This cute little ninja was made from a pattern in
Creepy Cute Crochet, just like the
monkey in a fez. I made it for another a co-worker's birthday. Instead of making a card* for the ninja, I had everyone write their birthday message on a 2"x3" piece of card stock. Then I taped each one on a pin (the ones with the
flat flower heads on them) and stuck the pin in the ninja.
He looked super hilarious with about 12 messages sticking out of him. Look at this macro shot! I love seeing all the details that I can't see with my own eyes. That felt is so cool looking. The shiny, deadly
shuriken is a large silver sequin I cut with my cuticle scissors. The tie on his head is crocheted in the pattern, but I could not, for the life of me, figure out what the pattern said. Mine came out looking like a big knot of black yarn. The felt was much, much easier.
* I considered finding a photo of a dojo to print on card stock and use as a backdrop/card for the ninja ... but I ended up liking the pincushion idea better.