Dedenne from Pokemon

Dedenne, the Antenna Pokémon. Dedenne communicates long distance with other Dedenne by sending radio waves through its antenna-like whiskers.

Luma from Mario Galaxy

Mario Galaxy is still one of my favorite games. I received it for Christmas when I was in high school, and that whooooole winter break I played it. I loved the Lumas most of all. Their shape, their ship, their music, their NOISES, oh it was all too cute. I remember my dad briefly watching me play and even he was like. Oh. Those star things are cute.

VALIDATED.

Ignis Scientia from FFXV

I thought FFXV was dumb at first. I didn't like the choice of characters, the layout, the initial story, the fighting system...
But hoooo boy after a certain chapter of the game that all changed.
I'm deep in the fandom, largely because Ignis Scientia is just such a precious friend to Noctis and I. CAN'T. HANDLE. IT.

King Pudding from Idolish 7

This amigurumi was made for a friend on Twitter (her art is gorgeous, by the way, you should check it out at gotkooties.storenvy.com).

King Pudding was so fun to put together and I love his soft brown eyes and...uhm... content expression? He is from the anime Idolish 7! If you like stunning boy band/idol/pop star journeys to success + hijinks and feelings, this is your jam. Or you could just admire King Pudding because he is so cute.

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Pigture Perfect - Plumber (Mario) Pig

Plumber Pig is beyond thrilled to be in the Mushroom Kingdom. Let's hope he can differentiate between Toads and Goombas. Otherwise, the real Mario might be fighting someone other than Bowser next game.

Plumber Pig's birthday is September 13th, always orders mushroom pizza, and will definitely fix your leaky faucet for one.

Pigs are $18 and an additional $8 for a costume of your choice. Contact me for a pig commission of your own!

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Pigture Perfect - Pearl the MerPig

Pearl the MerPig wonders what life on land for a real pig must be like. What would it feel like to have all 4 hooves on the sand. Could she bargain with the sea witch for a day in the sun?
Then, she rolls over on her bed of kelp and thinks "Eh, too much effort."

Pearl's birthday is April 2nd, she likes anything salty, and honestly, just wants to try on a pair of socks.

(I wanted to call her the swine of the sea, but I kept thinking about the Biblical story that also involves both. Yikes.)

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Pigture Perfect - Glam Pig

Ruffles and roundness, that is pig perfection!
I watched Crazy Rich Asians and really like all the glitz and glamor in the movie. It's very, very far from the lifestyle I live, so I am mesmerized by it. I tried to give Glam Pig a similar air of "can't touch this perfection!!"

Glam Pig's birthday is May 4th, her favorite food is a party size sub sandwich, and she has no idea what a gallon of milk costs.

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Pigture Perfect - Sakura Pig

Sakura Pig is late to school! But today is so important, she's confessing to her senpai (upperclassman) before he graduates!!

I love shoujo manga and anime, meaning girly, chick flick style stuff. I live for those cute high school dramas where the heroine has to work up their courage to confess to their crush! It's very different than the way romances in high school go here (and I'm sure reality is different than their mangas, as well.)

Sakura Pig's birthday is June 30th, her favorite food is crepes with ice cream, and she really, REALLY hopes Senpai will notice her. (But not notice all the candid photos of him on her phone!!)

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Pigture Perfect - P.J. Pig

Another day, another pig!
If you've ever played Monster Hunter, you would recognize these signature striped pajamas. Poogie, your porcine companion in the game, hangs out at your home base and loves being pampered. So of course, these plush pigs needed to pay tribute to the video game that finally realized that we all want a pig to come home to after a long day of slaying beasts.

Pajama Pig, or P.J., like the rest of the pigs has removable pajamas that include a tiny opening for his curly tail to even peek out. His birthday is November 12th, his favorite food is a warm chocolate chip cookie, and he says to always wear cute pajamas, because you never know who you will meet in your dreams.

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Pigture Perfect - Bumble Pig

I made some wild boar amigurumi a while back, and that made me want to make some pink piggies to join them. But, if you've ever played Monster Hunter, you know that pigs are cuter in outfits. Interchangeable, removable, custom outfits.
Guys, I have to apologize now, because for the next week all you are going to see from me are pigs in different outfits.

This is Bumble Pig! He works hard sniffing out the best flowers with his cute little snout. It's hard to believe those tiny wings could actually let him fly, but he does the best he can. His birthday is March 22, his hobby is visiting picnics he wasn't invited to, and his favorite food is a peanut butter and honey sandwich, naturally.

Fun fact: He's sitting on top of my bouquet from my wedding years ago. :)

Pigture Perfect plush are $18 just for the pig and an additional $8 per outfit. (I do custom outfits! Just let me know.) Currently only shipping in the U.S., sorry! (I'm trying to learn about international shipping!!)

