Squirtle

I made Squirtle before I made Charmander, but forgot to take pictures before I gave him to his new owner and just got to borrow him for a quick photo shoot. He's freaking adorable.

Giving him away was rather hard, because (even though I don't really play Pokemon) I think Squirtle is too cute to handle and he's one of my favorites.

The pattern (http://wolfdreamer-oth.blogspot.com/2009/05/squirtle.html) was great, but I would recommend using a G hook instead of an F for a slightly bigger toy. He's pretty small.

I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn for the body of the work, and Red Heart crochet thread for the embroidery.

Pokemon and Squirtle are copyright Nintendo. And the pattern is not mine, follow the link above.

Charmander

It seems as if I'm always crocheting one Pokemon or another, so here's the most recent. His name is Charmander, and was full of little surprises along the way.

His mouth looks all derpy because I tried out the open mouth version of the pattern (http://wolfdreamer-oth.blogspot.com/2010/08/charmander-plushie.html), and it ended up looking stupid because I didn't have the felt to make it correctly. So the bottom jaw is just sewn to his nose, creating a strange pucker. 

Because I didn't have felt, I also couldn't make the tail flames like I was supposed to. I ended up just crocheting some cylinders and sewing them on, and I must say, they turned out better than I expected.

So, all-in-all, he turned out ok, but if you take this project upon yourself, HAVE FELT! I upped the hook from the recommended F to a G so he would be a bit bigger, and none of the stuffing shows through. I used a couple different colors of Red Heart Super Saver.

Charmander is copyright Nintendo.

Asbury Beret

I decided I wanted a floppy hat, and I also wanted to work with a lace pattern, so I found this pattern for the "Asbury Beret." http://www.chicrochet.com/patterns-2/asbury-beret/

This is the center.

And a side-view that had to be modeled by a chair.

Working with lace was fun, and I really enjoyed doing it. Unfortunately, I do not look good in floppy hats, so somebody else is going to get this one.

This was worked in Baby Bee Sweet Delight Prints yarn in the "Kitty" colorway. You can't really tell in the picture, but it's mostly white with lots of pink pinpricks and some blue and purple pinpricks scattered throughout.

Pointy Slippers

Because my house-shoes are falling apart and because I haven't made myself anything in quite some time, I whipped up these pointy slippers to wear around the dorm.

They're super comfy and were simple to make from this pattern: http://mrsmicawber.blogspot.com/2011/12/birchbark-slippers-pattern-tutorial.html.

 I'm sure they would have looked even better if I hadn't botched my foot measurements and made them too wide. I used a self-striping yarn (which I would share the name of with you if I hadn't thrown away the tag) in a bulky weight. 

Pikachu

Here's a Pikachu I whipped up during the Easter weekend at home.

And his back, because it looks pretty good.

As per usual, I did not create the pattern. I got it from this blog: http://wolfdreamer-oth.blogspot.com/2009/03/pikachu-plushie-pattern.html.

Also, Pikachu is the property of Nintendo.

Piplup

I have a friend here at school that has been ordering all the water starter Pokemon, which has kept me pretty busy. They were all made before I started keeping the blog, so expect an influx of new posts showing off my work. Piplup here is not one of the first, but he is my favorite:

Isn't he precious?

Unfortunately, I'm not so good at creating my own patterns yet, and got this one from http://tifftastic21.blogspot.com/2011/05/piplup-pattern.html. Also, Piplup is the property of Nintendo, not me.