Tree Trunks Amigurumi Pattern!

Tree Trunks Amigurumi

TT is one of the weirdest characters of the Adventure Time With Finn and Jake universe, and I LOVE her. Maybe because apple pie is my favorite.

Materials

Hook: F, 3.75 mm

Yarn: Acrylic worsted weight, I used Vanna’s Choice in Fern and Vanna’s Choice Baby in Pink Poodle

9mm safety eyes

A small amount of black embroidery floss

Body
Round 1: 4 sc into a magic circle.
Round 2: 3 sc in each st around (12)
Round 3: sc in next st, (3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st) 3 times, 3 sc in next st, sc in last st (20)
Round 4: sc in next 2 st, (3 sc in next st, sc in next 4 st) 3 times, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st (28)
Round 5: sc in next 3 st, (3 sc in next st, sc in next 6 st) 3 times, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st (36)
Round 6: sc in next 4 st, (3 sc in next st, sc in next 8 st) 3 times, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 4 st (44)
Round 7: sc in next 5 st, (2 sc in next st, sc in next 10 st) 3 times, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st (48)
Round 8-9: Work even (48)
Round 12: sc in next 6 st, (2 sc in next st, sc in next 11 st) 3 times, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st (52)
Round 13-20: Work even (52)
Round 21: sc in next 7 st, (sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 11 st) 3 times, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 4 st (48)
Round 22-23: Work even (48)
Round 24: sc in next 2 st. Move stitch marker. sc in next 9 st. (For the leg, continue crocheting in the round over only the last 6 stitches. After one round of six stitches, fasten off. Leave a tail for sewing. Reattach the yarn in the first of the skipped stitches. sc in next 12 st.) 3 times. Make the last leg the same way as the others, reattach yarn, sc in next 3 st (24)

At this point I would attach the eyes around row 13 and embroider the forehead wrinkles and little smile.

Round 25: sc in next 2 st, (sc inc in the last stitch before the leg, sc inc in the first stitch after the leg, sc in next 4 st) 3 times, sc inc in the last stitch before the leg, sc inc in the first stitch after the leg, sc in next 2 st (32)
Round 26: sc in next 3 st, (sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 6 st) 3 times, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 3 st (28)
Round 27: sc in next 2 st, (sc next 3 st tog, sc in next 4 st) 3 times, sc next 3 st tog, sc in next 2 st (20) Sew up the hole at the end of each leg, as well as the tiny hole at the base of each leg. Stuff body firmly.
Round 28: sc in next st, (sc next 3 st tog, sc in next 2 st) 3 times, sc next 3 st tog, sc in next 1 st (12)
Round 29: (sc next 3 st tog) 4 times (4) Fasten off, sew up the hole and weave in the end.

Ears make 2

ch 9

Row 1: in second ch from hook sc, sc in each ch, ch 1, turn (8 sc)

Row 2-3: sc across, ch 1, turn

Row 4: sc in next 4 sts, dc in last 4 sts, ch 1 turn

Row 5: dc in nest 4 sts, sc in next st, sl st in last three sts.

Fasten off, leaving a tail to attach to body (about 10 rows from the top of the body)

Trunk

Chain 10

Row 1: dc in third chain from hook, dc in each ch. (9 dc)

Fasten off, leaving a tail to attach to body one or two rows above the eyes.

Tail

Leave a long enough tail to attach to body.

 ch 4

Row 1: sc in second ch from hook, sc across ch 1 turn (3 sc)

Row 2: sc across ch 1 turn

Row 3: skip first st, sc in next two sts, ch 1 turn

Row 4: skip first st, sc, ch 1 turn (1 sc)

Row 5: sc, then chain 4 times.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Bow

ch 6

Row 1: dc in second ch from hook, sc in next st, dc in next st, sl st in last st.

Fasten off. Wrap other end around center of bow, then attach to the tail above the chains.

Feel free to make as many as you want for gifts or yourself, but please do not sell this pattern or the finished product.

Thanks for using my pattern! If you notice any mistakes or problems please email me! nealappealcraft@gmail.com

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Materials needed:
-Clear iPad case (mine is the Belkin Snap Shield for iPad 2 which works with the Smart Cover)
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1. Cut the paper to about 9 1/2" x 7 1/4"
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I plan on carrying these in my Etsy store pretty soon! I'll post a link when I do.

