, shown from the front. They are gray and orange.)
(Image description: Two realistic knitted tuxedo kitties, shown from the back. They are gray and orange, and look very much like the classic "kitty loaf".)
Windy Storm
I play Final Fantasy XIV, an MMORPG video game. I love the game dearly. When one of last year's patches came out, everyone went nuts drawing their characters in the gearset you get during the patch. Well, I can't draw but I *can* knit, so I knitted one of my characters from the game wearing said gearset. Both the doll and the gear are completely designed and knitted by me, based on their in-game likenesses.
(Image Description: a knitted doll of one of my Final Fantasy XIV characters. She has green skin, short gray hair, a reddish-orange "tattoo" on the right side of her face, and a mole near her left eye. She's wearing a light brown tunic with pleats at the skirt portion, with dark brown boots.)
(Image Description: the backside of my knitted doll. From this view you can see the long hooded cape she's wearing.)
"Rubber" Duckies
This is a totally fun pattern that's quick and easy to make. I've made at least ten of these! Here's the link to the free pattern.
(Image Description: two bright yellow crocheted duckling toys. They look very much like rubber duckies!)
Alisaie!
Quite possibly my favorite knitted doll! This is a doll of Alisaie Leveilleur, one of the main characters from Final Fantasy XIV. I am quite smitten with her, so of COURSE I had to knit her. This is her outfit she wore in the Shadowbringers expansion. Again: completely designed and knit by ME, based on her in-game design.
(Image Description: the front view of a knitted doll of Alisaie, a character from FFXIV. She is smaller than my other dolls with thinner limbs. She has blue eyes, large pointed elf ears, and a mess of white hair on her head. She's wearing a red dress with a fur-trimmed brown jacket, and white boots.)
(Image Description: The back view of a knitted doll of Alisaie, a character from FFXIV. This view shows off her white hair, which features a long braid. Her hair is not 100% accurate to the game but I'm still proud of it because HAIR IS HARD, and my styling here does give the feel of her in-game hair.)
