How to Make a Fun Cat Plushie As I stated in my last post I had this fun summer kitten fabric that I really wanted to sew. I decided to make this fun cat

Classroom Reveal Photos by First Grade Blue Skies for 2015. Her Kindergarten Classroom reveals a happy space for her students,

I saw pill bugs on here a few weeks ago and really wanted to make my own! The pattern is a bit rough but I hope it works (I tried to get it perfect for like a week before calling it good enough). Ju…

I've had a lot of interest lately in weighted stuffed animals so I wanted to compile a bit of information on them. What is a Weighted Stuffed Animal? Like the name implies, a weighted stuffed animal is a stuffed animal with weight added to it. This can be achieved by filling the plush with any type of weighted filling

Learn how to make a memory bear with Joy Kelley's tutorial

It’s time for adorable free crochet patterns again! Who wants free patterns for this amigurumi sleepy doll pillow toy ? Visit this nice craft blog and learn how to crochet this super adorable sleepy doll soft toy ( for babies ) in minutes! At lanasyovillos.com you will find the free crochet patterns of this super cute sleepy doll baby pillow toy with a free video tutorial! This amigurumi baby toy is really easy to crochet so you will have a bunch of these ready in no time! Hand embroider the amigurumi doll's eyes - this way this cute amigurumi sleep toy will be suitable for little kids & newborns as well!

If you've ever wanted to hug the Soot Sprites in Studio Ghibli films, you can do just that with a handmade pillow from Mola Pila!

Hey Everyone! Today I am sharing the last DIY taxidermy stuffed animal from June's Room: a DIY Paper Owl Tutorial! I really wanted to do a bird for June's animal room, and my husband came up with the brilliant idea of an owl! June loves her owl & points up at it every night, saying, "Owl

Mimikyu by aphid777 I wonder if we could start a friendly petition for a pattern…. lol. Haven’t crocheted anything for a year, but I’d break out my hooks for this!

Just how cute are these little owls!........A friend had something similar ( she wouldn't let me take it to pieces so I had to guess how they were made)....and if I knew where the original design came from then I would give them the credit! This is how I made mine.. These pictures are quite self explanitory..... The only thing when stitching is to make sure the point where the stiches meet is neat.. this folds over to form his nose. Place a pin accross and stuff firmly Fold over and hold with a few stitches.. Cut some felt circles and add sequins and beads for eyes Stich on his bottom!.... cute! You can change the size and shape by making the 'cone' shorter, longer, wider or narrower... experiment!.. if you make one leave a link so I can come and see!

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Happy Friday everyone! For this week's pattern, I wanted to give our old friend Hello Kitty a pattern refresh!First of all, I want to say thank you again, to all the people who have reached out to me via email and social media for help on this pattern! It really helps me to know what I need to change and how to proceed with future patterns, so I really, truly appreciate it!! Now, I didn't change much about this pattern (other than a whole new pictorial). I did however, change a couple things, na

Making stuffed animals for yourself, or to sell or give away, can be a very fun and rewarding process. But sometimes, it can be hard to find the pattern of something you really want to make. So, why not make your own pattern and design for...

So my friend Kelly really wanted to make a stuffed animal zoo. They are all over pinterest , at least sort of all over pinterest. There ar...

Hey Everyone! Today I am sharing the last DIY taxidermy stuffed animal from June's Room: a DIY Paper Owl Tutorial! I really wanted to do a bird for June's animal room, and my husband came up with the brilliant idea of an owl! June loves her owl & points up at it every night, saying, "Owl

Want to learn how to embroider eyes the way I do it? I have a particular way I make eyes when I draw, and when I translated those drawings into embroideries I had a hard time choosing a stitch that gave me just the effect I wanted. A French knot was too round. A simple

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Learn how to make a memory bear with Joy Kelley's tutorial

Features: Soft material: this rabbit plush toy is made of high quality plush and PP cotton material for a healthy and comfortable touch feeling, super soft, easy to clean and wash, great rabbit toys for kids and adults. Cute Bunny Plush Toy: This rabbit plush toy has a really adorable cartoon design, with cute facial expression, 3D design and comfortable fabric, this kawaii plush toy is suitable for all ages. Rabbit Gifts: this rabbit plush toy has really cute design and excellent workmanship, it can be a great gift for yourself, your family, friends or colleagues, everyone will definitely love this cute rabbit plush toy. Exquisite workmanship: this rabbit stuffed animal toy has meticulous stitching and perfect detail processing, textured and popular; Filled with PP cotton, this rabbit plush toy is durable and has excellent elasticity, which can relieve your worries about deformation, it would be very nice plush toy as a decoration and gift. Home decoration: except as a great gift, this rabbit plush toy is also suitable for home decoration, you can put it on the sofa, car, patio and car; or as a party decoration for Christmas parties, New Year parties, shopping mall activities, family dinners, etc. Specification: Category: Plush Toy Material: Plush + PP Cotton Shape: Bunny Style: Cute Height: 30 cm Color: Brown/White Occasion: Daily, Home Decoration, Gifts Package included: 1* Rabbit Plush Toy Notes: 1. Please allow slight dimension difference due to different manual measurements. 2. Due to the difference of different monitors, the actual color may be slightly different from the picture.

