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Amigurumi Graduation – Franken-Raccoon

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Yippy! I finished the last of four amigurumi for the Craftsy.com Woodland Animals Amigurumi class. I feel like I have graduated, at least with a B+. My work still is not up to the standards I want it to be, but I learned a lot in the class. For example, the last softie we made is a raccoon, and when you hear people say they don’t like to knit or crochet toys because they are fiddly, they are talking about this guy. He had lots of parts to him, a total of 13. He also required some color changing in the tummy and tail, but I learned some handy tricks for changing yarn colors.



I’m still struggling with the stitching together part of the process, as you can see by his Frankenstein-style neck. And every head I stitch on seems to be looking a little off the the side instead of straight ahead. I probably need to slow down when I stitch, but by this time, I so want him done. So far, this is the most difficult amigurumi I’ve ever made, so Franken-Raccoon will be hanging with me for awhile rather than heading to the toy donation box for now.

Author: Tammy

Welcome to the Crafty Princess Diaries, my weblog and site where I get to blab about my passion for crafts, primarily jewelry making, and my crafting career. My name is Tammy Powley, and I decided to call my blog the Crafty Princess Diaries because of this very dorky picture I have of myself and because my husband often refers to me as “the princess and the pea,” which is just another way to say that I tend to be particular sometimes. Along with this weblog, I have a number of jewelry making books published.

5 Comments

  1. I find that big bows of fun ribbon go a long way toward covering up a bit of wayward stitching… at least around the neck. It’s definitely more difficult than one would think to make it all tidy and invisible.

  2. Awww, he is really cute. Well worth the effort, Tammy!

  3. Tammy, I remember when I was a kid that crooked stuffed animals NEVER bothered me, especially when they were made with love. He’s just adorable…and Franken-Raccoon is a great name!

  4. Thanks guys, it is very hard to be critical of you own crafting.

  5. Pingback: The Crafty Princess Diaries » Giraffe, #11 Amigurumi

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