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Crocheting a Slugterra Tazerling Joules toy

Craft Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Simply Lambchops crochets Slugterra Tazerling Joules

This crochet project started in October 2014 after I made an Eli Shane costume for L to wear to school on Children's Day. He got me interested in the Slugterra cartoon and after looking at so many pictures of Slugterra slugs, an idea struck. Why don't I make a soft toy slug for him? It'll be fun to have a slug in 3D form instead of on paper!

I searched online and found this beautiful Slugterra Tazerling Joules crocheted by Siew Ping from Something Sweet n' Precious. The best part is, she shares this crochet pattern for free!

And so I picked up my crochet hook once again.

L was very excited and would check my progress every day. I sacrificed my sleep on some of the nights too. This crochet pattern was definitely more challenging than the Minion beanie I crocheted for Ch. There were many more new crochet terms to me, and changing of different coloured yarn really tested my skills. I couldn't figure how to sew the eyes and belly appliques onto the body too. Honestly, I almost gave up on this project, and that explains why I didn't post anything about my progress after October. I was secretly hoping that L would forget about this too.

It was after I crocheted a Fortune Cat amigurumi for the Chinese New Year, that L asked me about his Joules again. Feeling guilty about the delay, I resumed the project. Siew Ping kindly responded to my questions via FB very promptly, and explained the steps patiently. Thank you, Siew Ping!

L's eyes lit up when he saw the completed Joules that morning when I completed it. He gave me a very sweet smile and said thank-you. This mama is very happy and contented even though I had to sacrificed one night of sleep to complete it. Joules now sits proudly on L's bed and accompanies him when he sleeps.

I have another crochet project coming up. Am pretty excited about it as it will be my first amigurumi for a newborn baby.

What about you? Are you a crochet enthusiast too? What have you crocheted recently?

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Homemade MINION costume for girls

Crochet projects Sunday, October 12, 2014

Though Frozen is still very popular, and many girls I know would want to dress up as Queen Elsa, Ch chose to be a Minion from the Despicable Me movie as part of her costume for Children's Day in school. I secretly rejoiced with that choice as she has never really been the princessy type anyway. Plus, I highly suspected I would see plenty of Elsa(s), and I was right.

I wanted a costume that I can add my personal touch to. Ch wanted a yellow beanie with DIY goggles made out of toilet paper rolls, matched with a yellow top and a blue overall. But boy! It was really difficult to find a bright yellow beanie! They come in all sorts of colors except bright yellow!

I gave up searching and decided to see what else is available online.

And I found this!

Imagine how excited I was! I wanted to challenge my crafting skills further, but was also hesitant as the last time I crocheted something was at least 20 years ago! And this would be the first time I crochet something in a 3D form.

To add to the problem ...

Even buying the crochet hook and yarn was difficult. I was told to buy yarn which costs $26 for one roll! A beanie that cost $100 to crochet was totally out of my budget. In the end, I settle for acrylic yarn which I got at $2 from Daiso. The thickness of the yarn was probably not similar to what was suggested in the tutorial, hence the beanie looked a little off standard - the brown and white parts of the eyes looked unproportional.

Click picture to go to Youtube tutorial

It took me about 3h to complete 7 rows of the beanie. It was difficult at the start as I had to re-crochet the first 3 rows THRICE. I couldn't figure how to do a double crochet and slip stitch. Fortunately, my persistence was worth it. It became much easier once I got the hang of it. The Youtube tutorial is excellent. I can rewind and replay as many times as I wanted to in order to get it right.

The other difficult part was to figure the number of single and double crochet for each row instead of just following the tutorial mechanically, so that the width of the beanie fits Ch's head.

Match the beanie with a yellow top and a
blue overall, and top it off with black shoes to get
a happy Minion!

Even K wants to join in the fun!

I added a smile at the side of the beanie to complete the look after the celebration. This project certainly allows me to realise how much I can achieve by persevering through the process. It was also a learning point for Ch as she knew I found it difficult at the start, and saw how I coped with my frustrations. While allowing my irritation to take over my emotions at the start, Ch said this as a-matter-of-factly, "So now you know why I was so frustrated when I did my rainbow loom last time?" That sentence stopped me immediately. Thank you Ch, for that timely reminder. There were so many moments where I got angry with you, for being frustrated when you couldn't figure out the next step while doing the loom bands. Yes, now I know, and I am able to understand you better too.

I am definitely pleased with the finished product cos it's made with love for Ch.

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