This is not so much a tutorial as it is sharing a pattern I followed, the results and a few comments on it.
I found this pattern for a stuffed Llama on Redheart and fell in love instantly.
I shared it with my buddy and she also became enamoured. She asked me to make it for her (though I later learned it was because she wanted it for a friend!) and, being an overly ambitious friend, of course I said “Sure!” thinking “How hard can it be?”
Well, here we are six months later (after making her swear not to give it away!) and it is FINALLY done.
This project ended up being a lot bigger than I expected:
1. Size: This thing is no Kawai Arigurumi. It is the largest crocheted stuffed critter I have ever made and I have made a few, so that is saying something.
2. Work: Size excluded, the amount of work it took to make this “per inch” was also way more than I thought it would be.
The issue: each little loop that makes that great texture is actually three rows, one of which is ten chains PER STITCH.
This is not something a non-crocheter will understand, but let’s just say I have made entire lap blankets with less stitches than this toy took.
Complaining aside, I absolutely love the result – so much so that I am even mildly entertaining the idea of making one in black for myself. Note… I said mildly.
I also made a few tweaks to the blanket and bridle – a slip stitch here and there…. nothing much but these little touches are how to really own the project. If I had more umph in me I would have added beads and a little fun bling, but after giving months to this project I think I am done….
Though this pattern has a lot of potential for added customization!
looks fantastic, I am up to the body and already saying this will be my first and last.
I was looking ahead at the legs and am confused about how they are attached. Of all he images online nobody seems to post a pic of the under side. the pattern has me confused about whether they are sewn on in a round or sewn flat before being attached and which direction they are attached to the body. (if that makes sense).
Super cute! I’m making one now, and wow, my fingers are aching! Did you make a black one? I can’t imagine working all those stitches in black yarn!
It is a pretty intense pattern, but the results are SO worth it. Keep at it 🙂 I never did get to revisit it and make it in black (I also wanted to see if I could scale down the pattern). Too many other projects got in the way =/ Do continue and share you progress and or finished project 🙂 I would love to see it!
Sorry for the late response, but they are tubes you do separately. You work from the bottom of the foot to the top. They are open at the top. You stuff them and then whipstitch them to the body.