Eva the Fairy : The making of my first Amigurumi - a long-standing fascination, perhaps stemming from watching my grandmother draw happiness and satisfaction with crocheting table mats and covers, and my own never dying enthusiasm over dolls and stuffed toys
Polly the Baby Owl : Had to do a second, to try and get it better than the first some amigurumi patterns appear to be elusive. This one had several small pieces missing - so, the ears, feet and hat were borrowed from other patterns. My daughter, Aishwarya, asked them to be named
Lily, the Little Mermaid and Pika the Flounder : Fascinated by fairy tales, this Mermaid and Flounder was a fun but sluggish crochet. The hair being quite repetitive and my yarn choices not the most accurate, restricted by availability. But, at the end, the outcome is better than I set out to achieve. Many new learnings including the iris of the eye, the nose and mouth to be embroidered
Oh my word I would have loved one of your crocheted little boys for my son. He wasn’t really into teddy bears or soft toys but he would have loved this. Fabulous.
I haven’t knitted any toys, but crocheting shapes is actually pretty easy, as you’re only ever dealing with one stitch at a time. It’s all done in single crochet (US), and there’s pretty much only one way to decrease and one way to increase, so you don’t have to worry about left- or right-leaning. You DO have to pay close attention to what row you’re on, though.
So True - I must say, I tried a crochet Doily, and found it not as exciting as knitting. Amigurumi also turns out more mundane as compared to knitting, but the shaping and final product keeps me going !
@salmonmac , @ColoCro, triggered by the conversation on knitted amigurumi, I dared (finally) to embark on knitting one. I found this very detailed pattern from Little Cotton Rabbits. Used Hobby Store yarn (white), and Kotton 100% cotton yarn for the shades of blue. Filling the knitted one does feel different, as the yarn appeared to stretch a lot more than crocheted one. I ended up getting an extremely lovable mouse, albeit the flaws that I hope to learn from and better my next piece.
