Minion

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I originally got the pattern from, here, but I kept finding problems with that pattern. So I altered it. lol I know I almost always alter my patterns. But I altered this one so much, so instead of just posting the alteration I am going to post the pattern completely wiht my changes!

I used a 3MM crochet hook.
-Body-
In yellow
Rnd 1- sc 6 in a circle
Rnd 2- increase in each sc around (12)
Rnd 3- "sc 1, increase in next sc" around (18)
Rnd 4- "sc 2, increase in next sc" around (24)
Rnd 5-15: sc around
Rnd 16- "decrease, then sc 2" around (18)
Rnd 17- "decrease, then sc 1" around (12)
--stuff
Rnd 18- decrease in each sc around (this end fits into the pants to hide it.)

-Pants-
In blue
Rnd 1- sc 6 in a circle
Rnd 2- "increase in each sc around" (12)
Rnd 3- "sc 1, increase in next sc" around (18)
Rnd 4- "sc 2, increase in next sc" around (24)
Rnd 5- increase 2, sc in the rest of the sts (26)
Rnd 6-9- sc around (26)
Rnd 10- slip st 6, double crochet 7, slip st 6, double crochet 7, fasten off

-Suspenders-
chain 10, tie onto pants.

-Arms-
In Yellow
Row 1- Chain 6, in the 2nd sc from the hook sc, then sc in the next 3 st's (5)
Rows 2-4- ch 1, sc across (4)
Finish off, but leave a long tail
In black
On the short side of you rectangle, 2 rows of black with 4 st in each
Finish off, leaving a long tail
Roll the rectangle so the black is on one end and the yellow is on the other.  Sew the outer edges together using the appropriate color.

-Legs-
Rnd 1- sc 6 in a circle
Rnd 2- increase 3, and sc in the rest of the sts (9)
Finish off, and switch to blue
Rnd 3- sc in back loops
Rnd 4-5- sc around
Finish off leaving a tail

-Eye/ Goggle-
With white
Rnd 1- sc 6 in a circle
switch to grey
Rnd 2- increase in each sc around (12)
for the pupil tie a knot and attach it to the center of the white circle

-Goggle Strap-
In black
chain enough st to wrap around your minions head, then attach to the goggle
Tie ends onto goggle. Sew the finished goggle onto the body, where appropriate.

I've been busy!

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A devil, snail, ladybug

The devil was made from the same pattern that I used to make the previous devil (Pattern here), but instead I used the head shape for the body and the body for the head. I think it turned out nicely actually. I don't know why the sizes still seem wrong, but they are what they are.



I then made my mom a snail from this pattern, here.
I didn't realize until after that I should have made the body much longer, to go all the way under the shell. But live and learn, and that's what I'm doing with my crocheting!



And last but not least for this post. One of my favorites so far. A ladybug for my mom! I didn't add the legs as suggested by the pattern, but you rarely see ladybug legs any way, and I think she looks better without them any way. I also used 2 different hook sizes on the circles on her back, and I added a line down her back to make it look like the line that seperates the wings. The pattern can be found here.

Little devil

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I love this little guy he's so cute! I made him using this pattern here.
Th pitchfork I didn't sew on to his hand, but actually stuck it through his hand, it really looks like he's holding it now. lol

I added a tail, I just made a long tube that started with magic ring of 6 sc and just kept making single crochets until I liked the length then put a red pipe cleaner inside before sewing it to the devil, that way I could bend the tail if I wanted and it helped him stand up better.

Before his tail and pitch fork were added. That's my mom's tattoo by the way lol

Side view

Front view

I also used buttons for his eyes instead of the safety eyes that the pattern called for, I didn't have any. And I sewed a little mouth on, when I tied the knot on the mouth I was going to pull it through, but I liked how it looked as goatee. lol

Skull

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I like making creepy things, well what other people consider creepy. lol
I found a pattern online for a skull and wanted to try my hand at it. Here is the pattern if you'd like to try. The only thing I changed was for the eyes I just made a magic ring with 8 single crochets.
Side view, so you can see the bump where the brain would be. lol

Front view

My first projects.

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I started crocheting Febuary 24, 2011. I learned everything I know now from videos I watched on youtube.
I first created a kind of zombie from a book that my mom baught me called Crobots.
The pattern can be found here for this one. The author of the book posted this.

The white one was my first go at crocheting. The black one was my second, I made it on Feb 25. I was progressing. I knew the mistakes I made in the white one, including a few rows. Their arms are supposed to look like that, they are supposed to look like ther're falling off. I tried to follow what the pattern said for that. Also the eye on the black one is also supposed to look like it's falling off.
I then made a witch hat and broom for the black zombie doll on Feb 27. These I created from a pattern that I found online that I altered slightly so they would fit him better.

The pattern for the broom and hat that I altered I found here. I followed the directions for the hat through round 11. I made round 12(Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around. Then round 13 (2 sc in every st) around. Then I bent the top of the hat and sewed it to the doll.

For the Broom I followed the pattern for the broom on the same site as above. Except when it came to "Rnd 3-13: Sc in each st around, join with sl st in first st. Fasten off" I just kep sc around not counting until I got the length that I thought looked right for my doll. I also judged the amount of "Bristles" by what I thought looked right for the size of my broom and doll