Fluffy yarn, fuzzy yarn, fur yarn or eyelash yarn. All of these long-fibered yarn types aren't always easy to crochet with. But, they look so fluffy and soft and kitten-like...
Here are a couple of tips for you, so you are prepared next time you find a fluffy or furry yarn.
Say hello to another happy member of the baby toy family. The Smiley Cloud.
As a gift to everyone on the newsletter list and following on facebook, The crochet pattern is FREE for a few days - but on Ravelry only! Use the coupon code FREECLOUD.
Bymami has this exquisite pattern package with 5 different succulents. I wanted to try one with variegated yarn, and then I made a tuft of (sea)grass as well to create a sea theme. This might be a good way of spending leftover yarn.
Meet Junior Egg. He likes to sit in his nest of yarn - or hang from a twig or a tree. The Junior Egg pattern is free!
About 10 days ago the kids and I played with paper and cardboard and we came up with an egg with legs because it was pretty easy for me to draw and cut out, while the kids put colors on the legs and glued them on the eggs.
Then I thought. Why not make a crochet version? So, her it is :)
Once in a while you work on something, were you need to count and count and count. Most of the time you are counting rows and sometimes you need to make sure, you do the increase/decrease or color change in the right place.
FYI: You don't need to count the same rows again and again.
Babies love smiley faces. This is a happy little sun that crackles when squeezed. The sun is loved by my 1½-year old girl as well as my 3-year old toddler. You can make it of leftover yarn.
It is perfect as a present for a baby shower. Make 3 of them and put them on a string and you have a stroller toy, baby will love!
The Smiley Sun amigurumi pattern is currently available in Danish and English.
Working in a spiral is one of my favorite ways to work for a flat circle, amigurumi or likewise. The reason is, you don't get ugly looking joints, as if you close each round with a slip stitch. And yes! I do know there are prettier methods for seamless joining than the slip stitch.
What to use for filling? I hear this question a lot from the amigurumi people in the Facebook groups I'm in. First: Make sure it can be washed, if you really need that.