Crocheting eyes and noses

[GreyStars]

Hello,

I have recently discovered amigurimui :) and I'm quite proud of myself I am now moving onto posh wool :) my one little animal that I have created, has been subject to many attempts but I just can't make him look right, he looks drunk or angry or cross eyed I can't use safety eyes as they will be for tiny humans.

Can anyone suggest some good YouTube videos? I've seen some but it's hard to see exactly what the people are doing. I thought this would be the easier bit :(

Really appreciate any help and advise

Thank you in advance :)

I have done a tiny white magic circle for eyes then stitched it on with black pupils done as a knot. I have then stitched on black eyebrows. No earth shattering tips I'm afraid. Noses are tricky!

This sounds like a fab idea! Thank you so much

I keep popping into hobbycraft in the hope of finding an expert no luck yet

This is how it worked with stick man....

You can also use little circles of felt as either the whites of eyes or the whole eye.

Most of my toys start off looking a bit evil and with some remedial stitching they look nice afterwards.

He's cute and think that will work on my dinosaurs

I'm taking a course in a few weeks I may have to lock up the teacher until I can perfect the perfect nose have a cat with no nose he smells terrible

Forgot, love the stick man boris.

didn't even think of felt

Been so determined to perfect the way it is in the pattern I have not explored other options.

Thank you so much!

Any facial features I attempt make my creations look really creepy and sinister, so I now use buttons for eyes

Exactly! DH looked at my first attempt and yelled "take it away it looks like it is going to murder me"

I'm doing the TOFT animals, they look so adorable in the book, I've made one today and it's so cute but I know it will look evil as soon as I attempt eyes or at best look like one of the others is going to murder him.

That's a gorgeous book. I'm making Seamus the alpaca with alpaca wool bought at the toft farm last year. He's all done apart from the sewinh together. I've done Aleksandre the Russian blue cat as well. I added a little smile to make him look less evil!

Isnt it just lovely I've also invested in the mini kits of sea animals, I'm making a crab next.

I'm currently making the Emma and then the bear next I think in toft wool, it's beautiful wool, so so soft - I keep having to snif and rub it against my cheek not in a kinky way but the videos aren't that great and I want to know how to do these noses am tempted to book myself a night away and travel to the farm, quite a long journey for me but I also want to meet the alpacas

Will you post a picture of your alpaca? Love to see him.

I certainly will. At the moment he's a collection of limbs and looks a bit grim. I'm finishing a few presents for friends having babies but ones they're done I'm back on the alpaca.

I loved the look of those little kits. I wish my birthday was sooner.

This is the cat. I think the wool was a sirdar snuggle baby one that they've discontinued now which is a shame because the bobbly bits were really effective.

The crab kit is £30, with all the wool, so add to your birthday list for sure!!

Your cat is adorable!!! I love his little scarf and the eyes and nose are perfect you clever lady!!!

Once peanut is completed I will post a picture, I just feel he is a peanut he only has one arm at the moment as I had wine this evening and thought he would look lop sided if I continued

Thank you for sharing, I love seeing other people's creations

I want to make these elephants soon...

www.allaboutami.com/elephantpattern/

It took a few goes to get them right.

I really like those elephants-they're very sweet. Mine were just 2d appliqués for a blanket but I used s big hook and small hook to make them look like a mum and baby.

www.repeatcrafterme.com/2014/10/e-is-for-elephant-crochet-elephant.html

I'm making a hippo at the moment. The bobble stitches as toes is really effective. I just hope I can finish him before my friend has her baby!

www.heartandsew.co.uk/2016/08/happy-hippo-free-crochet-amigurumi.html?m=1#.WMQdnjzfXYX

And I'd love to see a pic of peanut.

Just adorable! Love them both.

I've only discovered crochet a little while ago, big quilter and knitter but I'm completely addicted to this new craft.

Your friends little one is very lucky to have such lovely things coming their way.

I'm also still in love with Boris' stick :)

Hope others will share their creations, links and tips Love seeing nice things

I will, eyes or not post a picture of Peanut

For baby- safe eyes, I sew 5 or 6 times over one stitch, to make a dot.
Teddy noses are a triangle. I do 3 horizontal stitches , decreasing in size, and then a fan of stitches over those, to make a filled-in V.

He has a stick lady love and a stick child somewhere.....
Contrary to the book, there will only be one child. It was fiddly and quite frankly stick man has had a vasectomy......
If you are not familiar with the book.....
"Stick man lives in the family tree with his stick lady love and his stick children three"

Three!!!! No way.....

Love the pics marci and boris. Mine was recognised so my cat is now in hiding!

grey if you're on Facebook there's a group for people who make things from the Edward's menagerie etc books. It's great for inspiration and tips.
m.facebook.com/groups/499526360223972

It's a closed group but I think they just add anyone who requests to join.

Hey, sorry been busy making a unicorn and a bunny body

Will post a few pics tomorrow

boris I love the fact he has a love

Thanks for the link purple shall definitely join I will make a FB account for fun stuff. I don't actually have one inmy real name.

marci you make it sound so easy and love your little people

Just a little bump to remind me to post some pictures tomorrow :)

Been crocheting like a mad woman :) and have an entire gang!

Just in case I forget again to post - Thank you for the link to the group, what a lovely bunch of crazy mad about the menagerie people, I love it :)