A Birthday Dog

So last night, about right before I went to bed, my sister drops next to me an inventation to go to a sweet sixteen birthday party. Here is my delima:

1. This party is a double party, where her friend (whome I have never met in all my life) will be celebrating her sweet sixteen as well.
2. This party is going to be chock full of people whome I don't know
3. I am 23 years old... I don't want to be at a party full of 15/16 year olds... sorry, but no.

Now... I have known this girl for practically all her life (or at least a very big portion of her life), and so it would be rude of me to not at least acknowledge the fact that she is indeed turning 16 years old. So, I have decided I will give her a present when I see her at church, and politly decline her inventation to her sweet sixteen party.

For her present, I decided not to buy her anything (as I am a starving college student, and have no money to begin with) but to make her an Amigurumi. Usually, I try and make one up myself (there is nothing better then to make an origional one) but this time, I decided to be lazy and just pick a free pattern from off of the internet. I decided to pick out this little guy from lionbrand, as I thought he was really adorable.

Of course I am making him in different colors though. I am trying to get rid of my scrap yarn, and so the only two 'doggish' colors that I have are black and white. So I made a white body and black ears/nose/feet. I have only just finished the body and the nose, and I think it is turning out pretty cute so far. The only complaint I might have would be with how the nose is sewn on... it was a bit weird and it sticks out too much for my liking. He is still cute, but if I make him again, I think I might make the nose as a part of the body, and not a seperate thing in which I have to sewn on later. I might be finishing it tomorrow, if that is the case, then I will be posting up the picture then.

Speaking of patterns though, I was looking through Ana Paula's Amigurumi website and found that she is going to publish a new book... well, it has already been published, it just won't be released until June. I couldn't resist! I had to pre-order it online at amazon. It has so many wonderful patterns on there. I really do admire everything that Ana Paula creates! Anyways, I really encourage you to check out her books, especially if you are interested in making amigurumi. Her patterns are very simple to read, and are great for begginers.