My first ever amigurumi creature!
I learned crochet when I was a teenager, my mum showed me how to make a beanie (it was pretty average, of course). My boyfriend wanted one too, so I have a half finished blue crochet beanie floating around at home somewhere - the enthusiasm waned.
When I started knitting creatures, people started either commissioning them or asking me to show them how to make ‘em. When Anne found out I was going to teach a few people how to knit, she lent us her book - “Super Cute - 25 Amigurumi Animals to Make”.
Amigurumi is crochet, rather than knitting (knitting uses two needles, crochet uses a crochet hook), and Anne bought the book out of interest rather than to actually make something!
So, this pattern is from that book and is called “Cute Kitten”. I picked it because it looked pretty simple, and once I got back into the hang of the stitches it was fairly straightforward. Hoorah!
The kitten is going to find a new home with Anne, to thank her for lending me the book. Next, I’m going to try this adorable pattern (probably without tentacles).
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nicolesusan said:
Cute! I’d love to learn - I taught myself a bit in 7th form, but it didn’t last (and actually became slang for doing something else instead…) I have a book that you might like! It’s called ‘Crobots’, and it’s pretty rad. I’ll have to get it to you!
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