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How to Make My Melody

How to Make My Melody

Nikki Zeo

A couple of weeks ago I posted something about my daughter’s 1st birthday. It’s a bunny theme and I decided to make little bunnies for party favors. I also made a My Melody for her. I’ve decided to give this pattern for free here on my website.

Level: Intermediate, must have some sewing and embroidery experience

Type of stitch used to sew pieces together: Whip stitch

NOTE: Stuff as you go along. The only thing not stuffed is the flower.

Materials:

  1. Medium worsted yarn. I used Red Heart Super Saver. Pink, purple, gold, brown, white and cream colors.
  2. Stuffing
  3. Darning needle
  4. Scissors

Ears (Make 2) and Body:

  1. With pink color. 6sc in magic circle. (6)
  2. 2sc in each st. (12)
  3. (1sc in st. 2sc in st.) x 6. (18)
  4. (1sc in next 2st. 2sc in st.) x 6. (24)
  5. 1sc in each st. For 23 rows. See Figure 1. (24)
  6. Connect the 2 ears together. Make sure that you skip 4 stitches from each ear. So you are skipping a total of 8 stitches. This video will show you what I mean by connecting the ears together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7t7KPY50tk&ab_channel=GoldenJellyBean. See figure 1, 2 and 37. Sew the gap between the ears closed. (40)
  7. (1sc in next 3st. 2sc in st) x 10. (50)
  8. (1sc in next 4st. 2sc in st) x 10. (60)
  9. 1sc in each st for 5 rows. (60)
  10. Crochet until you have about 5 stitches away from the end of the row. Fold your work in half as shown in Figure 5. Each half (front and back) should have 30 stitches each. You will be changing color to cream. The middle of the front should have 10 stitches of white. If you would like to follow what I did for mine, the last stitch from the last row was cream. Then the rest of the 9 cream stitches started the next row. Then do this: (1sc in next 4st. 2sc in st.) x 9. 1sc in the next st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 4st. See Figures 6-9.
  11. 1sc in next 12st. Change to pink. 1sc in the next 50st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 7st.
  12. 1sc in next 15st. Change to pink. 1sc in next 47st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 7st.
  13. 1sc in next 15st. Change to pink. 1sc in the next 47st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 7st.
  14. 1sc in the next 15st. Change to pink. 1sc in next 47st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 7st.
  15. 1sc in the next 15st. Change to pink. 1sc in next 48st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 6st. 
  16. 1sc in next 16st. Change to pink. 1sc in next 47st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 6st.
  17. 1sc in next 16st. Change to pink. 1sc in next 48st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 5st.
  18. 1sc in next 15st. Change to pink. (1sc in next 3st. Sc2tog.) x 9. 1sc in next 5st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 4st.
  19. 1sc in next 15st. Change to pink. (1sc in next 8st. Sc2tog.) x 4. 1sc in next 2st. Change to cream. 1sc in next 3st.
  20. 1sc in next 14st. Change to pink. (1sc in next 4st. Sc2tog.) x 6. 1sc in next 6st.
  21. Change to cream. (1sc in next 4st. Sc2tog.) x 2. Change to pink. (1sc in next 4st. Sc2tog.) x 6. 1sc in next 2st. (42)
  22. (1sc in next 4st. Sc2tog) X 6. (36)
  23. (1sc in next 3st. Sc2tog.) x 6 (30)
  24. (1sc in next 2st. Sc2tog.) x 6 (24)
  25. Change to cream. 2sc in each st. (48)
  26. 1sc in each st. For 10 rows. 
  27. FO. Make the legs.
  28. After finishing the legs, sew them onto the body as shown in the pictures. See Figures 13-16.

Legs (Make 2):

  1. With cream color. 6sc in magic circle. (6)
  2. 2sc in each st. (12)
  3. (1sc in st. 2sc in st.) x 6 (18)
  4. (1sc in next 2st. 2sc in st.) x 6 (24)
  5. (1sc in next 7st. 2sc in st.) x 3. (27)
  6. 1sc in each st. For 16 rows. (27)
  7. (1sc in st. Sc2tog.) x 9 (18)
  8. Sc2tog x 9. (9)
  9. Sc2tog x 3. Sew gap closed.
  10. Sew the legs together as shown in Figures 11 and 12.
  11. Then sew the legs onto the body as shown in Figures 13-16.

Arms (Make 2):

  1. With cream color. 6sc in magic circle. (6)
  2. 2sc in each st. (12)
  3. (1sc in st. 2sc in st.) x 6 (18)
  4. 1sc in each st. For 7 rows. (18)
  5. (1sc in next 4st. Sc2tog.) x 3 (15)
  6. 1sc in each st. For 3 rows.
  7. (1sc in next 3st. Sc2tog.) x 3 (12)
  8. 1sc in each st. For 3 rows.
  9. (1sc in next 2st. Sc2tog) x 3 (9)
  10. (1sc in st. Sc2tog.) x 3 (6)
  11. FO. Sew gap closed.
  12. Sew arms on, making sure to put the smaller part at the top. See Figures 18 and 19.

