I would like to introduce everyone to Sensei Charlie! He is the Master Instructor of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Studio that my husband is a member of. Charlie is a real person that just happens to have unique features that make him a perfect candidate to crochet into an Amigurumi doll!
Now the “real” Charlie has several tattoos but after a few failed attempts at embroidering them on I decided to just leave them off. A huge THANK YOU to everyone that offered suggestions – they were all great ideas.
Tomorrow I will post a full blog about the Charlie doll and include all of the links and info for the pattern that I mostly followed. The actual pattern was for a dress up doll that is really cute. I am waiting until tomorrow to do the full post because my husband has a class tomorrow night and I am hoping there will be some good pictures to include.
Thanks again for all of the great suggestions! I can’t wait to see how he reacts to it. He is a hilarious guy that is always doing wacky stuff to the guys at the studio so it should be funny! 😀
This is probably the only time my husband will ever be able to get Charlie in an “arm bar”.
Thanks for reading!
~Tami – Tanglewood Knots
Yes please! We’d love to see a side-by-side photo of Amigurumi Sensei and Sensei Charlie! 🙂 great work 🙂
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Thanks!! I just hope he doesn’t decide to shave his beard before he sees the doll!
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This is awesome! What a fun way to honor someone!
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Thanks! This is a guy that randomly had another instructors face tattooed on his leg without telling him he was going to do it – it will be funny to see his reaction!
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Can’t wait to read the post on how he reacts 🙂
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He looks great even without the tattoos! Well done 😊
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Thanks!
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That is really cute. I hope he likes his crochet mini me. 😀
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Thanks, me too!
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He’s brilliant! Did you manage to add his tattoos on?
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I did not 😦 I tried to embroider them on but it was just too tricky for me. But I did make a test swatch of single crochet and found that a sharpie marker does not bleed too much and would probably work. I was too afraid to try to draw directly onto the doll. 🙂
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Well that’s good research for next time 🙂 I’m positive he’ll love it just as much without tattoos!
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This is amazing so much detail. If you ever consider using markers get some fabric markers.
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Thanks! It would be a good idea to get some fabric markers – you really never know when you might need one. 🙂
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This is so cute!
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Thanks!!
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What a brill little amigrumi man!
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I love Sensai Charlie – I felt sad giving him to his doppleganger. 😀
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