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Free Pattern – Serrana the Mermaid
Meet my new friend Serrana! This sweet, 19-inch doll is sure to delight mermaid fans and amigurumi enthusiasts alike. She's a little bit sassy, completely adorable, and a whole lot of fun to make.
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Tutorial – Adding Hair to an Amigurumi Doll
Adding hair is often one of the last steps of an amigurumi project. For me, this is when the doll really takes on a personality of its own. Just like styling human hair, doll hair can be a great way to express your creativity. In this tutorial, I'm using a crocheted doll and adding long hair with a center part and side ponytails. The same techniques can be used for a wide variety of hairstyles, and for knit amigurumi projects too.
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Tutorial – Needle Sculpting an Amigurumi Doll Face
In amigurumi, needle sculpting is a way to add contours to an otherwise smooth surface. Carefully placed stitches are pulled tightly to draw the fabric in and make it pucker. This is a particularly useful technique for sculpting facial contours. This tutorial will show you a few basic steps to create eye sockets and a nose.
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Deluxe Bonbon Love Project Kits – Review & Giveaway
Global Backyard Industries has new, t-shirt / jersey yarn kits available! As if that wasn't exciting enough, this time I got to be a part of it. I designed the Boho Fringed Trivet pattern for one of the kits. Read all about it and Enter to win an enamel pin! (Giveaway ends 5/30/18). This review is sponsored by Global Backyard Industries, but the opinions are my own.
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Free Pattern – Twisted Loop Flower
Nothing says Spring like brightly colored flowers. Use them to dress up headbands, bags, or just about anything. These twisted loop flowers take just a few minutes to make, and are so much fun you'll want to make them by the dozen! I've included a video tutorial as well, to show you how.
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Crochet Stitches Crossword Puzzle
It's time for another puzzle! This crossword may be a little more challenging than our last puzzle, but will really exercise those pattern reading skills. Can you figure out the name of the stitch from the pattern instructions for that stitch?
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Free Pattern – Chocolate Chip Cookie
Let's make some cookies! The other day, I wanted some cookies for a photo prop, and there were no actual cookies in my house. So I decided to make some - chocolate chip of course. This is one kind of "baking" I can actually manage. Scroll down for a video link!
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Free Pattern – Tesseract
Blocks of alternating textures twist around this fun to make hat, capped off with a spiral design. Available in 6 sizes, so you can make one for the whole family. The entire hat is made in only half double crochets, for extra squishiness. Varying textures, created by working the stitches in different loops, keep it interesting and fun. Change colors as you go to create your own unique look and to use up scraps! I designed Tesseract for the 2018 CGOA Chapter Challenge. Chapters around the country are competing to make sets of chemo hats to donate. The solid design and soft feel of this hat make it a great choice…
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A Birthday Treat – 4 Giveaways and a Coupon Code!
Today is my birthday! I want you all to join in my birthday fun, so I'm celebrating by sharing some goodies with you. Enter to win one of 4 prize packages, plus get a coupon code for 50% off everything in my Ravelry store!
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Tutorial – Picot Two Ways
A picot is a small loop of chain stitches, usually used as a decorative element for edgings and lace. There are a few different ways commonly used to close picots. In this tutorial, we'll explore two of them.
