Felt capsicum keychain

Ho realizzato questo portachiavi in feltro per Cecilia, una simpaticissima donna che su internet usa il nickname Capsicum (il nome scientifico del peperoncino).
è composto da due parti: un piccolo peperoncino rosso rosso e un cuscinetto con ricamato da una parte il suo nickname e dall'altra la formula di struttura della capsaicina (la molecola che da al peperoncino il sapore piccante). Spero proprio che le piaccia!

I realised this felt keychain for Cecilia, a very nice woman who uses the nickname Capsicum (the scientific name of the pepper) in internet.
It's made of two pieces: a small bright red pepper and a little cushion with embroidered on one side her nickname and on the other side the structural formula of capsaicin (the molecule which gives pepper his spicy flavour). I hope sheìll like it!



P.S. Vorrei partecipare a questo contest organizzato su deviant art, dovrei creare una bambola che mi rappresenta... spero di riuscirci!

P.S. I would like to join this contest organised by a deviant art, I should create a plushie which represents myself ... I hope I can!

Teddy bear in a dragon suit

Ecco l'ultima fatica, un 'orsetto travestito da draghetto rosa. Per il pattern non ho ancora deciso se pubblicarlo sul blog o venderlo su Etsy.
Vi piace? Non è dolcissimo?

Here's my last work, a teddy in a pink dragon suit. I still haven't decided if I'll write the pattern here or I'll sell it on Etsy.
Do you like it? Isn't he a sweetie?

Day of the tentacle 2

Ho fatto anche il tentacolo viola!
Il filato non è lo stesso, è un Filo di Scozia, più duro dal cotone che ho usato per il tentacolo verde. Ho lavorato con un uncinetto da 2,5 mm.

I made the purple tentacle!
The yarn isn the same, it's a Filo di Scozia, quite tighter then the cotton I used for the green tentacle. I worked with a 2,5 mm hook.



Ho seguito lo stesso schema del tentacolo verde ma, una volta ottenuti tutti i pezzi, ho notato che il corpo era troppo piccolo, quindi ho dovuto aggiungere qualche giro. Inoltre ho fatto le braccia e il monociglio.



I followed the same pattern I used for the green tentacle but, once crocheted all the pieces, I noticed the body was too small, so I had to add some rounds. I made also the unibrow and the arms.



Pattern:

Body
Arrive to round 21 of the green tentacle body
22- 12 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc (28 sc)
23- sc in each sc around (28 sc)
24- 13 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc (30 sc)
25 and 26- sc in each sc around (30 sc)

Base, suckers
The same as for the green tentacle

Arm (make two)

1- 6 sc in a Magic ring
2- 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc (8 sc)
3- to 6- sc in each sc around (8 sc)
Finish off

Sew the arms to the body, the height must be beetween the small and the medium sucker, the left arm must point upwards.
Sew a black unibrow just upside the small sucker.

Finish the tentacle just like the green one.

Here's your purple tentacle!

Day of the tentacle

"Day of the tentacle" è stato uno dei primi e più bei videogiochi a cui ho giocato. Vedendo questa foto su flickr, ho pensato che sarebbe stato carino e semplice fare un tentacolo amigurumi.
Di sicuro qualcun'altro prima di me ha avuto questa idea, ma lo schema non l'ho copiato da nessuno, è originale. Per ora ho fatto il tentacolo verde, quando andrò a comprare il cotone adatto farò pure quello viola.

"Day of the tentacle" is one of my favourite videogames and maybe the first I played. Seeing this photo on flickr, I thought it would have been nice and simple to make an amigurumi tentacle.
Surely someone else has had this idea earlier than me, but this pattern is not copied, it's original. Until now I only made the green tentacle,but when I buy the right cotton, I'll make the purple tentacle too.

Here's the pattern:

Body
1- 4 sc in a magic ring
2- sc, inc, sc, inc (6 sc)
3- 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc (8 sc)
4- 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc (10 sc)
5- sc in each sc around (10 sc)
6- 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc (12 sc)
7- sc in each sc around (12 sc)
8- 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc (14 sc)
9- sc in each sc around (14 sc)
10- 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc (16 sc)
11- sc in each sc around (16 sc)
12- 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc (18 sc)
13- sc in each sc around (18 sc)
14- 8 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc (20 sc)
15- sc in each sc around (20 sc)
16- 9 sc, inc, 9 sc, inc (22 sc)
17- sc in each sc around (22 sc)
18- 10 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc (24 sc)
19- sc in each sc around (24 sc)
20- 11 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc (26 sc)
21 and 22- sc in each sc around (26 sc)
Finish off.

Small sucker:

1- 5 sc in a magic ring
2- 5 inc (10 sc)
3- sc in each sc around (10 sc)
Finish off.

Medium sucker:

1- 6 sc in a magic ring
2- 6 inc (12 sc)
3- sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Finish off.

Big sucker:

1- 7 sc in a magic ring
2- 7 inc (14 sc)
3- sc in each sc around (14 sc)
Finish off.

