Easy Amigurumi

Owl Amigurumi – Mr Murasaki

Mr Murasaki is an introvert through and through. He finds it exhausting to be around people. His favourite pastime includes napping in the hollows of newly-discovered trees – just to “test them out”, he says.

Owl Amigurumi: Mr Murasaki By Guest Tutor: Lee Mei Li of AmiguruMEI Skill level: Easy Duration: About 2 hours Abbreviations • Ch: chain • Sc: single crochet • Dc: double crochet • Inv dec: invisible decrease Materials • 2.3mm hook • Similar-sized yarn in purple, cyan and white • Crochet thread in black • 2 x 4mm pink brads • Yellow felt seal • Darning needle • Polyester fiberfill

Body With purple yarn: Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}. Round 2: [Inc] around {12}. Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}. Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}. Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}. Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}. Round 7-18: Sc around {36}. Round 19: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}. Round 20: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}. Round 21: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}. Stuff body. Round 22: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}. Round 23: [Inv dec] around {6}. Fasten off and weave in ends. Eyes Make 2 with white yarn: Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}. Round 2: [Inc] around {12}. Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Cut a strand of black crochet thread and sew a diagonal eyelid across each eye. Knot off ends at the back. Wings Make 2 with cyan yarn: Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}. Round 2: [Inc] around {12}. Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Ears Make 2 with purple yarn: Round 1: Sc 3 in magic ring {3}. Round 2: [Inc] around {6}. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Assembly 1. Sew eyes onto the body. 2. Fold each wing through the centre to make them look like semi-circles. Sew them onto the sides of the body, near the bottom corner of each eye. 3. Cut a strand of cyan yarn and sew a series of upside down Vs on the body, below the eyes. There should be 3 on the first row, 2 on the second, and 1 at the bottom. 4. Sew ears onto the top of the head. 5. Cut out a small egg-shaped beak from the yellow felt seal. Cut it in half through the centre. Glue it onto the point where both eyes meet. 6. Glue pink brads to the bottom corners of each eye. Tada! As this is an original amiguruMEI pattern, kindly do not claim it as your own. You may place a link to this pattern from your site, but please do not repost it onto your page. Remember to share a picture of your own kawaii Mr Murasaki with us!

1. Start by crocheting in the round.

2. From Round 7-18: Sc around {36}.

3. At the end of Round 21, stuff body with polyfill fibre.

4. Make 2 eyes and embellish with a strand of black crochet thread.

5. Sew eyes onto the body.

6. Make 2 wings and sew onto the sides of the body.

7. Add some feathery designs onto Mr Murasaki’s tummy.

8. Top off with a pair of ears.

9. Make a cute beak out of yellow felt seal.

Amigurumi: Piggy Bun Pattern

Amigurumi: Piggy Bun Pattern

Special thanks to my friend, Margaret Richard Mason, for designing this amigurumi piggy bun pattern after being inspired by one of my personal photos while dining in an Cantonese DimSum Restaurant. See her version, here. Difficulty Level: Easy, need some crochet/amigurumi experiences, must know how to crochet ch, sc, dc & slst Finished size: approx. 2 1/2″ (D) (light worsted yarn or baby yarn) Gauge: Not essential as long as the hook size matches the yarn weight for amigurumi. Materials & Tools: 1. Baby Soft Yarn, Lion Brand, White (for body), Melon Pink (for ears), and, Pink Lemonade or Creamsicle (for nose) 2. Crochet hook: 2.5mm, please refer to this tutorial on choosing the right hook size for the yarn on amigurumi 3. 6mm safety eyes, 1 pair 4. Poly-fill or light color stocking for stuffing 5. Stitch marker 6. Tapestry needle 7. Scissors Abbreviations: ch = chain sc = single crochet ss = slip stitch [ ] = total stitch on the round Pattern (in American terms) Ears (Melon Pink) R1 – make a magic ring, then 2 sc in it, turn R2 – ch, 2 sc in each dc, turn, R3 – ch, 1 sc in each sc, R4 – repeat row 3 R5 – decrease. ch, 1 sc into 2 sc together, same for next 2 sc R6 – decrease. ch, 1 sc into 2 sc together. Fasten off. Nose (Lemonade Pink or Creamsicle) R1 – Make a magic ring and 6 sc into ring. R2 – ch, 2 sc in each dc end with a ss (slip stitch) Fasten off. Body (White) R1 – make magic ring, 6 sc into ring to form a circle. Pull the tail to tighten a bit. [6] It is make in a continuous circle, do not join ends. Use a marker for each row. R2 – 2 sc in each dc. [12] R3 – Increase, *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in the next sc, repeat from * until end. [18] R4 – *1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, repeat from * until end. [24] R5 – *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, repeat from * until end. [30] R6 – *1 sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, repeat from * until end. [36] R7 – *1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, repeat from * until end. [42] R8 – *1 sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, repeat from * until end. [48] R9 – 1 sc in each sc [48] R10 – R14 repeat row 9 [48] Sew nose, eyes and ears

R15 – Decrease, *1 sc in next 6 sc, 1 sc in the next 2 sc together, repeat from * until end. [42] R16 – Decrease, *1 sc in next 5 sc, 1 sc in the next 2 sc together, repeat from * until end. [36] R17 – *1 sc in next 4 sc, 1 sc in the next 2 sc together, repeat from * until end. [30] R18 – *1 sc in next 3 sc, 1 sc in the next 2 sc together, repeat from * until end. [24] Stuff R19 – *1 sc in next 2 sc, 1 sc in the next 2 sc together, repeat from * until end. [18] R20 – *1 sc in next 1 sc, 1 sc in the next 2 sc together, repeat from * until end. [12] R21 – 1 sc in 2 sc together till end. [6] R22 – 1 sc in sc and ss to fasten off. Note: Replace sc with dc for English terms.

Tools and materials needed. You only need a small amount of yarns for ears and nose, where you can search them from your stash. A little different in yarn weight is not a problem as they only affect the finished size of them, for example, bigger or smaller ears and nose could be more adorable, so don’t let the limitation stop you from creating.

Completed ears, nose and the body until R14.

Sew nose slightly higher than the beginning round of the body.

Insert the safety eyes about between R8 and R9, about 4 stitches apart.

Bring the yarn ends of the ear to the center by sewing them along the side using a tapestry needle. Repeat the same to another ear.

Sew the center line of the ears to the body (at R13)

Sew the second ear to the body, with about 1 – 2 stitches gap in between 2 ears.

Continue to crochet till R18, stuff the body with poly-fill or light color stockings. The amount of stuffing depends on how dense you want your piggy bun to be.

Continue crochet to close up the body and fasten off. Hide yarn end into the body.

2 little piggy buns done…. Personally, I think the piggy bun could be great as stress ball where you could squeeze to release some tension that stressed you out! Happy amigurumi!