My brother Al is a big fan of the game Plants vs Zombies, and one day he decided to ask me to make him one. I do make amigurumi (toys) every once in a while but not at this level of detail. I put that project on hold for a while until his birthday was getting close and I did not know what to get him. I decided, hey I have one month before his birthday, I definitely have the time to do this. I even have the yarn already.
Speaking of having the yarn already, I remember going to Walmart one day and seeing all the Redheart yarn on sale. I bought a skien of every color. Including the strange green that my husband held in his hand asking: "Where would you ever use this Ugly color?!"
Anyways back to the Zombie, I looked online for a pattern since I had no time to come up with it myself, I had a one week of unpaid vacation and this had to happen now or never. I came across a pattern on Ravelry by AradiyaToys.
I started making the toy with my size 4 yarn but it looked like it was going to be very big. I decided to go with size 10 crochet thread instead and 1.00 mm crochet hook.
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| For reference, this is the size 1.00 mm crochet hook |
Making these itty bitty fingers was so hard
I did end up spending my whole vacation time on making this, but what a rush. Finishing something with this much detail was a first for me and I was proud of myself. I did have to pay the chiropractor a visit couple of times a week for a month after this but it was worth it, and I would do it all over again
Patter by : AradiyaToys on Ravelry
Materials Used:
1.00 mm Crochet hook
electric wire (fro legs and foot)
artiste #10 crochet thread in colors: Hemp, Aspen, Papaya, Fudge
Aunt Lydia's #10 crochet thread in colors: Dark Royal, White
knitpicks Curio #10 crochet thread in color: Hollyberry
Cotton thread (Friendship bracelets thread or embroidery thread) in pink and black
