Sunday, November 17, 2013

crochet ninja turtle

cowabunga, dudes! the crochet ninja turtle is finally complete. the pattern was for michelangelo, so to make him leonardo, john's nephew's favorite, all i had to do was change the color of the bandana and make swords instead of nunchucks.

for the swords, i cut a pipe cleaner in half, wrapped the pieces in aluminum foil and then gray and brown yarn. for the handle, i made a ring of about 10 chains and slipped it on.


the most difficult part of this project was actually the mouth. that was the third one i made and i'm still not crazy about it. it was funny, john was trying to show me what leo's mouth should look like, saying "like this" with his mouth scrunched to the side. ha! he said the first mouth was too small, the second too wide. he said it should look like a tear drop. i said you're about to see some tear drops in a minute! i'm glad leo's complete and hope little romeo enjoys him as much as we did.=)

19 comments:

  1. He's fabulous,well-done you, lovely Kellie!

    Your neice is one fortunate wee girl for sure!

    Inspiring post inspiring you!

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  2. I LOVE IT!!!!!

    Romeo is going to love him!!!

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    1. thanks nelly! i was so happy he did love it. now i'm making more dolls!

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  3. Oh Kelli, you are so talented. It turned out fantastic!! I love the mouth, that's the dental hygienist in me coming out :)
    Peace & Raw Health,
    Elizabeth

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    1. thanks elizabeth! ha! i guess if a dental hygienist approves than they're a good set of teeth!=)

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  4. Where did you find the pattern for the weapons?

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    1. i emailed you, not sure if you got it. there was only a pattern for nunchucks, so i cut a pipe cleaner in half and wrapped each piece in foil, in the shape of swords. then i put some double sided tape on them so the yarn would stick and just wrapped each piece in gray, then brown. for the handles i connected a chain of about 10 to make a ring, then slipped it on.

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  5. Thank you for the information. I did not get an email. Jessica.peterein@gmail.com

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  6. Love the detail on Leonardo, he's beautiful!

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  7. Great job Kelli! Can't wait to see the next project. XO

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  8. someone commented and it somehow got deleted - they wanted to know what kind of yarn i used - it's red heart brand, and the color is called spring green.

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  9. where do you get the pattern?

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    1. the website is linked to the word 'michelangelo' in the third sentence. click it and it should take you there!

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  10. Hi do u have the pattern for the TMNT

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    1. I used this pattern: http://wolfdreamer-oth.blogspot.com/2011/03/tmnt-michaelangelo.html?m=1

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