Last Fall I was asked to make a Batman amigurumi for my cousin Maggie. Her brother had ordered it and I was all too happy to whip one up for her. The Batman he wanted was a pattern by Serah over at her Tales of Twisted Fibers blog. The pattern is completely free and pretty easy to make as well! I did however, have to put my own spin on him. I mean, what's Batman without his cape?! So I designed a sweet bat like cape for him to wear on his man bad guy fighting adventures. Once I finished I got to thinking that it would be fun to do up a few more Super Heroes that were based on the original pattern. That way they would all have the same sort of look! The next Hero I made was The Hulk. Mean, green, and awesome! He was pretty simple. The differences were figuring out the hair and crocheting him a pair of purple pants. He looks rather tough, right? I guess without the purple pants he'd look more like an angry Jolly Green Giant, haha. 'You eat those beans!' ...yup. Next, decided to try my hand at Superman. He seemed simple enough. I already knew how to do the hair, make a cape.... Okay, I did struggle. I spent a couple hours staring at him wondering how in the world I'd do the little curly bang on his forehead. I ended up centering a crocheted slip stitch swirl to get the right effect. For the crest I crocheted a triangle in yellow, trimmed it with red, and used a slip stitch to make the 'S'. Okay, and of course I had to try my hand at Thor. I'll be honest, I had no clue what I was doing. His general layout was pretty straight forward. I eventually figured out the wings on his helmet. But his facial hair. May not have hit it on the dot. :p Give him a pointy hat he may turn into a gnome! Haha, but for the most part I think he's pretty stellar. Finally, I ended my Super Hero journey with Captain America. Iconic Classic. The hardest part about him was that darn mask! It was touch and go as I figured out how to properly shape it, providing ample room for eyes and a nose cover. In the end I think I nailed it! There you have it, 5 totally awesome Super Heroes. Handmade in yarn form. I may or may not try some others in the future. We'll see. For now onto my regular day to day work of booties and all other things cute and practical!
#superheroes #captainamerica #batman #thehulk #thor #superman
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My name is Annissa, owner of MissNissDesigns. I am a knitter, crocheter, sewer, and all around crafty lady. Archives
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