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When Myra asked me to make two beanies for her I knew they would be bright colors because that’s Myra’s personality. She’s always wearing lime green or yellow or orange; she’s definitely hard to miss in a crowd. Secretly I was excited to make her beanies because I knew they would be fun and colorful but little did I know that crocheting beanies that bright would be tough on the eyes! She chose ‘Brenda’ as the style for her beanies.

Here they are for your viewing pleasure, I tried to tone down the brightness of the photos but it was pretty much impossible!

Bright Blue and Yellow Beanie

Bright Blue and Yellow Beanie - Back

Watermelon Colored Beanie

Watermelon Colored Beanie - Back

When my friend Fillip with an ‘F’ asked me to make a monster for him it was my pleasure to create a new zombie that was just to his specifications; black pants not blue! So I made Fillip his own blood thirsty zombie and as an extra touch I decided to stitch up an extra bloody stump just for the zombie Fillip.

Fillip the Zombie

Fillip the Zombie with deck of cards.

I must say I love this next photo. The little guy looks so ominous with his huge shadow.

Fillip the Zombie

Kelsey did the honors of delivering Fillip the Zombie to his new owner the real life Fillip; both zombie and man are happy with their new friend.

Fillip the Zombie is available for sale in the store if you are interested.

Update: These monsters are now for sale in my store! Click on their names below or click here to access the store!

Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke; Cyclops, Frankenstein, Mummy and a Zombie walk into a bar…

Well this is no Halloween joke, these my newest little creations. After I was inspired by the little monsters in Christen Haden’s book I started researching Amigurumi and decided that I could definitely make my own little creations. Since amigurumi dolls are worked in a round in single crochet, the basics were easy enough. I developed a pattern for bodies and heads and arms that worked for me and after that it was a matter of working out the details. I ended up with four lil’ monsters that I am very proud of! They made their debut in Von Frankenstein’s Art Show last week and received rave reviews. Here they are for your viewing pleasure.

Cyclops is one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead. He was my first creation and I have to say that I love how he came out. He is bigger than all the rest since he is a giant and of course his eye color is customizable!

Cyclops

Cyclops - Left View

Cyclops - Back View

Cyclops - Right View

Frankenstein the monster is the creation of Dr. Frankenstein who uses salvaged body parts to create a human monster. While my Frankenstein is a much sweeter version he’s still retains his trademark stitches from where his brain was sewn into his head.

Frankenstein

Frankenstein - Left View

Frankenstein - Back View

Frankenstein - Right View

Frankenstein - Stitches

The Mummy of Imhotep is resurrected by Dr. Miller who doesn’t heed the warnings of the curse that promises dire consequences to the person who resurrects the mummy! While my version of the Mummy is a much sweeter little guy he is complete will all of his burial linens which were crocheted later and added on. (I must admit, he is my favorite monster so far!)

Mummy

Mummy - Left View

Mummy - Back View

Mummy - Right View

Last but definitely not least is the zombie. Creating a zombie seemed a necessity since it was the monster most demanded by my friends. Zombies are reanimated corpses who are mindless, unfeeling monsters with a hunger for human flesh. My sweet little zombie still retains his hunger for human flesh but he has unfortunately lost an arm to necrosis and it looks as if the other is just hanging by a thread.

Zombie

Zombie - Left View

Zombie - Back View

Zombie - Right View

For some reasons all of the monsters I set out to create are of the human variety. A giant one eyed giant, a reanimated human monster, a mummy brought back to life and of course a zombie. I guess this makes them a perfect series, although I originally set out to create a much more varied monster world. (There are more monsters still in the works so hopefully you will see updates on these guys soon.) They are a happy little family who were a ton of fun to create.

Monsters - Series 1

Amigurumi tends to be smaller in scale so I have included some photos of each monster with a deck of cards for perspective.

Cyclops with Deck of Cards

Frankenstein with Deck of Cards

Mummy with Deck of Cards

Zombie with Deck of Cards

Lindsey is the newest addition to my line of beanies. I would call it more of  a specialty beanie since yarn availability and colors is going to be a bit limited.

Lindsey is similar to another beanie that is already very popular, Brenda. Unlike Brenda, Lindsey is an exaggerated length and made with a very fuzzy yarn. It’s extremely soft and huggable, just like it’s namesake!

Lindsey - Side

Lindsey - Back

Once I completed Liam, Aidan and Isabella’s beanies I wanted to make them custom stuffed animals. I was going to create bears for each of them but my latest obsession with amigurumi got a hold of me and I started in search of the perfect inspiration.

I found just what I was looking for in the book Creepy, Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots and More! by Christen Haden. Being that Nich and Ginny are into monsters themselves I figured that these little guys would be perfect for their little guys and girl! I decided on monsters for the boys, medusa and cthulhu, and then I decided that a sweet little Amazon warrior would be perfect for Isabella.

Liam's Monster Medusa

Aidan's Monster Cthulhu

Aidan's Monster Cthulhu - Back

Isabella's Amazon Warrior

Isabella's Amazon Warrior - Profile

Set of Three Amigurumi Dolls

Then here are the final products all together; beanies and dolls for each boy or girl.

Liam's Gift

Aidan's Gift

Isabella's Gift

My friends Nich and Ginny are getting closer and closer to welcoming triplets into the world! It’s such an exciting time for them and I wanted to make special gifts for their three little bundles of joy.

I wanted to make the babies custom beanies in the colors Nich and Ginny had chosen for their room; black, red and white. I decided on a variation of all three colors for each beanie and added the perfect buttons as embellishments for these little rock n’ roll beanies.

Liam's Beanie

Liam's Beanie with close up of skull button.

Aidan's Beanie

Aidan's Beanie with close up of skull button.

Isabella's Beanie

Isabella's Beanie with close up of "Love 2 Rock" button.