KIRBY!
Those of you who have known me for a few years know that I love love love crocheting plushies for the people I care about. I have to admit, though, that part of my love of plushie-making goes to the fact that I feel like I up my nerd cred by crossing over nerd categories. Here are two that I've made in the past:
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| Luigi, for my brother's birthday |
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| Mew, for my dear friend Sera's birthday |
Now, I have to come forward and admit that I didn't DESIGN these beauties. That credit can go to Wolfdreamer Off the Hook, who writes the most amazing patterns for video game plushies. Seriously, they're amazing and you should all go and marvel.
I should also note that I'm not responsible for the eyes, either. Up to this point, all my felt eyes have been made by my mother. Hand her a picture of the video game character and she can reproduce it in eerie accuracy in felt. It's incredible.
SO I realized Wolfdreamer OTH hasn't designed every character under the sun, which means that sometimes, a girl's gotta go off the beaten path and make one for herself.
Here he is.
This Kirby is made from the body and arms of King Boo (though, if I remember correctly, I elongated the arm flap a little to make them hang at his side. I also might have made the body bigger than the pattern by throwing in a few extra rounds. Clearly, this is not a tutorial.). I then added Sonic feet and made eyes and a mouth!
The body/feet have been done for probably about a year now, but I've been frozen in fear of making my own eyes. Finally, I realized in a panic that I didn't have a post written for this Saturday, so I had no choice but to pull out the hot glue gun and get going!
Here's my inspiration image (courtesy of Google Images). I'll post a picture of the recipient when/if he sends me one!
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