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Monday, September 07, 2009

Lion!

Here's my little lion from Super-Cute Crochet.  Amigurumi is so quick and fun.  An easy way to use tiny amounts of yarn.
The photo of the lion in the book shows the mane strands attached latch hook style.  After doing one row of hair that way I was *over* that.  I ended up just threading two strands of yarn in a yarn needle and threading it in his head randomly.  Sooooo much easier.  This wouldn't work if a kid was going to play with it, you know, unless you use edible yarn. ;)

I trimmed the mane around his ears so you could see them.  I think I made his legs a little too long.  Otherwise, I think he's adorable!

Right before I started I thought to myself, "Hey, it would be cute to use two or three colors of yarn in the mane." But the project went so fast that I forgot.

I'm happy I finally used some of my safety eyes.  I bought them YEARS ago when I first started making stuffies and this is the first time I've used any.

He's got no name.  Any suggestions?
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brandy said ...
He's so cute!! Larry?
9/7/2009 8:35 AM

Courtney said ...
Richard!
He really is precious!
9/7/2009 8:50 AM

Amanda said ...
Lambert!
9/7/2009 9:09 AM

Missy Ann said ...
Awwww... that cute little nose needs a kiss.

Name = Detroit.
9/7/2009 9:48 AM

LeeAnn said ...
His face is so sweet! I think he looks like an Oden.
9/7/2009 9:54 AM

Aromy said ...
Lucerne the Lion. I like alliteration.
9/7/2009 10:05 AM

Vicki K said ...
I have a friend who just got a yellow lab pup and named him Aslan. So as soon as I saw the photo, I knew I had to make one for her and he, of course, will be Aslan.
9/7/2009 10:45 AM

Karin said ...
I vote for Bob. :) He's really cute!
9/7/2009 11:03 AM

Sister Diane said ...
That's so freaking adorable! I suggest Noel Coward as a name. (Get it?)
9/7/2009 11:41 AM

Hmm, I like Courtney's name - Richard! Great job as always :)
9/7/2009 12:16 PM

futuregirl said ...
Great names! Lambert is winning so far. :)
9/7/2009 12:21 PM

Craft Passion said ...
this is cute!!!! look at its eyes and hair and tail and the whiskers.... oh... so so so cute!!!!
9/7/2009 12:22 PM

Elizabeth said ...
Adorable! I think his name should be Frederique. Why not have a french lion?
9/7/2009 12:56 PM

Lisa Leggett said ...
Why, his name is Leo of course :o)

He's adorable, good work! I really enjoy your blog, I've become quite addicted, it's one of my "must-see-daily" blogs. You're so creative!
Thanks for sharing!
9/7/2009 12:56 PM

emily said ...
frederico!
9/7/2009 1:05 PM

Blaize said ...
Simba "Legs" McGee.

Simba is just Swahili for "lion".
9/7/2009 1:19 PM

Kate said ...
What a wee cutie! :)
9/7/2009 3:10 PM

Aimée said ...
Loving it, how 'bout Leonard...
9/7/2009 4:05 PM

Jennifer Rose said ...
different coloured yarn would look great in the mane, technicolour lion :D
9/7/2009 4:20 PM

Kate said ...
Lionel Stitchy? (Ok, that is a terrible joke, but still)
9/7/2009 5:44 PM

Salihan said ...
How cute! How about Singa? It means lion in Indonesian.I like Leo too. :)
9/7/2009 5:47 PM

Kuky said ...
Oh very cute! What's latch hook style? Like a folded piece of yarn pushed thru a stitch and then pulling the ends of that thru the loop and tightened? Is that latch hook?

And seeing your lion makes me want to make a lion. There's a lion in the crochet book I have and his mane looks like a flower sort of. I want to make him next but there's a long list of other stuff Isabelle wants me to make first.
9/7/2009 6:45 PM

Carmen said ...
How fun! He looks like a George to me. :)
9/7/2009 7:09 PM

futuregirl said ...
Kuky ... Yes. That's latch hook exactly. It's hard with a crochet hook. It's easier with a latch hook.
9/7/2009 7:10 PM

Paul Overton said ...
Alice - He's adorable. I like Lambert, too. Or Nigel!
9/7/2009 8:42 PM

Shelly Wood said ...
He's great!! I think Sunny.....his mane reminds me of the sun!! :)
9/7/2009 10:24 PM

futuregirl said ...
Paul ... I love the name Nigel, but we're already using it as a monkey's name:

http://www.futuregirl.com/craft_blog/2006/3/nigel-grinchgibbons-monkey.aspx

Shelly Wood ... Sunny is awesome! We've been watching Miami Vice recently, and Don Johnson's character is named Sonny, so that would be a cool name to pick. :)
9/7/2009 10:44 PM

GerryH said ...
Have no idea for a name, but he's just a cute as can be ! ! ! ! !
9/7/2009 11:21 PM

FlauschiOhren said ...
Very, very cute!! I`d call him Ludwig =)
9/8/2009 8:14 AM

that is so adorable! i have a passion for lions! and my daughter and her friends have a passion for beanie babies, so this is a definite find!

Thank you for posting!
9/8/2009 6:03 PM

nancymoo said ...
Oh so cute!! Amigurumi is SO FUN!! Its like (almost) instant gratification! Good names so far. I like Ludwig and Sunny! I remember the old Disney cartoon about Lambert the Sheepish Lion, so that song has been running through my head since I read that one... Yep, I definitely just found it on youtube.... :)
9/8/2009 10:36 PM

pam said ...
Leonid! Has to be!

Absolutely adorable. How can you not smile just looking at him? Well done!
9/9/2009 12:33 AM

Kelly said ...
Super cute! I'd love to learn how to crochet!
9/9/2009 5:23 AM

Leah said ...
Wow, great job, im new to the hook, I will attempt to master a Amigurumi someday! His so cute. What about Roary
9/9/2009 6:51 AM

KK said ...
That is the cutest thing....I'm going to have to buy the book! Your crochet projects are really inspiring!
I vote for Roary!
9/9/2009 5:36 PM

plushie girl said ...
Equator! The imaginary lion that runs around the earth XD


9/9/2009 8:01 PM

Deven said ...
Oh! He's so adorable! I'm added that book to my book list.

As for a name, I'm fond of Russian names so Leonid, Vasili, Anatoli?
9/9/2009 10:41 PM

futuregirl said ...
Leah ... Roary is cute!

plushie girl ... Equator gets honorable mention! Awesome!

Deven ... Oh, I like Vasili!

9/10/2009 8:45 PM

ambika said ...
So adorable. & maybe if you made his mane of red vines, it'd be okay if they were edible?

& I'm digging Roary but Lambert the sheepish lion will always have a place in my heart.
9/17/2009 12:10 PM

Ariel means the lion of god
and it just sounds pretty
:]
I'm loving the blog, very informative and pretty
9/22/2009 7:11 PM

That is the CUTEST lion! I totally want that book!

And I vote for "Leonid!"
9/24/2009 2:46 AM

judith chen said ...
wow, the lion is very cute! X3
I really hope I can learn crochet next time, I love handycraft so much! I just started my own artwork blog, only I am still collecting photos of my works (lost most of them >.< )

keep up the good work :)
9/30/2009 11:43 AM

Ais said ...
OMG! Adorable! Lambert and Ludwig are my faves :)
11/9/2009 5:44 PM
 
Rachel Beyer said ...
Super cute!!! I vote for Simba :)
11/10/2009 6:29 PM

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