Knitting Toy Totoro

      

    When asked what is the favorate character in Hayao Miyazaki's animation movie, many people will say Totoro. Not only because it is cute, but it represents lucky and blessing. I had this characters in mind four months ago, and it took me one and half month to finish. I thought it should be easy because it was the first time I knit an existing cartoon character, but it wasn't. I changed the color of yarn for three times. Teared down, and did it over again for more than five times just can not find the best shape and proportion, which always made me crazy. It is still not perfect, the belly is smaller than it should be, so let's just call it Tororo in Sherry's version.
    Every work of mine is unique and has its own meanings. Totoro brings people the best wishes, and this knitting work turns out to be the gift for my best friend.

Totoro under sunshine with leaf hat

Totoro front without leaf hat

     

   Totoro side photos

    I hope I can make another character by the end of this year, but not sure. Always feel time is not enough to do all the things I want. Hope you like this one :-)

Knitting works (crochet hook & needle)

  Today's topic is a little different. Knitting is one of my another important hobby besides Flash. I post the pictures of my previous knitting works here.Most of them are gifts for others.

                               
    I made this logo for a knitting work exhibition during my undergraduate study, and they never gave it back to me. At that time, it was 2008 Olympic game and Beijing is my hometown, so I decided to make a logo. This work includes three knitting skills. Needle: the word "京" (white/red part) was made using "large needles". Crochet: the Five Rings was made by "crochet hook" skill. Cross-stitch: the words "Beijing 2008" was made by cross-stitch.

                         crochet hook key chain snail.

               crochet hook toy Dolphin. In my mind, Dolphin represents happiness

    This is a gift for my mother in her 51 years old birthday. Since I put it into a birthday cake box and deliver it from Shanghai to Beijing, the candles on the cake are out of shape. There are five candles representing 50, and one flower represents 1. Also there are number"5 1" with purple and blue yarn on the cake.

   This is not a knitting work. I cut a cloth to make it as mom's 50 year's old birthday gift. It is a Tissue Box. From this picture you can not see the bottom, which is a shape of a heart.