Wedding Presents Can Be So Fun!

Marriage can be such an awesome thing. For the people getting married, it's exciting, it's a new chapter in life, and a new adventure they most likely have never embarked on. For every one else, it's a little melancholy. But what better way to send your two friends off together than giving them a gift you know they'll appreciate?

Anyway, I had two friends who got married a little while back. Some of the greatest people I know. They met each other at a camping trip, and they bonded over Pokemon. So I thought it would be sweet to crochet them a Pokemon! I didn't exactly grow up with Pokemon. I was more of a SpongeBob, and Star Wars kind of kid, so I had a hard time trying to decide which Pokemon they would most appreciate. After pouring over so many tiny animated creatures, in an attempt to acquaint myself with the universe, I stumbled upon Umbreon! I remember hearing in the past that Umbreon was quite popular. So I searched for crocheted Umbreons to see if I could find some sort of inspiration for my hopeful project. I was lucky enough to find some one who went through the effort of creating a pattern, and offered it for free! These people are literally the heroes of the crafting world. (source: http://wolfdreamer-oth.blogspot.com/2010/08/umbreon-plushie.html)

Here are the fruits of my labor. His final evolution (See what I did there?). Sorry for the poor picture quality, but I only had a potato on hand. Took me a little over 6 hours.

My friends recently had a party, to celebrate his 500th hour in Pokemon X. So here is Umbreon, out in the wild!

I have the coolest friends.