My New Ami Doll

Many of you know that I have new found love in the crochet world called Amigurumi.  In simple terms it is crocheting toys in rounds with no connectors.  You make each piece and then sew together to make a stuffed animal or doll or what have you.

My newest creation is this little doll who has yet to tell me her name...and I have yet to sew her feet on (which might explain her reluctance to tell me her name)

The pattern is the "Shelly Doll Pattern" from http://www.lionbrand.com/.
I improvised the hair because I really disliked the way it was done on the original pattern.  Many websites I looked at suggested a "wig cap" to latch hook the hair into.  This seemed redundant to me so I sewed the hair line to give myself a place to color in, and then starting at the neck working the hair in rows with latch hook.  I think I got it to thick LOL... I used over half a skein of the brown!
She was alot of fun though and the hair was easy to latch hook on while watching movies on a snow day.

...and I promise she will have feet very soon!

A Very Crochet Christmas

This Christmas has been full of yarn!!!  In an effort to not have a last minute rush I started on this year's Christmas in January....glad I did!  I of course had a fall lag of enthusiasm and now am overwhelmed with the stuff I haven't finished.  Priorities of course are in order.  The children in my life will have something from me; the adults will get theirs when I get myself together.  In any event, scarves, afghans, snowflake ornaments, purses and other assorted crocheted handy-crafts will find their way to their new homes in the next couple of weeks and I might possibly find the floor in my bedroom that has been hidden in yarn for months...and then it will all start again.

Sometimes I worry I am going to turn into Iola Boylin from Mama's Family with all of my handy-crafting but I love it and I love honoring my mother in making Christmas presents the way she always did.  Her presents were never about how expensive or grand they were but in the time she spent on something esspecially for someone she loved.  This is my connection to her that is mine and mine alone and I treasure it above all things she could have left me.