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Creative Date Ideas. Wanelo - Find unique products and stores you have never heard of. Amigurumi Tutorial 3 (additional techniques) | Hook and Needles: Knitting and Crochet Blog (cool stuff, techniques, and things I find) In the first amigurumi tutorial I went over the basic crochet techniques needed to make amigurumis. In the second installment, I explained the most common types of patterns, and how to read them. In this final amigurumi tutorial I’ll cover some additional techniques often used when making amigurumis. Other Crochet Stitches Although most amigurumis are made with the single crochet stitch shown in the first tutorial, you are often required to use other stitches to shape your doll.

The following is not an inclusive list (for that go to Nexstitch’s crochet video tutorials), but simply some of the stitches that you are likely to encounter when crocheting amigurumis. Slip Stitch (sl st) Half Double Crochet (hdc) Double Crochet (dc) Triple Crochet also known as Treble Crochet (trc or tr) Font Post or Front Loop, Back Post or Back Loop (fl or fp, bl or bp) Working with Color You’ll often want to add a splash of color to your projects. If you find a better way to the jogless stripes, let me know. Amandeleine. This cake exists to make me fat. For serious. It has 32 oz. of cream cheese in it. A total of 21 oz. of bittersweet chocolate. 4 eggs and a little cream. But it’s just a little cream, so it’s cool, right? Continue reading Trevor and I have been doing some house research the past few weeks. There is one thing I have learned so far… my dream kitchen only exists in multi-million dollar homes. It’s really quite unfortunate.

Continue reading There’s nothing quite like getting your hair did to make you feel like a lady. It’s that lovely pampered feeling that you can only get from someone fussing over you in a completely superfluous way. I have pin straight Asian hair, and yet I can’t get my hair as smooth as she gets it. I’m convinced that all hair stylists are some sort of magicians. Well, the good ones are at least. Continue reading Dear lady on the 6:20 bus, It is rush hour in Seattle. I do not care for your purse. Continue reading So instead, I will explain to you what a Peek Freans Fruit Creme is. Not martha - to make: marble magnets. It’s Party Time : Made From Scratch. Nimoe’s Blog. From a Japanese pattern. One of my earlier projects.

I call him p-chan. ^_^;; The pattern is from Clover’s website . I’ve been working on a pattern that just needs to be typed up, so that should be ready in the near future. Simple and cute and quick to make. The pattern is Amigurumi Girl’s pear pattern , minus the leaf. This is perhaps not the most realistic shade of green to use, but it was all I had on hand. This tutorial accompanies my free cupcake pattern and is geared towards beginners. (more…) Repost of my amigurumi cupcake pattern. Materials needed Worsted weight yarn of your choice; I used Red Heart Super Saver in Cornmeal (MC), Light Blue (CC1), Cherry Red (CC2) 3.75 mm (size F) crochet hook (or size needed to obtain tight gauge) 6 mm black safety eyes Black embroidery floss Polyester stuffing Abbreviations sc — single crochet st — stitch sl st — slip stitch ch — chain sc2tog — single crochet 2 together Assembly Attach eyes and embroider face on base. …hmm. Hello hello! Pom love. All Things Thrifty Home Accessories and Decor.