Hey, all! I thought it would be nice to share with you the process I go through to publish a pattern from start to finish. I know everyone's process is slightly different, but I want to share what I do so that you'll be encouraged if you're just starting out and maybe give you an idea of how you could be doing it. Design the animal First, of course, you have to come up with an awesome sauce design. One that people are going to love and beg you to publish a pattern for. Actually, even if they don't beg you for the pattern, you'll want to publish your awesome sauce design anyway. Because it's awesome. (Need a few tips on designing? Check out my design series HERE.) As I design my animal, I write down the pattern in a little notebook. Trust me, you will want to do this. Don't ever think,

I like to share this technique every so often because this is one of my all time favorite color change tips! It’s so nice to be able to have the option for a super clean edge on your color change for...

Did you hear the news about our new Streamline Metal Hooks, now available in smaller sizes, PERFECT for amigurumi and other fine projects that require tight tension! To celebrate (and test out your new hook!), here's a FREE crochet pattern: Amigurumi Koala by Storyland Amis.

Today I want to introduce to you Holly Faith Salzman; she is from El Paso, Texas, United States. Holly is the creator of the Storyland Amis Etsy shop.

**NOTE: You can find an ad-free, beautifully formatted and concise version of this pattern available in my shop HERE. Supporting my website in this way ensures that I'll be able to release many more free patterns in the future! :) Hey, all! I'm super excited to bring you another free pattern! This time I'll be releasing a whole series of baby farm animals over the next few months. The first one I'll be sharing is this baby pig. Last year I had a custom order from a long-time customer for eight mini farm animals. At the time, I promised to share their patterns with you all. Now I'm finally getting around to doing just that! So meet Billy the Baby Pig! He loves everything about his life. The mud, the grubs, the leftover scraps, the sunshine, the fresh air - Billy loves life on the farm! And he loves spending time with his many brothers and sisters. Although they don't always get along, as is the case with all siblings, at the end of the day they're able to make up and start fresh the next morning. Now you can make your own Billy! And don't forget to make a piggy companion or two for him! Dimensions: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) long & 2 in. (5 cm.) tall Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners. Materials: – Size E (3.50mm) crochet hook (I use Susan Bates HERE) – Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in light pink, dark pink, and black (I used Hobby Lobby’s brand, “I Love This Yarn” in

Hello, all! I'm very excited to share this new free pattern with you! I designed this little music note back in May as a farewell gift for my voice teacher. I just got around to sharing a picture of him on Instagram and Facebook earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised at how much you all loved him and wanted the pattern! So, here is the FREE pattern for my little musical eighth note design! I think he'd make the perfect gift for any music teacher or music student. He'd also make a great keychain or Christmas ornament and I think he'd look pretty cute in a variety of colors. Without further ado, here is the pattern. Dimensions: 2 in. (5 cm.) wide & 3.5 in. (9 cm.) tall Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners. Materials: – Size F (3.75mm) crochet hook (I use Clover Amour HERE) – Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in any color (I used Hobby Lobby's brand

