Look what the mail man brought me yesterday!
Super-Super Cute Crochet by Brigitte Read of Roman Sock (creator of the Owlets I've made about a dozen of). The book has 35 patterns for cute amigurumi animals, many of which are brushed. I've recently got a thing for brushed amigurumi, so this is perfect :) Just look at these adorable guinea pigs:
I had a guinea pig when I was little, before I got really allergic (that started when I was six or seven and gradually got worse). His name was Marius, and he was brown with red eyes. I still wonder what that color combination is called, I know it has a name.. Unfortunately I don't have any photos left of him, they disappeared during a move :/ Anyway, I picked a guinea pig at random (instead of a hamster or rabbit etc.), but I've had a soft spot for guinea pigs ever since :) Lately I've researched a little about the hairless ones, because they are sort of ugly-cute, and possibly suitable for allergic people.
And a bonus! Today I got my package of safety eyes (ordered from this site), so now I can continue making Dudes :D
Allright, since I'm already on the subject I can just as well give you a sneak peek at the next Cute Little Dudes collection. The first two creatures of Happy Pets vol.1:
A hamster and a budgie. Now that I have more eyes I can make the third little dude, but you'll have to wait until next week to find out what it is :)
Just a little note: I've managed to screw up a little when I added my first two Dudes patterns to Ravelry. Apparently they should be added as eBooks, but I've listed them as single patterns... I don't know if this means anything for the buyers, because I'm getting help with fixing this without losing any information (comments, purchases, favorites etc.), but it can take a few days before it's all sorted out. If I'm told to deactivate the two listings, you'll not be able to buy them, but this is temporary. Just thought I'd let you know that I'm pretty useless when it comes to these things :p
