Safety eyes are an essential craft tool that add personality to your amigurumi. If you’re making your amigurumi for a young child though, you may want to reconsider the use of safety eyes. As always with small objects, there is a risk of choking if the safety eyes come loose.
There are so many cute alternatives to safety eyes! I’ve compiled some options for you so keep reading!
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Many amigurumi makers choose pure cotton yarn for their amigurumi. They want the softest and purest choices for little ones – items that parents and makers can both feel good about. But what if you want to take it a step further and source organic cotton yarn?
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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?
Can I fly with a crochet hook? Can I fly with craft scissors? These are questions I hear a lot in different crochet groups. Results may vary internationally but here in the U.S., we usually don’t need to worry about our notions being confiscated.
Keep reading to see what was in my crochet bag on a recent flight!
How do you attach hair to amigurumi? Knowing how to attach hair to amigurumi is an important skill for amigurumi designers and makers. Hair and curls add visual interest and can completely change the look of your amigurumi.
Keep reading for three ways to attach hair to amigurumi!
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No, we’re not eating penguin! We’re looking at two different iterations of the same pattern. YES, these amigurumi penguins were both made from the SAME pattern. A bit shocking, right? This is the difference a year of experience makes.
Let’s dive in.
My first attempt at Pippin was about a year ago. He was my second or third attempt at amigurumi and I hardly knew what I was doing! Let’s go through everything I learned between these two penguins.
I recently released my first amigurumi pattern into the universe: a happy, textured pineapple. The experience of pattern-writing and the work it entails was certainly eye-opening. Crochet designers put a LOT of time and energy into their patterns; so much is trial and error, ripping out what you’ve done and trying again. Then when you get your prototype done and your first draft of instructions written, you do it AGAIN to test whether you wrote it down correctly the first (or seventh) time. And if you’re including step-by-step pictures you’ll need to take those during your tests which means you need good lighting and a healthy chunk of time, etc. It’s a lot!
But don’t get overwhelmed! Below are three tips for pattern-writing newbies from a recent newbie herself who emerged on the other side.
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