#30 – Wolf

I always tell people that if they tell me their what day they’re born and a little about themselves, I might make them something for their birthday! People normally don’t think I’m serious when I say this, but honestly if I’m not busy the week of their birthday, I’d totally be willing to make something for them. I made this offer when I was camping with some friends from church, and someone jokingly gave me fake birthday and asked for a wolf. I don’t think they expected me to follow through, but I had time this week, and as a result, here is their very own wolf!

  • 1/20 skein of Premier Yarns Cotton Fair – a fine weight (2) yarn (above colour A: Slate Gray)
  • 1/64 skein of Premier Yarns Cotton Fair – a fine weight (2) yarn (above colour B: Cream)
  • 100g Loops and Threads Classic Fiber Fill
  • 2 safety eyes (7.5mm)
  • Size D (3.25 mm) hook

Pattern by Cat at The Crafty Cattery
MODIFICATIONS by tick-tock hobbies

I really liked the appearance of this wolf, especially the muzzle, but I wanted to add a bit of white to make it a bit less monochrome. I actually ended up Googling pictures of wolves in order to decide exactly how much white I wanted to add, and I hope I settled on an appropriate balance.

For the head, I changed colour at the beginning of row 10, and made sure that I attached the muzzle and blaze at the correct row of the colour change. It also helped to cover up that one stitch where the colour shifts from grey to white, so it helps to keep the head very clean looking.

I got to put my jogless colour change into action for the body, which was really exciting! I introduced white in row 18, making the first two stitches white. I kept that up for rows 19 and 20, and when I reached row 21, I made the first stitch of the row in grey, followed by two stitches in white before switching back to grey for the remainder of the row. To maintain that, I made the second and third stitches of row 22 in white as well, before switching back to grey for the entirety of rows 23 and 24. I think that the jogless colour change technique made a huge difference in keeping that little patch of white on the body as neat and orderly as possible.

For the front paws, I started with white for row 1 and 2, while for the back paws, I stuck with white for rows 1, 2 and 3.  I tried to attach the paws so that the colour change was always facing down, keeping it less visible.

The tail was also started with white yarn, and the switch to grey occurred on row 4. I thought that the deliberate increases on one side of the tail were so interesting! I’ve never seen any pattern that increases unevenly before, and to see the effects of it was really neat. I’ll have to keep that in mind for the future for sure.

Again, I tend to think of smaller amigurumi as cuter, so I downsized the hook as well as the weight of yarn on this pattern, and I think it turned out pretty well! I will admit that the body seems very small in comparison to the head before you assemble it, but once you place the paws on, it definitely balances out.

I really hope my friend likes the wolf as I had a lot of fun making it! As always, I learned a lot while making this, and I can’t wait to try things like the uneven increase in future patterns. The hope is that after this experience, more people will take me seriously when I offer free birthday gifts!

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