Feb 2, 2019 | Amigurumi, Crochet, Pattern
Anyone that knows me well knows that I LOVE Nintendo and that the fondest memories of my childhood are of playing Super Mario World for the SNES. Even now as an adult, the characters and creatures from that Mario universe continue to resonate with me.Just recently,...
Jan 4, 2019 | Amigurumi, Pattern
I love cute things. I love cute animals. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being extreme cuteness, baby harp seals are definitely a 10. These roly-poly pups only keep their fluffy, white coats for about two to three weeks after birth before molting. But those first few...
Jul 3, 2018 | Amigurumi, Crochet, Pattern
When I think of an animal mascot of the summer, I picture a flamingo. The image of that distinctive pink plumage and sassy bent leg just screams tropical elegance. This flamingo amigurumi pattern is fairly simple but there is a neat shaping trick that I used for the...
May 13, 2018 | Amigurumi, Crochet, Pattern
MATERIALS Yarns – Grey (A), White (B), Cream (C), Green (D), small amount of black for the nose 8 mm safety eyes polyester fibrefill size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook yarn needle ABBREVIATIONS ch = chain st = stitch sc = single crochet inc = single crochet 2 into...
Apr 15, 2018 | Amigurumi, Crochet, Pattern
Kero from Cardcaptor Sakura is bossy and gluttonous but oh so adorable. Crochet your own little guardian of the Clow Cards in his false form. MATERIALS Yarns – Yellow (A), White (B), small amount of black for the nose 8 mm safety eyes polyester fibrefill size 7...
Mar 29, 2018 | Amigurumi, Crochet, Pattern
Alpa-can you handle how adorable and squishy this thing looks? Alpa-cancel your plans so that you can crochet up your own amigurumi alpaca! Comment below or share your alpaca on Instagram (remember to tag @sirpurlgrey)! I alpa-can’t wait to see them! MATERIALS...
Dec 4, 2017 | Amigurumi, Crochet, Pattern
I try my darndest to keep my houseplants alive and well but I must admit, I’m not the best at remembering to water them. Imagine a plant that added much-needed greenery to your home, and requires no attention at all to keep it alive. That doesn’t exist, of...
Aug 31, 2017 | Amigurumi, Crochet, Pattern
I love the shape of pugs. That little loaf body and itty bitty legs is just too much! I set out to develop a simple and quick pug amigurumi pattern that epitomizes that adorable loaf shape. But I soon realized that all animals are cuter in loaf form. By changing up...
Aug 7, 2017 | Amigurumi, Crochet, Pattern
I have been playing a LOT of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and I’m finding that I often have to keep my road rage in check. To do that, I developed this pattern for the Koopa shells that you can use as items in the game to launch at your opponents. But now you can make...
Jul 22, 2017 | Amigurumi, Blog, Crochet, Pattern
I was very lucky to receive some Paintbox Cotton Aran yarn sent to me from LoveCrochet.com and I’m stoked to be collaborating with them by designing a Sea Turtle amigurumi with the Paintbox yarn. The colours on top from the left: Sailor Blue (col. 640), Dolphin...