HomemadeZen sneak peek: Sailor Duck and Bear Amigurumi

Here's a preview of my recent creations! These cute amigurumi duck and teddy bear have sailor theme outfit on and are oh-so-adorable! Soft and lovely to play with!

These cuties will be for sale this week in http://www.homemadezen.etsy.com, so buy them before they are sold out!

Amigurumi Tutorial - Join head/body seamlessly

Wondering how to join two parts of the amigurumi together and not have bumps? I created this tutorial on how to join the head and body together. This also applies to other similar join in other amigurumi parts as well.



Questions? Leave a comment here!

Free Amigurumi Crochet Pattern: Mini Donuts

These Mini Donuts crochet up quick and they are fun to make! A fun toy to play with. The patten here is for a plain donut with strawberry frosting, but you can use different yarns for different kind of donuts (how about brown for chocolate donut?). I hope you'll enjoy them!

When finished, the Amigurumi mini donut measures 2 inches (5.08 cm) across and 3/4 inches (1.9 cm) high.

Click Here for other Free Amigurumi Patterns

Click Here for Large Donut Amigurumi Pattern

Mini Donut Crochet Amigurumi

Crochet Terminology:

ch: Chain

Rnd: Round

sc: Single Crochet

dc: Double Crochetsc

dec: single crochet decrease (2 st to 1 st)

sl st: Slip Stitch

st: Stitch

Materials:

F/5 - 3.75mm crochet hook

Worsted weight yarn in beige for donut body

Worsted weight yarn in pink for donut frosting

Embroidery floss in yellow, blue, brown for sprinkles

Polyester fiberfill
Yarn needle to weave in ends

Stitch Marker

Donut Body (make 1):

Foundation: Make a magic ring, ch 1

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring

Rnd 2 - 16: sc in each st round (6 sc total)

Join with sl st to next st. Fasten off. Leave plenty of yarn at the end for joining pieces together.

Donut Frosting (make 1):

Foundation: ch 8 (loosely)

Join the chains into a a ring by working a sl st into the first st in foundation chain

Rnd 1: st 1, 2 sc in each st round (16 sc total)

Join the first and last st by working a sl st into the top of the starting chain

Rnd 2: st 1, (sc in next st, 2 sc in each st round) 8 times (24 sc total)

Join the first and last st by working a sl st into the top of the starting chain

Fasten off and Leave yarn at the end for joining pieces together.

Finish:

1. Stuff the Donut body with polyfill stuffing. Use the end of the crochet hook to help pushing the stuffing to the end of the Donut.
2. Bring the end of the Donut tube to the begining. Put the end of the tube inside the opening, lining up Rnd 16 to Rnd 2. Use the leftover yarn and stitch it closed so it becomes a circular donut shape.
3. Lay the Donut frosting on top of the Donut and use the leftover yarn to stitch it together.
4. Use the embroidery floss and randomly stitch in sprinkles on top of the frosting.

Enjoy your new donut amigurumi! Leave a message here and let us know how yours turned out!

HomemadeZen New Item Sneak Peek: Crochet Donuts

Mmmm Donuts! I crochet these Amigurumi Donuts because they are so fun to play with and they don't leave your fingers sticky afterwards!

I've made two sizes of these donuts: a small and a regular size donut.

They will be in my etsy store in about a week, so be sure to look for them! Also check back for a free amigurumi pattern for the small donut!

HomemadeZen Announcement 6/27/2011: Summer Break

Hi all, I hope you are having a great summer! Sorry I haven't been writing lately, I've been busy with various things going on with my life! I've been travelling around visiting family and friends, and moving houses as well. Don't worry, I'll be back later in July with more cute crochet creation :-)

Thank you for your support, and I will be back soon!