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50 Free and Adorable Amigurumi Patterns. Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crafting stuffed crochet or knit toys that are usually made into animals, dolls and inanimate objects. These stuffed dolls are known for having oversized spherical heads on an undersized body and expressional faces. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert at amigurumi, you always need a pattern to reference and guide you along the way.

Thankfully, the Web has tons of free patterns and instructions on how to make these darling toys for less. Here are 50 free and adorable amigurumi patterns to get you going: Animals Animals are the most common type of amigurumi made, and these are the cutest of the creatures. Video Game Characters Even your favorite video game characters have amigurumi patterns like these. Holiday/Celebration Use these amigurumi patterns to decorate for the holidays and for gift giving.

Food These adorable amigurumi foods look good enough to eat, but I don’t recommend trying. Nature These amigurumi patterns add an adorable twist to nature’s finest. Amigurumipatterns.net - Download wonderful amigurumi patterns! Pat Ahern's Crochet Portraits - Art In Yarn. Skill Levels | Easy Peasy Catnip Mouse | Tubachingching's Weblog.

Easy Peasy Catnip Mouse May 6, 2008, 3:16 pm Filed under: cat, Craft, Crochet, Pets | Tags: cat, cat toy, catnip, craft acrylic, Crochet, kitten, yarn Easy Peasy catnip mouse Materials Needed: Small amount of scrap acrylic yarn, small amount of catnip, 3.5mm crochet hook, some stuffing, Jingley bell (optional). Pattern: Ch 17, Row 1: sc in 2nd st from hook and continue till the end. Row 2: Next, make 7 sc in the last loop of the tail (ie.

Row 3: We will be working in a spiral so do not sl st into the first of the 7 sc. Row 4: *sc in 1st sc, 2sc in 2nd sc* repeat 6 times. (21st total) Row 5-7: sc in each sc Row 8: sc in first 5 sc, sc next two sts tog. *next we add the ears. Row 9: Continue with sc in 1st sc, sc next 2 sts tog, until you only have 7 sts around left. Weave in any loose ends into the mouse, et voilá!!! Like this: Like Loading... 37 Comments so farLeave a comment. Overview | The Design Wars Challenge What is the Design Wars Challenge? Design Wars is a crochet challenge formed in late 2012 by Salena Baca. This forum is presented as an opportunity for independent crochet artists who are serious about their career, ready to progress professionally in their field, and looking to form meaningful networking opportunities within the crochet arena!

Design Wars has worked to collaborate with such forums as Red Heart Yarns, Crochet Today, and Inside Crochet to broaden our reach and create a strong community of crochet enthusiasts! When do challenges take place? Roughly, each new design challenge is held quarterly. How (where) can I follow along? Craft Cruises® - Craft Cruise :: Crafting cruises :: Women's Travel and more. Lindamade. Two weeks ago, Paul and I got married (finally)!

It was a wonderful, small ceremony & it was the day full of love that everyone said it would be. To keep it manageable and meaningful, we limited our guest list to about 50 people and did a lot of DIYing with the help of our wonderful families. (Almost all photos in this post (C) Sleeping Owl Photography) We got married at my Aunt Beryl+ Uncle Dean’s property in Round Mountain, TX, which overlooks the Pedernales River. It was an amazing view and we are still pinching ourselves that we got to have such a nice setting. I also think it’s pretty awesome that we’ll see this setting again and again over the years and remind ourselves of the vows we took. I made my veil using Craftsy’s Vintage Veils class, some etsy and random craft store finds, and silk thread that my grandmother gave me years ago.

I crocheted my shrug using the Piped Petals Cardigan pattern I designed and Fiberspaytes Scrumptious (just over 2 skeins). Micah Makes. February 2012. Ever wanted to turn these: into these? Then read on! SKILL LEVEL: Easy to intermediate. You must be comfortable with increasing and decreasing. TIME: Depends on how fast you crochet, but I can knock one of these out in less than half an hour. MATERIALS:* Plastic or rubber duck. GAUGE: Not important in this pattern as it's very much a "make it up as you go" sort of pattern. * This pattern is written in US terms. ch = chain sc = single crochet dc = double crochet 2dc in each st = increasing 2sctog = decreasing with sc 2dctog = decreasing with dc st = stitch ss =slip stitch NOTES: * Please be aware that the results of this pattern can differ dramatically, depending on the size of the duck you have, the size of the yarn you use, how tight you normally crochet.

