Free Crochet Pattern: Medusa Amigurumi Doll Part 1

There is an annual Amigurumi Design Contest over at http://amigurumipatterns.net, which I noticed last year for the first time. Unfortunately it was too late already to participate, so I waited all year for the new contest to begin. When the announcement finally came, I was so exited. This years theme is Amigurumi Monsters, which, to be honest, is not really a topic I worked on before. So I had to think for a long time how I could participate with a design which stands for Monsters and for the things I usually do at the same time. Finally I came …

Charity: This little Poirpoise helps to protect his fellows in my hometown

Since a couple of years the poirpoises are returning to my hometown Hamburg. Yes, it is true. Hamburg not only has a wonderful beach, but there are also little wales swimming swiftly at the horizon. Isn’t that idyllic? Well, lets see. The horizon is as charming as it can be in an industrial harbour and there are huge containerships crossing. For the marine mammals that means a lot of noise and of course it is very dangerous. Each year there are increasingly high numbers of wounded or even dead wales found at the beach. So why do they return into …

Free Crochet Pattern: Lion Father and Son (or Mother and Daughter)

Here comes a new free crochet pattern from my series „animal with kid“. This time I designed a lion father with his teenage son for my wildlife-mobile-project. Best about this amigurumi pattern is, that you can easily turn father into mother and son into daughter by leaving out the mane, if you want. So here we go: You’ll need: Cotton yarn in orange and a slightly too small crochet hook. I used drops Muskat and a 2.5mm hook Crochet yarn in yellow. I used Rico Essentials Crochet and a 0.75mm hook Cotton yarn in red Bits and pieces of black …

Free Crochet Pattern: Hippo with Baby

I am currently working on a series of amigurumi for a baby mobile with wild animals and their babies. This means quite a lot of work for me and some new free crochet patterns for you. Today I want to share a Hippo Pattern with you. Actually it is a two-in-one. Using cotton dk yarn you’ll get Mummy Hippo and with crochet yarn and a small hook, you’ll make Baby Hippo. I hope, you enjoy crocheting! You need: Cotton dk yarn in purple Crochet yarn in light purple Hooks 2.0 and 0.75 Safety Eyes Sizes 3.0 mm and 4.5 mm …