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1. Materials Needed: Yarn: Black, dark gray, and skin-colored (cotton amigurumi yarns are ideal). Crochet Hook: The appropriate size for your yarn (usually 2.0mm - 2.5mm). Eyes: Large, green safety eyes or felt/embroidered eyes. Stuffing: Bead fiberfill. Wire (Important): You will need to use thin copper or aluminum wire inside the wings and horns to make them stand upright. 2. Construction Steps: Head and Face: Head: Start by making a magic ring with skin-colored yarn. Increase stitches at the cheeks to create a slightly angular face. Eyes: The eyes should be large and slanted. You can use black embroidery floss or false eyelashes for long eyelashes as shown in the image. Makeup: A light blush on the cheekbones and a small touch of pink/red yarn on the lips. Horns (Headpiece): Knitted with black yarn. The horns are knitted in a "spiral" shape and narrowed. Wire should be inserted into the horns to make them curved and tightly stuffed. The "V" shaped headpiece at the forehead can be knitted separately and sewn onto the head, or it can be made by picking up stitches from the top of the head. Body and Dress: Body: Knitted in one piece from top to bottom or bottom to top with black yarn. Cape/Dress: To give a layered, ruffled look to the body, new rows are added by working into the "front loops" (FLO) or "back loops" (BLO). Increases are made at the hem to create that wavy form. Wings: The most difficult part of this model is the wings. The wings are generally knitted in "Tunisian crochet" or single crochet, widening and narrowing sections. You absolutely must put wire in the wing skeleton, otherwise such large wings will sag under the weight of the knitting. 3. Technical Tip: Textures The knitting in the picture has very distinct lines. To achieve this texture: Reverse Single Crochet: Provides a firmer finish on some edges. BLO (Back Loop Only): Knitting only into the back loop creates a linear line on the surface (it looks like this technique was used on the horns and wings).
1. Materials Needed: Yarn: Black, dark gray, and skin-colored (cotton amigurumi yarns are ideal). Crochet Hook: The appropriate size for your yarn (usually 2.0mm - 2.5mm). Eyes: Large, green safety eyes or felt/embroidered eyes. Stuffing: Bead fiberfill. Wire (Important): You will need to use thin copper or aluminum wire inside the wings and horns to make them stand upright. 2. Construction Steps: Head and Face: Head: Start by making a magic ring with skin-colored yarn. Increase stitches at the cheeks to create a slightly angular face. Eyes: The eyes should be large and slanted. You can use black embroidery floss or false eyelashes for long eyelashes as shown in the image. Makeup: A light blush on the cheekbones and a small touch of pink/red yarn on the lips. Horns (Headpiece): Knitted with black yarn. The horns are knitted in a "spiral" shape and narrowed. Wire should be inserted into the horns to make them curved and tightly stuffed. The "V" shaped headpiece at the forehead can be knitted separately and sewn onto the head, or it can be made by picking up stitches from the top of the head. Body and Dress: Body: Knitted in one piece from top to bottom or bottom to top with black yarn. Cape/Dress: To give a layered, ruffled look to the body, new rows are added by working into the "front loops" (FLO) or "back loops" (BLO). Increases are made at the hem to create that wavy form. Wings: The most difficult part of this model is the wings. The wings are generally knitted in "Tunisian crochet" or single crochet, widening and narrowing sections. You absolutely must put wire in the wing skeleton, otherwise such large wings will sag under the weight of the knitting. 3. Technical Tip: Textures The knitting in the picture has very distinct lines. To achieve this texture: Reverse Single Crochet: Provides a firmer finish on some edges. BLO (Back Loop Only): Knitting only into the back loop creates a linear line on the surface (it looks like this technique was used on the horns and wings).