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My polar bear amigurumi pattern is available for purchase as part of the CrochetMe calendar ebook on Interweave Store! Download it instantly in PDF format.

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Just wanted to let you all know that you can download the Polar Lucibear pattern for free from the Crochet Me site for the first week of December. Sorry for the late reminder, but there are a couple days left before it’s not free anymore.

I still cringe everytime I see myself referred to as a “designer” in the pattern. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not cringing out of disgust or anything. It’s more like a surprising cringe, like do I really qualify as a “designer?” Me, really?? Nah, “designer” is the last word I would use to describe myself…

Much to my sister’s chagrin, they also changed the descriptive story of Polar Lucibear to a much milder version of her original story. Polar Lucibear actually had a prop, which was a ring seal plushy made of felt. We forgot to send it in along with the bear when we mailed it. I wonder what they would have done if we had permanently attached the ring seal carcass to the bear haha! Enjoy!

Want the pattern?

My polar bear amigurumi pattern is available for purchase as part of the CrochetMe calendar ebook on Interweave Store! Download it instantly in PDF format.

Click here to download

Crochet Me 2012 Amigurumi Calendar: Free Polar Lucibear pattern first seen on Cute Amigurumi!

Just caught wind of this very cute and very accurate version of my free dolphin amigurumi pattern. This one is from Twitter user bella2five and is posing quite nicely on a starfish! I love seeing others’ creations and I love showcasing them on my site (with permission of course–which was granted–thank you bella)!

On another note, my dolphin amigurumi pattern is now available on Amazon.com for Kindle users. I originally released it hoping to make it free but Amazon won’t let me set the price lower than $0.99. Anyways, consider it the price of convenience having it available on your Kindle wherever you go.

For those who have already tried out my pattern, I’d love to get your review of it on my Amazon page, even if you didn’t buy it. It would really help me out as I am trying my luck with my patterns there.

Crochet Spotlight: Bella’s Dolphin Amigurumi first seen on Cute Amigurumi!

Dolphin Amigurumi Pattern

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Materials:

• Sport weight yarn in baby blue and white
• Size F/3.75 mm crochet hook
• 1 pair of 9 mm solid black safety eyes
• Blunt tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stuffing of your choice

• Body:

Using baby blue yarn,

R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second st from hook – 6 sts

R2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sts

R3: 1 sc, 2 sc in next st (repeat around) – 18 sts

R4: 2 sc, 2 sc in next st (repeat around) – 24 sts

R5 – R9: sc in each st around – 24 sts

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Switch to white yarn.

R10: 2 sc, 1 dec in next st (repeat around) – 18 sts

R11: 1 sc, 1 dec in next st (repeat around) – 12 sts

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Insert the 9 mm solid black safety eyes into the head.  Insert the eyes between R8 and R9.  Leave 4 sts in between the eyes for the most ideal spacing.  Fasten the eyes in place.

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Stuff the body with your choice of stuffing.

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R12: 1 dec in each st around – 6 sts

Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

Using a blunt tapestry needle and the long tail of yarn, sew the hole at the bottom of the body closed.

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Once the hole is closed, hide the stray tail inside of the body.  Using the tip of your scissors gently stuff the tail end into the body.

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With that, the body is complete!

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• Snout:

Using baby blue yarn,

R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook – 6 sts

R2: sc in each st around – 6 sts

R3: 2 sc in the next 4 sts (leave the last 2 sts in the round empty) – 8 sts

Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

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Place the snout between the eyes and sew in place.  Position the snout so that the wider bottom half faces down and the smaller top half faces up.

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Finish sewing the snout in place onto the body.

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• Fins (make 2 of these):

Using baby blue yarn,

R1: Ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook – 4 sts

R2: 2 sc in each st around – 8 sts

Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Pinch each piece in half so that they form semi-circles.

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Using the blunt tapestry needle, sew the fins onto the sides of the body.  I like to place the fins more towards the back of the body rather than exactly at the sides.  It looks more like it’s swimming in this position!

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Once sewn, it should look like this.

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Repeat the same process with the other fin.  Be sure to position the fin on the body as symmetrically as possible.  Re-position as many times as needed to achieve the most symmetrical position.

