Thursday, July 30, 2009

An Amigurumi Named Goo

FUN FACT: My Mom and I are pretty serious Goo Goo Dolls fans. Well, she is a bit more than I am, but Slide can never pass me on the radio without getting turned all the way up. Mom has some pretty solid GGD related stories about concerts and all the adventures she has been on, but me repeating them secondhand on the internet would never do them justice.


For her birthday I set these little guys up on the kitchen table to welcome her to a new year. They were set up next to a homemade card adorned with hearts and music notes that read like the end of the song sings: "Happy Birthday tooooooo YOOOOUUUUU!!!" so esentially they were singing happy birthday to her.


I never put mouths on my projects so they look a little weird and I feel like I gypped Mike a little. Besides short hair and drum sticks, there was really nothing else I could think to adorn him with. Maybe some running shoes... but that would just mess up the whole rock and roll theme I was going for.


Robby’s feet are the same color as his face because he likes to perform barefoot. I know he transferred to wearing toe socks a few years back, but I figured I would keep it simple. Also, his skull cap is removable. I left out the glasses because they were just too much. This one is my favorite because I just love me some Robby Takac.


I hope she appreciates the extreme butt-chin I gave John. I really wanted to put tattoos on his arms, but just couldn't do it without messing up the whole shebang. He's the only one I gave eyelids to, but lets face it: no one can pull off the mellow look like John does.

I took all the body structures from LafeeCrochette's Etsy pattern for South Park characters but other than that I brought them to life. I used Red Heart Supersaver yarns that have all lived in my stash for some time now, a size 2.55mm crochet hook, and polyester fiberfill. The guitars are from the miniatures section of the craft store and I sharpied the color into them.