Hey, ya'll! And here I am back again with another extreme amigurumi! I hadn't thought that I would ever make another one or that if I ever did, I would make one so soon after the sloth. But here he is, jumbo Freddy the Fox! Shortly after I designed my extreme sloth, I was contacted by Claire of Wool Couture who offered to give me all the wool I needed if I would be willing to upsize my Freddy Fox. I, of course, said yes! Claire sent me three beautiful colors of wool that were unbelievably perfect colors for my fox. She sent me 7 lbs. of the orange and a little over 2 lbs. of both the white and the black. HERE is the wool I received. Altogether, over 11 lbs. of soft, luscious wool! Once finished, Freddy weighed a whopping 10 lbs.! I used a 40mm crochet hook that you can purchase here on Claire's Etsy shop as well. It's still unbelievable to think that they have 50mm and 60mm ones available too! Can you imagine? It took me quite a while to finally start working on him since I was so afraid that I wouldn't have enough wool to finish him, especially of the orange. But procrastinating won't make yarn magically multiply, so off I went! The first thing I made was the head. One thing to remember when making amigurumi and working with super chunky yarns is that you must think small if you want to achieve big things! When I made my extreme sloth, I thought that if I used my miniature Zippy Sloth pattern it would work up just fine. But, in reality, I had to downsize the pattern even more so that it wouldn't be ridiculously big and make me broke with the amount of wool I would've had to buy. The same thing happened with the fox. I made a tiny fox prototype out of regular worsted weight yarn, but when I actually got around to making the extreme fox, it became clear to me that I would need to make the head pattern even smaller than I had originally planned. It's the wool and hook size that makes it big, not the stitch count. Here is the head just before I started the decreases. Next, I created the muzzle. For his black nose, I took about 8 inches of leftover wool roving, spliced it in two and needle felted it down over the center of the nose with my Clover Amour needle felter. This needle felter was a life saver, and although I didn't use it as much with the fox as I did with the sloth, I still couldn't have done it without it. You can buy one here. Ears were next, and these were not easy to get right. I wanted to make sure they were proportionally right and I had a hard time finding the appropriate stitch count for them. Next was the body, then the arms, and finally the tail (which was another difficult challenge). Here is the finished body. (Later on, I ended up adding one more round to it.) He was finished, and I hadn't run out of yarn! In fact, I had 3.7 oz. of the orange leftover, 9.8 oz. of the cream, and over 1 lb. of the black. Now it was time to put it all together! When I made the sloth, I needle felted all the body parts together, and needless to say, I ended up with a very delicate sloth that was hardly durable. I just knew there had to be some better way, though. And then my sister came home from college and she told me to sew the pieces together using regular worsted weight yarn (duh!). This actually worked out amazingly! I had worsted weight yarn in colors that matched the wool I had almost exactly. And it was way easier than trying to needle felt all the pieces down because that took forever and didn't last long. If I had wanted needle felting to work I would have had to felt each piece for hours. Thankfully that didn't happen. To save wool, I didn't completely finish the head as you can see in the picture below. I stuffed him with hypoallergenic Poly-Fil. You might think that I used tons of this stuff, but I probably didn't use as much as you think. I didn't want to stuff it too firmly because I already loved the head shape I had achieved and stuffing it too much would have ruined that. Also, because the wool is so thick and has so much bulk to it, there wasn't a lot of empty space inside. The first thing to go on were the eyes. Once again, I bought 40mm black safety eyes from Stacey's website, Fresh Stitches as they are the perfect size! You can read all about Fresh Stitches here. I knew I wouldn't be able to actually attach the safety eyes using the backings because the head was way too thick to allow for that. So instead, I used this special glue, Speed Sew, specially created for crafts and fabric! You can purchase it here or on Amazon here. As you can see, I generously applied the glue to the back of the eye. (Warning: This glue smells like a stinky fish!) I sewed the muzzle on with matching worsted weight yarn (I used acrylic in case you were wondering), making sure not to grab the entire stitch, just a good-sized clump near the bottom. This way it was hardly noticeable that I had used this method at all! I did the same thing for the ears, but I also needle felted them down a bit so that they would look more like a part of the head. I stuffed the body and sewed it to the head. Poor Freddy! Then I sewed the arms on. Because I wasn't going to be using the wool yarn tail for sewing, I cut both tails short and felted them down to the arm. Then, after sewing the arms to the body, I needle felted his paw tips together so he would look like my original Freddy. Last of all was the tail and this had to be sewed on more securely than anything else because it would need extra support being so heavy. I also needle felted the tail down for extra security. Since the opening of the tail was quite large, I took some worsted weight yarn and wove it in and out of each stitch to create something kind of like a drawstring bag. Then I pulled tight and voilà! And here he is! It was such a privilege to be able to make this extreme fox and I'm so glad I did it! Though I think I'll take a little break before beginning work on any more extreme creations. After exploring one extreme to the other, I definitely prefer the in between! Still, it was an experience that I wouldn't have wanted to miss. Please be sure and check out Claire's Etsy shop here or her website here as she has some wonderful supplies (and lots of DIY kits) available! Will YOU be trying extreme crocheting with anything? Maybe bulkier yarns with amigurumi? I'd love to see if you do! ~Holly :) Disclaimer: The wool for this project was provided by Claire of Wool Couture, but all opinions expressed are 100% my own! :)

