Amigurumi pics

[soc_puppet]

You know what? Yes. Yes, I am going to use my Tentacles icon for this post rather than my Creative Process icon. Because I can. Also, I happen to think it looks quite smashing in Pragmatic/Neutral Good (DW's new default layout, though I picked it anyway).

Pictures time!

From that meme forever ago that I haven't actually forgotten: What I sent to inarticulate:






DRAGON 8Db Okay, who's surprised? ;)

I'd wanted to make an Asian-style dragon for over a year, so when inarticulate responded and said she was okay with crocheted stuff, I was all, "Perfect opportunity! \o/" Aside from some minor things that could use some tweaking (there's gaps in front of the legs, since I crocheted everything green from the neck down as all one piece and didn't quite have a grasp on slip-stitching back into the main work yet, I still feel kinda iffy about the yellow I used, and one of the whiskers is bent from being in exactly the wrong place in the skein), I'm pretty happy with it :3b No glue on the mane; turns out just twisting is just as effective. Yay, less work!

It's also the second of only two amigurumi I've ever made with buttons. I just couldn't get yarn eyes to work out for some reason :/ It worked out, though, so I'm satisfied. And, since it's non-fannish, I think I may look into selling the pattern :D Once I get a handle on the whole "selling things online" thing, and perhaps a better grasp of writing patterns in the first place. I'll probably add an option to make the legs separate from the body as well. Hmm...


For my younger brother, for Xmas: A pair of Tangle Buddies from Squiddles/MSPA/Homestuck:



"Hey, Squiddle, I bet you can't guess what I'm thinking!"
"No, Squiddle, what?"



"I'm thinking we should be--"
"...Tangle buddies! XD"



Alas, the magnets I thought to include in them are not strong enough to compel them to form Tangle Buddies from three feet away. Nor are they even strong enough for one to hold the other up, as demonstrated in the above picture, for more than a few seconds; I had to use a third magnet between the two of them to manage that :( I'll have to remedy that in any future Squiddles I make.

Well, maybe excepting the Rose-Style ones. But only maybe. I mean, can you imagine how mind-bendingly hilarious it would be to have a normal Squiddle form Tangle Buddies with a (vaguely) Lovecraftian one? It would be awesome, I'm telling you!

In retrospect, I probably should've used more pastel-y colors, but it's too late now. I'll put the pattern up on hooked_on_anime once I've made and taken pictures of the Rose-Style one. Edit: Pattern is now up! Happy hooking :)


Leaving things there for now. Time to sleep, if I can manage it.

Comments

[carrie_ironhorse]

How cute! I love the dragon.

[soc_puppet]

Thank you ^_^ I hope the pattern does well, if/when I put it up for sale.

[mommy]

The squiddles are adorable!

[soc_puppet]

X3 Thank you! They were lots of fun to make <3

[inarticulate]

a) IT IS STILL SUPER ADORABLE. ♥
b) I think the whisker fixed itself in transport-- I just checked, and it's not bent.
c) Squiddles = also super adorable. :D ♥ kyaa kyaa your amigurumi are all so awesome. ♥

[soc_puppet]

a) \o\ ♥ I am still super-happy that you like it!
b) Now that I think about it, I may have given in and just replaced the whiskers entirely before sending it out. I just took the pictures before that and forgot ^^a
c) :D Thank you!

[redsixwing]

OMG so very cute! <3

That little dragon is completely adorable, and the squiddies made me lol at my desk. Especially with the first "doo de doo, totally innocent" picture followed by BAM, tangle.

What can I say, I have a dirty mind when it comes to squids. <3

[soc_puppet]

Thank you ^___^

XD Yeah, the Squiddles are like that. The flash animation that comes with the soundtrack even has a picture of a couple Squiddles smoking in bed after having been Tangle Buddies, so I'm pretty sure the creator knows exactly what he's implying X3

[tyrjiora]

... the tangle buddies are simultaneously ridiculously adorable and kind of terrifying. HUSSIE WHYYYYYYYY

[soc_puppet]

XD That just makes it all the more screwed up when I give my brother his Xmas present. Now the only question left is holiday music choices: the traditional Squiddles! soundtrack, or something slightly more elderly?

[ohsweetcrepes]

Ffft, socute

[soc_puppet]

Thank you! ^_^

Wow...

[(Anonymous)]

I adore the Squiddles T~T

Re: Wow...

[soc_puppet]

Thank you ^__^ Have you seen the HorrorTerror version yet?

Re: Wow...

[(Anonymous)]

Yep! It's also very cute!

[cyaneus.livejournal.com]

Found these through a Google search for "Squiddles." I love them.

[soc_puppet]

Thank you ^__^ My brother was quite pleased as well :Db

If you know how to crochet, I actually just got the pattern up on the first. Or, you know, if not, I'm also currently awaiting a reply from Hussie himself to see if I can maybe sell some, so. *crosses and re-crosses fingers*

[cyaneus.livejournal.com]

While it is probably physically possible for me to crochet, I am pretty sure I would mess up the attempt! So if I can't convince one of my friends who knows how to make one for me, I will be hoping for you to be able to work something out with AH! :D

[soc_puppet]

I'm going to hope can work something out with AH either way (argh money woes) but I always get a bit of a thrill when someone uses one of my patterns :) And if, GPI forbid, we are unable to work something out and you can't convince your friend, there's always the next time I offer my services for charity. It totally doesn't count as copyright infringement if I only offer it as a donation incentive, right? Right?

[cyaneus.livejournal.com]

Heh, well if you find your schedule opening up for some charity work, and I find myself employed enough to pony up for a donation, we can work something out!

[soc_puppet]

This is probably a bit sooner than expected (though hopefully not too soon for your job prospects, knock on wood), but I've got my next charity gig lined up over here.

[chagrined]

I also arrived here via a google search on squiddles. XD And wanted to say that these are super adorbs. (Also the horrorterror one, awwwww.) It makes me wish I knew how to crochet! Maybe I should try to learn...

[soc_puppet]

Thank you ^_^ I'm very pleased with them <3

Do it, dooooo iiiiiit 8DDD Knitting has ruled the world of linencraft for far too long! *cough* I mean! I also have patterns for Scalemates so you can make your own Lemonsnout and/or Pyralspite? And a bunch of tutorials linked? [/enabler]

[chagrined]

Oh wow, thanks for the links! Those scalemates are super adorbs. I am limited in what I can do handicraft-wise b/c I have arthritis and tendonitis and stuff, but these look like a bunch of fun, so maybe I can find a way to make it work!

[soc_puppet]

My pleasure! And thank you ^_^

Hmm; well, last year, after practically crocheting myself out on a bunch of big projects, I picked this up from the local Michael's. It didn't end up working for me, mostly because I hold my crochet hooks a lot higher up than the average crocheter, but it's one possibility. There's other ergonomic crochet hooks on the market as well. And if crocheting doesn't work out for you, well, hopefully the ban or whatever on selling 3D Homestuck stuff will be lifted soon, and I'd be happy to make some on commission (though I'll still do charity stuff if we keep it hush-hush); I'm also up for trades, which, since no money is involved, isn't a legal issue, I'm pretty sure. [/TL;DR]