Making friends

Welcome to our spring favourites amigurumi special! These little designs are absolutely brilliant for weekend makes, quick gifts or simply to hook up while you take some time for yourself. From the sweetest dress-up dolls to a special little blanket for baby complete with a bunny, there’s plenty of choice here.

It’s hard to resist any of these cute little makes. Plus, hooking designs on such a small scale means you’ll be able to use up some of that stash, too! Feel free to adapt our patterns to your own colour choices, and do remember to tag us at #sctreblemaker so we can find your projects. We love to know what you’re making and it’s wonderful to see the way you bring your own ideas to life with variations on yarn and shade choices. It’s great to be part of such an inventive community!

Are you fascinated to know what goes on in the mind of an amigurumi designer? Find out in our chat with designer Yan Schenkel of Pica Pau fame on page 30 (her cute fox pattern is on page 32).

If you haven’t crocheted an amigurumi pattern before, we recommend you refer to the guides in your main Simply Crochet magazine and on page 50 of this collection. Prefer to watch a video? Our very own Yarniversity videos on YouTube will introduce you to many of the techiques used here.

I hope you have lots of fun on your amigurumi adventure and make some fab new little friends.