Hello, all! I thought it was about time I put together the ultimate guide on everything you need to know to get started making extreme amigurumi! When I started making extreme amis, I had no idea how much interest it was going to generate! People have been asking me for tips and tricks ever since, and while I've shared here and there about it, I thought it would be nice for both you and me to have a concise series of posts right here! First, we'll talk about yarn, where to find it and what hook size goes with it. Exactly what type of yarn you'll need will depend on just how extreme you want to go. Below are a few options. Wool Roving This was what I made my giant fox and sloth with. Those were the first two extreme amis I ever made. You can read more about them HERE and HERE. Pros: If you're trying to go as extreme as possible, this is the yarn to go with! You can't go much bigger than this, (and honestly, you don't really want to). It's really nice and soft and it's going to create a very impressive ami! Also, because it's pure wool, you can use a felting needle to felt the ends together and reduce waste! You can also use felting to add detail to your ami. Cons: It's really thick and so your hook is going to be massive. If you have trouble with fatigue while crocheting, you might want to reconsider using this yarn and go for a lighter option. Because this yarn is so thick, it's very difficult to add a lot of detail to your ami without it looking bulky and weird. If you use it, remember that less is more. It's also very expensive because it's pure wool and at $28 a pound, you could spend up to $200 just on the yarn. Where to find this yarn: You can find wool roving HERE and HERE. These are both wonderful and reputable brands that I highly recommend. What hook to use: I used a 40mm hook with this yarn which is the recommended hook size. I bought mine from Wool Couture Company HERE. Couture Jazz (Jumbo 7 weight) Couture Jazz by Premier Yarns is the yarn I used to make my giant unicorn, bunny, and owl. Those were by far my favorite to make and if I were to recommend any yarn over another, this would be it. You can read more about them in my previous posts HERE, HERE, and HERE. Pros: It's very lightweight while still having the thickness needed to create an extreme ami. It's a woven/knit yarn (kind of like a cheesecloth texture) and is made into a tube so that it has a hollow middle. Because of this, you can fold the messy ends into the middles and then sew the ends together to create a clean yarn join when adding more yarn. It comes in lots of great colors and I personally feel like it's just the right weight for making extreme amis. Not too thick, but not too thin. Cons: Because they come in such small skeins, you have to buy a lot of yarn meaning it's not going to be a cheap project. To make one of the extreme amis I made, you would spend around $200 just for the yarn. But thankfully, Premier Yarns offers a discount for bulk purchases so you won't have to spend quite that much! (Also, it's free shipping!) Where to find this yarn: You can find Premier Yarns Couture Jazz yarn HERE. Joann's also sells Premier Yarns yarns online HERE, although the color options are more limited. I've seen Walmart and Joann's carry this yarn instore. What hook to use: I used a 25mm crochet hook which was the hook size recommended. You can find one HERE. I also spotted a 25mm crochet hook at JoAnn's the other day! Extreme acrylic EDIT: This yarn is not available any longer. This is a specialty yarn that I used to make my giant penguin. This would be my second favorite yarn for making extreme amigurumis. Pros: It's acrylic, so it's cheaper than wool! It's not as thick as wool roving so it's a lot easier to manage. It's about 1/3 to 1/2 the thickness. It's also very soft. Cons: As far as I know, it's only available online as a specialty yarn at Mama Knows Luxury's Etsy shop and only available in eight colors so you'd be limited in what you made. If you pull too hard, it tears easily, so you have to be careful when sewing pieces together that you don't pull too hard. Where to find this yarn: You can find this yarn in Mama Knows Luxury's Etsy shop HERE. (You can also find my extreme penguin crochet kit there as well. Find it HERE.) What hook to use: I used a P/Q (15mm) hook. I bought a Clover Amour hook and you can find it HERE. You'll also be able to find this size in local craft stores such as JoAnn's, Hobby Lobby, and Michael's. Bernat Blanket yarn (Super bulky 6 weight): This is a super easy option for making extreme amigurumis. I've never personally used it to make an extreme ami, but a few people have used my giraffe and sloth patterns using this yarn and come up with some very impressive amis! Pros: It's readily available and cheap compared to the other options! You can find it in almost every craft store and online. It's fun and easy to work with and super soft. It's also very durable and comes in a ton of different colors! You can take almost any pattern and use this yarn instead of worsted weight and come up with a bigger ami! Cons: Your ami won't be quite as extreme because it's not nearly as thick as the other yarn options discussed. Where to find this yarn: You can find this yarn at almost any craft store and online just about everywhere. Find it HERE. What hook to use: You can use any size from an H to a K hook just depending on how tight you want your stitches to be. Other options: If you want to look for other yarns on your own, I would recommend looking for a Jumbo 7 weight yarn. This yarn usually requires a 20-25mm crochet hook and I think it's the perfect weight for making extreme amis! It's not too thick so that it's difficult to manage, but it's also not too thin so that you have to increase your stitch count to get an ami that's extreme. It's just the right weight and works up quickly so you're not working on your project forever. It's amazing how many jumbo yarn options there are out there if you really start looking! Just search for

