Free Pattern

Prêtear Birdy

materials:

one piece floral wire for tail
green, white and yellow felt
yellow thread
red heart yarn in hot pink
vanna’s choice yarn in magenta

PATTERN
note: I tend to use the magic circle method rather then the chain to get a smaller hole

With pink yarn, ch 2
.Rnd 1: 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Rnd 2: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: Repeat Rnd 2 (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around (24 sc)
Rnd 5: Repeat Rnd 4 (32 sc)
Rnd 6: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around (40 sc)
Rnds 7-9: Sc in each sc around (40 sc)
Rnds 10-12: Sc in each sc around,

At this point I start decreasing my rows. working the pattern backwards decreasing where it wants you to increase stuff it before the whole gets to small then continue to stuff as needed til you get to the last row then fasten it off leaving about an 8 inch tail. working in and out of the remaining stitches pull the hole closed and tie it off. this will become the bottom of the bird.


BEAK


with the yellow felt cut 2 triangle pieces and sew two edges together forming a pocket turn it inside out to hide the seams. stuff it very lightly. placing it about halfway on the birds head and stitch around it being careful not to close the beak.EYES

with white cut two circles about the size of a quarter
with green cut two circles slightly smaller. using hot glue or whatever means you chose fasten the eyes to the bird spaced a bit apart. (refer to picture if it will help)

WINGS

with magenta yarn chain 10

R1: sc across (9st)
R2:1dec, sc, 1dec
R3: sc across
R4:1 dec, sc, 1dec
R5: sc

you will need to make 4 of these

taking 2 of these line up the edges and sew them together. sew the shorter end to the side of the bird. repeat for the other wing


Tail

I chained about 20 or so stitches. it will vary depending on your hook size. it needs to be long enough to curl over itself like a cartoon monkey tail a bit
after you have the proper length crochet for 3 rows and leave a good 10-12 inch tail. sew the long ends together. take the piece of wire and fold it in half. place the wire onto the crochet tube you just made. you might want to tape the end together so it doesn’t poke through. sew that end near the bottom of the bird. curl the tail and if you have to secure the tail with a couple of stitches where it curls.

and there you have it your very own Prêtear bird. I have seen them in the anime in other colors so the skies the limit!

Chii

Made for my mom. She's a darling plush version of Chii from the anime Chobits.She is a Persocom(humanoid computer).This costume was a complete pain in the rump.It's from the Chobits artbook but instead of it being mint green my mother wanted peach. Needless to say i'm not a huge fan of ruffles right now after doing this dress and I did break my rule of using only crochet stuff for them but at that point I just wanted to get her done so I cheated and used wood spools for her hair ornaments.

Mink

Shes a cute little girl from one of my all time favorite animes, Dragon 1/2..She was actually one of the easiest dolls that I've ever done.My ex friend has my dvd of this so doing it was hard since i didn't have much in the way of reference pictures.At one point for her eyes I found a video of it on youtube, blew the screen up and traced her eyes right off the monitor.

Luna(Human Form)

For all of you who have been commenting on my dolls arigatou(thank you)it has helped keep me going...now for who we've all been waiting for(drumroll please).....LUNA!!!

For those of you who don't know she's from the show Sailor Moon. In the main story she is portrayed as a black house cat with a gold crescent moon on her forehead.But under certain circumstances she can transform ino her human form to help her freinds

Its hard to see in the pictures but her black skirt is all made out of shell stitch done in size 3 thread and with an h hook.not the brightest idea I had mind you but I wanted it to look all lacey without taking me a month to do.Also her necklace and anklet are all made from a necklace Ifound at a dollar store that Icut to look like her moon. Its actually a antique gold color but it wouldnt come out right in the picture. Next time I think I will try making one out of polymer clay instead.

Pricing List

Each character has their own price which is dependent on the amount of time and work that went into them. As more of my dolls are listed i will add their price to the list. I am also willing to do commission work but the prices for them are negotiable depending on what the client requires.
Kikyo's Soul Collector:$45(additional shipping cost not applied)he is 6 ft long after all

Presea Magesmith:$75

Seregil i Korit:$50

Kilala:$50

Chao:$22

Miles "Tails" Prower:$40

Chii:$100(for peach costume):other costumes are negotiable

Mink:$50

Umi Ryuuzaki:$60

Kagome Higurashi:$50

InuYasha:$65

Luna(Human Form)$75

InuYasha

InuYasha is from a japanese anime of the same name.hes a half-demon who near the end of the show has fallen in love with a girl who is from 500 years in the future.
I started him last saturday(June 20th,2009)during Knit in Public Day and even with losing a day and a half of not being able to work on him I still got him done in a week. (Finished June 27, 2009)
He has permanate residence as my bedmate.My mother even tried to steal him once he was done!.If my boyfriend ever sees him I wouldn't put it past him to try and steal him as well!

Kagome Higurashi

it only took me about a week this time(June 20, 2009).now i just need to make inuyasha and the set is complete. I'm not completely happy with her skirt but I couldn't for the life of me find my original notes from Umi's skirt so i had to pretty much wing it. Also her eyes are farther apart then I origanally thought but they won't come off so I'll just have to fix it for the next one of her that I make.

My First Doll(Umi Ryuuzaki)

The first doll I've ever made. Her name is Umi Ryuuzaki and she's from a japanese anime called Magic Knight Rayearth. Due to problems with the pattern she took me over 4 months to complete.The eyes are craft foam painted with acrylic and she's 21 inches tall. Her eyes are a bit cracked in the picture only because she suffered a bit of bed time abuse since I slept with her for the first month or so after she was finished.Eventually I'll find a way to seal the paint on their eyes so it will stop cracking.

Here are some pictures that I took of her:

Eventually I hope to get to making the two other girls that go with her.

Welcome!

This is my first blog experience and I'm so excited! I wanted a place where I could showcase my dolls. Mainly so that people could come and look and if they're interested enough to buy one.I'm hoping to start a small business with them if everything gets rolling properly and the demand is there.I could put my other crochet items here as well but I think that my dolls deserve a space of their own to call home.I would have placed them on either Etsy or Ravelry to sell but that will have to be put on hold for a while longer,at least until I can get enough money squirreled away to open a bank account. Meanwhile I hope that you all get a chance to visit and chat with me soon.Thanks for visiting and be sure to come back often to see what new stuff I have put up.