Monday 24 October 2016

Every Inchie Monday: Pirates

Arggh Mateys, 

Pirates you say, in TheHitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?  You bet, but space pirates, of course!

Ford and Zaphod are talking about their childhood on Betelgeuse, and Arcturan megafreighters.  Apparently "The Betelguese trading scouts used to find the markets and the Arcturans  would supply them.  There was a lot of trouble with space pirates before they were wiped out in the Dordellis wars..."  [chapter 29].  Nice to know space is safe from pirates now.

I drew two inchies - one of a pirate with his peg leg and parrot:





And what self respecting pirate would be without his map for buried treasure?




My quilled pirate inchie goes outside the inch a little bit.  Hope you can forgive this transgression, but  it was hard to fit my pirate's parrot into the required space,  His beak and glorious tail hang over a bit, but he is pretty




Finally, here is my latest and favourite amigurumi - Dorothy from my all time favourite movie.  



She was difficult to make because I altered a pattern for a witch (by Sayjai Thawornsupacharoen).  I had to make the body twice and the arms/sleeves three times before I was happy.  I love the sparkly ruby slippers with their teeny tiny bows and the white 'buttons' on the straps of her dress as well as the blue around her neck.  It's as close to the original dress as I could make it.  I want to find some blue gingham ribbon for her hair bows and I'm contemplating doing something like white cross stitch to give the illusion of a gingham dress.  The hair is a bit long but so far I haven't been able to make myself cut it.  I had so much fun making her.

Have a good week my lovelies.


8 comments:

  1. What a busy time the pirate has given you....peg leg, parrot, map & another parrot as well as Dorothy to feast our eyes on!

    Sally

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  2. Wonderful inchie-would never have thought of a treasure map--brilliant. Thank you for telling us where the word came in the book.

    My daughter crochets the amigurumi -as well.She is snowed under with orders for the reindeer ones at the moment.

    Have fun

    Love Chrissie xx

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  3. Wonderful inchie-would never have thought of a treasure map--brilliant. Thank you for telling us where the word came in the book.

    My daughter crochets the amigurumi -as well.She is snowed under with orders for the reindeer ones at the moment.

    Have fun

    Love Chrissie xx

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  4. Such fun and creative inchies this week, Kia! And, I love your little Dorothy too!

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  5. Brilliant load of inchies especially love your quilled parrot and well done for making Dorothy too - very sweet. I had forgotten they were space pirates in HHGTTG! Thanks as always for the info.

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  6. Your pegleg pirate is so adorable. Are pirates supposed to be adorable?? I'm always amazed by the quilling you produce, but this parrot is perfect! Great work.

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  7. Fabulous inches love all of them. Gosh I haven't crocheted for years, Dorothy is lovely.

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  8. So nice inchies. Love the little pirate who yells arghhh. Your little Dorothy is brilliant.

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