Saturday, 23 May 2015

Single Crochet Invisible Decrease

I have discovered this stitch some time ago and I have been using it ever since. It makes appear the surface of amigurumis uniform avoiding bumps and holes where the decrease has been made.

How to make it:

1) insert your hook into the front loops of the next two stitches



2) yarn over and pull through those first two stitches on hook



3) yarn over the hook and pull through the remaining two loops on the hook



Congratulation you have just made your first invisible decrease!
 

Thursday, 21 May 2015

Coupon codes - get up to 20% off on your purchase

From today you can buy more of my amigurumi patterns saving some money on your purchases.
I have created three permanent coupon codes that you can use on Ravelry and Etsy.

Check my shops at this link , grab your favourite patterns and…do not forget to send me a pic of your work!

Coupon codes:
PINK10     - get 10% discount on purchases over $8
BLUE15    - get 15% discount on purchases over $12
GREEN20 - get 20% discount on purchases over $16

Friday, 24 April 2015

Crocheting two identical items of amigurumis

Today I would like to share a tip that you should always bear in mind any time you have to crochet two identical items e.g. legs, arms, ears or whatever parts of your amigurumis.
Plan to do it one after the other at the same time because even though you follow the same pattern, use the same hook and yarn the result could be very different.
Look at what happened to the ears of my bunny, one was done in the evening and the other one the morning after. I ended up redoing them to be sure they had the same size.



If you are wondering why this happens I can only answer that it depends on your mood or at least this is the only answer I have been able to think of.

Sunday, 19 April 2015

WIP: Jeffrey Bunny The Ami

For my new bunny I wanted to try something new. I wanted Jeffrey to have movable arts and removable clothes.
I’m happy with the shape of the body and I have almost agreed on the clothes which have been quite a challenge to design. Soon I realised that it is not as crocheting items for human beings, anyway I used all the expertises I have gained over time and this time my sewing knowledge came to help as literally I followed the steps a tailor would take to make the clothes to fit to his/her customer’s body shape.
I’m having so much fun!




Sunday, 29 March 2015

What you need to know for making great amigurumi

Today I would like to share with you my Pinterest board Ideas for Amigurumi that I feed with tips and tutorials from great amigurumi makers that I find on the web.
I started it off at the beginning of my journey in the amigurumi world and I’m always amazed how much I have learnt thanks to the knowledge spread across the world by great crocheters generous enough to share their experience with the rest of the world.

Saturday, 21 March 2015

Rose Butterfly and Dan Bumblebee The Amis

Dan Bumblebee has found a fiancée, her name is Rose Butterfly. Are they not cute together?