¡Hola, espero la estés pasando muy bien!
Hi, I hope you are having a great time!
Hasta hace poco este personaje era desconocido para mí. Cuando me dijeron para tejerla me encantaron las ilustraciones. En ese momento supe que ya la había visto antes solo que no sabía su nombre hasta ese momento.
Until recently this character was unknown to me. When I was told to knit her, I loved the illustrations. At that moment I knew I had seen her before, I just didn't know her name until then.
Veamos un poco de historia
Let's take a look at some history
Las ilustraciones de la australiana Vivien Kubbos conocida bajo el pseudónimo "Sarah Kay", dieron vuelta al mundo. En América latina allá por 1979, específicamente Argentina pasaba por una época complicada y allí surgió la idea de educar a las niñas (principalmente) con estas ilustraciones (Caldo, 2015).
Hoy en día estas ilustraciones siguen vigentes, incluso hay varias ilustraciones basadas en el estilo de Sarah Kay. Además, en Argentina se siguen vendiendo diversas cosas (libretas, lapiceros, tarjetas de felicitaciones, revistas, etc) de ella.
The illustrations of the Australian Vivien Kubbos, known under the pseudonym "Sarah Kay", went around the world. In Latin America back in 1979, specifically Argentina was going through a complicated time and the idea of educating girls (mainly) with these illustrations was born there (Caldo, 2015).
Today these illustrations are still in use, and there are even several illustrations based on Sarah Kay's style. In addition, in Argentina, various things (notebooks, pens, greeting cards, magazines, etc.) of hers are still sold.
Proceso de diseño
Design process
The first thing I do when I see a reference image is to look at the colours and analyse how to achieve that shade and texture. Then I look at the shapes that make up the character and think about the weaving techniques to use to get it onto the amigurumi. Finally I see if I can apply all of the above to the size desired by the client.
I think I need more practice in knitting hats, because that's where I got stuck, haha. Happily it came out on the second try.
¡…Hasta la próxima!
See you next time!
Dato curioso: En este diseño utilicé técnicas avanzadas para la parte de las mangas y el pantalón / In this design I used advanced techniques for the sleeves and trousers.