**NOTE: You can find an ad-free, beautifully formatted and concise version of this pattern available in my shop HERE. Supporting my website in this way ensures that I’ll be able to release many more free patterns in the future! :) Hello! Today I'm happy to bring you the second addition to my mini farm animal series! This one is Cooper the Rooster! Some of you might be familiar with Cooper already as he was part of my 100 amigurumi countdown a couple years back AND he was also the first pattern I ever released! Now, since he's part of the farm animal series, I've decided to give his pattern away for free! So meet Cooper, the cutest (and certainly the most huggable), rooster in the coop! Cooper is a little bit shy, but in spite of that, he still loves to spend time with his friends. (That means YOU!) Dimensions: 4 in. (10 cm.) tall Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners. Materials: – Size F (3.75mm) crochet hook (I use Clover Amour HERE) – Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in yellow, black, orange, red, and kelly green (I used Hobby Lobby’s brand, “I Love This Yarn” in

Hey, ya'll! And here I am back again with another extreme amigurumi! I hadn't thought that I would ever make another one or that if I ever did, I would make one so soon after the sloth. But here he is, jumbo Freddy the Fox! Shortly after I designed my extreme sloth, I was contacted by Claire of Wool Couture who offered to give me all the wool I needed if I would be willing to upsize my Freddy Fox. I, of course, said yes! Claire sent me three beautiful colors of wool that were unbelievably perfect colors for my fox. She sent me 7 lbs. of the orange and a little over 2 lbs. of both the white and the black. HERE is the wool I received. Altogether, over 11 lbs. of soft, luscious wool! Once finished, Freddy weighed a whopping 10 lbs.! I used a 40mm crochet hook that you can purchase here on Claire's Etsy shop as well. It's still unbelievable to think that they have 50mm and 60mm ones available too! Can you imagine? It took me quite a while to finally start working on him since I was so afraid that I wouldn't have enough wool to finish him, especially of the orange. But procrastinating won't make yarn magically multiply, so off I went! The first thing I made was the head. One thing to remember when making amigurumi and working with super chunky yarns is that you must think small if you want to achieve big things! When I made my extreme sloth, I thought that if I used my miniature Zippy Sloth pattern it would work up just fine. But, in reality, I had to downsize the pattern even more so that it wouldn't be ridiculously big and make me broke with the amount of wool I would've had to buy. The same thing happened with the fox. I made a tiny fox prototype out of regular worsted weight yarn, but when I actually got around to making the extreme fox, it became clear to me that I would need to make the head pattern even smaller than I had originally planned. It's the wool and hook size that makes it big, not the stitch count. Here is the head just before I started the decreases. Next, I created the muzzle. For his black nose, I took about 8 inches of leftover wool roving, spliced it in two and needle felted it down over the center of the nose with my Clover Amour needle felter. This needle felter was a life saver, and although I didn't use it as much with the fox as I did with the sloth, I still couldn't have done it without it. You can buy one here. Ears were next, and these were not easy to get right. I wanted to make sure they were proportionally right and I had a hard time finding the appropriate stitch count for them. Next was the body, then the arms, and finally the tail (which was another difficult challenge). Here is the finished body. (Later on, I ended up adding one more round to it.) He was finished, and I hadn't run out of yarn! In fact, I had 3.7 oz. of the orange leftover, 9.8 oz. of the cream, and over 1 lb. of the black. Now it was time to put it all together! When I made the sloth, I needle felted all the body parts together, and needless to say, I ended up with a very delicate sloth that was hardly durable. I just knew there had to be some better way, though. And then my sister came home from college