That is so lovely! I tried crocheting a few times but I just can't :D so I'm very impressed, you did a great job. I'm sure your girlfriend will love it!
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That's super cute!
Wow this is super adorable, well done you!
That's adorable! I have no patience at all for doing amigurumi so I always find things like this extra impressive :)
It looks like maybe a variant of moss stitch for the body/feathers? Hard to tell from the photo.
I'm still relatively new, I have no idea what a moss stitch is, lol. The spots are formed by switching colour after every stitch on even rounds and using only black on odd rounds. It sounds annoying, but once you get used to holding the two yarns at once it's surprisingly easy. You just grab the other colour every time you have to pull through both loops on the hook.
Oh yes, I see now!
Moss stitch is a great one to learn if you ever want to do things like blankets or scarves. Visually it's about as dense as single crochet, but has a lot more drape. It's a favourite of mine! https://easycrochet.com/moss-stitch-crochet-tutorial/
That is cute as heck! She will be blown away, no doubt.
Impressive for a first go! Is the pattern available?
It wasn't actually as hard as it looks. The colour changes were definitely intimidating at first, but surprisingly manageable. The pattern is by June Gilbank and is for sale on her site or Etsy
That’s adorable! You did a great job with it and especially impressive this is one of your first projects!