Amigurumi Update
It only took forever, but I finally finished that Legend of Korra amigurumi doll. You can see it on DeviantART, or just peek
She's 6 and a half inches tall and can stand on her own (after some balancing help). Throughout the month my family has been asking me, "won't I be sad to give it away, after working on it for so long?" The answer was and is continuing to be, "ha ha ha, NO." I have to say my biggest relief regarding the doll is that I can finally stop working on it. It was pretty frustrating to make, although probably in part because the colors I needed were only available in those multi-color skeins. So I had to cut the yarn to separate the colors (usually every 2 to 5 inches), and then tie the same-color scraps together so it would be long enough to crochet with. And then crochet the doll in a way so that the knots could be hidden on the inside. ....Yeah. Next time I'm buying my (single-color) yarn online. Or at least starting the prizes many months ahead of the contest.
I am excited to start carving my pumpkin tomorrow though. My pumpkin seems to have stored very well, although I guess I'll see how it really faired once I cut into it. I have a Legend of Korra design ready to go, but if I finish carving it early, I have a Trigun design that I can fit on the back too. I really hope I can carve 'em both; there is a very sad number of Trigun pumpkins online if you don't count Kuroneko.
She's 6 and a half inches tall and can stand on her own (after some balancing help). Throughout the month my family has been asking me, "won't I be sad to give it away, after working on it for so long?" The answer was and is continuing to be, "ha ha ha, NO." I have to say my biggest relief regarding the doll is that I can finally stop working on it. It was pretty frustrating to make, although probably in part because the colors I needed were only available in those multi-color skeins. So I had to cut the yarn to separate the colors (usually every 2 to 5 inches), and then tie the same-color scraps together so it would be long enough to crochet with. And then crochet the doll in a way so that the knots could be hidden on the inside. ....Yeah. Next time I'm buying my (single-color) yarn online. Or at least starting the prizes many months ahead of the contest.
I am excited to start carving my pumpkin tomorrow though. My pumpkin seems to have stored very well, although I guess I'll see how it really faired once I cut into it. I have a Legend of Korra design ready to go, but if I finish carving it early, I have a Trigun design that I can fit on the back too. I really hope I can carve 'em both; there is a very sad number of Trigun pumpkins online if you don't count Kuroneko.