Horses and ponies
Crochet donkey and putting myself on the test
Jan
Remember in november I wrote that I´m making a donkey. Well here it is. The pattern is from the Zoomigurumi book and is written by Dutch designer Pii_Chii. Zoomigurumi 1 was published in 2012 and it also includes my Pony girl pattern.
This was an interesting project because it`s been years since I used anyone elses amigurumi pattern! Actually I´ve done it only a couple of times in my life.
I made my donkey using Rowan Handknit Cotton, one of my favourite yarns. The color matched perfectly with the natural shade of the donkey. I made a few small adjustments. The major one is the mane for which I didn`t use fuzzy yarn.
Thanks to this project I discovered new things in me. Now I know that concerning amigurumi I am an impatient and not too collaborative person. I did my best to stick to the pattern, however I had hard times on motivating myself to do that. I guess I simply enjoy the creating process too much, so I prefer to invent new toys myself :)
You will find Pii_Chii in Ravelry and Amigurumipatterns.net.
Oh, he turned out cute :) I fully understand you’re more of a pattern designer than a pattern follower :D
He is so cute!!!
I was looking through your shop and couldn’t find a book. Will you have it for sale in the future? Thank you so much! :)
Hi! You may check here if the book is still available for purchase:
http://www.amigurumipatterns.net/books/
Thank you so much. :) I probably didn’t ask correctly, I was asking about your darling book from your store. I hope you still have it. :) Thank you again for your amazing crafts!
Now I got it! You know, the book has been super successful and is actually sold out. Just yesterday I shipped the last one. So sorry…
It’s a cutie and it’s worth your effort. I do sometimes change a pattern too if I feel it’ll end up better, it happens to us all!
I love the donkey. There is nothing wrong with making modifications to patterns, you are putting your touches on it!
Ah… so sweet! ♥