Free pattern: Sweet Coron Amigurumi

Have you known about my phobia of insects? I mean, I'm not only scared of cockroaches, bugs or wasps but also ants, ladybugs and even butterflies ... yes, it's true! And it's not advantageous to a biology/wildlife student lol. Working with insects during my studies was the worst nightmare ever! >_<

But this little bumble bee is anything but a nightmare! How can you be scared of this cutie, inspired by Sanrio's Sweet Coron, with its big eyes and these rosy cheeks? ♥

It's my first own design with so many sewing parts and I really like how it turned out. I'm quite happy with the result and even more to share the pattern with you guys. Actually I'm incredibly lazy when it comes to writing up a pattern but I did it! \ (^o^) /

Hope you like it!

Materials: 

• yarn: white (COLOR A), brown (COLOR B), yellow (COLOR C) and beige (COLOR D) (I used Wolle Rödel Mille Fili Color-No. weiß 5980, kaffee 5978, banane 5965 and natur 5952)
• 3.00 mm crochet hook
• fiberfill
• 9mm oval safety eyes
• small amount of pink felt
• small amount of black embroidery thread 
• fabric glue 
• textile scissors  
• wool or tapestry needle 
• optional: stitch marker (you can use a bobby pin as a stitch marker, too!)

Key:

• MR = Magic ring 
• ch = Chain 
• st = Stitch 
• sc = Single crochet 
• inc = Increase 
• inv dec = Invisible decrease
• hdc = Half double crochet
• dc = Double crochet
• trc = Treble crochet
• ss = Slip stitch
• [  ] = Repeat 
• (  ) = Total number of stitches per row/round 
• F/O = Finish off

Instruction for Sweet Coron

Work in continuous rounds. Place stitch marker in first st from beginning of each round, move marker up as round is completed.


HEAD: 
Starting with COLOR A.

Rnd 1: MR with a base of 6 sts.
Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] around. (18)
Rnd 4: [2sc, inc] around. (24)
Rnd 5: [3sc, inc] around. (30)
Rnd 6: [4sc, inc] around. (36)
Rnd 7: sc around. (36)
Rnd 8: [5sc, inc] around. (42)
Rnd 9: sc around. (42)
Rnd 10: [5sc, inv dec] around. (36) 
Rnd 11: sc around. (36)
Rnd 12: [4sc, inv dec] around. (30)
Rnd 13: [3sc, inv dec] around. (24)
Rnd 14: [2sc, inv dec] around. (18)
Rnd 15: [sc, inv dec] around. (12)
Stuff and add safety eyes (I placed mine between rounds 9 and 10 at about 10 stitches apart). F/O and leave long tail for sewing.


HOOD:
Starting with COLOR B.

Rnd 1: MR with a base of 6 sts.
Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] around. (18)
Rnd 4: [2sc, inc] around. (24)
Rnd 5: [3sc, inc] around. (30)
Rnd 6: [4sc, inc] around. (36)
Rnd 7-10: sc around. (36)
Rnd 11: 15sc, hdc, 2dc, 2trc, ch1, 2trc, 2dc, hdc, 15sc. (31)
F/O and leave long tail for sewing.


ANTENNAE (make 2):
Starting with COLOR B.

Row 1: ch4, 2 knot sts.
Row 2: sl st back into 4ch.
F/O and leave long tail for sewing.

 
BODY: 
Starting with COLOR C.

Rnd 1: MR with a base of 6 sts.

Rnd 2: inc around. (12)

Rnd 3: [sc, inc] around. (18)

Change to COLOR D.

Rnd 4: [2sc, inc] around. (24) 

Rnd 5: sc around. (24)

Change to COLOR C.

Rnd 6-7: sc around. (24)

Change to COLOR B.

Rnd 8-9: sc around. (24)

Change to COLOR C.

Rnd 10: [2sc, dec] around. (18) 

Rnd 11: [sc, dec] around. (12) 

Stuff. F/O and leave long tail for sewing.

ARMS (make 2):

Starting with COLOR D.

Rnd 1: MR with a base of 4 sts. 

Rnd 2: [sc, inc] around. (6)
Rnd 3-5: sc around. (6)

F/O and leave long tail for sewing.


LEGS (make 2):
Starting with COLOR D.

