Friday 24 June 2011

I finished my dragon!


Project: I has the Cyoot Sad Eyes
Pattern: Baby Snow Dragon (direct link here)
Yarn: King Cole Big Value Chunky
Hook: 5mm
Additional materials: two 10mm black safety eyes

I originally intended to make this as a gift; there's a lovely lady at the Welsh Rugby Union who collates good luck emails to stick up on the walls of the training barn and changing rooms for the team before international rugby matches, so I was going to ask her nicely if she would pass on an actual physical good luck token for the team for the world cup in September. I planned to make the dragon wearing a Welsh rugby shirt and holding a daffodil. However, once I'd started sewing it together, it looked so cute that Jamie decided he wanted to keep it.

So this dragon is finished as is, and I will make another one for the team. I've got lots of time, as it's only June!

I followed the pattern pretty much exactly, except for the spines. The pattern says to make three spines the same size, but I did them in different sizes. The middle spine is the size from the pattern, then I did one with an extra round of increases, and one with the final round missing.

He is So Cute. Once I'd sewn the arms on, he looked like he was so sad because nobody was giving him a hug.


I think on the next one I do, I will omit the second round of the eyelids, because they obscure the black eyes a bit too much.

For more finished objects, head on over to Tami's to see what everyone else is up to!

19 comments:

  1. He is absolutely brilliant! I love him, he is too cute!!

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  2. Awwww, he so cute!  Love it!

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  3. Very cute! I have a little boy that would love him!

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  4. He's an interesting dragon. I think it's because of the eyelids, but from the front he sort of looks like Dobby the house elf. =D  He looks like a fierce dragon from the side, though!

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  5.  Love that dragon! Great job!
    I'm jealous... you know someone who posts good luck msgs to the rugby team? Lucky you!

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  6. Aww, he's cute, I want to make one now!

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  7. Love it!  Great thinkin' on the improv spines.

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  8. So cute! He *does* have teh coot sad eyez!

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  9. CUTE! Maybe you could do some embroidery to bring out he pupil of his eye a bit more? I like the way you ad-lib'd the spikes!  

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  10. He's so cute! Give him a hug from me :o)

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  11. Oh that is SO cute!!!!  
    I like the change you made to his spikes, too!  Whenever I get around to making one of these cute little guys, I may have to try doing that, too.

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  12. He's adorable!!!! Love love love him!

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  13. I've been eyeing that dragon pattern, and yours turned out wonderfully! He really is deathly cute, and I like your changes on the spines, they're much more interesting in varied sizes.

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  14. Christina Helbig25 June 2011 at 03:26

    Very cute! I have this pattern in my queue and now I can't wait to try it!

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  15. What a cute dragon - I used to love dragons as a kid & collected a bunch of figurines/statues/stuffed animals. Now that I think of it, I'm not sure what ever happened to them! I have no talent when it comes to making stuffed animals, but I envy those who can.

    I'm here belated from friday fo... OK your comment thing won't let me log in how I usually do, my website is http://anastaciaknits.net, I'm logged in under my personal facebook account!

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