Owlishly Good!

I don't think I've blogged about this little FO yet, but I just have to share.  I absolutely luuurrrrved crocheting this little doll.

I'll admit that my whole drive to learn to crochet stemmed from my love of all things amigurumi.  When I saw the designs created by Owlishly (aka Mia Johnson) I couldn't put off my need to learn any longer.

And the result?  A sweet little doll in a cat costume (black of course, because Pooka wouldn't have it any other way, you see. )

 

Pattern:  Celia in a Cat costume amigurumi pattern by Owlishly

Yarn:  Patons Grace in pink, Blue Moon Fiber Arts STR in the Shadow colourway (leftover yarn from Kev's father's socks)

Needles:  3.5mm crochet hook

Additional Accessories:  doll eyes (glued on), two tones of brown embroidery thread for the hair, polyfil and leftover yarn scraps for stuffing, and a small bit of crafting wire for the tail.

Notes:  The original pattern called for worsted weight yarn, but I'm really jazzed about the small amigurumi dolls so I decided to use fingering weight yarn and a smaller crochet hook.

The pattern is really well written and easy to follow, as are all of her patterns.  I'm such a huge fan of Mia's and I'll admit to buying several of her patterns before I knew that I could crochet at all.  I'm so happy with the result though, that I don't have any concerns about making her other dolls.

I customized a little further by inserting some crafting wire into the tail to make it posable.  I won't be giving this one to any small children (this one is just for me! Muah ha ha!) so I created a length of i-cord and inserted the wire into it before fastening it off.

Mia recommends using doll eyes that can be added while you are crocheting, but again, since I wasn't worried about this doll falling into tiny hands that might choke on small pieces, I just found some eyes that I could glue on and would render the same look of her dolls.

I think she looks so cozy in her little cat costume!  And what could be more fun than making this cute little cat girl?  Well, for me, it's the post completion photo shoot of course! :D

All good things,

Morrighana

 

 

Comments

[Madge]

More cuteness. I'm not gonna survive your posts, Meredith. Great amigurumi.

[Kala]

So cute! I love Mia's patterns too, I've made the little boy in the dinosaur costume.