As promised, photos of the "Cute Overload in Amigurumi Form #1".

This is Rupert the Deer:



Those of you who are fans of "Cute Overload" will probably remember the "real" Rupert the Deer. His mom was struck by a car while he was still in utero, and so he was born via C-section (because, like Bambi's mom, Rupert's mom didn't make it).

Sadly, a high percentage of animal rescues like this are not successful. Adding in that Rupert was born prematurely by C-section and that he didn't have real deer-mama milk, Rupert didn't make it.

So I decided to memorialize Rupert in all his cuteness. The fawn pattern is from "Amigurumi: Super Happy Crochet Cute" by Elisabeth Doherty.

I pretty much followed the pattern as written.



The eyes, in particular...I wanted to do eyes like in the original pattern because they were so cute. (However, the original called for pink and burgundy felt, to give sort of an "eyeliner" effect. And Rupert is, despite the eyelashes, a BOY deer. So the colors I chose were more "natural").

I did change a couple things. I didn't do the crocheted-bobble nose; it looked kind of ridiculous and I wanted something more subdued so I just embroidered on a little nose. And I used felt for the spots rather than sequins and beads, because sequins, meh. (I'm not a big fan of sewing on sequins).

I also didn't use the pvc stuffing pellets in the leg. The pattern author warns that the deer won't stand up properly without them, but I figured since the legs were crocheted so tightly they almost stood up on their own (empty), I'd take a chance with the polyfill. As you can see, Rupert stands up fine, and he's a lot softer and nicer (and lighter) without the beads.

Rupert is quite extremely cute. I think he is one of the most cute things I have made.



And because Cute Overload isn't Cute Overload without October being renamed 'Tocktober, here's the obligatory 'tocks shot.



Not that deer really have "tocks" (or, if you're Forrest Gump, "BUTT-ocks, sir"), and crocheted toy deer even less so.

As I was working on Rupert, I had bits and pieces of babeh deer scattered all around me. And I was reminded of two of the terrible, gross-out jokes kids used to tell:

Q. What do you call a deer with no eyes?

A. No-eye-deer. ("No idea")

Q. What do you call a deer with no legs and no eyes?

A. Still no-eye-deer.



Rupert says, "That's not funny."