Now, it should have 2 fins!

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• Top Fin:

Using baby blue yarn,

R1: Ch 2, 3 sc in second ch from hook – 3 sts

R2: 2 sc in each st around – 6 sts

Fasten off, leaving a long tail.  Pinch the piece in half to form a semi-circle like the side fins.

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Sew the fin onto the top of the body.  I staggered the fin slightly below the center of the top, just to give it a little more style.

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• Tail:

Using baby blue yarn,

R1: Ch 2, 3 sc in second ch from hook – 3 sts

R2: 2 sc in each st around – 6 sts

R3: 1 sc, 2 sc in next st around – 9 sts

R4: 2 sc, 2 sc in next st around – 12 sts

Fasten off, leaving a long tail.  Do not stuff the tail.  The shape should look like a cone.

Sew the tail onto the back end of the body.

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Once sewn, it should look like this.

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• Tail Fin:

Using baby blue yarn,

Ch 2, 6 dc in second ch from hook.  The shape should resemble a small fan.  Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

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Sew the tail fin onto the tip of the tail.

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Weave in any stray ends.

That’s it!  You’re finished!

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Enjoy!

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Free Dolphin Amigurumi Pattern first seen on Cute Amigurumi!

Here are some pictures of the calendar I took myself:

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Want the pattern?

My monkey amigurumi pattern is available for purchase as part of the CrochetMe calendar ebook on Interweave Store! Download it instantly in PDF format.

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I also submitted a pattern for a polar bear my sister fondly nicknamed Polar Lucibear, and it got chosen for the month of December too!  Never had the chance to take nice pictures of it before I had to send it in for the contest, but oh well, the professionals did a good job anyway!

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My polar bear amigurumi pattern is available for purchase as part of the CrochetMe calendar ebook on Interweave Store! Download it instantly in PDF format.

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Visit here to take a look at the ebook.

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Remember to use coupon code WEAVE15 to get 15% off your entire purchase!

According to the site description, the patterns for the monkeys will be released for free download at CrochetMe.com during the first week of the month for which they appear in the calendar (my monkeys were chosen for the month of June).  If you don’t want to wait, you can always download the ebook now with all the patterns in the calendar at the link above.

Can’t wait to order some more calendars myself!  Definitely excited to give them away as presents to friends and family! :D  Thanks to everyone who gave me such nice feedback and for showing interest in my monkeys, it really means a lot to me.

Monkey Amigurumi Pattern first seen on Cute Amigurumi!

The story behind R2D2:

My brother’s birthday was coming up, and I needed to give him something. Buying presents for him was always a challenge, especially since I am still a poor grad student and he’s already working. It just so happened I started crocheting as a hobby, and decided making him something meaningful would be nicer than buying him something lame and cheap.

I knew he liked star wars a lot, so I started thinking of all the star wars characters I could make out of yarn. I surfed the web for star wars patterns, came across a lot of yodas and ewoks and other characters, and was blown away by their cuteness. I thought Artoo would definitely be cute since he’s a robot and no one would expect a robot to be made of yarn! Started searching for the pattern, and unfortunately, didn’t find any. So I was determined to make my own!

Of course, I needed some help. I had only started crocheting 2 months ago and still didn’t know how to sew limbs onto amigurumis very well. So I consulted my little sister, who is much better at sewing and cutting and being extra neat, to help me out. After much trial and error in getting the right proportions, and painstakingly cutting out laser-precise felt pieces, Artoo was finished.

But, before we actually gave it to my brother, we were adding some finishing touches, and he happened to catch a glimpse of it before I could smoothly hide it away! He immediately identified it as Artoo with his eagle eye for anything Star Wars, and our surprise was spoiled, but he was still happy to have him finally on his birthday. He blogged about Artoo on coderetard.com, others blogged about it, and eventually Artoo made his way to the Official Star Wars Blog. It was truly an honor.

So, what started out simply as a birthday present for my star wars fan brother has become something I never would have imagined could happen. To have so many people see Artoo and enjoy him is very meaningful to me. Many thanks for everyone’s feedback and comments!

R2D2 Amigurumi PDF Pattern FINALLY!! first seen on Cute Amigurumi!