The Sailor Wren

I am doubly pleased today. Firstly, I have finally finished the Wren pattern I have been working on for such a long time. I may write a post about using wire to make legs soon, and I intend to make a sailor's hat for him, for he is a nautical Wren!

I say nautical, because I am donating £1 from the sale of each pattern to the charity that supports former Wrens i.e. members of the Women's Royal Naval Service. The WRNS was set up in the First World War, when many women began doing jobs that had formerly been the preserve of men. The Wrens reformed in the Second World War, and then kept going until the 1990s.

I'm also pleased because the weather is lovely, and someone is actually following my blog! It's nice to know I'm not talking to myself, so thank you, whoever you are!

Blythe bear hat

My partner has become completely obsessed with Blythe dolls, so I decided to crochet a little bear hat! It's a slightly modified version of this one. Being an amigurumi designer mostly, I'd never done double crochet before, and changed the pattern to use Magic Circles and work in spirals. I've decided that spirals don't work very well for hats, but the rest turned out well! I'm going to make a panda one next.

Sorry that we don't actually have a doll yet to model it!

As for amigurumi, I'm a bit stuck at the moment. I'm having trouble finishing the colour changes for the wren pattern, and although I've bought some yarn for a fox, I'm not sure what sort of look to go for yet. Might have to whip up some prototypes...