But I didn't entirely forget about the paste. I slipped the almond paste into my kitchen cupboards and soon it was wedged behind a few boxes of rice, some vinegar, half a sack of beans, a can of tuna. (I could have made latte di mandorla, but my mother always liked that stuff more than I did.) The thick paste yielded appealingly under gentle pressure from my thumb, but it was the middle of summer and baking was far from my mind. A note in her delightfully loopy handwriting, a pair of fishnet stockings (she single-handedly increases the stock of some hosiery companies, I'm convinced), a paper bag filled with a few pounds of sun-dried tomatoes from Puglia, and a flat brick of almond paste, wrapped in simple blue-and-white paper. More than a year ago, my mother sent over a little care package from Italy, stuffed with all sorts of lovely things. In my case? A brick of hardened, year-old almond paste. Because just when you start feeling smug about your resourceful ways, something will come along and smack you in the head. LOOPY LEMON SERIESMaking one casserole stretch into four days of square meals, finding breakfast in the series of half-finished oat bags (rolled, steel-cut, what have you) in my cupboards, baking bread instead of buying it.īeing thrifty is glorious, I tell you. I'd had such good intentions since the New Year - pinching pennies here, being resourceful there. Now repeat the section from * to ** 5 more times.įasten off and weave in loose end. R20: *(dec, htr, tr, ch 1, dc 2 down the side of the tr, sl st in the same st where the tr was placed)** x 4, sl st, (dc, ch 1, htr) all in the next st, htr in each of the next three sts, ch 2, sl st in the same st where the last htr was placed, sl st. It’s time to create the broken egg shell edging to the body. R19: working in the front loops only: (dc 6, dec) x 6 (42) Amigurumi pieces are usually so small that I personally find it too awkward to use normal stitch markers. I usually place a piece of scrap yarn between the last stitch made and the first stitch of the next round to mark a new round. Togepi head and body is made in one piece, beginning at the bottom and finishing with the head. I always leave the glue until last! THE PATTERN HEAD & BODY Once all the crocheted pieces sewn into place use fabric glue to attach the felt pieces. Moving a piece even as little as one millimetre can make a huge difference in the final outcome. Pin all the pieces in place before sewing to make sure it looks right, including the felt pieces. I normally screenshot a photo of the character I am creating as reference for best possible outcome. I would recommend assembling Togepi in the same order the pattern is written. You’ll find my recommendations in supplies and notions in the next section. She weighs 31grams (this includes all materials used to make her). She is approximately 9cm tall from the bottom of her feet to the tip of the front spike, and 8.5cm in width from the tip of each arm, and approximately 6.5cm from front to back. Let’s talk a little bit more about this little amigurumi. So if you have any questions about the pattern, please pop them in the comments and I will do my best to answer as soon as I can. But once it’s all done, isn’t she just adorable?!Īs always, I’ve tried to keep my pattern as simple as possible to read – which isn’t always beginner friendly. The head and body are just one piece, with a lot of small pieces that need to be sewn on separately. I thought it would be a bit of a challenge to decipher my notes after almost a year and a half, but actually this pattern isn’t particularly complicated. Togepi was one of my many 2020 makes that just never made it further than my notebook.
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