After receiving an amigurumi book titled “Crobots” I finally decided to try it out. I figured that if I made mistakes in the robot it wouldn’t be as obvious as if I made mistakes on a more identify-able thing like an animal. The instructions for the Crobot were very easy to follow which was a great way to start something new and potentially daunting. The Crobot is a music robot and wears headphones. I like the crobots because they require beads and findings as embellishments which means I get to use my large collection of beads as well as the yarn. It was a lot of fun sewing on the little beady bits and figuring out that mess. I think I’ll need some better and more organized tools. I need a couple smaller crochet hooks for amigurumi and at the moment I just have a zippered canvas bag for all my hooks which will become cumbersome with more hooks. I think I’ll also look into getting a beading needle though I’m pretty sure I have one some where. One thing I do know is that I don’t need any more beads or findings!
Let me introduce Boopbot:
Boop bop boop boop bop
I have two other amigurumi books that I have just never dared to make anything from. One is “Tiny Yarn Animals” and the other is “Creep Cute.” I decided I was ready to try one from these books. I decided to go with a cute little turtle from “Tiny Yarn Animals.” I used a yarn that was very soft which I’ve now learned is not the best choice unless I use a smaller hook or crochet a lot tighter. The little turtle has a soft pink shell and blue for its body. This book has two strikes against it: (1) No instructions for how to put all the pieces together, (2) No totals for stitches at the end of a row. I managed to put the little turtle together without an issue luckily and it’s pretty darn cute! Next I’ll have to try something from “Creepy Cute.” I can’t wait.
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