How to crochet a very tiny fire truck (e.g. as keychain)

I don’t exactly know why, but I developed quite a passion for crocheting cars and especially fire trucks. Crocheted toy cars are just so cuddly and sweet. And the one I want to share with you today is especially cute, because it is so tiny. It is ideal for you to get rid of some bits and pieces of yarn, it’s quickly made and it turns out to be the perfect gift for small and grown out fire fighters. So, what are we waiting for? Lets got and crochet a fire truck! You need Les s than 1 skein of …

How to crochet a little cat (free pattern)

Honestly, who does not like little kittens? I guess, really nobody can resist those little creatures. The only thing I wonder about is, why I have not come up with this pattern earlier. Well, sometimes you just need a little push from somewhere, don’t you think so? My „push“ was a custom request for a cat keychain. So I worked out this pattern and hope that you enjoy it as much as I do. But let’s stop the talking and plunge into crocheting right away! You need Up to one skein of yarn in your main color (depending on your …

How to Crochet a heart shaped pillow (free pattern)

Just a few days left before valentine’s day and you do not yet have an idea what to give to your true love? Well, I have something that could solve your problem! With this Crochet Pattern you can do an adorable little heart pillow all by yourself. It’s pretty easy and it won’t take you long. So, what are you waiting for? let’s go: You need: 100 g of yarn in red or pink Crochet hook Filling Needle, scissors and all you need for comfortable crocheting. Abbreviations: dec = decrease inc = increase sc = single crochet st = stitch …

CAL: Black Dragon Amigurumi part 4 – the body

Today, we go on with our black dragon CAL. As there are some choices to make, I have to explain some things before we go on with the body. You can either use safety joints for arms and legs or sew them on our crochet them onto the body directly. If you choose one of the two latter, there will be nothing to be aware of, so you may skip this and crochet on directly. But if you want to use safety joints you’ll have to leave the body open so you can insert the joints after having done arms …

CAL: Toothless Amigurumi Part 2 – Ears and Horns

I know some of you are already waiting für this Nightshaddow CAL to go on. So I won’t do many words today. You find part one of this CAL, with all supplies you’ll need and the abbreviations I use, here. Have fun crocheting! Ears (2 x) R: 6 sc into magic ring R: [2 sc, increase] 2 x (8 sc) R: [3 sc, increase] 2 x (10 sc) R: [4 sc, increase] 2 x (12 sc) R: [5 sc, increase] 2 x (14 sc) R: [6 sc, increase] 2 x (16 sc) R: [7 sc, increase] 2 x (18 sc) …

Free Crochet Pattern: Santa Clause Amigurumi

It’s less than a week to go until Christmas and I finally made it to finish a pattern for a sweet little Santa Claus for you. Well, actually I made two versions, one small and one large Santa, but the numbers I provide in this pattern are for the smaller (and shorter) version. If you want to do the large Santa, you should take hook sizes 2.5 were I wrote 0.75 and 3.0 instead of 1.0. Take DK yarn which is recommended for hook sizes 3.5-4.5. From R. 27 on go on to insert two rounds inbetween the rounds with …