I’m no stranger to keeping mementos out around the house. They’re pieces that serve as decorations, but also contain little memories… organized in my favorite manner: by color. There’s my ‘Poppop corner’, which contains my Grandfather’s magnifying glass, a cancelled check that he wrote and a lovely Wedgewood dish of change that fits the color […]
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Stranding yarn in color changes in amigurumi, part 2
Before I start chatting about today’s tip, I want to thank everyone for making the FreshStitches Celebration Sale such a success! Deals were had far and wide… and the most popular pattern snagged was… you guessed it! The Choose Your Own Dragon Adventure pattern! Looks like we might have some more folks joining in on […]
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Changing colors and stranding yarn in crochet colorwork
Crocheting the dragon’s tummy This dragon sports a differently colored tummy, which may seem hard, but is actually quite easy once I show you some helpful tips. There are two important pieces to getting a nice looking tummy: Changing colors cleanly so that you have a nice edge along the sides of the tummy. Managing […]
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Fun at the State Fair
Since I’ll only be living in New York for 1 year… I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go to the New York State Fair, could I? It’s the oldest state fair in the US, and only an hour or so from where we’re living. At the fair, I spied oodles of crazy fried foods, […]
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Try some fancy eyes for your amigurumi!
It’s time to add the eyes to our dragon… maybe the most exciting part! Eyes are when the stuffed animal’s features really come together and he gets his personality! Even though the dragon pattern recommends 12mm black eyes, you don’t have to follow the rules… there’s lots of different options! Use colored Eyes I’m a […]
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The sad, the bad and the ugly…
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post about my favorite finished items: pieces that have stood the test of time. But life isn’t all daisies and roses… I’ve had my share of a few flops. Today, I’m going to share some finished items that turned out to be flops. Most of the flops are […]
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How to attach a folded ear to amigurumi
How’s your dragon coming along? I’m seeing lots of amazing progress photos in the FreshStitches Ravelry Group (even some speedies who’ve finished a dragon!), and I’m loving it! So far, I’ve crocheted the features for my dragon, I’ve attached the snout and I’m ready to attach the ears. Of course, your dragon might not have […]
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How to position the snout on your dragon
One of the trickiest parts of crocheting this dragon is positioning his snout so that it lines up with the color changes on his tummy… since there’s a temptation to attach the snout before you’ve crocheted the color changes on the body. How do you know where to put it? I have three possible solutions… […]
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Choosing color combinations
One of the most exciting parts of starting a project is picking out your yarn colors, right? Even though the pattern shows the item made up in a sample color (or maybe even a range of sample colors), you don’t have to follow the pattern! Today, we’ll pick out some amazing colors for our dragons […]
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Let’s brainstorm some awesome dragons!
The Dragon Crochet-a-long has begun! I’m very excited about this CAL because the pattern (Choose Your Own Dragon Adventure) has oodles of pattern combinations tucked inside… so we’re going to be seeing a lot of variations! Today, I’ll chat about picking the combinations to make your perfect dragon! The Options Let’s have a look at […]
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