Tinkerbell

I made Tinkerbell for my niece.  She turned out way better than I had hoped and I was genuinely proud of my work.  Here she is:

Back view

 Wings close-up

 Front view.  The part I didn't like...her creepy eyes and wobbly head.  Also, she was quite large.

 So I tried again.  This version is way smaller, the eyes are less creepy and her neck less wobbly.  Although, still more wobbly than I liked.

Front view

 Back view

 Wing close-up

I revised again, I kept the smaller size and less creepy eyes, but changed the head and neck.  The result: A non-wobbly head.  Mission complete.

Link....Still searching for Zelda

I made this Link for my husband's birthday.  Rewind nine months to Scott searching geeky things on the internet and discovering (to his extreme joy) the world of amigurumi.  He wanted to learn how to make these awesome little toys so he could make his own video game characters.  He tried......and failed.  Enter me.  I already knew how to crochet, so I watched a 30 second video on how to make a magic ring and instantly started making toys.  The kids thought it was the coolest thing ever and immediately started making requests and I got preoccupied and never made any video game toys for my dear husband....finally 9 months later it was his birthday, and I decided it was time to get one made.  The Zelda series is his favorite video game series of all time, so Link was the obvious choice.  He turned out cute, and Scott loved him.  Now, I want to remake him, but a WAY COOLER version of him....I just need to get around to it.

Front view

 Back view-his hat is my favorite part!

 Scott and his new toy

Stinky Pete

This is my first ever pattern-less amigurumi projects.  My son asked me for a Stinky Pete toy (From Toy Story 2) for his fourth birthday.  I scoured the internet for a pattern for days before I realized that people don't typically want toys of "the bad guy".  So I decided to make my own.  For my first ever self-made pattern I think it turned out fantastically.  Looking back now, I see so many things I'd do differently(like give him hair!), but none of that matters because he was the hit of my son's birthday!

Front view

 back view

 So excited after opening up the box!

 riding his wiggle bike with Stinky Pete in tow.