Filed under: Crochet
I showed a preview of this project in yesterday’s post, and judging from some of the comments, I think there are those among us who have minds in the gutters!
This is the project I was working on:
Puppy!
And a side view:
The ears are a little antigravity, but it contributes to the puppy’s perpetually surprised expression. The other thing that mildly bugs me about this project – I’m lousy with embroidery and severely fudged burying the black thread ends. Something tells me I should have embroidered before assembly, oh well! Next time! It’s still pretty damn cute. For the record, it’s crocheted with organic Shetland wool and stuffed with white Border Leicster fleece. The amigurmi book with the pattern is here.
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Matt and I are taking a little road trip to celebrate my birthday (today). See you in a few!
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Happy Birthday, June! Puppy needs some black spots and he’d be a perfect Scullery Dawg.
Comment by Catherine 06.10.06 @ 7:53 pmHappy Birthday! May the upcoming year be a wonderful one for you.
Comment by claudia 06.10.06 @ 8:41 pmhe is so cute! I can’t believe you are a new crocheter, that is a fantastic little animal. I love it. (him-her–whatever). And Happy Birthday! have a great time.
Comment by carrie 06.10.06 @ 9:22 pmHappy birthday! What an adorable puppy. (before the site loaded, I thought I was going to see a LIVE one!)
Comment by Norma 06.10.06 @ 10:40 pmHappy Birthday to you! Have a nice trip!
Comment by Barb 06.10.06 @ 11:34 pmLooks like my all white Jack Russell Terrorist,er, terrier, right down to the ears. I love it!
Comment by Carolyn 06.11.06 @ 5:21 amI expected to see 2 cats wearing chef hats getting ready to experiment with new puppy recipes. Happy birthday! Gemini. Hmmmm…
Comment by Cathy 06.11.06 @ 8:16 amHappy Birthday! A day late!
And you have finally won me over. I’m willing to embrace crochet, if it can make things as cute as a perpetually surprised puppy.
Comment by Cheryl 06.11.06 @ 2:27 pmHappy Birthday, Juney.
Comment by Bob Kifferly 06.11.06 @ 8:52 pmAwe, shoot, that is really cute and I’m sorry I had my mind in the gutter. Hope you have a great birthday!
Comment by Julia 06.12.06 @ 11:34 amHappy birthday! It IS very cute and with just a little work, could probably be a sheep.
Comment by Anne 06.12.06 @ 12:27 pmHappy Birthday, June! Have fun on your trip.
The puppy is so cute (and no need for a pooper scooper!)
Comment by Charleen 06.13.06 @ 3:42 pmHappy Birthday!
The mitered cable is amazing. I know I must be capable of such art too, and someday when my children don’t require so much of my grey matter, I will attempt it myself. Bravo!
Have a wonderful birthday! The puppy is so cute!
Loved your mitered cable post too. Re short-rows & wrapping… I recently used short row shoulder shaping on a cardi back, and the textured pattern prevented me from working the wrapped turns in the usual way. I solved this by picking up the wrap, carrying it behind the stitch, and knitting it w/ the next (or previous stitch, depending on whether I was on the RS/WS). It turned out quite well. Maybe something like this might work?
Comment by limedragon 06.15.06 @ 7:22 amHappy Birthday!
I love the little pup! Is the book where the pattern is in english or?? The title leads me to wonder. :)
Comment by Kestrel 06.17.06 @ 3:24 pmOh wait, looked a bit closer at the details, answered my own question. :) How I wish I read Japanese!
Comment by Kestrel 06.17.06 @ 3:26 pmaww… i like how the puppy (organic shetland!) is touching his toes. that mitered cable swatch below is beautiful.
Happy belated Birthday!
Comment by meowgirl 06.18.06 @ 1:29 amHappy belated birthday June! I will eat a piece of cake in your honor because I’m selfless that way. :)
Comment by Nanette 06.18.06 @ 10:10 pm