and she told me to sew the pieces together using regular worsted weight yarn (duh!). This actually worked out amazingly! I had worsted weight yarn in colors that matched the wool I had almost exactly. And it was way easier than trying to needle felt all the pieces down because that took forever and didn't last long. If I had wanted needle felting to work I would have had to felt each piece for hours. Thankfully that didn't happen. To save wool, I didn't completely finish the head as you can see in the picture below. I stuffed him with hypoallergenic Poly-Fil. You might think that I used tons of this stuff, but I probably didn't use as much as you think. I didn't want to stuff it too firmly because I already loved the head shape I had achieved and stuffing it too much would have ruined that. Also, because the wool is so thick and has so much bulk to it, there wasn't a lot of empty space inside. The first thing to go on were the eyes. Once again, I bought 40mm black safety eyes from Stacey's website, Fresh Stitches as they are the perfect size! You can read all about Fresh Stitches here. I knew I wouldn't be able to actually attach the safety eyes using the backings because the head was way too thick to allow for that. So instead, I used this special glue, Speed Sew, specially created for crafts and fabric! You can purchase it here or on Amazon here. As you can see, I generously applied the glue to the back of the eye. (Warning: This glue smells like a stinky fish!) I sewed the muzzle on with matching worsted weight yarn (I used acrylic in case you were wondering), making sure not to grab the entire stitch, just a good-sized clump near the bottom. This way it was hardly noticeable that I had used this method at all! I did the same thing for the ears, but I also needle felted them down a bit so that they would look more like a part of the head. I stuffed the body and sewed it to the head. Poor Freddy! Then I sewed the arms on. Because I wasn't going to be using the wool yarn tail for sewing, I cut both tails short and felted them down to the arm. Then, after sewing the arms to the body, I needle felted his paw tips together so he would look like my original Freddy. Last of all was the tail and this had to be sewed on more securely than anything else because it would need extra support being so heavy. I also needle felted the tail down for extra security. Since the opening of the tail was quite large, I took some worsted weight yarn and wove it in and out of each stitch to create something kind of like a drawstring bag. Then I pulled tight and voilà! And here he is! It was such a privilege to be able to make this extreme fox and I'm so glad I did it! Though I think I'll take a little break before beginning work on any more extreme creations. After exploring one extreme to the other, I definitely prefer the in between! Still, it was an experience that I wouldn't have wanted to miss. Please be sure and check out Claire's Etsy shop here or her website here as she has some wonderful supplies (and lots of DIY kits) available! Will YOU be trying extreme crocheting with anything? Maybe bulkier yarns with amigurumi? I'd love to see if you do! ~Holly :) Disclaimer: The wool for this project was provided by Claire of Wool Couture, but all opinions expressed are 100% my own! :)

NOTE: You can buy an ad-free beautifully formatted and concise version (only 7 pages long) of this pattern on my Etsy shop HERE, or on Craftsy HERE, or LoveCrochet HERE. Otherwise, the free pattern is available right here! Meet Zippy the Baby Sloth! Zippy is a very friendly little sloth. He needs lots of love, so be sure and give him all the cuddles! I had so much fun designing this little guy and I hope you have as much fun making him. I thought it would be fun to have a short-armed version of the sloth, and a long-armed version. That way if you wanted him to be able to hang around, he could. But since he looks kind of silly with long arms when he's not hanging on something, the short-armed version is just to sit there and look adorable. My personal favorite. So without further ado, here we go! Here are all the materials needed to make your own little sloth. I used Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice yarn in the colors,

