Link from Zelda

I can't stand how cute this guy turned out, shame I have to give him away but thankfully I wrote the patten so I can make him again.

You Will Need:
3mm hook, Stitch marker, Stuffing
Sewing needle, 6mm safety eyes
Dark and light Green Wool
White
Yellow
Brown
Skin Colour

To make shield and sword,
Brown, Gold, sliver, FIMO clay

Ears (make 2)

R1 4sc in ring
R2 inc in every stitch around (8sc)
R3 - R4 sc around
R5 sc in next 2, dec, rep (6sc)
R6 sc in next 4, dec (5sc)
R7 sc in next 3, dec (4sc)
ss in next stitch to FO

Head

R1 6sc into ring
R2 inc in every stitch around (12sc)
R3 sc in first stitch, inc, rep around (18sc)
R4 sc in next 2, inc, rep around, (24sc)
R5 sc in next 3, inc, rep around, (30sc)
R6 - R12 sc around
R13 sc in next 3, dec, rep around (24sc)
R14 sc around
R15 sc in next 2, dec, rep around (18sc)
R16 sc in 1st, dec in next, rep around (12sc)

Put safety eyes on and embroider mouth,
Stuff
Add hair

Change colour to dark Green,
SS around in front loops only,

Body

R1 sc around in back loops of R16 (12sc)
R2 sc in next 1, inc in next, (18sc)
R3 sc in next 2, inc in next, (24sc)
R4 - R8 sc around

change to brown, ss around in front loops only

R9 sc around in back loops of R8
R10 sc around

ss around in front loops only, change back to dark green

R11 sc around in back loops of R10
R12-14 sc around FO

Legs

Roll back to reveal back loops of R10, Join white wool and (R1) sc around in back loops.
R2 - R3 sc around

Mark middle stitch at front, sc into middle and ss over to opposite side so there is an equal number of stitches on each side, sc 4 rounds on one side to make first leg.

Change to brown wool, ss around in front loops only
R5 sc around in back loops of R4
R6 - R7 sc around
R8 sc around, at front of foot inc in next 3 stitches to make foot
R9 rep same process as R8
R10 sc around
R11 sc in first, dec in next, rep around
R12 dec untill closed, FO

Repeat process for second leg.

Hat (dark green wool)
Ch 30
R1 join to first chain, and sc around
R2 - R7 sc around
R8 sc in first 4, dec in next, rep (25sc)
R9 sc around
R10 scmin next 3, dec in next, rep around (20sc)
R11 - R12 Sc around
R13 sc in next 2, dec in next, rep around (15sc)
R14 sc around
R15 sc in 1st stitch, dec in next, rep around (10sc)
R16 - R17 sc around
R18 dec around (5sc)
R19 sc around
R20 dec 1, FO

Sew on hat and ears

Arms (start in skin colour)(make 2)
R1 6sc in ring
R2 inc in every stitich around (12sc)
R3 sc around
R4 sc in first, dec in next, rep around (8sc)
change to light green, ss around in front loops only
R5 sc around in back loops of R4
R6 - R12 sc around
Stuff
R13 dec untill closed

Sew on arms and enjoy

Ahhh Christmas!

Same as last year I have decided not to give "the man" my money and make all the christmas presents, it's been hard work and I'm almost at the end of a very long list of things to make. With having lots of babies around this year my Amigurumi skills have improved, especially thanks to the book that Mike got me. Amigurumi: Super Happy Crochet Cute. I love the dolls in this, they are so detailed and I've learnt alot of great techniques form it.

I discovered a pattern for cabled crochet socks, I thought it was going to destroy me after finishing the first one but they turned out very nice and warm and....long... so I ended up giving them to my brother as he has size 11 feet though the were intended for my gran. I'm not sure if it was me adding too many rows and not following that pattens properly that made them so long though. They did work out to be the most expensive socks in the world as they take about 3 balls of sock wool and it's hard to get cheap sock wool round here.

I joined ravelry recenty and I love checking out all the groups there (link to ravelry in crafty links on the sidebar). I joined the Plymouth group and met a lovely bunch of ladies for an afternoon of knitting and cake, it was wonderful, especially having a rant about crochet and knitting to people who actually know what I'am going on about. I'm also greatful that one of them has attempted to convert me to knitting, I'm looking forward to starting afew knitting projects once all the christmas stuff is out of the way.

Well watch this space because I'll be staring on Amigurumi Link, from Zelda with free pattern soon and a retro brittish classic, morph