06.05.07
They’re Alive!
I don’t know why yarn is so captivating to me, but it is. . . It has really distracted me from my reading, but I know I have to set aside some time to get some reading in again. In the meantime, I finished my first amigurumi cat! Ack! And I really like it! The pattern came from this blog. The instructions are in Japanese, but the illustrations are so good, not much Japanese is needed to understand it. I couldn’t resist but to take more pictures of my completed projects and take them along with me today while I ran my errands. My kids and I decided to name the teddy bear Sugar Bear, and my new crocheted cat we named Nine Lives. So here’s a picture of Nine-Live’s “parts.”
I stuffed him with stuffing and beans for weights in the arms and legs and bottom portion of the body. This is what he looked like after he was assembled.
And this is what Nine Lives looked like when he met Sugar Bear.
Hee, hee! Well since they hit it off so well, I couldn’t just leave them at home. I took them out with me while I ran my errands. But they were very obedient and waited very patiently while we picked up Andrew at his school. He had his history final today. . .
And since Nine Lives and Sugar Bear were so well-behaved, I took them to the library with me. And boy does he like books! How about that? Smart cat. The book he’s looking at is called Reclaiming History, the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi. This monster of a book is his attempted at debunking all those JFK conspiracy theorists. I checked the book out to see what he has to say.
Nine Lives even got Sugar Bear interested in reading as well. . .
I think I’ve found a couple traveling companions! I will have to introduce them to our family mascot, Jack (our stuffed ape). If I get a chance to snap a pic of Jack, I’ll include him on my blog. Jack has traveled to several places with our family, and we even have pictures of him on our trips, ha! (My kids started that tradition, not me!) When the librarian saw me taking pictures of Nine Lives and Sugar bear she commented that my kids must be grown now since I’m playing with these stuffed animals, ha ha! Funny how her observation had some truth in it! Actually, subconsciously I think I’m practicing to be a grandma. Wishful thinking, I guess. . . I’m really missing little babies these days. But for the meantime, I practice learning how to make them toys and clothing.
Toodles for now!
Marlakins
patti said,
June 7, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Marla,
These are sooooooo cute! And you are so talented! Is there any chance I could commission you to make a set for my girls for christmas? I’ll pay whatever you want. These are adorable! If you will, I’ll have to work hard to hold them till christmas! Please, let me know.
Blessings,
patti
p.s. have you ever considered an internet business doing your bags and stuff like this? I bet you’d do very well.