Hey, all! As most of you probably know, I don't usually take custom orders unless they're really special. I prefer to focus on developing new patterns and then selling those finished animals that I have as a result of testing my own patterns. But every once in awhile I'll get a custom request that I just can't refuse! A couple weeks ago I received one of those requests and I just had to take it on! The customer requested a TurboTax inspired teddy bear for his girlfriend's birthday since she loves the little teddy bear from their commercial so much. I'm all for romantic surprises, so I said yes right away! First a little background in case you have no idea what the TurboTax teddy bear is, go ahead and watch this short commercial HERE. Or just take a look at him in the picture below. Image via Google search I knew I could make my teddy bear look almost exactly like the one in the ad, but I also knew it was going to be a bit of a challenge. Especially since I wouldn't be creating in my exact style. (Also, the teddy bear in the commercial is knitted, and I would be crocheting.) The first thing I did was pick the colors! For his main color, I decided to go with Red Heart Super Saver yarn in the color

Yup, you read that title right. You don't have to design your own patterns. I told you it might surprise you that the first article in my design series is about how you don't have to design your own patterns, but I really feel like before we delve into how to design, we need to talk about why we design and if we should design. And also help you feel secure in what you can and can't do. I see people on social media frequently commenting on how they don't know how people design and they could never do that. And I also see people replying to those comments and saying something like,

Hey, guys! It looks like I'm back with another extreme amigurumi! I kinda vowed that I would never make another extreme amigurumi after my last one, (Let's face it, guys, these things aren't super easy to make!) but I just couldn't resist saying

It's time for another free farm animal pattern! This time we have some cute little bunnies just in time for Easter! **Be sure and check out my first three farm animal patterns, Billy the Baby Pig, Cooper the Rooster, and Lyla the Baby Lamb. Meet Theodore the Bunny and his cousin, Walter! Theodore and Walter love carrots and are often scolded for snitching carrots from the garden. They are the best of friends and do everything together. Spring is their favorite time of the year and they love nothing more than being able to romp around in the fresh green grass! Make one or two (or a dozen!) of these little bunnies for Easter this year! Imagine how cute they'd look in an Easter basket! Dimensions: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) long & 2 in. (5 cm.) tall Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners. Materials: – Size F (3.75mm) crochet hook (I use Clover Amour HERE) – Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in any color (I used Red Heart Super Saver in colors

Hey, all! Valentine's Day is tomorrow and I have a FREE pattern for you to celebrate with! I know it's hopelessly late and you won't be able to make one for this year, but I knew that if I waited until next year, I'd end up being just as late. So, go ahead and make one early in time for NEXT Valentine's Day! I actually published this pattern three years ago, and it was my first ever free pattern and one of my first blog posts! So rather than being redundant and writing it all out again, to get to the pattern check out the original post HERE. What makes this version unique is that I've added FREE Valentine's Day printable cards to go along with the bears making them perfect to give to your loved ones or make a bunch for your child's school! I did the same thing for my Baby Honey Bee pattern two years ago and you can check that out HERE. But this time, we've got some fun bear puns! Once again, check out the FREE pattern for these baby bears HERE. If you would like to support me monetarily (so I can keep producing free content) by buying the ad-free, concise PDF version of the pattern, you can do so HERE. Download the FREE Valentine's Day printables below. There are six different cards available, so you'll be sure to find one that is just right! Baby-Bear-Valentine-PrintablesDownload I hope you enjoy making these cuties! Be sure and tag me in your posts if you decide to make one! I'm @storyland_amis on Instagram and Storyland Amis on Facebook! ~Holly :) Follow my blog with Bloglovin or subscribe via email!

**NOTE: You can find an ad-free, beautifully formatted and concise version of this pattern available in my shop HERE. Supporting my website in this way ensures that I’ll be able to release many more free patterns in the future! :)*h Happy March, ya'll! I have another free farm animal pattern for you today! Be sure and check out my first two, Billy the Baby Pig, and Cooper the Rooster. Meet Lyla the Lamb! Lyla is a bouncy little lamb who is always sticking her nose where it shouldn’t be. Lyla has a way with others, though, and can make friends with just about anyone. She’s even good friends with the sheepdogs! Dimensions: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) long & 2 in. (5 cm.) tall Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners. Materials: – Size E (3.50mm) crochet hook (I use Susan Bates HERE) – Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in cream, white, and black (I used Lion Brand Vanna's Choice for the cream in the color,

