This newest store pattern began to take shape on a very long car trip, at the suggestion of my husband. They are done in two pieces in the round and are quick to put together. I’ve even done one in embroidery floss with glow in the dark features.
I’m pleased to announce another pattern addition to the store! One of the first patterns I ever worked out was for a small apple ornament, and as soon as I started really thinking about pattern design I wrote down “fruit ornaments” in my idea list. Here they are!
There are seven fruits represented, both whole and sliced, each with a matching leaf: apple, pear, orange, grapefruit (shown only in sliced form above), lemon, lime, and peach. Of course there is some overlap of patterns there, but also a good bit of variety, such as a kaffir lime leaf pattern and a mandarin orange segment. Instructions are included for the stems, with knot diagrams and suggested yarn lengths. There are three options available for purchase: everything, whole fruits only (with leaves and stems), or sliced fruits only (instructions for hanging loops, but no leaves or stems).
These were originally intended as ornaments, but they would also make lovely appliques on a market bag, or, made in embroidery floss and stiffened, would be fun earrings or pins. In fact I will be adding product photos to the catalog pages of just such uses in the near future!
The little dachshund from amigurumi class wanted a bit more prettying before going out into the world. Specifically, he wanted a black and tan color scheme.
The instructions should make it easy to do this color scheme or a monochromatic dog.
My brother and his family have a black and tan dachshund who is bestest friends with their cat. The got the cat in mid-December and the dog in early January, and they play together, nap together, and get into trouble together. This dachshund is in honor of them, and if I decide the world doesn’t have enough amigurumi cats after all, maybe I’ll add a cat to the mix too.
This ami has a companion document as well, a four-page pdf that attempts to distill all the necessary information for making amigurumi (beyond the basic crochet stitches) into one easily printed location. Here’s the table of contents.
All of this information is available freely online, but I wanted to put it together in one concise document for reference purposes. It is sold separately and is usable without the dachshund, but the example photos are all of the dachshund.