Wednesday, August 18, 2010

WIP Wednesday 2 - Lantern Complete!


This lantern is new! Not the same one as last week's photograph.

This lantern was quite troublesome for me! I wasn't sure what the best way was to crochet a cube, rectangular prism, square pyramid...I don't even know what the heck to call it. My first thoughts were to crochet each side as a rectangle,, a square for the base, then the top and sew each together. I probably could have succeeded in this. Oh, then I also would have had to work in the colored edges. It was a lot of little pieces.

I decided that crocheting amigurumi typically means to crochet in rounds. So, I attempted to crochet a a squarish type of figure. I had never done this before and it took quite a few experiments! I think what I ended up with was pretty good. Perhaps the edges could be a little more defined? Not sure. Anyway, I crocheted the golden cube, switched to the reddish/orangey color to chain strands each time I got to a corner. Then I sewed each edge down to the corners. I crocheted the top separate and sewed it on top. I stuffed it a little extra at the top so it would have a pointier top.

It works for me! I don't want to make complicated patterns, but I also don't want them to be too simple, where they don't like what they're supposed to be. I'm keeping it so far, and if I get an epiphany later I'll make another!

Here are some WIP pics I took. I thought it would be easier to create a little movie rather than uploading each photo. Enjoy! (Lol!)



For other totally awesome WIPs, check out Tami's Amis WIP Wednesdays #2!!!

4 comments:

  1. I love the way the lantern turned out! I think you made a great decision on it. :)

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  2. Nice work! I am loving watching the progress on this project! I think you did a great job with the lantern. I have the same struggle as well with the patterns I am working on...don't want them to be too complicated to follow, yet I still want to convey as much detail as I can to make it its best.

    Anyways...super job!!

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  3. i loooove it! the lantern is so cute. it's awesome getting to see the pictures of it before it turns into something perfect!

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