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Happy May!
This month’s midi tier pattern is Flit the hummingbird from Pocahontas.
This little guy is so cute, but he is also quite dainty in areas, so I did have to contemplate how this character is going to work especially when it came to the wings. The Wings turned out to be a tricky part of this pattern because I was being a stickler for details. In the end I gave in to simplifying the wing design and I am still happy with the outcome.
The hardest part surprisingly was the mouth, albeit simple my brain just couldn’t process what I needed to do (I blame sleep deprivation due to the twins having tonsilitis and an ear infection). I remade this part 7 times and when I finally got it right, the sequence I needed was so simple. This wasted a lot of precious time, but at least I got there in the end.
When it comes to my projects I do like to include as much detail and realism as possible to the original character. However, the hardest part of achieving that goal is always the face. For me, facial features and expressions are the hardest things to recreate. This could be due to the small surface area which does not allow for a lot a leeway. Luckily, Flit’s eyes are big enough that it is not too fiddly and hard to work with. I think I managed to capture his expression well.
Flit measures approximately 7 inches / 18cm long with an arm span of 8 inches / 20cm.
MATERIALS
- 4ply cotton yarn in white, bright pink and green/turquoise (I used Scheepjes Catona in 389 Apple Green, 114 Shocking Pink and 106 Snow white)
- 2mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Fire retardant Fibrefill
- Felt glue
- Scissors
- Light grey, orange, black and white felt
- Craft wire
- Pliers
- Blush and brush (OPTIONAL)
- Dark red and pink felt (OPTIONAL)
- Pins
- Stitch marker
ABBREVIATIONS
A full list of the abbreviations that I use in my patterns:
- MR# – magic ring with the specified number of single crochets
- SC – single crochet (double crochet English)
- HDC – half double crochet (half treble English)
- DC – double crochet (treble English)
- TC – treble crochet (double treble English)
- INC – single crochet increase
- #in1 – the specified number of SC in the same stitch (i.e. 3in1)
- #DCin1 – the specified number of DC in the same stitch (i.e. 3DCin1)
- #HDCin1 – the specified number of HDC in the same stitch (i.e. 3HDCin1)
- hdcINC – half double crochet increase
- dcINC – double crochet increase
- trINC – treble crochet increase
- DEC – invisible decrease (if it is a DEC in BLO I tend to use the 2TOG decrease method)
- 2TOG – two stitches together decrease (non-invisible) method
- *_______* X# – repeat sequence within the asterisks the specified number of times e.g. *SC, INC* x6)
- FLO – front loop only
- BLO – back loop only
- CH – chain stitches
- CC – colour change
- CH1T – chain a stitch then turn your work
- SS – slip stitch
- SSJ – slip stitch join
- ST/STS – stitch/stitches
- OFFSET – a term I use when adding or taking away additional stitches in order to line up or get the right placement
- = # ROWS – repeat the stitch sequence for the row the specified number of times e.g. 32SC (32) = 5 ROWS
- FO – fasten off
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You are now complete!
Next month’s Midi tier pattern is Percy the dog from Pocahontas. Until then please check out the other patterns in my Pocahontas series HERE.
Until the next post, happy crocheting!
Chantelle X