PATTERN: This pattern works from the neck of the duck downwards and you will be working in the round. Ch 16, ss into the 1st ch to make a circle. Row 1 - ch1, sc in each st, ss into that first ch1 Row 2 - ch3, 2dc in each st, ss into that first ch3. Crochet Cabana - Learn to crochet, free patterns, tutorials, charity. 1500 Free Amigurumi Patterns. Teri Crews Designs. Preemie Hat Project. Baby Hat. My neighbor asked if I could make a hat and booties set for her sister who has a baby on the way.

Not knowing the sex was hard but this is what I came up with. The ribbing makes it a stretchy hat so should fit a newborn for awhile. The ribbing for this hat was inspired by Busting Stitches Ribbed Hat So if you are looking for a hat with single ribbing instead of double head over there :) She also has bigger sizes available. Pattern for booties can be found HERETHIS PATTERN IS WRITTEN IN US TERMS. IF YOU NEED HELP CONVERTING STITCHES TO UK TERMS PLEASE SEE THIS CHART THAT ALSO PROVIDES LINKS TO VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE BASIC STITCHES. Materials:5.0 mm crochet hookDK or Light WW yarnScissorsYarn needleGauge: First 2 rounds of hdc should measure 2 inches. Starting with a magic circle or ch 3 and join with a slip stitch. Round 1: Ch 2, 11 hdc in circle. Round 2: Ch 2, hdc in same st as ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around. Round 1: Ch 2, 11 hdc in circle. (12 hdc) Patty Davis Designs. Best Free Crochet - The best quality free crochet patterns online.

Tutorial: Sew A Lining Into A Crocheted Bag. This tutorial shows you how I hand sew a fabric lining into a crochet bag. There is a line of stitching at the top of the fold in my lining as reference. If you make a lining, you don't need the stitching line. The Detailed Instructions are numbered to make it easy to refer to them (or keep your place) ... not each numbered item is really a step to follow. You need: the unlined crochet bagthe lining (use my lining tutorial if you need instructions)needlethreadscissorspinsstitch markers Basic Instructions · Pin the lining into the bag· Sew the lining into the bag Sounds pretty easy, huh? Detailed instructions (text is above its corresponding photo) · Pin the lining into the bag. 1) Find the crochet row where you will be sewing the lining into the bag. 2) Use a stitch marker to mark the midpoint of both sides of the handbag. 3) Put the lining in the bag. 4) I put the snaps in my lining in the exact middle of each side. 7) Hold the bag so it's flat between two of the pins. 18) Pull tight.

What you sow | Crochet Cotton Pads. Free Easy Crochet Purse Pattern. I recently finished this purse using a free crochet pattern I found on the Tangled Happy blog. I reduced the number of stitches to make a smaller bag for a child and I think it is adorable! I think I am going to have to make one for myself. This bag is perfect for spring! The pattern contains a link to an optional flower but the flower pattern that they direct you to is not free. So, instead I used the free flower pattern found here: Free crochet flower pattern The pattern for this bag can be found here: Free crochet pattern I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I did.

Spring Inspired Boutique Bags. Boutique bags inspired by spring. I think the strappy pink one is my new favorite. What do you think? I decided to try out a bulkier yarn this time to create a sturdier bag. I used Lion Brand Baby's First Yarn. It's 55% acrylic, 45% cotton and listed as a bulky weight yarn. This yarn is super soft and perfect for projects that need to hold their shape when completed. It's also machine washable which is completely necessary when creating for children. These bags follow the same basic pattern of the original Granny Stripe Boutique Bag with a few minor changes. Follow the this pattern up to round 10 then make the following changes. Rnd 11: Ch 1. Rnd 12: Ch 1. Rnd 13: Ch 1. I tested this Garden Rose pattern for Cheryl at the Flower Girl Cottage and thought it would be the perfect flower for the Strappy Boutique Bag. Rnd 11-13: Continue working. Straps (Make Two): Ch 31. This flower can be found at Lion Brand Yarn. I love this bag just as it is.

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