A friend of mine, Andrea, asked if I could make a matched set of seagulls for her. I started my search and ended up with this pattern from the Blue Bobbin at Jean-pierre the Seagull Amigurumi Pattern Amigurumi Bird | Etsy. It was easy to work up and simple to tweak to customize them.
In between projects, I saw this pattern for a little turkey. I had the yarn in my stash and with Thanksgiving just around the corner, whipped him out. He’s about 8″ across and a little under 6″ tall.
My friend, Carol, loves Sloths. She asked me if I could make a sloth for her. I looked through several different patterns and just didn’t like many of them. I finally settled on this version from Sloth Crochet Pattern by Mala Designs ® | Etsy.
The pattern called for an actual branch to glue the leaves on to. I did not have available, so I ended up taking a very stiff roller from a foil package and crocheted a cover for it to look like a branch. Then I attached the leaves to the “branch” and he ended up being at least 18″ tall. Me might even be a bit taller than that.
My sister, Lisa, asked me to make her a “Bigfoot” so I began my search for a pattern. I ended up with Sasquatch from Sasquatch Crochet Pattern Bigfoot Amigurumi Yeti Handmade | Etsy. This one can easily be made up as a Yeti by changing the colors. He ended up about 15″ tall I believe.
I found this pattern on Ravelry: Pig Amigurumi CAL pattern by Brenna Eaves. I liked it because it reminds me of a painting that Molly bought from a friend of hers. However, little pink pig did not pass muster and is still available to a loving home!
This bug-eyed little dachshund looking dog caught my eye on Ravelry: Rainbow Slinky Dog pattern by Kimberlie Goodnough when it came up as a free pattern. I decided to give it a whirl when I was caught up on other projects. He’s colorful and safe for babies.
At the Presidential Inauguration in January 2021, Bernie Sanders attended in his now very famous knitted or crocheted mittens. Memes and toys popped up everywhere. I had several requests for them and ended making seven I think! He’s and his legs and arms are posable. Too much fun!! I did not end up keeping one for myself though.
This little seahorse was one of the first amigurumis I made. It is small and works up very quickly. This particular one is still available, but could easily be made baby-proof with crocheted eyes instead of plastic safety eyes. This would be cute made in any color combination.
Early last year when I first started crocheting again and had posted a few pictures of amigurumi, two different friends of mine sent me a picture of this little baby dragon. I found the pattern here. It was designed to be made with sewing thread!! It is incredibly tiny! I sat on the pattern for several months because I just wasn’t sure I could do it using thread as suggested.
Picture from the pattern itself
Eventually, I decided to give it a shot using a little bit smaller crochet yarn. The first on was done using Caron Simply Soft yarn. It turned out around 4″ or so tall. He went to live in Arkansas with my friend, Sarah, who was one of the two to send me the link to begin with.
Fast forward several months, I had finished all my works-in-progress and decided to try it again using a much smaller yarn, but definitely still yarn. It was fingering/sock weight yarn called Summer Nights yarn in Tropical Fruit colorway. This one ended up being a little over 2″ I think. My daughter, Korinna, thought it turned out pretty cute and promptly adopted him.
After a friend asked if I could make a grey wolf for a family member who likes wolves, I found a pattern and got one ready. He stands about a foot tall.
