An Amigurumi Explosion

I have been crocheting a lot of amigurumi lately, too....  Even though hats are fun, afghan blocks are intriguing, and the occasional potholder is useful, making stuffed creatures is my true crochet love.

My friend, Valerie, asked me to make these ridiculously adorable baby giraffes for her ridiculously adorable daughters:

How hilarious is this dog and airplane that I made for my little buddy, Alex?

The airplane pattern actually came with a cat instead of a dog, so I swapped the cat out for the dog in this pattern.  Alex can take the dog out of the airplane and play with him!

Look at the cute little wheels....  I love it!

The dog and airplane were designed by the same awesome crochet designer who designed Alex's fox and race car.

Using the wonderful Superman pattern, I was able to fashion a Captain America and a Batman for my little buddy, Zach:

You can remove the good captain's helmet and shield!

My cousin, Emma, will be getting this adorable little whale for Christmas:

Sonia gave this little bigfoot monkey to a friend for her 6th birthday:

More to come.... So many crocheted items finished, so little time to blog!  Christmas Crochet Season is in full swing, and boy, are my fingers getting tired.  But it's worth it!

Caleb's Airplane

Caleb is a really sweet little dude in our playgroup who loves airplanes a ton.  He just turned 2 years old and I was so excited to crochet an airplane for him because I had seen a bunch of really cute patterns on the interwebs over the last few months.  I chose this awesome free pattern and grabbed some Caron One Pound (blue) and Red Heart Super Saver (white and gray).

The Caron yarn is slightly thicker than the Red Heart, so I used an F hook on the Caron and a G hook on the Red Heart.

I loved the techniques used in this pattern (like using a double layer of crochet on the wings and tail-- they are nice and stiff but still somewhat pliable).  I kind of wish the propeller were a little bit bigger, but by the time I realized it wasn't quite the size I wanted, I had already attached it with a 9mm safety eye (so that it would spin).  Unfortunately, I attached the safety eye a bit too tightly, so it's almost impossible to spin the propeller.  Oh well!

I think with the blue I chose, this plane looks a bit like Skipper from the movie "Planes"....  Now I kind of wish I had put some safety eyes on the windshield before I stuffed it.

Anyway, happy birthday to Caleb and I hope he has a lot of fun with this little plane!