Crochet: The Hardest Thing I ever made
I received a lot of help working on the Undergraduate Research Conference, and in particular was helped by a wonderful individual in the Rhatigan Student Center. To thank her, I offered to crochet a toy, and when I asked her what kind of animal she liked, she replied that she loved shih tzu dogs.
Uh oh!
Thankfully there was a wonderful pattern by Nataliia Gertsyk on Ravelry.
The fuzzy yarn is awful to work with, so it look over a month between starting a finishing. Most of that time ignoring the project because it was terrible.
Here’s an early photo before I finished the body and set it aside…
But I found out last week that she’s retiring on Thursday!
Uh oh again!
I got back to work making the legs and head. I ordered the dog-shaped nose specially, and it really makes the face look realistic.
Head getting shaped compared with the pattern
I got to sewing this morning:
All the bits that need sewn.
I lost a needle in the process because that fabric is thick.
Fairwell, old friend.
Hours later, it was time to brush out the fuzzy yarn to make it more like hair.
Let’s brush.
Honestly, this was the best part.
When I was done, it was time to take him for a walk.
Turtle wanted to come, too.
I’ll be giving Linda the gift on Wednesday after one of my meetings. I’ve included a photo collage to let her know, “yeah, I really made that and didn’t buy it at the store!” I’ve never made anything so realistic before.
the collage… see I really made it!
And I’m definitely not making another one!
Update #
I got a thank you note from Linda:
Omg!!!!! YOU MADE THIS?????? WOW this looks like Breeze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s my dogs name!! Thank you so much you are very talented!! You could make doing that for pet owners WOW!!!! This is awesome! Thanks John!!! 😁😁😁😁😁
It was very well received!