All the crochet related and unrelated chaos!
Falkor is FINISHED!!!
And just look at him, look at that face!! He is absolutely amazing and I honestly can’t believe I did that!
The imposter syndrome is strong with this one. I did that! ME and my full bore chaos brain actually pulled it off!
Now IF I were to make him again there are some slight changes I’d make to how I did a few things. But THIS gloriousness being the final outcome on the very first go…THRILLED doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Ignore my kids toys 🫣 Hahahaha!! Here’s some good “behind the scenes” or “in the making” of the process.
I decided to do one side of his body at a time, just to really show off the difference between not brushed vs brushed.
It’s honestly hard to get good pictures to really show it off, but I hope you can see the difference well enough.
I’m honestly not really sure how long it took me to just brush him out, I set the timer and just let it go while I worked…I should’ve done a separate timer for this bit and I’m sorry I didn’t 😅
After what felt like ages of brushing came the time to add his scales. Again I should’ve done a separate timer for this part also 🤦♀️
His scales turned out to be an even BIGGER headache than the brushing was. I totally wasn’t prepared for the amount of time it was going to take.
Nor the amount of patience I was going to need. They were like a puzzle that I needed to cut the pieces for myself AND THEN also place just right.
A headache for sure, but one that was totally worth it in the end! The side by side honestly just 🤯 I surprised even myself with how well this worked out.
Well I have definitely failed at this update 🫣 So I’ll keep this one short and sweet…
Falkor has a fully finished body! All that needs to be done here forward is final detail work. Which sounds easy, but will for sure be very time consuming!
Current time into this amazing beasty!
Not me originally thinking his feet/legs wouldn’t give me much issue…🤦♀️…Jokes on me! Hahahaha
After spending a couple hours making the first version to realize once I felt “done” I totally hated it..So back to the drawing board it was.
With some help from my mom while complaining, she helped me research a bit and we learned that while most drawings and models have Falkor with several “toes” he is ACTUALLY only supposed to have 3 on each foot. He was modeled after Chinese dragons. So knowing that I decided it was best to follow that guideline. Boy am I glad that I did!
Sorry photos aren’t the best this time around. With his size, it’s getting a bit harder to get all the angles properly while still working on him 🫣 Two more legs to go! Then scales, and yep, all the brushing!
Quite a few months back someone in my neighborhood was going through recently passed moms things and clearing out a lot of crochet related items. She had thread, hooks, notions, just about everything a crocheter would need. Not only that, she had an INSANE collection of very old/vintage magazines and pattern books. I collect them and JUMPED at the chance. My collection is now incredible thanks to her daughter’s generosity.
However, when having a little chat and learning a bit about her mother and all the things she’s made, she told me about a tablecloth she was unable to finish. Rather upset over it never getting finished and not knowing what to do with it, but not wanting to get rid of it. I offered my skills. As a thank you for the books/magazines I told her I would finish the tablecloth her mother started and was unable to finish.
I brought the beautiful work home and after some inspection I found that she did in fact finish the tablecloth! All that was needed were ends to be weaved.
So will some back breaking effort and sitting on the floor for some hours, I got all the ends wove.
I am seriously in awe over this magnificent woman’s work. The Pineapple stitch is one of my personal favorites, and seeing it used for something this large scale was amazing. Her stitches are perfection, and I can tell how much care went into this piece of art.
This tablecloth seriously is an absolutely incredible work of art.
It was an honor and a privilege to finish this for not only the daughter, but also for her mother.
Take care of those around you, and if you have the skills to help, never shy away from doing something meaningful ❤️
Woohoo!! FINALLY…A real update! Hahahaha…
Getting his body just right has been one hell of a process. Not to mention getting a good amount of “movement” into him but still keeping a natural look.
I’m honestly very thrilled with how he’s turning out as a whole! I’d say I’m confidently halfway finished with making him. What’s left to do are both his front and back legs, adding the scales on his sides, and then brushing ALL of him out for his true furry look.
And yes…I’ve still being time tracking this whole time. Enjoy the updated time into this 🫣
Just for an added bonus look into how big he is, cause pictures don’t always give a good visual on sizing.
This is Falkor with his muzzle starting at the very tip of my middle finger…
PART of me wants to do this again with plush or even blanket yarn BUT that also sounds incredibly awful for my hands, not to mention my wallet 😅
Lots show the end result of their art, but how often do you really see the behind the scenes look into how they go about making them?
So here you go! A wonderful behind the hook look hahaha!
This body is now as big as my torso 😅 making it increasingly difficult to work up his tail and very slow going.
Falkor is quite literally beating me up at this point every time I have to turn him.
When artists claim their “blood, sweat and tears” went into something. Believe them! Now while I haven’t bled for him…yet…I’ve definitely been sweating and have for sure shed some tears of frustration 🤪
On top of all that…I’ve had this head just chilling staring at me for days.
He’s cute for sure, but it’s awkward just having his head just sitting there…watching me…waiting for his body 🫣
I swear my guy, it’s coming!
While working on this labor of love, I’ve restarted from the very beginning and have been binge watching ER. I remember way back forever ago when I was much much younger watching this show religiously with my Mom. I was so excited when I realized that HBO had the whole series available to stream.
So this is what I’ll continue to be doing for the foreseeable future!
Mystic’s full redesign is AVAILABLE NOW!!! I put so much work into this pattern and trying to make it as easily understandable as possible with my mixing medium ways!
Now to the part you’ve all been waiting literally a lifetime for! I give you…Mystic the Unicorn!
It’s about time I finally get this pattern finished and posted 🫣 It really is coming soon!
Just a chugging away at his body! I’m doing it all as one piece as far as his body and tail goes. Will allow for the best and most consistent look overall.
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