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How to make any amigurumi in 4th of July colors!

by Stacey on June 28, 2011

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Tuesdays are one of my favorite days of the blogging week because that’s when I get to share an exciting tip with you guys… and I think today’s tip is really fun and festive! Today, I’m going to show you how to turn any amigurumi pattern into a 4th of July-themed amigurumi! […]

A lovely knitting & crochet weekend!

by Stacey on June 27, 2011

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend… I did! As I revealed on Friday, I was very excited about this weekend, and it turned out fabulously! Saturday got off to a start with the I-91 Shop Hop at Knit New Haven. There, I did a little amigurumi crochet demo: The store was […]

Keep your crochet from unravelling!

by Stacey on June 21, 2011

Every once in a while, I hear a sad tale… a crocheter who has lost minutes (or in the saddest case, hours) of work because their crochet has come unraveled. The cause of the calamity varies… a curious child, a fun-loving cat, or maybe just some loose keys in the crochet bag. Well, I’m happy […]

36 hours in NYC

by Stacey on June 20, 2011

Happy Monday, everyone! Did you have a great weekend! Yes, I did have a wonderful weekend! (thank you for asking!) Tim and I spent 36 hours (Friday and Saturday) running amok around NYC, and not only was it super-fun… I ran into lots of knitters! Yay! So, here’s a photo tour of my weekend: The […]

FO Friday: Northern Lights Shawl!

by Stacey on June 17, 2011

Happy Friday, everyone! I finished my shawl! Hooray! I was going to take some lovely outside photos… but it’s raining with hurricane-like vigor outside, so you’ll have to settle for my on-the-floor pictures! The shawl the ‘Revontulli’ (which means ‘Northern Lights’) shawl that I started a few weeks ago with some yarn that I got […]

What does ‘sc in 2nd ch from hook’ mean?

by Stacey on June 7, 2011

Hi everyone! Welcome to another Tip Tuesday! Today, I’m going to talk about an instruction that is common in crochet, but only pops up once in a while when making amigurumi. Tiffany emailed and asked: [The pattern said] “Ch 11. [next row]: turn, sc twice in 2nd ch from hook…” I was just a tiny […]

How to remove safety craft eyes

by Stacey on May 17, 2011

I recommend using safety craft eyes (the ones with little ridges on the post) for my amigurumi because they’re difficult to remove (meaning they’ll withstand the pulling and prodding of small children). The downside, however, is that they’re pretty difficult to remove- especially when you make a mistake in positioning them. The best defense, obviously, […]

Easy trick for counting rounds in Crochet!

by Stacey on May 10, 2011

A lot of amigurumi are made by crocheting in the round. When teaching classes, I’ve noticed that counting rounds is something that gives a lot of crocheters trouble… I mean, who wants to count every stitch? In this post, I’ll show you the shortcut that I use for counting rounds. Let’s do a little example. […]

Help for a too-pointy amigurumi head!

by Stacey on April 26, 2011

It’s Tip Tuesday! Hooray! I just got an email from Pam, asking: I’m having trouble with making the heads of any animals round, it’s always pointy on the top. Do you know how I can fix that? Thanks! Happy to help! When there is a too-pointy top, a couple of things could be the problem. […]

How to attach a folded ear in amigurumi

by Stacey on April 19, 2011

Hooray! It’s another ‘Tip Tuesday’! Today, I’m going to talk about how to attach a folded ear when making amigurumi. A folded ear is a great technique… it looks complicated, but it’s all about the attaching. You’ll see this ear on Roosevelt the Monster and Jackie the cow. Okay, let’s assume that you’ve crocheted the […]