Edward’s Menagerie

Posted October 13, 2017

Once I started to get into amigurumi, I kept trying more patterns. I found Edward’s Menagerie book on Amazon. This book comes with over 40 patterns, with increasing difficult starting with easy patterns (Level 1 through Level 3). The book also provides various sizes for the patterns, so you can make small to large stuffed animals, depending on the yarn weight you use.

Edward's Menagerie

I’ve tried three of the patterns so far, Emma the Bunny, Bridget the Elephant, and Alexandre the Russian Blue Cat. I tend to like to try the recommended yarns provided in the pattern, so this time I purchased Toft yarn from Love Crochet online for two of the patterns.

One thing to note on both this book and the Star Wars Crochet kit, is that there is a difference with English crochet. The stitches and crochet hooks are named different. I’ve learned now to check to see if a new pattern is an American pattern or an English pattern.

Emma the Bunny

Alexandre the Russian Blue Cat

Bridget the Elephant

My Crochet Doll

Posted October 12, 2017

Filed under Crochet

Soon after finishing the Star Wars Crochet, I was eager to continue with amigurumi. I found this book of cute dolls on Amazon, called My Crochet Doll by Isabelle Kessdjian. I figured it would be adorable for my niece’s one year birthday.

My Crochet Doll

She used Bergere de France yarn, which is not something that can be found at the local craft store. So, I ended up just going to the local craft store and buying some yarn in similar colors. I have since ordered yarn from them and they sent me a yarn catalog with little yarn samples. Love it!

I think the one thing I learned on this doll, was that when adding doll hair, you need to do it sparse. When I first did her hair I had way too much yarn for hair. I had to go through and pull out half of it. Even then, I think her hair is a bit thick, but over all I am really proud f this doll. I think she’s the best thing I’ve ever made. I have purchased yarn to make one of the other dolls since then. But I haven’t gotten around to making yet. The next doll I make from this book will be the little Eskimo girl. These dolls are too cute!

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Star Wars Crochet

For years, the only crochet I ever really did was baby blankets. Every time someone had a baby, I would make an afghan. So, about two years ago I was standing in line at the craft store, buying yarn for another baby blanket and there it was, on the shelf with all the pattern books and magazines…Star Wars Crochet! I had to run out of line to grab it. I just knew that once I was done with my next baby blanket, I was going to make Yoda!

The kit comes with the materials to create the Yoda and a Storm Trooper. I started with Yoda, of course. And I made a lot of mistakes, also of course.

My Yoda mistakes:

I was crocheting in back of rows only. This is a sloppy habit I picked up when I was young. Now that I’m back to doing it regularly I’ve corrected this bad habit, but in Yoda it’s pretty noticeable.
I completely messed up the feet and forgot to do the bobble stitches.
I corrected my back of rows folly when I made Yoda’s robe, which made his robe look like it shrank in the wash.

Well, every mistake is a learning experience and I didn’t let my Yoda mistakes stop me. I continued on with the entire book.

Lucy Collins’ instructions are actually very easy to follow. I like the fact that she includes illustrations for the patterns. The set came with 12 patterns and I completed all 12. And one day I will go back and make a new Yoda, that has feet and a robe that fits. And I will also make a ton of Storm Troopers and Ewoks, so I can create battle scenes.

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