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Archive for Category: Crochet

YarnCraft interview and contest

Note: Don’t miss the giveaway at the end of this post! YarnCraft, Lion Brand’s knitting and crocheting podcast, will air its 100th episode on September 13th! You can catch up on any episodes you’ve missed at the YarnCraft blog, or listen directly through iTunes. The YarnCraft hosts, Liz and Zontee, are on a celebration blog […]

fall seasonal crochet patterns

At a loss with the kids back in school?* Feeling the end-of-summer blues?* Let me recommend a crochet solution to lift your spirits, with a roundup of my Autumn, Harvest, Thanksgiving and Halloween-related patterns. *Even if neither of those apply, crochet is always a wise choice, in my experience. The free (donationware) Pumpkin pattern includes […]

Fruit-Along! (amigurumi apples and pears)

Fruit-Along! We’re having a little fruity crochet-along at the PlanetJune ravelry group, just for fun. Would you like to join in? It’s easy: just crochet one or more Amigurumi Apples or Amigurumi Pears from my free (donationware) patterns and post a photo in the Fruity CAL thread! Thanks to Judy for suggesting ‘Fruit-Along’ name 🙂 […]

free pattern: amigurumi pears

I try to give you one free (donationware) pattern per season, and with fall approaching (for most of you; it’s spring for me!) I’ve designed a realistic, beautifully shaped amigurumi pear. Can you spot which is the real pear? 😉 Crochet a bowlful in greens, browns, yellows, and/or reds, to make a stylish decorative centrepiece, […]

Amigurumi Aardvark crochet pattern

I usually keep my designs a secret while I work on them, in case I fail to create what I can see in my head (it happens!), but last week, I was crocheting away on my new design and I spontaneously decided to host a contest on my Facebook page, to guess what the design […]

PocketAmi Set 6: Pets crochet patterns

I thought it was time for a little change of pace. My PocketAmi range is simpler than my usual designs, but they have that instant gratification factor – at only 3″ tall, they are super-fast to crochet and make excellent gifts for kids, or cute little ornaments. I’ve already made 3 seasonal PocketAmi sets (Halloween, […]

AmiDogs Basset Hound crochet pattern

Before I do anything else, I want to thank you for all the comments on my amigurumi Columbo post – what an amazing reaction! I guess I’m not the only Columbo fan out there… I was really nervous about showing him to you: I always get a bit nervous before publishing something new, but it’s […]

amigurumi Lt Columbo & Dog

Columbo has always been my favourite TV detective. I love how the show turned the detective genre on its head by showing the murder at the start, so you never had to guess whodunnit as you watched (something I never manage with my other favourite detective, Poirot), and how dishevelled, disarming Columbo always got the […]

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