How I did it: I made two stuffed knitted toys for the Helping Kids at Hopkins (RavLink) group on Ravelry, but I wanted to make a classic crochet amigurumi.

I took a three hour crochet class at Stitches East and sat down pretty soon to crank out my first amigurumi.  I used some purple donated yarn on hand and the smallest hook I had which made a nice tight fabric.  In two evenings I had my first crochet amigurumi, a little purple bird that fits in the palm of my hand.

Now I'm working on a monkey!

Lessons & tips: Use a smaller crochet hook than you think you need so stuffing doesn't show.  This is especially important when using yarn remnant yarns and not yarn as specified in a pattern.  It's also important if the toy is going to be used by a child.  Mine is going to a pediatric ICU patient and may need to be washed a lot.  A tight fabric is important.

Resources: Birds of a Feather by Hannah Kaminsky

Remnants of acrylic worsted weight yarn

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Dec 08, 2008, 04:25PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer