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May. 15th, 2008 @ 11:59 pm SbS 5 Preread Done
Big news - my pre-reader gave me her completed work on chapter 5 of Side by Side today! This has gone much faster than I ever anticipated. She didn't even think that more than minimal changes were needed, so I'm pretty confident of posting the chapter this coming weekend. People who read my author's note at the end of TSH 13, and who don't read this journal, are going to be very surprised.

So let me just take a moment and give a great big "Thank You!" to my lovely wife and pre-reader.

I don't really have anything else to report tonight. I had to spend a good chunk of the evening logged in remotely to my office, getting some work done. Luckily the deadline we've been working toward is next week, and after that things should wind down slowly toward normal. Though it'll still be more hectic than normal for at least another four weeks, just not as bad as it has been.
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[info]mzephyr
May. 15th, 2008 @ 08:50 pm (nameless)
( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. )
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[info]inufan625
May. 15th, 2008 @ 06:24 pm Preview of Manga Chapter 554
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Preview of Manga Chapter 554

From InuYasha dot jp (spoiler):

Chapter 554 高校生活 Kōkō Seikatsu (High School Life)

Kagome finds herself living a high shool life. Whatever happened to the Shikon jewel and InuYasha? 

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[info]doggieearlover
May. 15th, 2008 @ 03:24 pm happy little mug
doko?: home
kimochi: pleased
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I just finished this and thought I would post it... The eyes are larger than called for, but they're what I had on hand, and I wanted to finish this before my fiance got home...

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+1 )

from the Amigurumi World book...

I'm so pleased that I actually finished something in about an hour (well, hour and a half if you include the time which I had to run to wal-mart to get the rest of the yarn to finish it)...

*points to icon* my poor son heard that about a hundred times...
Kyo...
[info]inneranomaly, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 15th, 2008 @ 03:50 am (nameless)
( Canto XII from The Heights of Macchu Picchu, by Pablo Neruda . )

or, Peach at the end of High Wizardry
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[info]rare_fandom, posting in [info]youngwizards
May. 15th, 2008 @ 12:45 am (nameless)
Last night, I had some ludicrously large number of dreams. It seems like every 2 minutes, something reminded me of something in one of my dreams.

I'm thinking of keeping some sort of dream journal, hopefully it'll reveal something about just how screwed up I am.
Kyo...
[info]estuansinterius
May. 14th, 2008 @ 11:59 pm FC 6 Done
I finished the book tonight that I was reading last night. Then I started writing on Fighting Chance. I've just finished chapter 6. It's late and I need to get to bed since I have an early meeting tomorrow. In any case, I'm not as far along in the story as I expected to be at the end of chapter 6, but that seems par for the course with this story. It just keeps getting longer. It's up to 56,000 words now. I'm hoping now to reach the climax at the end of chapter 7 and do the denouement in chapter 8.

My pre-reader has also made more progress with chapter 5 of Side by Side. From what she said it appears that she's about 40% of the way through the chapter.
Kyo...
[info]mzephyr
May. 14th, 2008 @ 11:21 pm First post, I think...
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I've been lurking for a long time and I can't remember if I've posted anything.

My friend had a birthday. I made him a thing.

Let me show you it )
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[info]andthemoon, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 14th, 2008 @ 08:59 pm Hey everyone, my new amigurumi! Pirate themed!
Hey everyone, I wanted to share my latest amigurumi with you guys!


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[info]geek_cs, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 15th, 2008 @ 01:04 am Fic: Serenity (Dairine/other, T)
doko?: Manchester, England
ongaku: Marlango - Madness
Title: Serenity
Author: Trialia
Fandom: Young Wizards
Rating: T
Word Count: 203
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Dairine/other
Beta: [info]cincoflex and [info]brownkitty
Spoilers: N/A, futurefic
Summary: [[info]mmom day 14] You'll stay as long as she wants you.


xxx )
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[info]trialia, posting in [info]myriadwords
May. 14th, 2008 @ 02:28 pm Mother's Day Gifts
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Hey all!

Here are some dolls I made for Mother's Day for my Mom: me and my brothers in crochet form.


Mom loved the dolls, by the way.
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[info]zombo70, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 14th, 2008 @ 08:18 am My 3rd amigurumi
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I had made my son 2 little amigurumi (a hamster and the tiny turtle) which were pretty easy and turned out well.  My daughter wanted a bunny.  So, we looked at a few patterns online and she decided (she's 2 you know! lol)  on the Lion brand Best Bunny pattern.  I think she turned out pretty well.  I wanted something softer than wool so I used this hot pink chenille I had saving.  My only problem was sewing on the head.  I don't think the neck is thick enough because her head is so floppy.  I am still working on sewing limbs on (pointers and hints welcome!!!).  Well, here she is:
Ms. Flopsy Bunny
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[info]purplemittens, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 14th, 2008 @ 08:16 am Scanlation site updated!
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The scanlation site has been updated!  

Chapter 553, "Incident at the Well"
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[info]doggieearlover
May. 13th, 2008 @ 11:40 pm my first
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amigurumi
amigurumi
A robin, bunny, octopus (so easy!) and an androgynous doll. I made them all in the past two days. These are my first amigurumi.
detailed pics of the bunny )
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[info]antastra, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 13th, 2008 @ 11:59 pm SbS 5 Preread Moving Along
I spent most of tonight reading a book, so I don't have much to report regarding my own work on my stories. However, my pre-reader has made considerable progress already on chapter 5 of Side by Side. If she and I keep up at this rate, there won't be much of a delay at all before that chapter gets posted. We'll have to wait and see, of course. As always.
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[info]mzephyr
May. 13th, 2008 @ 10:08 pm Chapter 553, "Incident at the Well"
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Chapter 553, "Incident at the Well" 

 
FYI: Urd-chan has the scans and is working on the editing. However, I must go to bed since I have to go to work in the morning. Keep an eye on adinuyasha site for the scanlation since I will probably be asleep when the new chapter goes up.
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[info]doggieearlover
May. 13th, 2008 @ 08:39 pm Chapter 553 SPOILER Summary
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WitchWhisper Summary, provided by Patches

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[info]doggieearlover
May. 13th, 2008 @ 07:00 pm Chapter 554 Chinese Scans
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Chinese Scans are up!

Thanks to the anonymous poster for the info. I haven't checked this site in ages.

Chapter 553 Chinese Scans
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[info]doggieearlover
May. 13th, 2008 @ 09:57 am Free Pattern!
Woody the Owl Logo
click the picture to go to the free pattern!
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[info]roxy_craft, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 13th, 2008 @ 07:40 pm Introducing: Bonny the Amigurumi Girl
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Hi, I'm just joining We love Amigurumi yesterday, but I have watched the forum for almost one year.  And since I finnaly made my second amigurumi, I think I want to introduce her to you all.
Her name is Bonny, she loves chocolate.

I made her using the amineko pattern, but since last week I was absent from my job because of the cat-allergy, I turn her into a rabbit.
At first I didn't like her, because I hate black color, and it makes her looked like a rat.  I chose black color because I was in a really weird-mood that day!
And to made it worse, I change her eyes into those big eyes, which was my trademark on my every picture. 
So,  to make her a little bit cuter, I made her a pink dress and a top too.  AndI think it worked, right?  Now she is my favorite amigurumi.  I like to call her name and bring her around the town.

For more of her picture, please look at my flickr
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[info]zuperdzigh, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 12th, 2008 @ 11:18 pm Total n00b...
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But I thought I would share my first attempts at Amigurumi...

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[info]hp5freak, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 12th, 2008 @ 11:59 pm FC 6 Mostly There
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I wrote some more on Fighting Chance 6 tonight. I figure that the chapter is 85-90% done. It brought me up to the point where Ranma learns something new about Jusenkyo.

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[info]mzephyr
May. 12th, 2008 @ 05:31 pm IY Captions Week Five
kimochi: excited
I have to admit, I like this kind of surprise on a Monday - especially one so unexpected. It was so crazy at work that I didn't even discover it unti this afternoon. If you haven't read the oneshot and would like to, just click on the banner. It'll take you right to it.

IYCaptions Week 5 First Place
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[info]doggieearlover
May. 12th, 2008 @ 10:01 am I've fallen in love with a peep!
This is Peepsie, the epitome of a peep!  :o)  We've totally fallen in love with her, and I'm sooooo happy that she was an experiment with some new yarn I recently got (Moda Dea Fur Sure) and not intended as a gift, 'cause she gets to stay with US!  YAY! 

Peepsie Peep
Hi! from Peepsie Peep

Hope you all had a lovely Mother's day!
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[info]theknittycat, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 11th, 2008 @ 11:25 pm (nameless)
I'm tired of me.
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[info]estuansinterius
May. 11th, 2008 @ 11:59 pm SbS 7 Done
I got on a roll today, despite the fact that I wasn't feeling all that well. I finished the first draft of chapter 7 of Side by Side. I've passed chapter 5 along to my pre-reader. I think SbS 7 turned out better than I originally planned. I was working from the outline that I had set up for the chapter, when I started thinking that the way I was planning to wrap up was a bit lame. So I sat back and thought about it, and I think what I came up with works a lot better.

You might remember that Shampoo put in an appearance in SbS 4. She doesn't show up in chapter 5, but she does make additional appearances in chapters 6 and 7. She finally catches up to Ranma at the end of chapter 7.

I almost wrote down some spoilers concerning that terrible thing I did at the end of chapter 4, but then decided people reading this journal wouldn't appreciate it. I will say that I don't intend to leave Akane clueless about Ryoga's curse anywhere near as long as in the manga, but don't expect her to find out about it in chapter 5 either.

In canon, did Cologne really know of the nature of Jusenkyo before Shampoo was cursed? Shampoo's father certainly didn't seem to. Yet Cologne seems so knowledgeable about that area of China (legends of the Musk and Phoenix peoples), and products connected with Jusenkyo (instant Nanniichuan and waterproof soap) that you'd think she must. From which one has to conclude that she purposely cursed Shampoo. Punishment, or some other plan? Whatever her thought processes, it must have come as a real kick in the gut to learn that Ranma had been trained in the neko-ken. You almost have to feel sorry for the old woman. The form she cursed her great-granddaughter to take is the one thing that Ranma is most deathly afraid of in the world, and which can turn him into a nearly unbeatable force.
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[info]mzephyr
May. 11th, 2008 @ 10:13 pm Project pics as promised
kimochi: accomplished
Ok, so I finally got around to uploading some of the pics I've taken of my Amis made over the last month. Enjoy! :) I know I enjoyed making them :D

quite a few pics )

ok so there are 6 pics in there... I will update more often from now on.
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[info]kittens_delite, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 11th, 2008 @ 09:33 pm (nameless)
ongaku: Stars
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Hello!

Long time lurker, first time poster...and first time hooker/amigurumi-er, too! These are my first two projects - ever! Enjoy!

WARNING:IMAGE HEAVY )

Thanks!

Xposted
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[info]daydream_me, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 11th, 2008 @ 08:56 pm new here, but not really new to crocheting
doko?: home
kimochi: creative
ongaku: tv
Hi there!

I'm new to this community, but not really new to crocheting...

I recently (like 2 days ago), picked up the book Creepy Cute Crochet by Christen Haden.

I love the designs in this book, and plan on hopefully making at least 2 full sets of the creatures in the book (one for home, and one for my fiance's desk at work)... Only problem I'm having, and it could just be me making things more complicated then they are - I do this a lot apparently, I'm having trouble figuring out the instructions on the basic head. I'm starting my first guy, The Corporate Zombie... and I had my mom (long time crocheter/crafter) helping me earlier, but sadly she's now at her house, and I'm back at my house... (not to mention her helping me, kind of frustrates me)... Is it just me, or are the instructions written a bit oddly? I've read, re-read, and re-read the instructions numerous times, but I'm having issues figuring out what they say... I've been able to follow numerous other amigurumi patterns, so I don't quite get why I'm having such trouble with this pattern.

Thanks for any help you can offer in advance.

-Eva
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[info]inneranomaly, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 11th, 2008 @ 03:53 pm Left-handed crochet
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Hey! This is my first post here.
My mom and I saw an amigurumi book at the bookstore last week, and now we're determined to make cute things ourselves. However, we have a question...

Is it easier for a left-handed person to learn how to crochet right-handed? Or to learn left-handed, and adjust for that when doing a pattern?

Thank you. ♥

edit: It turns out that I'm better at it right-handed... heh. But my mom's learning it left, now that we know we don't have to worry about it. You guys are awesome. ♥ Thanks again.
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[info]onoes_mischief, posting in [info]weloveamigurumi
May. 11th, 2008 @ 02:15 pm Hook Help!
kimochi: curious
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I need some opinions on the different Crochet hooks that are out on the market. I have been using a regular old Boye E hook so far, but from all typing, knitting, and crocheting I've been up to my hands just don't like the tiny shaft of the regular hooks anymore. I've been debating about getting the Clover Soft Touch or the Addi Turbo. I'd like opinions or suggestions on other brands that also have the larger handles. THANKS so much in advance. And I promise I'll get some pics up soon of my projects.
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