Saturday 20 October 2012

spooky amigurumi

With Halloween approaching my pattern writing has been cranked up a notch. There are just so many wonderful things to make and amigurumi really lends itself to the strange and slightly spooky creations.

My problem has always been making my creations look scary for some reason they always end up more cute than creepy.

First up this pile of pumpkins came from a sketch I did in my ideas book. The sketch was very creepy the pumpkins looked really evil, the top one had teeth and was dripping blood onto the lower ones who were not happy at all.

 I even treated myself and used my hand dyed orange yarn to make them bright and evil but then I came to sewing them and created their faces and they just went cute




Next up is a creation that's been hanging around in the bottom of my crochet bag for a good while. She was gonna be part of the trick or treat dolls set but I didn't get her finished in time. I have over the past months lost both her arms and a leg so when it came to finishing her off I had more work to do than I thought. I hoped a bride of Frankenstein doll would naturally turn out quite creepy but no she had a mind of her own and turn into the cutest little girl.



So I give up I just can't make my amigurumi scary :)

Patterns for the new amigurumi will be in my etsy shop soon

I'm linking in with handmade monday :)

15 comments:

  1. I am sure that this is because you are far too nice a person. Only horrible, unkind people can make scary things!!! (Well it is one theory anyway). Another may that yarn is just too soft and cuddly?

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  2. This might not be the best thing to say but those pumpkins really are cute! Ah well, who wants to be scary anyway??

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  3. I don't think they need to be scary- they're brilliant as they are.
    I love the pumpkin stack, and their expressions are fab- especially the bottom one!

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  4. She looks lovely - wonder where you will find the arms and leg!

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  5. Oh, they are too cute! Not at all scary! The doll is beautiful, I love her!

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  6. They might not be scary, but they definitely are cute and I think that's better :-)

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  7. those pumpkins are cute! your lovely doll is gorgeous and, i would say cutely scary :)

    cute is good :) embrace it!! x

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  8. You are so clever making these little figures up. Love the little pumpkin's grin they are all so cute.

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  9. Yep they definately look cute :D but hey they look great so it doesnt really matter!

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  10. Love the fact the bottom pumpkin looks like he's straining under the weight!

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  11. The bottom pumpkin is my favourite too! And your doll is gorgeous - and the 'butter wouldn't melt' look is actually a great cover for mischievious deeds!

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  12. They're lovely and you're much better at the embroidery on them than me. I try and make things look cute and they often look possessed - so maybe that's the trick? Instead of going for scary, go for cute?

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  13. Sorry if you were looking for scary because both your creations made me smile. I think they're wonderful.
    Ali x

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  14. Maybe it's one of the unwritten rules of the world - anything amigurumi will turn out cute. Love the stack of pumpkins.

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  15. I know you were going for scary but maybe your thing is cutifying scary things! The pumpkins are so sweet!

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