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First off, apologies for the poor picture quality. We've found that the weighted blankets we bought the kids (ours are from sensacalm.com) were a phenomenal investment, and even a weighted lap pad I purchased to use during the school day was very popular. We've got 6 kids living here and they ALL want to use the lap pad at the same time so I wanted to make something for each child to have as their own. I loved this tutorial I found on Pinterest for making weighted stuffed animals however I have made a few on my own in the past without success. The stitching comes undone - especially when I tried to wash them. My kids are big fans of fidgets of all kinds so I decided to make stuffed animals that satisfy their sensory-fidget needs as well. I wanted to be able to remove the filling to wash the stuffed animal and also add more essential oils once the scent faded. It would be nice to try different fillings until I find the weight that works best. I totally COULD sew zippers onto stuffed animals but I'm lazy/busy/not an expert seamstress so I was SO thrilled to find these pencil cases on clearance at Staples. They are soft, fuzzy, and adorable - and have zippers with space to fill 'em up! To determine the amount of filling that would fit I first used Ziploc bags. For the 4 girls I used uncooked rice and lavender scented Epsom salts. After filling a bag squeeze out all the air and place inside of another Ziploc bag. Wiggle the rice around inside the bag until able to zip the pencil case/animal closed. I filled another Ziploc bag with only scented Epsom salts and added this in last. At first I tried to place it so the tummy of the animal was scented but there was too much stuffing in that area. So I placed it in last and the rear of the animal has the strongest scent. The kids think it is hilarious to "small the butt" of them! Once I knew how much rice to use I made bean bags out of fabric scraps and poured the rice into the bean bag and stitched it shut. I put the bags of rice into the pencil pouches and zipped them shut. Since Bruce is allergic to rice I used dry barley in his. Taylor wanted hers to weigh more (they are about 2 1/2 lbs each) so I replaced hers with dried corn and that was just above 3 lbs. Finished product -- heavier than an ordinary stuffed animal, soft, flexible so that the kids can fidget with them as well. We call them our "desk buddies" and have them sit in their laps during school. Hands down, this kitty is Bruce's favorite! He doesn't have much in the way of attachment objects aside from my breasts, but this kitty is one exception. He already loves animals and enjoys pretending to be a cat or dog daily. I used a seam ripper to open the stuffy at the bottom side. After removing a fair amount of the stuffing/filling I put a homemade beanbag I filled with glass beads (used in vases, found at craft store). After adding a bit of the stuffing back in to pad the bottom I hand stitched the cat back up. This was actually made years ago for my girls so it has held up REALLY well! Another thing we tried, which turned out great, was to weigh down a Build a Bear before filling. We had so much conflicting answers in-store (yes, you can weigh it down IN the store, yes, you can stuff it but not tie it so it can be filled at home... then the manager on duty that day would not let me do either). We ended up purchasing the animal itself, UNSTUFFED, from the Build a Bear website. Bruce chose Batman Bear. I experimented with MANY kinds of fillings to add weight. In the end, what worked best to be small but heavy were rocks for flower vases. Very tiny pebbles but they were heavy enough. I packaged small mesh baggies with the pebbles and stuffed them into BatBears' feet and bottom half. In the store we added the fluff on top of and around all the weighted baggies. It turned out perfect! It weighs just over 5 lbs and is just right for carrying around and cuddling with at night.

