8 ways to DIY a Princess Room
Considered styling your little one’s room yourself? Perhaps a Disney Princess themed room but just for a while, nothing too fancy nor too permanent? I have just the 8 ideas to get you started.
Using Tunisian Crochet in Amigurumi
My first attempt at doing Tunisian crochet! This time it’s for Tiana from Princess and the Frog. I was experimenting with making her dress and I decided to make 3 skirt layers. Read on to see how I used Tunisian crochet in her skirt.
5 reasons to include Shiny yarn in Crochet dolls
I believed I have mentioned before I love using shiny yarn, whether it be gold or silver. Of late, I prefer to use them in small quantities sprinkled on my amis because making a whole ami out of silver yarn is pretty overkill (as you will see later).
Making Popcorn stitches as Amigurumi Feet
I love adapting random crochet techniques into Amigurumi making. This time I turned a popular textured crochet technique for blankets into feet for my amis! Read on to find out more.
Making mixed coloured bobble stitches
If you can see Rapunzel or Snow White’s shoulder pads more carefully, they are actually made up of bobble stitches which are made up of mixed colours. From making bobble stitches to making mixed coloured bobble stitches… let’s dive in!
How to Crochet a Mini Rippling Skirt
In making my Princess series, there were a lot of varying dresses and gowns techniques I tried out to make them look slightly different and unique.
DIY Mini Bow and Arrow
Craft wires are useful in making amigurumi in many different ways. I have also made many archers with their bows using craft wire. This time I made it for Merida, with also some yarn involved :). So let’s see how I did it!
Free Mini Elsa Crochet Pattern!
As you can see, the mini Elsa I came up with was small enough to dangle from a ear lobe! I also had quite a bit of trial and error experimenting with her dress too before I settled on this following version.
Crocheting Tall Stitches - how to do Treble Crochet
Making tall stitches helps to add height to your stitches, and in this particular example, I had to use tall stitches to make Belle’s dress. For her, I actually used quadruple treble crochet (qtc) or yarn over 5 times! This might sound complex but once you nail down a basic tall stitch, the rest is just about how many times you yarn over at the start.
5 ways I use Rhinestones as Crochet accessories
Rhinestones are like tiny little shiny jewels… which I particularly liked to use for my Princess series! They are relatively cheap and easy to get and creates a shiny effect which crocheting a small magic ring won’t create…
Using Surface Crochet to do Amigurumi detailing
Directly crocheting onto Amigurumi can sometimes create a detailing effect that can turn out interesting. The best part about this is that there is no need for sewing!