I'd like to introduce you to Gerry. As soon as I saw his pattern on Amigurumi Today I knew I wanted to try him and then I got the perfect excuse when I got a shove in the right direction from my crochet mentor Squirrel!
I would normally use safety eyes but as Gerry is going to a newborn I had to embroider his eyes which scared the bejeezus out of me. Half way through my embroidery attempt my hubby looked over my shoulder and remarked that Gerry had devil-eyes that would give the poor kid nightmares for life, but I added some eyelashes and some white highlights and think I managed to more or less salvage him. I admit that the safety eyes are a much easier option!
Materials used:
- Giraffe crochet pattern from Amigurumi Today
- Drops Muskat Vanilla Yellow (2x 50g balls)
- Drops Muskat Light Brown (1x 50g ball)
- King Cole Cottonsoft White (1x 100g ball)
- Black embroidery thread
- Clover Softouch 2.5mm Crochet hook
- Trimits Soft toy stuffing
- Fab n Funky - Not a card
Happy crafting
Annette
xx
5 comments:
He is a beauty and his eyes are just perfect. His new owner will enjoy his company. Elaine
The most appealing thing about giraffes are their eyes and you have embroidered those absolutely beautifully!! Men know nothing!! Amazing crochet Annette - I guessed this is what you had been up to when you said you hadn't been crafting or blogging!! xx
its so cute!
He is gorgeous and I think you do a fab job of the eyes.
Deborah
Wow this is really amazing, love the purple dots.
-xxx-
Larissa
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