Base:

1- 7 sc in a magic ring
2- 7 inc (14 sc)
3- *1 sc, 1 inc* seven times (21 sc)
4- *2 sc, 1 inc* seven times (28 sc)
5- *3 sc, 1 inc* seven times (35 sc)
6- *4 sc, 1 inc* seven times (42 sc)
7- sc in each sc around (42 sc)
8- *4 sc, 1 dec* seven times (35 sc)
9- *3 sc, 1 inc* seven times (28 sc)
Finish off.

Folding a little the base to the centre, sew the base border (ninth round) to the sixth round.



Sew the suckers to the body.



Stuff the body and sew the base together with the body.



Enjoy your plushie green tentacle!

Vi volevo far vedere la versione di miciodani del mio portachiavi. Mi sembra molto carino, specialmente il cappellino bicolore, e mi ha fatto molto piacere che lei abbia provato a fare il mio schema :-)

Just wanted to make you see miciodani's version of my keychain. I think it's very nice, especially the two-tone cap, and I've been very glad she tried my pattern :-)

Comig soon

Sono stata molto impegnata in questo periodo e non ho aggiornato il blog.
Ho creato un nuovo pattern originale per uno swap su Flickr con tema "animali fantastici". Ho spedito il pacco la settimana scorsa e spero che arrivi presto. Appena arriverà a destinazione posterò il pattern e le foto dell'amigurumi... è molto bello, quindi continuate a seguirmi!


I've been very busy this period and I didn't update the blog.
I made a new original pattern for a Flickr fantastic animal swap. I sent the package last week, I hope it'll arrive soon. As soon as it arrives I'll post the pattern and the photo of the amigurumi... it's very beautiful, so stay tuned!

Baby Chtulhu

Ecco l'ultimo arrivato: Baby Chtulhu! Fa un po' il prepotente con gli altri amigurumi...
Qui il pattern, che ho modificato un poco per fargli anche le gambe.

Here's the new born: Baby Cthulhu! He's a little bossy with the other amigurumis...
Here's the pattern, I modified it a little to make him the legs too.



Ecco il pattern modificato:
Here's the modified pattern:


Special Stitches

In the pattern I’m going to call the Cthulhu’s tentacles a coil. When you see coil, do this:

coil: chain 9, 3 sc in third chain space from hook, 3 sc in each of next six spaces.

If you find the chain spaces too small to work 3 single crochets in, try making the chain with a hook that’s one size larger.

Head

6 sc in a magic ring
RND 1: work 2 sc in each st around. (12 stitches)
RND 2: *sc in first st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat around (18 stitches)
RND 3: *sc in first 2 st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat around (24 stitches)
RND 4: *sc in first 3 st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat around (30 stitches)
RND 5: *sc in first 4 st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat around (36 stitches)
RND 6: *sc in first 5 st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat around (42 stitches)
For RNDs 7-10 sc into each st around (42 stitches)
RND 11: (tentacle round!) sc in first 17 st, *coil, sc in next 2 st* repeat 5 times (so you have five tentacles), sc in each st to end of round. (42 stitches)
RND 12: sc in each st around (42 stitches) Note: If you have less than 42 that’s okay because we’re about to start decreasing, if you have more than 42 go back and try to fix the problem.
RND 13: *sc in first 5 st, dec in next st,* repeat around (36 stitches)
RND 14: *sc in first 4 st, dec in next st,* repeat around (30 stitches)
RND 15: *sc in first 3 st, dec in next st,* repeat around (24 stitches)
place safety eyes, using photos as a guide.
RND 17: *sc in first 2 st, dec in next st,* repeat around (18 stitches)
RND 18: *sc in first st, dec in next st* repeat around (12 stitches)
Fasten off.

Legs:

6 sc in a magic ring
RND 1: work 2 sc in each st around. (12 stitches)
RND 2: *sc in first st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat around (18 stitches)
For RNDs 3-6 sc into each st around (18 stitches)
Join with slip stitch, finish off leaving a long tail for sewing the legs together.
Make the second leg, don't finish it off. Whip stitch the two legs together using your yarn needle through 6 stitches. Your working loop should be on the outside of the circle and not stitched through. Close off the yarn. You should have an eight-like shape of 30 st. Continue working the body.
For RNDs 7-11 sc into each st around (30 stitches)
RND 12:*sc in first 3 st, dec in next st,* repeat around (24 stitches)
RND 13:*sc in first 2 st, dec in next st,* repeat around (18 stitches)
RND 14: *sc in first st, dec in next st,* repeat around. (12 stitches)
Finish off.
Sew head and body together

Arms (make 2)

4 sc in magic ring
RND 1: work 2 sc in each st around (8 stitches)
RND 2: *sc in first st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat around (12 stitches)
switch to shirt colour for next round, if making a shirt.
RNDs 3-5: sc in each st around (12 stitches)
sl st into next stitch, finish off leaving long tail for sewing.

Wings (make two)


Ch 4. Turn and do 1 sc in each of next 3 ch sps. Ch 1, turn. 3 sc, ch 4. turn. 3 sc on chain, 3 hdc on the three sc. Ch1, turn. 3 sc, ch 5, 4 sc in chain, 3 hdc. Ch1, turn. 4 sc, ch 6, 5 sc in chain, 4 hdc. Ch 3 *Work appox. 8 dc along the top edge of the wing (opposite the pointy bits). Sl St into first Ch, or near first Ch. Fasten off.