NOTE: You can buy an ad-free beautifully formatted and concise version (only 7 pages long) of this pattern on my Etsy shop HERE, or on Craftsy HERE, or LoveCrochet HERE. Otherwise, the free pattern is available right here! Meet Zippy the Baby Sloth! Zippy is a very friendly little sloth. He needs lots of love, so be sure and give him all the cuddles! I had so much fun designing this little guy and I hope you have as much fun making him. I thought it would be fun to have a short-armed version of the sloth, and a long-armed version. That way if you wanted him to be able to hang around, he could. But since he looks kind of silly with long arms when he's not hanging on something, the short-armed version is just to sit there and look adorable. My personal favorite. So without further ado, here we go! Here are all the materials needed to make your own little sloth. I used Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice yarn in the colors,

NOTE: You can buy an ad-free beautifully formatted and concise version (only 7 pages long) of this pattern on my Etsy shop HERE, or on Craftsy HERE, or LoveCrochet HERE. Otherwise, the free pattern is available right here! Meet Zippy the Baby Sloth! Zippy is a very friendly little sloth. He needs lots of love, so be sure and give him all the cuddles! I had so much fun designing this little guy and I hope you have as much fun making him. I thought it would be fun to have a short-armed version of the sloth, and a long-armed version. That way if you wanted him to be able to hang around, he could. But since he looks kind of silly with long arms when he's not hanging on something, the short-armed version is just to sit there and look adorable. My personal favorite. So without further ado, here we go! Here are all the materials needed to make your own little sloth. I used Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice yarn in the colors,

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Hey, guys! It looks like I'm back with another extreme amigurumi! I kinda vowed that I would never make another extreme amigurumi after my last one, (Let's face it, guys, these things aren't super easy to make!) but I just couldn't resist saying

Hey, all! Valentine's Day is tomorrow and I have a FREE pattern for you to celebrate with! I know it's hopelessly late and you won't be able to make one for this year, but I knew that if I waited until next year, I'd end up being just as late. So, go ahead and make one early in time for NEXT Valentine's Day! I actually published this pattern three years ago, and it was my first ever free pattern and one of my first blog posts! So rather than being redundant and writing it all out again, to get to the pattern check out the original post HERE. What makes this version unique is that I've added FREE Valentine's Day printable cards to go along with the bears making them perfect to give to your loved ones or make a bunch for your child's school! I did the same thing for my Baby Honey Bee pattern two years ago and you can check that out HERE. But this time, we've got some fun bear puns! Once again, check out the FREE pattern for these baby bears HERE. If you would like to support me monetarily (so I can keep producing free content) by buying the ad-free, concise PDF version of the pattern, you can do so HERE. Download the FREE Valentine's Day printables below. There are six different cards available, so you'll be sure to find one that is just right! Baby-Bear-Valentine-PrintablesDownload I hope you enjoy making these cuties! Be sure and tag me in your posts if you decide to make one! I'm @storyland_amis on Instagram and Storyland Amis on Facebook! ~Holly :) Follow my blog with Bloglovin or subscribe via email!

Hey, all! Valentine's Day is coming up and I've decided to give my baby bee pattern a makeover and write it up for FREE here on my blog! I think these little bees look perfect paired with a bee pun Valentine's Day card, so I've gone ahead and made up three different cards that you can download and print out below. Using yarn, tie your bee to the front of the card and give your Valentine something extra special this year! Download the FREE Valentines Day Printables HERE. Print them out on a regular sized sheet of paper and they'll be the perfect size for your honey bee. You could also modify these bees to be ladybugs or butterflies! Use your imagination! Dimensions: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners. Materials: – Size E (3.50mm) crochet hook (I use Susan Bates HERE) – Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in yellow, black, and white (for the yellow I used Loops & Threads Impeccable yarn in the color Butterscotch that can be found HERE. For the black and white I used Hobby Lobby's brand,

Hello, all! I'm very excited to share this new free pattern with you! I designed this little music note back in May as a farewell gift for my voice teacher. I just got around to sharing a picture of him on Instagram and Facebook earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised at how much you all loved him and wanted the pattern! So, here is the FREE pattern for my little musical eighth note design! I think he'd make the perfect gift for any music teacher or music student. He'd also make a great keychain or Christmas ornament and I think he'd look pretty cute in a variety of colors. Without further ado, here is the pattern. Dimensions: 2 in. (5 cm.) wide & 3.5 in. (9 cm.) tall Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners. Materials: – Size F (3.75mm) crochet hook (I use Clover Amour HERE) – Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in any color (I used Hobby Lobby's brand

