Hey everyone! Sorry for not posting at all last month, February was a super busy month for me! I was kept occupied with birthdays (including mine!), Valentine’s, Chinese New Year and the Olympics! I am back though and ready to start posting regularly again! This is an Amigurumi crochet doll that I recently made for my boyfriend’s birthday present. It’s his favourite character from the game ‘Street Fighter IV’, Ryu! Unfortunately I forgot to take progress shots while making this guy but here are some shots of my planning and a sketch of how I pictured it to look!

I took a bunch of Ryu drawings from the internet for reference.

Here’s the sketch that I came up with!

Here’s a full body shot of how the doll turned out. I’m very happy with it! The headbands, gloves and robe are all removable too.

HADOUKEN!!! Hope you like it! ^_^

Ryu is copyrighted by Capcom.

Hey all! These are my favourite songs and albums of 2009. I’ve chosen twenty songs and ten albums (2010!) and have arranged them here in ascending order. It was definitely tough to narrow my choices down to just these but here they are! Let me know your favourite songs/albums of 2009 in the comments section, I’d love to hear them!

Hope you enjoy!

My 20 Favourite Songs of 2009:

20. Jay Z – Empire State of Mind (featuring Alicia Keys)
19. Thrice – Wood and Wire
18. Local Natives – Airplanes
17. The Drums – I Felt Stupid
16. Dirty Projectors – Stillness Is The Move
15. Bat For Lashes – Sleep Alone
14. Muse – Undisclosed Desires
13. Metric – Gold Gun Girls
12. The Big Pink – Velvet
11. Jonathon Boulet – A Community Service Announcement
10. Bon Iver – Blood Bank
9. Death Cab For Cutie – Talking Bird (Demo)
8. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
7. Memory Tapes – Bicycle
6. Passion Pit – Moth’s Wings
5. Phoenix – Lisztomania
4. Miike Snow – Cult Logic
3. The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Hysteric
1. The xx – Heart Skipped a Beat

My 10 Favourite Albums of 2009:

10. Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport
9. White Lies – To Lose My Life
8. Matthew Good – Vancouver
7. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
6. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Passion Pit – Manners
4. Tegan and Sara – Sainthood
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
2. Metric – Fantasies
1. The xx – The xx

Noteworthy Albums:

• Thrice – Beggars
• Muse – Resistance
• Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
• Paramore – Brand New Eyes
• The Temper Trap – Conditions