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Playing with Magnets in Amigurumi

Adding magnets to my amigurumi in a new refreshing way! I figured it was a safer and cleaner way of being able to match different amigurumi components as compared to say velcro or other methods! Read on to see what I did for my Woodland set and all the individual animals.

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Using Stitch Markers for Amigurumi

Just a quick update and unboxing because I was so excited to receive this! Right after this Giveaway Collaboration with Yarnie Finds last month, I decided to purchase some for myself!

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Crocheting different Animal Positions

So I’ve been trying to figure out different ways to make different animal positions. I have done up some animal positions previously but that is something I would like to explore more of. For the next collection I’m releasing, I did attempt to try a few more animal positions to try out in my woodland creatures so stick around to check that out.

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Poppy Prancer Day of Christmas Email Hop!

Today is Day 4 of the Christmas Email Hop and it’s my day! If you missed the first 3 days, it was actually @anvisgranny on Day 1 with Christmas Tree Doll, @sweetsofties on Day 2 with Christmas Elf and @rxy_crochet on Day 3 with Ice Ice Baby!

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Free Pumpkin Pattern

To kick off my ‘Fall-inspired’ collection, here a quick free Pumpkin pattern. I was trying my best to come up with my own version of a pumpkin and it is fairly important in this set as will be mentioned in later posts this month. I needed the pumpkin to be reversible on either side, or symmetrical.

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My Christmas Bundle Sale with other Amazing Ami Designers!

Woohoo, right on the heels of the Halloween Pack, now there’s a Christmas Bundle as well! This time we will be doing it slightly differently because it is a Christmas Email Hop! There will be loads of free stuff as well as a little bundle wrapped up with a bow if you choose to skip all the hopping and grab everything together! And guys… it’s really all just amigurumis, just cos that’s what we all love right?

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How to Make a Stop Motion Animation in less than an Hour

I have a series of random stop motion animations I decided to make using my daughter’s toy furniture sets as props. They were mostly linked in my old blog but I haven’t had much time porting them over or sorting them out yet.

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Free Fred Jones Pattern from Scooby Doo!

If you are a big Scooby Doo fan, you will undoubtedly know all the characters of the Mystery Gang. Unexpectedly, my little daughter’s favourite character is Fred - leader of the gang. These set of Scooby patterns work up really fast and are very easy for beginners to try!

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Teepee Animal Babies Set!

The release of my animal babies set, complete with their little tent! I had lots of fun with this set, having them published in various different locations was such a thrill for me too! Remember to check out the free pattern for Tiger Lily below.

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Giveaway! With Yarnie Finds

This time I decided to try something a little different. Apart from giving away 2 sets of my latest ‘Teepee Animal Babies Pattern Collection’, there will be some physical giveaways as well. Some beautiful stitch markers from Yarnie Finds! Read on for more!

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Free Printable Paper Doll Cut-Out!

This is a little teaser of the collection I’m going to reveal soon! I’m so excited to show more soon… My minis’ clothes may not be interchangeable but I made a couple of cut-outs that are!

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Looking for Pattern Testers! (Fall Version)

I need pattern testers again! This time it’s a fall-inspired set and the colours are slightly duller but still fun to make nonetheless. There are some animals involved, but you can see that from the image above right…. :)

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Oombawka Design Crochet Feature with Free Pattern!

Guys I’m so excited to show my upcoming latest collection… this is just a sneak peek showcasing Tiger Lily! She is a small part of my latest Teepee Animal babies collection which I will be releasing very soon!

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Free Printable Tent Cut-Out!

Go grab this printable tent cut-out completely for free by clicking on the image above. Just download it and print it out, cut it up real quick and ready to fold!

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How I crocheted a Mini Tent to hold my mini Amigurumis

To house my little mini Amigurumis, I decided to make a little teepee, which eventually became an elongated tent. It was handy, does not take up too much space and fit my little minis just right. This is how it turned out:

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Madeline Tosh Yarn Review!

So I’ve had this great privilege to try out some Madeline Tosh yarn, as well as being featured as their October MT Studio designer. I usually use acrylic yarn and I did try to use wool yarn once and did not have too good an experience, so it was a real eye opener for me to try out MT’s merino wool.

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