Rnd 1: MR with a base of 6 sts.
Rnd 2: [sc, inc] around. (9)
Rnd 3: sc around. (9)
Rnd 4: [sc, inv dec] around. (6)
F/O and leave long tail for sewing.


WINGS (make 2):
Starting with COLOR A.

Rnd 1: MR with a base of 6 sts.
Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] around. (18)
Rnd 4: sc around. (18)
Rnd 5: [sc, inv dec] around. (12)
Rnd 6: sc around. (12)
Rnd 7: [2sc, inv dec] around. (9)
Rnd 8: sc around. (9)
Rnd 9: [sc, inv dec] around. (6)
F/O and leave long tail for sewing.

FINISHING:

1. Cut cheeks out of pink felt and glue them on.
2. Use black thread to embroider mouth onto the head.
3. Sew head and body together.
4. Sew antennae onto the head. 
5. Sew arms and legs on either side of the body.
6. Sew wings onto the back of the body.

***This is an original pattern by ©nanaliciouz.com, 2015. All rights reserved. Please do not claim this pattern as your own. You may not in any form distribute or reproduce this pattern including images. You may keep a copy for your personal use only. Do not sell pattern and/or finished products made from this pattern without first obtaining permission from me.***

Custom orders

Hey everybody!

This is going to be a short blogpost about all baby toys I have made the past few weeks.

Among my amigurummi rattles I listed in my shop I also got custom orders. I'm going to show you guys some of them I have finished and sold so far. =)

Baby Yoda Baby Rattle:

This one was made for my colleague's niece. I was asked to make a Star Wars baby rattle 'cause her dad is a big fan of the movies.  First I thought of making Princess Leia but ended up with Baby Master Yoda. May the Force be with her! ^_~

The Very Hungry Caterpillar:

Who doesn't love the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle?
This rattle was also made for a colleague's friend. Never thought it would turn out so cute! I love the bright colors and it was so much fun making it. What you think? Should I list it in my shop? =)

Baby Octopus Amigurumi:

 To make this cute amigurumi I used this free pattern by Lion Brand (you have to register on the page to get acces to it). If you like to make one, see pattern for the mouth below which I used here:

>> Ch10, sl st into last ch from hook, ch1 and sc around, fasten off. (10 sc) <<

I got this order from one of my best friends. He wanted it as a gift for his newborn cousin Leonie.

!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Baby Seal Amigurumi:

For this cutie you need the pattern by Amy Gaines (get it here!).
I just follow the pattern but left out the cheeks and I had to stitch on the nose.

This baby seal was also made for Leonie.

Hope you like it! If you are looking for something in particular, please do not hesitate and email me right away. I will try my best to comply with your request. =)

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Love, Nana <3

Baby Rattles: Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma & Kiiroitori

It's been a while since my last post and a lot of things have happened. One is that I finally got enough practice in crocheting so I can work on my own ideas, which came into my mind while following patterns.

So, let me show you my first completed project:

Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma and Kiiroitori Baby Rattle Set!

I fell in love with Rilakkuma & Co. ever since I saw them for the first time. How to resist such cuteness? You can't! That's why I have so many Rilakkuma goodies now: bags, clothes, pillows, folders, mugs, cookie cutter, purse, phone cases and pluggy and and and ... but NO plushie yet! I saw a giant one here but so darn expensive ... Well, I should make my own Rilakkuma plushie but I better try to crochet a mini version of it first. Maybe a rattle for my now 5 months old nephew? Good idea!

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Let's start:

1. I like to start all my crochet projects with a magic ring!

2. Working in rounds from the bottom up. This is going to be the handle of the rattle. You can see the first four rounds of the head on the picture to the bottom right.

3. Nearly finished the head.

 4. Now come the fun part: Stuffing, putting in the bell for the rattle sound, placing the eyes, sewing on ears and muzzle and giving it the final touch.

5. Finished!

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Had so much fun making it I also crocheted Rilakkumas two friends Korilakkuma and Kiiroitori to accompany him. They came out so so so cute:

 What do you think? They're making a great trio, don't they? =)

These rattles can be found on my Etsy shop if you're interested in getting one. They're available as a single item (Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma and Kiiroitori) or as a set. Shipping worldwide.

I'm going to blog about more baby rattles soon! =)

Love, Nana