Preparations for Valentine´s Day: Crochet Heart, Free Amigurumi Pattern - Toast to LOVE!

Amigurumi Heart - Free Pattern 

I´ve created a lovely little heart design, easy and quite quick to make. They can be individual gifts, accessories or decorations for gift bags. You name it, enjoy!

Crochet Tutorial:

Materials:

2,5 crochet hook
Yarn: Katia Bamboo, DK/8ply
yarn needle
stuffing

Abbreaviations used:

"magic ring": crochet over an adjustable loop wih 6 single crochet, then pulling on the yarn tail until there is no hole left
"Neat finish"- one method to finish a toy piece in amigurumi. See the photos below.

Sc - single crochet
Inc - Increase
Invdec - invisible decrease

1) 6 sc into magic ring (6)
2) 6 x Inc (12)
3-4) sc all around (12)
fasten off

make another one:


1) 6 sc into magic ring (6)
2) 6 x Inc (12)
3-4) sc all around (12), don´t fasten off, you will join two parts together

Make the joining into next stitch of the end of the first part

You´ll have a new beginning of the row: hide the yarn tail by doing so: do you stitches over the yarn tail, by doing so, you don´t have to hide the yarn afterwards.

1) Make 12 sc on the first part and then 12 sc on the other part of the heart (24): NB! under both loops, there will be a little hole between two parts, we´ll come back later to close it up.

I use a yarn as a stitch marker of a new row.

2) 5 sc, Invdec, 10 sc, Invdec, 5 sc

3) 4 sc, Invdec, 9 sc, Invdec, 5 sc

4) 4 sc, Invdec, 8 sc, Invdec, 4 sc, stuff

5) 4 sc, Invdec, 7 sc, Invdec, 3 sc

6) 3 sc, Invdec, 6 sc, Invdec, 3 sc, from now on, try to stuff after every new row

7) 3 sc, Invdec, 5 sc, Invdec, 2 sc

8) 2 sc, Invdec, 4 sc, Invdec, 2 sc

Two rows before the finishing up:

9) 2 sc, Invdec, 3 sc, Invdec, 1 sc

10) 1 sc, Invdec, 1 sl.st. leave a lengh of yarn for "neat finish" and closing up the hole. For a "neat finish" : pick up all the sc left, one by one with the yarn needle and pull them together to have a neat and proper finish.

And also close up the hole:

Well done, your cute little heart is ready!

Make a nice bunch of hearts. Personally, I like the green one. In some disciplines green is the color of heart :)

OOAK Artist Teddy Bear Gustav

OOAK Teddy Bear named Gustav

I´ve been learning teddy bear art for some time now even I haven´t posted any photos :) (hope to do in in near future) but first of all I would like to introduce to my very first teddy bear where amigurumi and old teddy bear making traditions are combined. He is all handmade and fully jointed - 5-way jointed with cotter pins and hard disc joints. I used glass eyes, teddy bear disc joints and natural sawdust filling. Nose is embroidered. He is tinted with oil paints. I don´t have any of the yarn left so he is unique.
To be adopted: Collectibles

Simple Tutorial for Sculpting Amigurumi Cat

Simple Amigurumi Sculpting

This Cat is made using exact same pattern: Amigurumi Cat Bianca, just a nose is embroidered and a very simple mouth sculpting is made. Simply using a yarn needle if you feel need shaping a bit...

After the nose is embroidered take some yarn in the same color, make a line and pull it together by making a knot just under the amigurumi head piece and voilà...:)

New Amigurumi Pattern - Amigrumi White Cat Design - named Bianca

New Amigurumi Cat Pattern is out now.

New Amigurumi Pattern  

I´m happy to present a new Amigurumi Cat design. Cat named Bianca is now available on my Etsy Shop

I used 2,5 mm crochet hook and Debbie Bliss Rialto DK, extrafine Merino Wool Superwash yarn, 8 ply, 2 balls. You can also use bigger crochet hook and a different yarn, your Amigurumi Cat will be just bigger. Always take one size smaller crochet hook than written on a yarn label for amigurumi toys. 

Size with 2,5 mm crochet hook would be approx. 27 cm/10,6inc. I used 12mm hand painted safety eyes with slit pupil and 12mm safety nose. If you vary colors you can use the same pattern to have different results.

Freeform Crochet and Amigurumi Toys

 Freeform Crochet and Amigurumi Toys

 

 

Freeform dress for an amigurumi toy

 

I´m designing a new Amigurumi Cat Pattern at the moment, it will be out soon. This was my first attempt, but I have made some changes to the pattern (will show the final version in my next post). So I experimented a little, just for fun. I put two things together: a freeform crochet and amigurumi. This is the result, an amigurumi cat with a freeform dress.

 

Freeform Hat for an Amigurumi Bunny

 

I have had this bunny for years and now the bunny has a very soft hat as well, freeform crochet style is used. And I found an amigurumi tiny carrot which I also made years ago, sometimes disseapearing and then coming out again because of being so tiny.

 

Freeform accessories for a girls dress

 

My daughter has a lovely dress, minimalistic and beautiful at the same time. Made two freeform accessories with beads to give that little extra bit of elegance.

I have never tried a freeform crochet before, it was quite a fun thing to try! I went to Marianne´s freeform camp

Crochet Cacti - Amigurumi cacti

 My little windowsill with tomatoes and some onions. Now, some cacti as well.

and a whole set - 20 :)

NEW PATTERN: Amigurumi Pearlcat with a Giftbag

New Amigurumi Pattern is out now:

                                                  

Pattern is available on my Etsy shop: TinyAmigurumi
Cats are such cute animals, you can also make them as gifts, amigurumi ones – DIY gifts.

If you are passionate about cats here´s a new project for you.

Why not make something special that has your own personal touch on it – I have done the pattern for you. PDF file tutorial comes on 20 pages with photos to help you.

You can make many variations just changing vibrant colors and safety eyes, add different pearls or ribbons. Often, the patterns for such litte amigurumi toys might look tricky and be hard to make but don’t get scared by that, it is a little difficult, but not impossible and the result is worth it, I´m sure. Little kitty with a gift bag is perfectly suitable gift for any girls and princesses. 

What you will need:

Size: with 2mm crochet hook:

Approx. 7,5 cm/3 inches

Tools and materials what you´ll need:

2,5mm crochet hook for fuzzy yarn – head and body and 1,5/2mm crochet hook for cotton yarn – ears, legs, tail.

Yarns: for ears, legs and tail: Hanna Cable, G-B Wolle,Fingering/4ply

For head and body: Fabia, Schoeller+Stahl, similar one: Grazie, Schoeller+Stahl

12mm safety eyes (slit pupil) and a yarn needle. For the filling: fiberfill, for legs a bit of sheep wool.

Crochet skill level:

This pattern requires knowledge of basic crochet terms: Crocheting in the round, working with fuzzy yarn, forming a magic ring, single crochet stitch (sc), single crochet increase (Inc), single crochet invisible decrease (Invdec), slip stitch (Sl. st.) and joining pieces together.

I have done those little kitties for many years, now the PDF tutorial is finally available.
Former ones (with variations) to be looked at :
Orange Pearlcat
Red Pearlcat
Darc Pink Pearlcat
Soft Rose Pearlcat