Since Steve was in a band with a lot of my other friends, this first successful foray into the art of improvised amigurumi, spurred me on to make some more:
These consisted of most of the people in the rest of Steve's band Mambo con Rumbo (though the band line-up has changed a bit since then).
At this stage, there was still one important band member missing - and I'd already told him that he was impossible to make, but he looked so sad about it that I gave it a go anyway:
As it turned out that, either he wasn't impossible to make, or I am brilliant at crocheting. I finished crocheting the band feeling proud of my wooly achievements and happy that I'd completed the challenge.
I toyed with the idea of whether I could make a crocheted anyone, but couldn't see how I'd make it into a feasible business if I didn't really know the people.
For a while, all was quiet on the crocheting front. Until my boyfriend started complaining that he didn't have a little crocheted character.
"Well, you're not in a band are you?" I responded. "So you don't get one."
But when it got round to sorting out Christmas presents, I caved in and managed a pretty life-like representation of him too:
I'd posted all of these pictures on Facebook - mainly to show off my mean hook-based skills and gain admiration and respect from my friends.
One day, one of my contacts - a friend of a friend - contacted me on Facebook to ask if she could pay me to make some for an anniversary present for her boyfriend. So I did, and it turns out I can do it if I don't really know the person too:
If you want one, get in touch and I'll see what I can do.
Also, if you can think of a name for a custom crocheted character type business, then shout it out. In the meantime I'll be trading under the name of Mambo Delight.
