Category: Reviews

Yarn Review: Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton

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On April 27, 2022

In Amigurumi, Reviews, Yarn

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Are you looking for an affordable and widely available cotton yarn for your amigurumi? Check out my review for Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton to see if it checks your boxes.

This yarn is the cotton version of Hobby Lobby’s popular acrylic I Love This Yarn (ILTY). With a wide range of solid and variegated colors, I Love This Cotton is an easy choice for amigurumi! But how does it hold up? Keep reading for my review!

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Book Review: Animal Friends of Pica Pau

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On April 20, 2022

In Advice, Amigurumi, Reviews

10 pictures of crocheted animals from "Animal Friends of Pica Pau" by Yan Schenkel, including a unicorn, a dragon, a panda, and an otter.

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Yan Schenkel’s whimsical crochet animals of “Animal Friends of Pica Pau” captured my attention back in 2020 and was a big reason I got into amigurumi. What makes it so special?

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Yarn Review: WeCrochet Comfy Worsted

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On July 9, 2021

In Amigurumi, Reviews, Yarn

Three skeins of Comfy Worsted yarn by WeCrochet sit on a white background. The skeins are green, tan and yellow.
Comfy Worsted yarn by WeCrochet in Peapod, Parchment and Honey.

In this yarn review I check out a workhorse by WeCrochet: Comfy Worsted. How will it perform for amigurumi?

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Book Review: Animal Friends of Pica Pau 2

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On February 2, 2021

In Amigurumi, Reviews

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If you’ve been around the amigurumi scene for a hot minute, you probably recognize the whimsical aesthetic of Yan Schenkel, the designer behind Animal Friends of Pica Pau and Animal Friends of Pica Pau 2.

It’s no secret how much I love these patterns. I borrowed Animal Friends of Pica Pau three times from the library before I finally bought it, and pre-ordered “Animal Friends of Pica Pau 2” when it was first announced. But then. The waiting!

A stuffed turtle, tiger, koala and sloth lay atop a copy of Animal Friends of Pica Pau 2.

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