Hat Collar (this part goes around her neck):

  1. With pink color. Chain 28.
  2. 1sc in each chain starting in the second chain from the hook. (27)
  3. Chain 1. Turn. 1sc in each st. (27)
  4. Chain 1. Turn. (1sc in next 8st. 2sc in st.) x 3 (30)
  5. Chain 1. Turn. (1sc in next 5st. 2sc in st.) x 6 (36)
  6. Chain 1. Turn. 1sc in each st. Do this for 2 rows. Sew around her neck. See Figures 21-23.

Fold one of the ears down and sew it to secure it. See Figures 24 and 25.

Flower:

  1. We will first make the petals. Use purple color. 6sc in magic circle. (6)
  2. 1sc in each st. (6)
  3. 2sc in each st. (12)
  4. 1sc in each st. (12)
  5. (1sc in st. 2sc in st.) x 6 (18)
  6. 1sc in each st. For 3 rows. (18)
  7. (1sc in st. Sc2tog.) x 6. (12)
  8. Sc2tog x 6. (6)
  9. Sew gap closed. Do not stuff.
  10. Make 5 other petals. Then sew them together. See Figures 26 and 27.
  11. For the middle part of the flower, use gold color. 6sc in magic circle. (6)
  12. 2sc in each st. (12)
  13. FO. Then sew this onto the middle of the flower (Figure 28). Sew the flower onto her head. I placed my flower on the side of the folded ear (Figures 35 and 36).

Face:

  1. Use brown yarn to embroider her eyes. I used white at the corners of her eyes to make them more alive.
  2. Use gold yarn to embroider her nose.
  3. Finally, use brown yarn to embroider her mouth.
  4. Use the images as a guide for what shapes to make the eyes, nose and mouth. See Figures 29-34.
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♥ Crocheted Pillow ♥

♥ Crocheted Pillow ♥

Nikki Zeo

I recently discovered a new way of crocheting, corner to corner crocheting. When you look up projects online people call them graphghans. When you look up a pattern it is usually plotted out on “graphing paper.” I created mine on excel and followed a pattern from repeatcrafterme: Heart Eyes Emoji. It’s pretty simple once you get the hang of it. You can create any pixelated image you desire. I liked the Heart Eyes one because I use it a lot and it’s a great gift for Valentine’s Day. I made it for my fiance and turned it into a pillow instead of a graphghan because I wanted it to be done by Valentine’s Day.

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The only thing I didn’t like about making this were the loose ends. Since there were more than one color there were a bunch of them. I suggest you weave the ends through your work instead of make knots. The knots always find a way to the front of your work and it’s just going to be a bigger pain to make them stay where they are suppose to be.

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Making the back part of the pillow was so much easier because I only had to use one color. Just keep in mind that the back and front aren’t going to be the same exact size because different colors have different sizes. The gold yarn I used is a different brand and it felt like a smaller weight than the other colors. The black and red yarns were thicker. I stretched the front part of the pillow just a little so that I could sew them together. I actually crocheted the edges together instead of sewing but you could do that too if you don’t want to crochet them together.

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Before you stuff it, sew most of it together. Try to stuff the pillow while the opening is still large enough to do so. Stuff it evenly then sew the gap closed. I enjoyed this project for the most part. I just didn’t like sewing and knotting all the loose ends together. I’m planning on making more of these emoji pillows. They are fun to make. Let me know if you make one and feel free to post a picture on my Facebook page. Also, take a look at repeacrafterme’s emoticon graphghan. It’s amazing: Emoji Graphghan. She has great instructions on her website too.

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When I get a new camera I will make more videos and show you guys how to make this graphghan. Right now I’m just trying to get back into the swing of things. I have a few projects in mind that I want to start as well. Gotta get ready for Spring ^_^

My 1st Afghan!

My 1st Afghan!

Nikki Zeo

So I’m sorta taking a break from making dolls at the moment. I guess I’m not feeling as inspired to create new patterns. It’s mostly because of the big changes that have happened the past few months. I’ve been busy with wedding plans and other things, of which I will delve into later. I came across a cute afghan pattern I wanted to try. Here is the link to the website if you guys want to check it out: RepeatCrafterMe. Sarah owns the site and she has super cute designs on there. The direct link to the pattern is right here: Crochet Daisy Afghan. Below are pictures of my progress. I’m not completely happy with it, but then again I was kinda rushing it. Let me know what you guys think.

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I didn’t add as many daisies because I simply didn’t have the patience for it after making all the squares and sewing them together. However, I like it better this way and so does my fiance. I also added an extra row to make the entire thing a square. It took me about a week to finish it. I’m about to start on another project which is a larger afghan. Will be posting more about that soon. That one will take much longer because it’s as big as our bed. So, until next project!

 

 

Make Your Own Sackboy!

Nikki Zeo

I created this for those who wanted to create their own Sackboy. Last year I posted a video showing people the dolls I have created. I have posted these dolls and links in a previous post called “My Hobby“. Below are the links to the videos. There are two parts to this tutorial. This was my very first doll tutorial so it might not be perfect, but I tried my best at the time ^_^ Read more →