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Meet Angus the Little Penguin

30 Jan

Amigurumi penguin

I have been into crafts for the past two years and up until now I had never made anything for my lovely boyfriend, aside from the crochet bow that went on his Christmas present last year – but everyone got one of those. It was definitely time to get my act together and make him something special seeing as he is so special to me.

I came across the pattern for this adorable amigurumi penguin and knew straight away that it was the perfect crafty gift for him seeing as penguins are his favourite animal (he even named his business after them). He has plenty of penguin paraphernalia, but I think this one stands out the best.

Amigurumi penguin

Since I handed the teeny tiny penguin over yesterday he has been dubbed “Angus the little penguin” and will spend his days happily
sitting beside my boy’s computer keeping him company. I plan on making an older brother for Angus. I am so in love with amigurumi at the moment, they are so much fun and easy to make.

Amigurumi penguin
The boy has already asked me to make a dozen of these for him to hand out to clients as Christmas gifts…I better get started! Happy Monday everyone!

Try Something New Tuesday: Amigurumi

10 Jan

Try Something New Tuesday

While wandering the isles of my local craft store in search of fabric my boyfriend came across the most adorable bunny amigurumi kit and I just had to get it. I didn’t even think twice! My crochet skills are pretty basic and up till now I have only made really simple projects based on square patterns so I was quite shocked to find out that this cutesy craft is easy to pick up.

I didn’t even know what amigurumi was until I bought this kit, I just thought they were cute squishy little crochet creatures that make you smile (I’m glad I can finally put a name to them because ‘cute squishy little crochet creatures that make you smile’ is quite a mouthful!).

I finished this little guy in about three hours – that may sound like a long time but it went really quickly because you make each section individually and sew it on as you go so your time is broken up and you don’t get bored of doing the same thing over and over.

Amigurumi kit

The kits are jam packed with everything you need to make an adorable amigurumi – including a really nice aluminium crochet hook (I have been trying to hunt one of these down forever) and easy-to-read instructions.

I have decided to call the little guy Hudson after the Instagram filter I used on these pictures. I think it is perfect for him because he is cute but also has a bit of attitude!

Hudson meeting BenjaminHudson meeting my other bunny, Benjamin, for the first time. Maybe one day I will have a real bunny to introduce these guys to!

Hudson the bunny amigurumiHere he is again taking pride of place on my bed!

I had so much fun with this week’s Try Something New Tuesday – it feels so great to extend myself and go out of my comfort zone! I hope you are enjoying your week so far!

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