Anyways, I hope Bumble Pig brings some spring energy your way!

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Jack Frost from Persona

I loved playing Persona 5. I snagged it for $30 unused right after Christmas, and once I got past the first palace I was hooked. Everything was just so... stylish?? And cool?? I named my protagonist Rachiru (that's an old joke...) and lived the high school life I missed out on. Hanging out with friends, cool part time jobs, stealing evil hearts... I really wasted my high school years!

Purple Chinese Dragon

My sister-in-law had a birthday recently and needed a dragon. She may not have known it, but she definitely needed a dragon - everyone does, really. (Note: I am not making any more of these dragons. My heart can't take it!!)

All the Christmas Projects

I don't even know how to coherently relate each item to the next. We have from penguins to ballet slippers, I've been busy making them all!

Finally, Flareon!

Have you ever had a project that took forever? And then you finally finish that project after so many failures and you just have this sense of relief? That would be this Flareon amigurumi.

Okay, dogs/horses/cats/ etc always confound me with their legs. There are joints going every which way and recreating that seamlessly with amigurumi is HARD. Also, their necks are confusing. Flareon looked reeeeally strange before I got that neck fluff added. So, this project has been going on for like...18 months. Every time I would make Flareon I'd start putting the pieces together and I'd realize it looks awful/not proportional/legs are weird etc, frog the whole thing (or just stash the body parts) and have to stay away from it for a while.

But finally, FINALLY a week ago it all came together and I'm SO happy it came out good looking this time!

I felted the eyes. You can't see it very well, but I had fun making little lime green highlights within the dark green to make it even cuter.

The fluff is baby fluff yarn again, and it's sooooo soft and cozy (and squishy). I really hope its new owner loves it--I wanted it to be perfect for her!

I'm so happy it's done. I did attempt to use a pattern for this one. However, I think the author is still working through it and it's a rough draft, because certain parts just did not turn out correctly for me...so I just winged it. Honestly, maybe it was just me not being able to comprehend the pattern after so many attempts on my own! So don't ask me for advice on this one, because I don't have any. This has been a very humbling experience. There is always something to learn, I guess!
Thanks NerdPillo for the pattern to start off with! See it here:
http://nerdpillohandmade.blogspot.co.za/2016/09/eevee-amigurumi-pattern.html

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Make Your Own Plastic Pokeball

Yeaaaah it's another Pokemon post, sorry.

Big Mermaid, Big Hair

Putting hair on these dolls is the most difficult parts of amigurumi. I seriously have not found a method I love yet. However, this mermaid really pulls it off with some fluffy, Isaac Mizrahi yarn.

Owl Purse Pattern

Whoooo needs an owl purse free pattern? My daughter likes to wear her purse when going out to just carry random toddler junk. A plastic dinosaur, a used sticker, some rocks, you know, important things to bring to Target every trip.

You can easily crochet a longer strap and make one for yourself as well! I made some really long ones and knotted the extra at the top just in case. Please make sure you don't give these to unsupervised LITTLE little kids, it could be a strangling hazard.

Moving on, these purses are quick to make (about an hour) and turn out pretty fool proof. Accidently did too many rows of one color? Missed an increase? Probably NO ONE will notice! I made the first four purses without writing down the full pattern before I finally sat down and made decisions on when to change colors etc. So you can tweak it to your liking!

Again, I feel like I'm too wordy in my patterns, so please contact me if it doesn't make sense! You can email me at thecraftzilla@gmail.com or message me on Facebook.

You can download the pattern PDF via Google Drive HERE!
Here is the typed out URL if needed:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4McZwM6Lx27ZmV4aUNWMjhnaDg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-rqjrtx_F_EJW7tgkxhAVPQ


Again, please do not sell or repost this pattern. Please give credit to The Craftzilla when showing off and selling your items online. Thank you!!

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Birds and Booths

Phew, I finally did it! I had my first ever booth at a convention.
Okay, okay, so it was the teeniest tiniest convention ever at my cute local library, but I still had fun.
Speaking of fun, check out these awesome birbs I whipped up. Seriously, it's an awesome and quick pattern.

Baby Articuno Pattern

Every month has had a Legendary Pokemon assigned to it by Nintendo for their anniversary. Word is that bird is the word for this month. ;) Kind of. At some point some special versions of the legendary birds--Zapdos, Articuno, & Moltres-- will be available for download. So I'm following that up with a free Articuno pattern for download!

Slime Pattern from Stardew Valley

Aaaaand I made another Stardew Valley pattern. This one is very simple and quick to whip up on your own, so I will write it directly here rather than doing a PDF.