Cute Crochet Amigurumi Halloween and a Free Last Minute Crochet Pumpkin Pattern

Halloween is getting closer. I like all cute and kawaii. It also includes Halloween. 

My Halloween set - up for this year on photos. 

It´s a season worth celebrating with handmade stuff, for example you could make a lovely bunch of little amigurumi crochet pumpkins and set up a scene with all those lovely colors. I also place real pumpkins, of course, there´s all shapes and sizes and what colors, OMG! (carved pumpkins to come) and my dear fuchsia is also taking part in this scene (in it´s autumn colors). We had the first snow as well in Estonia. 

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This is the smallest pumpkin I´ve even made. I made it look like a real pumpkin with just a small touch of artist´s acrylic paint.

If you have an hour or so to spare and you´d like to make a quick DIY Pumpkin, I´ll give you a pattern for an Amigurumi Crochet Pumpkin – Works up really quickly and is fun to make.

You´ll need 2mm or 2,5mm crochet hook

DK or Fingering weight yarn (all shades of orange, even with a touch of brown and yellow). Some yarn for a stalk, something greyish.

Tapestry needle and here we go:

1) 6 sts. into magic ring (6)

2) 6 x Inc (12)

3) [Inc + 1 sc] all around (18)

4) [Inc + 2 sc] all around (24)

5) [Inc + 3 sc] all around (30)

6) [Inc + 4 sc] all around (36)

7-11) sc all around (36)

12) [Invdec + 4 sc] all around (30)

13) [Invdec + 3 sc] all around (24)

14) [Invdec + 2 sc] all around (18)

Do the medium stuffing

15) [Invdec + 1 sc] all around (12)

16) Invdec all around (6)

sc- single crochet

Inc- 2 single crochet into one

Invdec - invisible decreasing - 2 single crochet together. 

Make a „neat finish“ Have a look how to do it in here: finishing up an amigurumi piece, leave at least 30 cm of yarn to continue:

Sew through the middle of the ball 

 and go around to the bottom again, 

and right through the ball again. Tighten it a bit. 

Go all the way round for a total of 4 times. Make a knot, hide the yarn

Start making the stalk

You can leave a st. undone here and there

Hide the yarn like this and...you´ll have a lovely curved stalk

If you want a lovely Kawaii Crochet Pumpkin, then follow the pattern, but place eyes instead and there´s no need to tighten the pumpkin with the yarn . And that´s it. Add some pink cheeks and little mouse to make it look like a kawaii:)

Enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Crocheting!

Amigurumi Lamb and Purple Storage Basket

Amigurumi Sheep

Lexie Lamb enjoys being photographed. I just felt like taking those photos this weekend, because everybody needs time for themselves and suddenly I discovered myself going trough Buddha quotes and found one for me for this weekend: "your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."
I designed Amigurumi Sheep Pattern just a year ago and I like it a lot. This crochet toy doesn´t need much yarn and pattern is easy to follow with step by step photos. 

And doing handmade gifts. It was a nice request from a 8 year old girl who wanted a purple storage basket for herself because I´ve done several for birthdays and one for her sister as well. It´s just lovely! Purple storage basket almost done. I´m using cotton tube (80% recycled cotton) and pure linen yarn (greenish) to make this storage basket.

It´s October in Estonia and nature is offereing beautiful colors this time of year! Hope to capture that as well :)

Think Pink October/ Amigurumi Bunny Brooch/Amigurumi Piglet

As my terrace is all pink on the first day of October:
I don´t know anything about flowers but I love them dearly! Decorate your own soul, as they say.
Little Pink Bunny Brooch as well as my travel compagnon this summer Piglet (check out our little adventures this summer on my Instagram) joined with me. And I love fuchsias, they are so attractive. Pink is nice, fragile, feminine, tender, cute, sweet, charming, romantic, caring. It´s a color of hope and being strong!
And of course, I adore piglets. I find them endearing and pink bunny on black coat? Oh yes!!!

Le premier jour d'octobre ma terrasse est toute en rose:
Je ne sais rien de fleurs mais je les aime vraiment! Pour décorez votre âme, comme on dit.
Petit Broche Lapin  ainsi que mon compagnon de voyage cet été Piglet (nos petites aventures cet été sur mon Instagaram) étaient aussi là.
Et j'aime les fuchsias, ils sont si jolis. Le rose comme une couleur signifie pour moi gentillesse, elle est fragile, féminine, tendre, mignone, douce, charmante, romantique, elle donne espoir etc.
Et bien sûr, j'adore les porcelets. Et le petit lapin rose sur un manteau noir adorable, n´est-ce pas? Oui!!!

Have a nice Octobre!

Je vous souhaite un très joli Octobre!