The Yarnival of the Animals

A while ago, I saw this marvelous felt rendering of Napoleon Bonapart by the designer deridolls on DeviantArt and I knew I had to make a crochet version in response. This little doll can be made from small left-over bits of yarn, in this case SMC Catania cotton in the colours navy blue (124), yellow (280), dark brown (157), white (106), pink (246) and soft apricot (263) with 6mm. safety eyes, a 2.00mm hook, some fiberfill stuffing and a small length of pipecleaner.  Head: In skin colour, start a magic ring, R1. sc6 in the ring (6) R2. 2sc in every stitch (12) R3. 2sc in every 2nd stitch (18) R4. 2sc in every 3rd stitch (24) R5. 2sc in every 4th stitch (30) R6. 2sc in every 5th stitch (36) R7-11. sc in every stitch (36) R12. sc2tog every 5th and 6th stitch (30) R13. sc2tog every 4th and 5th stitch (24) R14. sc2tog every 3rd and 4th stitch (18)   Put in the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9, around 2 stitches apart. Stuff the head.   R15. sc2

I've always wanted to learn how to crochet flowers, and when I did recently it occurred to me they'd make a pretty cute carapace (upper shell) for a tortoise (my favourite animal). So naturally, i had to try and make one. She's a little over-stuffed, but other than that she's alright!   For this patterm you'll need 4 colours for the top bit of the shell. One of these is also used for the bottom part (plastron). I've made the legs and head in a colour that also appears in the flower, but you can use a separate one if you like. I've used cotton SMC Catania yarn, suitable for a 2.00-2.50mm hook. Head: In colour 1, start a magic ring. R1: sc 6 in the ring (6) R2: 2sc in every stitch (12) R3: 2sc in every 2nd stitch (18) R4-6: sc in every stitch (18) R7: sc2tog every 2nd and 3rd stitch (12) R8: sc2tog 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th and 7th and 8th stitch; sc 4 (8) R9-12: sc in every stitch (8)   Stuff the head with polyf

Another alphabetical amigurumi, this time of the letter W for whale. This one was made of some small test balls of cotton yarn I received as a gift. And although they were only 10 grams each (suitable for a 2.00-2.5mm hook), they were perfectly suited to this cute little whale, both in the length of yarn needed and the colour.     The pattern is by Christel Krukkert and the ISBN of the original book is 978 94 6250 106 5.