All Final Fantasy fans are well familiar with this bouncy, lightening fast, prickly pal! And now you can knit one of your own. Except he won’t be so bouncy, fast, or prickly... But he will be cute and snuggly! Maybe you can knit this little guy so he can keep you company on your next battle! Materials Needles*: US Size 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles or DPNs Size F crochet hook (optional) Gauge: Not super important Yarn*: Malabrigo Rios in Lettuce (or any worsted weight yarn you prefer) Scrap black yarn Skills: Basic crochet techniques (optional) Etc: Darning needle, Polyfil (or whatever stuffing you prefer) *You can use whatever yarn weight or needle size that you want to get whatever size cactuar you want. Mine came out to be roughly 11 inches, but if you wanted a smaller one, you could easily use fingering yarn and size 4 needles, or if you wanted a bigger one, bulky yarn and size 10 or 11. I just listed the size and weight above because that’s what I used in the cactaur pictured. :) Abrbeviations Kfb: Knit the stitch through the front of the stitch, and then knit into the back of the same stitch M1: You can use whatever method you want, but for mine, I just lifted the bar in between the stitch on the left needle and the stitch on my right needle, and put that stitch on my left needle and knit lifted bar as if it were a stitch. You only do this stitch early in the round so you won’t really be able to see any difference if you use another method. LLI: Knit one stitch, then knit into the left leg of the stitch of the row below it RRI: Knit into the right leg of the stitch of the row below the next stitch to be knit then knit the next stitch SI: Slip stitch from left needle to right needle K2tog: Knit two stitches together P2tog: Purl two stitches together Skp: Slip stitch, knit stitch, then pass slipped stitch over knitted stitch Notes This pattern is knit in 5 pieces: the body and the four legs. I crocheted his eyes and mouth which I’ll include the instructions for, but if you would rather embroider them or cut out some black felt and sew that on, go for it. Pattern Body: CO 8. Join in round. Round 1: Kfb all Round 2: *K1, m1, p1, repeat from* Round 3: *K2, p1, repeat from * Round 4: *K1, m1, k1, p1, repeat from * Round 5: *K3, p1, repeat from * Round 6: *K2, LLI, p1, repeat from * Round 7: *K4, p1, repeat from * Round 8: *RLI, k4, p1, repeat from * Round 9: *K5, p1, repeat from * Round 10: *K5, lift purl bump directly below purl stitch on left needle and lift onto left needle, p2, repeat from * Round 11: *K5, p2, repeat from * Repeat Round 11 until piece measures 10 inches. Stuff body with the stuffing of your choosing and kind of roll him in your hands to keep it from getting lumpy. Now we decrease! Decrease 1: *K5, p2tog, repeat from * Decrease 2: *K5, p1, repeat from * Decrease 3: *Skp, k3, p1, repeat from * Decrease 4: *K4, p1, repeat from * Decrease 5: *K2, k2tog, p1, repeat from * Decrease 6: *K3, p1, repeat from * Decrease 7: *K1, k2tog, p1, repeat from * Decrease 8: *K2, p1, repeat from * Decrease 9: *K2tog, p1, repeat from * Decrease 10: *K2tog, repeat from * Stuff a little more stuffing in through the hole to fill out this end a bit more evenly if needed. Cut yarn and draw through the remaining stitches. Tie and weave yarn into the body. Legs (Make 4): CO 20. Join in round. Knit for 1.5 inches. We are working the legs as if they were little socks, so this is the point where we are going to divide the stitches in half and work the heal rows. K10 stitches, place remaining ten on another needle (or let them hang on the cord if you are using circular needles) and let them hang there for a while. Turn work. Row 1: Sl 1, p9 Row 2: Sl 1, k9 Repeat Rows 1 & 2 three times. Knit Row 1 again. Row 1: K7, skp, turn Row 2: Slip 1, p4, p2tog, turn Row 3: Slip 1, k4, skp, turn Row 4: Slip 1, k4, p2tog Row 5: Knit all 6 heel stitches Now we are going to turn that heel! Pick up the slipped stitches along the heel rows we just knit (there should be 4) , and also pick up the little bar between the stitches of the heel row and the stitches you are picking up. (I know this sounds weird, but it helps fill in the little hole that likes to pop up in this area!) Knit 3 of those stitches through the back loop (when they are twisted like this it makes it look less “holey” once it is stuffed) and knit the last stitch plus the little bar you picked up together. Then knit the ten we left hanging earlier. (We are now joining it all back into the round, see?) Now pick up the little bar between the stitch you just knit and the stitches you are about to pick up, then knit it together with the first stitch you pick up. Pick up the remaining 3 stitches from the other side of the heel rows and knit those through the back loop. At this point I was using two needles. I had my 6 heel stitches plus the 8 picked up stitches on one needle (14 stitches total) and the other ten stitches on the second needle, with my round marker just before the 14 stitch needle. Now we are going to decrease back down to 20 stitches. Round 1: K12, skp, k2tog, k10 Round 2: K2tog, skp, K18 Now just knit in the round until length from the heel to your needles is 2.5 inches. Then we decrease: Decrease 1: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * Decrease 2: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * Decrease 3: *K1 k2tog, repeat from * Cut yarn, draw through remaining stitches, tie off and weave yarn in. Stuff arms and attach to cactaur at pictured in whatever method you prefer. Eyes (Make 2): Using the crochet hook, chain 3 stitches and join in round. Single crochet 7 times into the circle. Cut yarn, tie off, and stitch onto the body as pictured using your preferred method. Mouth: Using the crochet hook, chain 7. Single crochet around the chain, doing 3 single crochets into last stitch when turning around the corners. Cut yarn, tie off, and stitch onto the body as pictured using your preferred method. Spikes Insert the crochet hook into the cactuar’s head. Leaving a long tail, pull a loop through the cactaur. Now hold the working yarn with the tail (essentially holding the yarn double. Chain 5. Cut yarn, pull ends through the last loop, tie off and trip ends. Repeat twice across the cactaur’s heads as pictured! [Sorry if my crochet instructions aren’t great. I’m a casual crocheter, but these are pretty simple shapes so I hope my instructions aren’t confusing.] That’s it!! Weave in all your ends and enjoy!

Amigurumi differs from crocheting in general in that it involves crocheting exclusively in 3D to make stuffed animals. Crocheting generally involves working in 2D flat...