
Ch2 and Single Crochet to make a Pointed Tip
This is my simple way of making a quick pointed tip and it is very similar to how you make a simple cone. I often use it to make beaks for my birds and in this case for Owl.
How to Shrink Amigurumi
Have you ever seen a great pattern and go… wow that’s awesome but I would really love make a tinier version of it? Over here, I made a version of Kanga, used the pattern and shrank it down to make Roo.
Making Eeyore again
Once in while, I do like remaking some characters I have made before and usually I will make some changes to the newer version. In this case, I did so for Eeyore.
Free Piglet Crochet Pattern
So excited about writing out this free pattern! It’s a tiny little Piglet. Most of my amigurumi are mini (not micro) and can fit into the palm of your hand. In this case, if you make Piglet, he can even be made into earrings!
Crochet and Rotate
Have you been confused before on what a pattern means when they say rotate or go around?
What it actually means is crocheting on the other side of the foundation chain. This is a great method for creating leaves or ears like I made for Rabbit above.
Using Surface Single Crochet in Amigurumi
In this tutorial, I’ll go through step by step on how to do a surface single crochet (or surface sc) and how I did it on my Pooh Bear to make his T’shirt ‘pop’!
My First Magazine Feature!
Guys, I’m so excited! This was something in the works since last year but I want to reveal…. my first Crochet Magazine feature! It’s in ‘Crochet Now’! The theme was geared towards ‘Wild side’… and I really just love all the other featured patterns in this issue as well!
My First Commission! And 6 things to consider before taking a Crochet commission!
So I’ll say first up I’m not usually one for agreeing to commissions. I know it’s fraught with issues even before I begin even considering it. This time I made a little exception and I’ll tell you the reasons why. But first let’s talk about the 6 things to consider before agreeing to a Crochet commission!
5 ways 2020 has made me a Better Person
It’s been a hell of a year (no pun intended) but all things considered, I think I have learnt to be a slightly better person than I was at the end of 2019.
How I made Hulkbuster from scratch
This was where I was at when I made my simple Iron Man amigurumi (I wouldn’t say 1st one, because there was a iteration before this). While I was aiming for the following image - the Hulkbuster. So I set about making this upsized Iron Man with many rounds of trial and error.
8 Tips to Handling Black Yarn
Always avoided using dark colours in your yarn? Or worse still, just avoided black yarn altogether? We have all been there. I do use a lot of black yarn nonetheless, like the time I made Kylo Ren or Black Panther (c’mon how not to use black). So these are my top 8 tips to embracing black yarn into your crochet project!
Making Quinjet - Part 2
If you have not checked out the 1st part yet - go check out the previous post. We last left off with the top part of the Quinjet done. Now we will proceed with the bottom half as well as the rest of the detailing on the quinjet.
Making Quinjet - Part 1
This is one of my longer projects but I just had to make it… after all what is the Avengers without their stylish Quinjet? This was also hot on the heels of the Razor Crest I did for Mandalorian part 1 and part 2 and that was too much fun too!
5 simple ways to turn small Amigurumi into gifts this Holiday season
Ever dabbled with the idea of making an Amigurumi for a loved one or a friend this Xmas? Not only that, you would like to make something ‘useful’ for once? Here are some ideas I have come up with… and they mostly apply to smaller Amigurumi, because that’s my specialty 😅😅.
Free Iron Man crochet tutorial
Try your hand at making this mini Iron Man, with a switch up to making mixed coloured bobble stitches. This is a step-up from my previous free Hulk pattern. We all have to start from somewhere and I’m not proud to say my oldest iron man was very ugly. It got a little better… at the end, I’ll even show you my latest Hulkbuster!
