with a flower in her hair...

This is my current project. I'm planning on making her a funky body-warmer with a hood using the pinky-reddy wool you can see in the picture. Making the cloak for Yoda inspired me to try to make some removable jackets for my amigurumis. I made the cloak without a pattern and I didn't write down what I did - so I hope I can repeat something similar! This time I will try to write it down and maybe I'll make it into a tutorial if I come out with a clear pattern.

I've never seen Star Wars

Believe it or not I have never seen Star Wars! I know that is unusual amongst people of my generation but then I think in many ways I am unusual. I grew up without a TV for a start...

Anyway, a friend of mine has some nephews who really love Star Wars and they have been living in another country with their family this year because of their Mum's job. The whole family is coming home this weekend and so my friend asked me to make a couple of Star Wars amigurumi characters to give to her nephews as welcome home presents.

I'm quite pleased with how Yoda turned out - I didn't have a pattern to follow, I just looked at some pictures of him and made it up. His coat was the hardest thing to make - but I did it, hood and all!

The other character I made was R2D2 but I forgot to photograph him. I made him using a pattern from LucyRavenscar Crochet Creatures.

So all in all for someone who has never seen Star Wars I think I did a pretty good job!