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Amigurumi Discworld

Looking to buy a Discworld pattern or a finished Discworld? See my Amigurumi Discworld info page. In general, I’m not one for picking favourites, but ever since I was first introduced to Terry Pratchett’s books at age 11-ish, I have bought and loved every single one of his books. I even have two copies of […]

tunisian scarflet finished

Way back in February I posted some crochet WIPs. I finished the granny square throw shortly afterwards, but never quite got around to finishing this scarflet: Once winter ended, it seemed a bit strange to be working on a scarf. Plus, it’s my first attempt at tunisian crochet, and the stitch pattern is a bit […]

how to crochet a miniature schnauzer pup

Since I posted pics of my crocheted miniature schnauzer puppy, I’ve received several requests for a pattern. There is no pattern as such, as it was a hybrid between my AmiDogs designs and Roman Sock’s brushed crochet idea. But you can recreate my hybrid to make a dog of your own, using this magic formula: […]

an elephant tale

Baby Elephant was bored. He wanted to play with his family, but he didn’t know where they were. He walked through the jungle until he spotted someone. “Aha! Here’s one of my family!” he thought… But it wasn’t an elephant at all! “I’ll help you find your family,” said Hippo, and they walked on through […]

baby elephant

I think I’m in love! He just flowed straight out of the yarn like this – I barely even had time to think about designing an elephant before he was there. He’s crocheted from one of the new ‘heather’ shades of Bernat Satin – have you seen them? I’m really excited about these new shades! […]

polar bear pics

As promised, here are some more pictures of my polar bear design. He is not pictured in a snowy scene because I’d like you to be able to see more than just a pair of eyes! It’s difficult enough to photograph white yarn against a contrasting background, let alone white on white… Polar Bear will […]

pocket dragonfly

6/6 – and the range has a name! Thanks to everyone who suggested names; my favourite is Val‘s suggestion of PocketAmi. Thanks Val – some PocketAmi patterns will be winging their way to you as soon as they are ready! The final design for the PocketAmi range (well, final for now – if these are […]

baby bird

5/6 for the ‘mini’ range is a little bird: I think he looks like he’s just about to leave the nest and take his first flight 🙂 By the way, I decided against the ‘farm’ theme because this range is designed to be really simple and quick to crochet; the shapes are all really simplified […]

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