Chubby Cat

he is a handsome boy, isn't he?

yes,he is on collar and leash, yes this is a medum size dog  collar

he never misses garden parties!

Well, here is my chubby cat Duman, he is a russian blue mix adopted 2 years ago from a local shelter and grew an amazing apetite since then. When we adopted him he was barely 3,5 kilos but he became more than 7 kilos in no time, he has a neverending desire to eat! He was on a diet for the last 6 months and was down to 6 kilos for a while but then he realised the dinner time of the street cats and found a couple of ways to break out at that   times of the day:) I now know how hard it is to fight against a cat will! If they have something in mind...it seems a no win battle for me..

dachshund with a link to the pattern

Before I started writing my own patterns, I was trying the good looking patterns out there, unfortunately not all of them turn out the way I dreamed, so I want to share the ones which turn out the way we want them to..just to save some time. I am really content about this little friend, so I wanted to share his pictures and the lionbrand link to the pattern http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70579AD.html?noImages= (free registration required, but believe me it worths the effort, since there are quite a lot of cuties in there for every taste.). I hope you like my dachshund!

free pattern lil owls

Free pattern, lil owls

R1: make a magic ring /or just ch(chain) 2 and work 6 sc(single crochet) in second ch from hook.(6 sts)
R2: 2sc in next st all around (12 sts)
R3: sc in next st, 2sc in next st all around the row (18 sts)

*18 sts is enough for the size shown on my owl pictures http://myamihome.blogspot.com/2012/03/owls-invaded-my-ami-home-too.html if you want to use this size, R4- R9 : sc all around the row (18). Fasten off, sew the top of the bag like shape, while sewing you can give ear effect by putting 4 or 5 stitches on both edges.

If you want a slightly bigger owl, go for
R4: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, all around ( 24 sts)
R5- R10 :sc all around ( 24 sts)
Fasten off, sew the top of the bag like shape, while sewing you can give ear effect by putting 4 or 5 stitches on both edges.

*For the eyes: I made a magic ring and 12 sc,joined with slip stitch(sl st) when my yarn was thick enough for a 3.5mm hook OR a magic ring and 12 half double crochet(hdc) when my yarn was suitable for a 2.5 mm hook. I inserted beads inside but 12 mm safety eyes can be used instead or even buttons will give a more vintage look!

I hope you enjoy this pattern and would be glad if you share your own owl pictures made with this pattern, this is my first pattern, feel free to use or sell the owls made with this pattern.

Little Miss Turtle..

Made with the free pattern http://rockin4god.com/2011/05/pete-and-repeat/ and with minor changes in the pattern  little miss turtle turned out to be the cutest turtle ever ,what do yo think?

My Easter Bunnies..

Vilbur & Angelico

I had to try the famous easter bunny pattern

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/craft_pattern_spring_bunny.html 

by Stephanie from allaboutami ,since they look irresistable.. And here is my version of these 

cuties who are named after a cute couple Vilbur and Angelico by my boy:) 

Smurfs..

My 4 year old boy Ali is a smurfs fan and he was asking for smurfs for his upcoming bday, he already had many smurf toys so I decided to make him something special, and when I was done with 3 smurfs I realized that they needed a home so I added the toadstool, Ali demanded the whole village but I guess I am done with the smurfs, at least for now..

Owls invaded my ami home too..

These dudes are my version of the owl madness, I have been looking for something small yet still looking owly, easy and fast to crochet yet big enough to decorate in different ways, and I ended up with this.. I hope you like it..

There's always time for ami...

I have been knitting and crochetting since I was a little girl but I discovered the world of amigurumi very lately and joined the amiaddicts gang:) I started with quite big gurumiis like the humanoids of Elizabeth D, or even bigger dolls with lots of hair:) Lately I have been working on smaller projects and I want to post some of them here..

This guy was from this free pattern http://legendancer.livejournal.com/16397.html and I played a little with some of the stitches and I would definetely do the decreases different next time, decreasing at the same place on all rows ended up with the line on the back which is quite hard to shape, it would be a lot easier with random placed decreases. But I am very content how he looks and sits on the shoulders! Yes, for an unknown reason my boys like to carry this guy on their shoulders:)