Our latest amigurumi is a New England lobsterman. Our lobsterman is wearing a blue turtleneck sweater and yellow rain pants, rain hat, and rain coat.
This was an interesting design challenge because I had to figure out how to make a jacket with lapels. I also came up with a blue lobster pattern for this project. My first lobster was orange but as you'll see from my collection, I like to use a very limited color palette for each doll. Throwing in another color for the lobsters just didn't work. Luckily, there really are BLUE lobsters so I was able to choose a yarn for the lobsters that matched the color of the yarn I used for the fisherman's sweater. Problem solved!
Yesterday Mike and I walked down to the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, hopped the fence at low tide, and took these waterfront photos. Here's Mike getting geared up for the photo shoot.
The East River is not exactly the ocean but it's the closest thing we've got! It was a beautiful day, we had a good time, and nobody seemed to mind at all that we jumped the fence.
P.S. I want to thank Jenn for featuring our lobsterman on her lovely Yarn 365 blog.
And I want to thank you for posting about Yarn 365! :) I love these shots of the little guy! I was wondering if you guys took a weekend trip to Maine looking at them!
Posted by: Jenn | February 10, 2010 at 09:11 PM
Those are so cute! I showed Jonah the lobster pics and he got very excited. I tried to turn off the computer and he kept yelling, "More lobster! More lobster!" Good work! And great pics.
Posted by: mudnyc | February 11, 2010 at 04:03 PM
How adorable! Mike is quite cute, too! Love your sweet ideas and your fun blog! ♥
Posted by: Lavender Dreamer | June 14, 2010 at 04:18 PM
Thanks so much Lavender Dreamer!!! You made Mike's day. :-)
Posted by: Kara | June 26, 2010 at 03:29 AM
that New England lobster man is absolutely adorable, as is the rest of your dolls! I found your blog via woowork and I was intrigued because I was just trying to figure out how to crochet blogs. I don't know if you take suggestions, but if so, maybe a Seattle Fish Tosser can accompany your New England Lobster Man and they can share tales of the sea, hehe :)
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Posted by: Carmel | July 01, 2010 at 04:00 PM
Thanks for hopping over from Howie's blog Carmel. Howie is amazing. That's a GREAT idea to make a amigurumi Seattle Fish Tosser! I would love to design a doll with those suspenders, orange pants, and a big fish to toss around! Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to my list. So many doll ideas, so little time. :-). Take care Carmel and thanks again for stopping by.
Posted by: Kara | July 01, 2010 at 07:19 PM
i love it, its very nice all your work, (sorry my inglish its sucks.)
Posted by: leslie | July 29, 2010 at 01:30 PM
OMG!!! I love him!!
Posted by: Jill Grace | May 12, 2011 at 10:39 PM
Love this...the detail is amazing..awesome job!!
Posted by: Lori Beard | May 12, 2011 at 10:42 PM
Thanks so much for all of your nice comments. You brightened up my evening.
Posted by: Kara | May 12, 2011 at 11:04 PM
Hi Kara - we just posted about the lobsterman. Nice work!
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Posted by: TMCtoronto | May 12, 2011 at 11:10 PM
Thanks Textile Museum of Canada!!!! I wondered what was going on. I got 1,800 hits in about 10 minutes. :-). You guys have a BIG audience. Thanks again.
Posted by: Kara | May 12, 2011 at 11:23 PM
So adorable! Great job!
Posted by: Stacey | May 13, 2011 at 08:30 AM
I wish I could buy all of these little friends since I don't knit. I can imagine how much work goes into them. They are sooo great! xo
Posted by: Dani Fiori | May 13, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Cute cute cute - love the nautical theme!Alison
Posted by: Alison Fennell | May 15, 2011 at 07:43 AM
Thanks Stacey, Dani and Alison for your comments. Stacey, I've gotten a lot of requests from people who want to buy dolls, as opposed to patterns, so I am thinking of making up a "series" of some of the more requested dolls and offering them for sale. I'll let you know if that happens.
Posted by: Kara | May 20, 2011 at 02:06 PM
Awesome design! I like it so much.
Posted by: Lina | August 26, 2011 at 03:25 AM
Thanks Lina!! Take care. Kara
Posted by: Kara | September 05, 2011 at 12:58 PM
I absolutely LOVE this little guy and would love to make him for a relative of mine. Do you have a pattern for him?
Posted by: Nicola | January 17, 2013 at 04:54 PM
Oh this little guy is so cute! Yep, I too was wondering if you sold the pattern to make him. Your work is awesome!!!
Posted by: Brenda | April 01, 2013 at 10:04 AM
The lobster is cute but that fisherman is adorable! Is it possible to purchase the pattern for him? Would love to make him to go with the lobster. Will definitely be back to see what else you create. Your work is fantastic!!
Terri at the Drake's Nest in Palm Bay, FL
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