Little mushroom amigurumi free pattern

I made this mush room many years ago. And I did post the pattern for free in my facebook page, but there are some people who not familiar with the Thai style abbrev pattern, so I decide to write it again for the people who prefer the american standard version.   

Hope you like it <3

This mushroom is crochet in one piece, from bottom to top. No sewing need.

Mushroom

Start with bottom of mush room, white yarn.

Rnd 1 : Magic ring 6 sc - 6

Rnd 2 : 2 sc in each stitch -12

Rnd 3 : [sc in next stitch, 2sc in next stitch] 6 times - 18

Rnd 4 : [sc in next 2 stitch, 2sc in next stitch] 6 times - 24
Rnd 5 : [sc in next 3 stitch, 2sc in next stitch] 6 times - 30
Rnd 6 : sc in next 30 stitch - 30
Rnd 7 : sc in next 30 stitch - 30
Rnd 8 : [sc in next 4 stitch, sc2tog] 5 times - 25
Rnd 9 : sc in next 25 stitch - 25
Rnd 10 : [sc in next 3 stitch, sc2tog] 5 times - 20
Rnd 11 : sc in next 20 stitch - 20

Changing yarn color to pink

Rnd 12 : [sc in next 2 stitch, 2sc in next stitch] 6 times, sc in next 2 stitch - 26
Rnd 13 : [sc in next 3 stitch, 2sc in next stitch] 6 times, sc in next 2 stitch - 32
Rnd 14 : sc in next 32 stitch - 32
Rnd 15 : [sc in next 4 stitch, 2sc in next stitch] 6 times, sc in next 2 stitch - 38
Rnd 16 : [sc in next stitch, sc2tog] 12 times, sc in next 2 stitch - 26
Rnd 17 : [sc in next stitch, sc2tog] 8 times, sc in next 2 stitch - 18
Rnd 18 : sc in next 18 stitch - 18
Rnd 19 : sc in next 18 stitch - 18
Rnd 20 : sc in next 18 stitch - 18
Don't forget to stuff your work :)
Rnd 21 : [sc in next stitch, sc2tog] 6 times - 12
Rnd 22 : [sc2tog] 6 times - 6
Rnd 23 : [sc2tog] 3 times - or sc2tog until the hold is closed.

Flower
Rnd 1 : Magic ring 6 sc - 6
Rnd 2 : [5 chains, sc in next stitch] repeat until it become flower!

As you can see from the picture, I used purple bead sewing as a pollen to attach the flower to this cute little mushroom. And use small black bead, sewing as eyes. Then with black thread, embroidery the mouth.

The most important part is the face! Even tough you mass up your hand tension and didn't equally crochet it. The most important things is you have to make sure the face of the doll is cute! Using pins to guide where you are going to stitch or embroidery first hand before doing the real job. And if you are running out of idea how to make his face, just simple smile with symmetrical face components is enough. The key here is symmetry.

And if you feel like something is missing, try adding pink cheek under the eyes area, this things add load of cuteness to your doll.

That's it! Hope you enjoy the pattern, any problems during making him, comment below or under tutorial video. I will try answer you as fast as I can. :)

Embroidery Nyanko sensei from anime Natsume Yuujinchou

Last week I went to the biggest (I think) shopping street for handmade materials in Bangkok, Sampeng market.  I went there in purpose to buy some yarn and I end up bought an embroidery tools too.

I'm so exciting to embroidery something, because most of the time I do embroidery is for doll's face of some doll's details.

Then I realize that I'm too busy too embroidery something too big, it will never finish for sure. So finally I decide to embroidery this little character 'Nyanko sensei' from one of my favorite anime Natsume Yuujinchou. I did the back of him instead of font because it used less color! 

And this is what he look like! I think he gonna turn in to my handkerchief. :) 

Android Free Crochet pattern

Free Android pattern!!

I used to made these Android dolls, many years ago. I remember made all 22 of them. My customer said he want a football team of green android and black android with apple icon (Apple vs Android; what a fun theme LOL). So I decide to share this pattern for free, in my facebook page. And today I just determine to write it down in this blog. The pattern here are written in Standard American term, if you are not familiar with it, there XVA term in the picture below with Thai description

ABBREVIATION
ch- chain
sc- single crochet
dc - double crochet  
sl- slip stitch    
sc2tog- decrease single crochet.

Body  green color

Rnd 1: 3 ch, 12 dc into the circle, sl :: 12 stitches 

Rnd 2: 3 ch, [2 dc in next stitch] 12 times, sl :: 24 stitches

Rnd 3: 3 ch, [dc in next stitch, 2 dc in next stitch] 12 times, sl :: 36 stitches

Rnd 4: 3 ch, [dc in next 2 stitch, 2 dc in next stitch] 12 times, sl :: 48 stitches

Rnd 5: 3 ch, [dc in next 3 stitch, 2 dc in next stitch] 12 times, sl :: 60 stitches

Rnd 6: 3 ch, dc in next 60 stitch, sl :: 60 stitches

Change color to white

Rnd 7: 1 ch, sc in next 60 stitch, sl :: 60 stitches

Change color back to green

Rnd 8 - Rnd14: 3 ch, dc in next 60 stitch, sl :: 60 stitches

Rnd 15: BLO, 3 ch, [dc in next stitch, dc2tog] 12 times, sl :: 40 stitches

Rnd 16: 3 ch, [dc2tog] 20 times , sl :: 20 stitches

Rnd 17: 3 ch, [dc2tog] 10 times , sl :: 10 stitches

Rnd 18: 1 ch, [sc2tog] 5 times , sl :: 5 stitches
Fasten off.
Tips for body. Do not stuff the fiber too much, if you over stuff, its body is going to expand from the side and not in the shape that android should look like. But tricky stuff here, if you stuff it too less, it will also affect the shape and may lead to sloppy doll when the time pass. Key is stuffing tight enough that it not turning into fatty android. This issue is also help the doll standing properly.

Arm  green color

Rnd 1: 3 ch, 12 dc into the circle, sl :: 12 stitches 

Rnd 2- Rnd 4 : 3 ch, dc in next 12 stitch, sl :: 12 stitches

Rnd 5: 3 ch, [dc2tog] 6 times , sl :: 6 stitches

Fasten off.

Legs green color

Rnd 1: 3 ch, 12 dc into the circle, sl :: 12 stitches 

Rnd 2: 3 ch, [dc in next stitch, 2 dc in next stitch] 6 times, sl :: 18 stitches

Rnd 3- Rnd 4 : 3 ch, dc in next 18 stitch, sl :: 18 stitches

Fasten off.

Legs is the part that you must stuff them as tight as you can. The stable legs keep the android stand still. And make sure its arms and legs aligned in the same way, try to balance the body when you set it stand.

Antenna 

Rnd 1: 5 ch, sc into the 2nd stitch from hook, sc in next 2 stitch, 3 sc in next stitch, sc in next 2 stitch, 2 sc in next stitch, sl :: 12 stitches

Fold half and sew.

I use chain stitch (picture below), to embroidery a circle to create eyes. Also for create alphabet for the word android on doll's belly.

For the black one, I cut felt sheet in to apple shape and glue on belly part.

At that time when I made all of these, I'd got only poor mobile camera, so the picture is in low quality.  

If you sewing them  carefully they can all stand by themselves as shown in the picture. I also crochet small red ball for them. :)