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Project I: Nivôse Inception/Completion: Saturday, 14 October 2006
In anticipation of the amigurumi critters that I'd like to make, I decided to practice crocheting in rounds (It's been maybe a year since I've last done that and never on this small a scale. There are certainly adjustments to be made!) by creating a little snowman. His name is Nivôse (he is French after all!), and I hope to give him - along with some other "buddies," like a cranberry/popcorn pair - to my grandmother as a Christmas present. She always uses a miniature plastic tree on which he would make a great ornament.
Dē Factūrā:
- Head, body: cream, worsted synthetic yarn; G hook
- Scarf: Moda Dea Dream yarn in Raspberry (3773); E hook
- Mouth: black embroidery thread
- Cheeks: light pink embroidery thread
- Nose: Tangerine felt, orange embroidery thread
- Eyes: black felt
- Stuffing: yarn scraps
Pattern: adapted from Crochet Me's Amigurumi Dude pattern
- Body: crocheted in 10 rounds; 6 - 12 - 18 - 24 - 30 - 30 - 30 - 24 - 18 - 12
- Head: crocheted in 7 rounds; 6 - 12 - 18 - 21 - 21 - 18 - 12
I had the body fully assembled when I realized that I'd forgotten to make a face; embroidering was made difficult by the fact that any knots tied to secure the thread had to be small enough so as not to be seen, but big enough to stay put. Furthermore, I don't have any good beads around to be used for eyes, so I improvised with black felt. All in all, crocheting his little scarf may have been the most difficult part of the whole ornmanet! While I really like the Dream yarn, it can be difficult to see where stitches end and begin.
Critique:
The head in a real amigurumi
should be bigger than the body; Nivôse needs arms (perhaps I'll collect
some twigs?); his eyes are a little bit creepy and their placement is
awkward; something is missing on his head, maybe a top hat, maybe a
crocheted conical hat, maybe just the ornament hook.