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iPad

So yeah, I got one for graduation, which is part of why I haven't posted in forever. The other reason is being in between moving. There are about two weeks until I throw all of my stuff in a moving van and drag Brian to the cold awesomeness of Chicago.
I'm really excited to start grad school and be in a new city. But I'm still figuring the whole apartment thing out.
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A few days after graduation I managed to faint and smash my face on a chair, giving me two lacerations, one on my eyelid and the other on my cheek. Which gave me lots of time to sit around and crochet. I've gotten quite a few projects done in the last few weeks.

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Title changed (again)

I realize that this blog is not solely focused on my hooking, so I decided to change the name. Simple as that really, I don't just crochet anymore, it was never actually my main hobby. So here we go, and hopefully not limiting it to that will help me post more.

Spring break

Three weeks until graduation! I sort if can't believe I made it. The bf and I are moving to Chicago at the end of summer because I got into Roosevelt university for grad school. I can't wait to actually be able to use all the cold weather stuff that I've made (and get a head start on some cozy patterns!) I'm going to miss nola, but I always hoped I would end up in Chi-town.
To get ready for the move I've decided to use up all the yarn that has taken over my room. I have a blanket going along with all sorts of amigurumi friends. I'm still planning on starting my etsy store by June. I just need to get some pictures going and write/edit the patterns I'm hoping to sell. It is spring break now, so I might finally be able to get that done.
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Spring!

How did all that time go by so fast? And with no posts from me T_T. I'm going to post a lot more now, because I finally got the blogger app on my phone!
I have been crafting up a storm lately,upcycling mardi gras beads into lampshades, making paper flowers, and making lots of progress on the bottle cap table. But I haven't picked up a hook in about a month, but I woke up this morning and saw the ridiculous pile that my stash has become. I'm going to start blasting through my ravelry queue as soon as I get my projects turned in on Friday.
I'm also starting to plan out what I'm going to do with my Etsy store, which I plan on opening in June!

So close to the end

Time really goes too quickly. The semester is rushing past- only a month and a half until my senior recital, less than two weeks until me and Brian's audition at Roosevelt University in Chicago... I can't wait to actually know what I'm doing with my life after graduation. But I'm still at least three months from knowing.
When I haven't been practicing or frantically doing projects I've actually been making a lot of progress on projects. I've been making tons of hats for people, and trying to get some of my decoration and furniture projects going.
Right now I'm making a hat for Mo, a circle scarf and a panda amigurumi.
I'm going to post pics of all the projects I've finished in the last month tomorrow!
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Resolutions?

I've never been good at keeping my resolutions, possibly because I have never written them down so I can be reminded of them. I have a bit of a list:

1. Practice more/ better.
2. Keep in better touch with friends I don't get to see.
3. Stop eating after 10 pm.
4. Get in shape! (focus: arms and abs)
5. Take more pictures.
6. Draw more.
7. Post here at least once a week.

Yay! there they are.

Oh I'm so bad at this.

I have been checking out all of my old blogs lately and here we are another post 4 months after the last one. It seems to be a running theme. Now that I have my Android phone I feel like I will post more, since the interwebs are in the palm of my hand all day every day.
I guess I've been re-reading these blogs and journals as my reflection on the last year. As I've been getting closer and closer to graduation I have felt a need to explore my past. My memory has never been super great, but every blog post brings the past rushing back to me as clear as day. Between the Xanga, Deviant Art, Gaia, and Live Journal, I have relived my high school days. I thought everything was so complicated then, but looking back I am missing the simplicity. *longing sigh* Most of my blogs ended during the dawn of my freshman year of college, some of which I probably will never remember completely because I stopped writing. My focuses changed completely. I even stopped drawing which had been my constant outlet since elementary school. But most painful of the things I let go by the wayside were the many friendships from those years: my girls at Loretto, my online friends from forums and IRC, and my childhood buddies whom I only see during holidays now.
Re-reading the blogs has made me realize what I missed most: my old self. She is not completely gone but the busy haze of my freshman year of college and my attempts to be "grown up" hid her away. I feel like I have less energy, and like I don't enjoy every moment of my life like I did then. Maybe this is "maturing" or getting older. But I don't like it.

So here is my New Year's Resolution for 2011:
I will re-kindle my self, and make the most out of every day. I will put time aside to write, draw, and read like I used to. I will keep in touch with my friends better than I have been these past four years and be a better friend to those I have around me all the time.
I think this will help me be much happier with my life.

So here's to 2011!