Willy Dog The Ami

by Mary's Amiland, June 2015

Willy was born on a rainy afternoon at my desk when I made a beautiful sketch, myself who is not able to draw!
I guess my hand knew exactly which lines to draw as this cuddly guy had grown in my mind over the past months. Eventually, when I decided to give Willy birth all was ready, and drawing was a simple exercise at that point.
It is crocheted in all his parts so he can be the best friend also for young children.

Willy was featured in Entwine The Crochet Magazine in July 2015 issue.

Minou Cat The Ami

by Mary’s Amiland, August 2015

I made this pattern soon after I had started designing amigurumi, and it is still one of my favourite works. I have decided to enhance the instructions with the learning gained in these years and to put the pattern in the format I currently use.
At the beginning of my adventure as designer I was not used to give names to my characters, nowadays they all have one even before coming to life. While I was refreshing the pattern, I named this lovely cat Minou after a cat I had when I was a child.

One a funny note Minou (on the left) is taller than the first one made a year ago... same pattern, same yarn and same crocheter :)

WIP: Charley Bull Cow The Ami

I’m working on something new, another farm animal. This time it is a HE and he is called Charley.
Here is my source of inspiration, a young bull cow.
I hope to be able to give him the joyful character I have in mind.

Patty Pig The Ami

by Mary’s Amiland, July 2015

When inspiration comes unexpectedly, it makes you do just the right thing. This is what happened with Patty, I made her sketch in thirty minutes and it was love at first glance!
Among the farm animals that I have drawn, she is the one with the strongest personality. She knows exactly what she wants… indeed she made me do her pattern first.
Patty loves fashion, so I had to think of a trendy outfit for her. I came up with the idea to make a dungarees, and a set made of a tiny purse and a bag enhanced with embroidered French knots on the top.
She is ready to go out shopping!

I’m in love with this character, is she not absolutely cool?

*Special Thanks* to Tanya Naser from HodgePodgeCrochet who kindly agreed on including her beautiful eyes’ pattern with my ami.

WIP: Patty Pig's Accessories

If somebody told me I would have fun making clothes and accessories for my dolls at my age,  I would not believe it!
Nowadays it is normal and not surprising at all…

I have been playing around with some accessories for Patty Pig, my next amigurumi. Here is what I have come up with, a nice embroidery bag with a small purse. Are they not trendy?

WIP: Patty Pig The Ami

I have been working on a new project.
It is a She and she is called Patty. This time I have looked for inspiration among farm animals and this cute thing has been my model.
I’m proceeding at full steam with no much frogging at the moment, so I hope to be able to show my WIP soon.

Jeffrey Bunny The Ami

by Mary’s Amiland, May 2015

I love bunnies, I can never have enough to make them but this time I wanted to make a bunny that was special and unique: Jeffrey had to be THE bunny in my collection of amigurumis.
I have worked so hard since I made his sketch back in March this year.
First I experimented how to make the limbs moveable without using plastic joints as I wanted to create a toy suitable for young children. Then I spent countless hours on his clothes remaking them over and over and eventually his dungarees came into shape.
Finally I asked a bunch of fine crocheters to test the pattern for me on Ravelry. In a matter of few days I received all their feedbacks which helped me to write the pattern as clearer as possible.

Today I can proudly say that Jeffrey bunny is finished, love the way he turned out!