Amigurumi Rouge or It wasn't easy -- but it was worth it

I like to make things. Good food, fun jewelry, gardening, afghans, hats, gloves . . . and now amigurumi. I've known about toy making from crochet for as long as I remember. The last time it was this popular was in the early 70's when I was a toddler. It's seen a revival in the past couple of years and it's been on my periphery -- mostly because my kiddo's are past the plushie age. More or less.

Why bother to make for one specific person, since my kids are past that age? It's a lot of fun to make something for someone I love than to make it for sale, or just because. I like making things for both of those reasons, too, but it's more fun when it's for a loved one.

Boo likes any plushie with a twisted bent. That will be a creative & technical challenge for me to fulfill. I'm working on it and when I have results I'll let you know. Japes on the other hand has really specific likes and dislikes and they mostly center on the media world. TV characters, movie, comic, video game characters and the occassional fictional character from a book. The creative part is already accomplished then, because I don't need to think up a critter. It would still be a technical challenge, to see if I could duplicate a character in yarn form without a pattern. 

I didn't know if he would actually like to have it, as in anticipate its completion, or if he would just appreciate that mom made something just for him instead of for his sister. I thought chances were good for him to just enjoy it and enjoy that it was made for him. I'm glad to say I was very wrong on that point. My kiddo didn't just love the idea, he was so anxious for me to complete it that he checked in with me and my progress every 30 minutes or so, over the 15 hours it took to create the critter. The last hour of finishing touches he sat beside me humming and grinning and rocking and being anxious for its finish.

When it was done my kiddo grabbed her up and gave her a thorough inspection and then gave me a big ol hug and kiss and a 'I love it mom, she's perfect'. I cried.

I'm darned proud of how it turned out. I had a picture of the character to work from and truth told I didn't even aim for all the sassiness of that picture but all in all I think I did a fan-damn-tastic job of it. What do you think?

Introducing Rouge the Bat and my amigurumi Rouge the Bat: