Pics

Here are some pictures from yesterday- (click on them to make them bigger) I figured I would take a new pick of my crafting area since I had to clean it. (Half of the room is the kids playroom...I have slowly been taking over the room. In our old house we had alot more room for my "junk". We also didn't have so many toys back then either. oh well. I really hate clutter so at times I freak out and want to throw all my belongings in the trash...which I actually use to do. But then I realized I would rebuy all the things that I threw away! So I stopped throwing things away. Now I sell them on craigslist...haha. Anyway here is a pic of my clean work area, and a picture of my daughter with the dogs. She just adores them even though they drive me nuts! They are more high maintance then having kids. and poor Lucky (black dog) is getting real old. Can you tell from his beard? Meanwhile Vegas (little guy) is a year younger then Lucky and still acts like he is a puppy! He is so crazy- at least in the summer Regan will play with him in the backyard for hours, but in this cold weather no one wants to go outside :( I can't wait for the spring! please hurry!!

FREE AMIGURUMI CROCHET PATTERNS!

Here is a pattern for my Piggy and Kitty....Have fun!

MATERIALS:
Size F/5 crochet hook
12mm safety eyes
Stuffing to fill
Needle for nose and sewing together
I used "Red Heart" super saver yarn
-Black
-Gray
-light pink
-Dark pink (for bottom of piggy's feet)

Abbreviations:
Sc-Single Crochet
tog- crochet 2 stitches together (decrease)
Ch- Chain
Hdc- Half double crochet


BODY: Same pattern for both animals
Start with Gray for Kitty, or pink for piggy)
Round 1~ Chain 2, in 2nd stitch from hook, Sc 6 into it to make a circle.
Round 2~ Sc 2 into each (12)
Round 3~ Sc 1, Sc 2 into next. Repeat around (18)
Round 4~ Sc 2, Sc 2 into next. Repeat around (24)
Round 5~ Sc 3, Sc 2 into next. Repeat around (30)
Round 6~ Sc around (30)
Round 7~ (change color to black for kitty)
Sc 4, Sc 2 into next. Repeat around (36)
(Attach eyes now and do nose detail on kitty)
Round 8 through 18~ Sc around
Round 19~ Sc 4, Sc 2 tog. Repeat around (30)
Round 20~ Sc 3, Sc 2 tog. Repeat around (24)
Round 21~ Sc 2, Sc 2 tog. Repeat around (18)
Round 22~ Sc 1, Sc 2 tog. Repeat around (12)
Continue to to Sc 2 tog until closed- making sure to stuff before its closed :)
weave in ends.

LEGS: (make 4)
Start with black for kitty, dark pink for piggy.
Round 1~ Chain 2, in 2nd stitch from hook, Sc 7 into it to make a circle.
Round 2~ Sc around
(change color to light pink for piggy)
Rounds 3 and 4~ Sc around
leave tail for sewing onto body

Kitty ears
Round 1~ Chain 2, in 2nd stitch from hook, Sc 6 into it to make a circle.
Round 2~ Sc around
Round 3~ Sc 1, Sc 2 in next. Repeat around
Round 4~ Sc around

Flower for kitty's eye
Round 1~ Chain 2, in 2nd stitch from hook, Sc 6 into it to make a circle.
Round 2~ Chain 3, Sc into next stitch, repeat around 4 more times

Kitty Tail
Round 1~ Chain 2, in 2nd stitch from hook, Sc 5 into it to make a circle.
Sc around for 7 rounds. finish off, leave tail and sew onto body. do not stuff.

Piggy Ears
Round 1~ Chain 2, in 2nd stitch from hook, Sc 6 into it to make a circle.
Round 2~ Sc 2 into each (12)
finish off, fold in half and sew to head.

Piggy nose
Round 1~ Chain 2, in 2nd stitch from hook, Sc 6 into it to make a circle.
Round 2~ Sc 2 into each (12)
*in back loops only Sc around
leave tail for sewing to head. Embroider nose detail and stuff before sewing to head.

Piggy Tail
Chain 10, turn, Hdc gooing back up the row and finish off leaving a tail to sew to body.