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For the first day of school, I actually had a lot of fun. I got my new classes, found some friends in those classes, managed to snag a lunch schedule with a few of those friends (mandatory for Pete’s sake!), and I think my brain dropped down a peg from all the boredom of learning the same old procedures they teach every first day of school. But only one more day of that crap, and then I’m good to goooooooo…..
Otherwise, I might be becoming a little “depressed” (using that term lightly…), but mostly because I haven’t drawn in a while and still “can’t” draw (also a lightly used term…), but I’m also bored because I want to make some more amigurumis!!! After seeing Nimoe’s new amigurumi, I’m motivated!!! (and maybe I can snag a pattern from her on how to do bodies…[evil laugh]). But all my stuff is at my mom’s and I don’t really have time to be making amigurumis what with all of school starting up again [groan]….this is one of the surprisingly few reasons why I hate school…
Lastly, I’m this close [pinches my thumb and forefinger together] on finishing the prologue to my first story for the fanfiction! However, I’m reaching a problem, what with names of people and landmarks I don’t really remember, so I can’t actually publish anything until those are cleared up…I might even have to play the game again…but again, when am I going to find the time to do that?!?! [sigh]….
I was just recently thinking (as a thought on the bus), that I might have to request going to the library more often this year. Oh, and I’m also a little saddened to know that I didn’t once see my crush (love of my sad, lonely existence) today at school, and thus my endeavor to wear this really awesome outfit of mine…was for nothing.
I’m truly sad about it…[sighs].
[UPDATE]
I just totally finished the prologue to my fanfiction!!!! Hooray!!!
Son of Sithis [Prologue: Prophesy of Darkness]
-Kelifer
Well, about a few days ago one of my books finally arrived!!! Unfortunately, it was my amigurumi book and not the crochet book, so I’m still kind of unsure what the heck I’m doing, but no worries. I now know how to increase and decrease, and also single stitch and make a magic ring.
In fact, I’ve already made some amigurumis! Or…at least one amigurumi doll (which is kind of a piece of crap), and three balls each in a different color. That’s my big problem is that I want to make certain dolls or characters, and I only have four colors (and no money). Quite a problem, eh? Not only that, but my other book, which got shipped FIRST, still hasn’t come yet. What’s wrong?
Anyway, enjoy some of my dolls! If you’d like a pattern, I can try to give write for you what I did, but only the legs had their own style [laughs].
One of my balls of yarn (white) that I stitched into one long chain; it was the only stich I knew how to do at the time.
Three balls I stitched, but they’re flat on one end because I didn’t know how to decrease properly. The second shape is the head and body of one of my first dolls…(please don’t notice how stupid my sewing is…)
He’s coming together…I told you about those legs! [laughs]
It’s Peabody the Kitty!!!!
From the side…(so you can see his tail)
Isn’t he great, especially for a first time?
-Kelifer
Oh my god, I’m 17!!!!! Yay for me!
In other news, I’ve still yet to receive my crochet and amigurumi books [grumbles]. They sent a message last Thursday and Friday, so I don’t know what’s taking so long…
Anyways, I learned from my mom how to make a chain! We got some yarn, and all day while my brother was at his doctor’s appointment and everything else, I crocheted an entire ball of yarn into one long chain. But now I’m mad cause I want to learn how to do the rest…
Thank god for the Internet.
-Kelifer
Woo boy!!! I’ve been checking out some good sites for making amigurumi dolls or at least explaining how to crochet in the first place! But since I’ve yet to try or don’t have the materials with me to follow along, I’m beginning to feel overwhelmed…luckily, however, with time and practice, I know I’ll be a master at making amigurumis in no time!!! Best of all, I have awesome design ideas I want to do, specifically characters of mine and some fun ones based off of others from some of my favorite stories! In the mean time until this Monday, I’ll just have to check out what I can on the internet.
Hopefully by the time I go to my mom’s place, be it Sunday or Monday, the two books I ordered will have arrived and I can really get into amigurumi! First, I got Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts: Amigurumi, a book I saw at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston, which is how this excitement got started; the second is Crocheting for Dummies which I got for a pretty good price used. The only items missing are (a) crocheting needles/hooks, and (b) yarn. Maybe next week Wal*Mart might be a nice place to stop by and pick those up. [laughs]
-Kelifer
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