Hello, all! I'm very excited to share this new free pattern with you! I designed this little music note back in May as a farewell gift for my voice teacher. I just got around to sharing a picture of him on Instagram and Facebook earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised at how much you all loved him and wanted the pattern! So, here is the FREE pattern for my little musical eighth note design! I think he'd make the perfect gift for any music teacher or music student. He'd also make a great keychain or Christmas ornament and I think he'd look pretty cute in a variety of colors. Without further ado, here is the pattern. Dimensions: 2 in. (5 cm.) wide & 3.5 in. (9 cm.) tall Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners. Materials: – Size F (3.75mm) crochet hook (I use Clover Amour HERE) – Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in any color (I used Hobby Lobby's brand

Hey, guys! It looks like I'm back with another extreme amigurumi! I kinda vowed that I would never make another extreme amigurumi after my last one, (Let's face it, guys, these things aren't super easy to make!) but I just couldn't resist saying

Today I want to introduce to you Holly Faith Salzman; she is from El Paso, Texas, United States. Holly is the creator of the Storyland Amis Etsy shop.

Today I want to introduce to you Holly Faith Salzman; she is from El Paso, Texas, United States. Holly is the creator of the Storyland Amis Etsy shop.

NOTE: You can buy an ad-free beautifully formatted and concise version (only 7 pages long) of this pattern on my Etsy shop HERE, or on Craftsy HERE, or LoveCrochet HERE. Otherwise, the free pattern is available right here! Meet Zippy the Baby Sloth! Zippy is a very friendly little sloth. He needs lots of love, so be sure and give him all the cuddles! I had so much fun designing this little guy and I hope you have as much fun making him. I thought it would be fun to have a short-armed version of the sloth, and a long-armed version. That way if you wanted him to be able to hang around, he could. But since he looks kind of silly with long arms when he's not hanging on something, the short-armed version is just to sit there and look adorable. My personal favorite. So without further ado, here we go! Here are all the materials needed to make your own little sloth. I used Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice yarn in the colors,

Hey, ya'll! I'm so excited to announce that my Extreme Freddy Fox has been made into a crochet kit on Wool Couture Company here. If you're looking to make your own extreme fox you won't find a better deal than this! The kit is extremely affordable and it comes with all the wool you'll need plus a 40mm crochet hook. And Claire of Wool Couture has graciously given me a 10% off coupon code especially for you all. (Use code We-love-Freddy at checkout to receive the discount.) Claire has also agreed to let me post Freddy's pattern for free here on my blog! So if you prefer to buy just the wool and not the kit, you can still have access to his pattern. So here is Freddy's pattern! For more in depth discussion on techniques and materials see my first post about him here. Materials you will need: - 9.5 lbs. of wool roving/giant or extreme yarn. 7 lbs. (3 kg.) of orange, 1 lb. (0.5 kg.) of black, and 1.5 lbs. (0.75 kg.) of cream. You can purchase this wool at Wool Couture Company HERE I used color numbers

Hey, all! Valentine's Day is coming up and I've decided to give my baby bee pattern a makeover and write it up for FREE here on my blog! I think these little bees look perfect paired with a bee pun Valentine's Day card, so I've gone ahead and made up three different cards that you can download and print out below. Using yarn, tie your bee to the front of the card and give your Valentine something extra special this year! Download the FREE Valentines Day Printables HERE. Print them out on a regular sized sheet of paper and they'll be the perfect size for your honey bee. You could also modify these bees to be ladybugs or butterflies! Use your imagination! Dimensions: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners. Materials: – Size E (3.50mm) crochet hook (I use Susan Bates HERE) – Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in yellow, black, and white (for the yellow I used Loops & Threads Impeccable yarn in the color Butterscotch that can be found HERE. For the black and white I used Hobby Lobby's brand,

If you're a crocheter and have ever crocheted around anyone, you know that there are certain questions that just end up being asked by the people watching you. I took a poll on Instagram and found that the most-asked question is,