Hope you're all enjoying your break from the ordinary!

Hi everyone, I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas (if you celebrate it, that is).

Ours was great, and we're spending Boxing Day playing Wii (Mr Bump), learning chess (Wren, with Mr Blogs) and stuffing our faces (me especially).
Santa was very good to us all this year. ;)

I've been kinda AWOL for the last couple of weeks as we prepared for Christmas. Luckily, though, I had some scheduled posts to keep you all entertained.
- That's why I haven't answered comments for a while, I haven't been snobbing you all.

For January I've got the kids home on school holidays, and I don't expect to get near the computer except to check my email every now and then.

I hope you'll use the time to actually make some amigurumi rather than just drooling over the patterns I've linked to on here. ;)

When I get back, I'll be wanting to know what you've been up to while I've been Captaining this madhouse.

Please, please, please... Send me your pics of your amigurumi creations to keep me sane until February!

Christian Cross

This crochet cross pattern is a more religious piece of Christmas amigurumi than others I've found.

Easy to crochet.

{free pattern here}

Simply Gnome

This little gnome is incredibly simple and could easily be made as a Santa.

Just make his clothing all red, and add a pom pom on top of his hat!

Super easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Christmas Wreath

Wish I'd found this beautiful wreath pattern sooner in the year, so I could have made one for our door!

Japanese translated into english.

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

24/11/11 ~ Link updated.  No pictures though, so it will be quite hard to follow this pattern now.  Because of this, I've changed the level of difficulty to high.

If the above link takes too long to load, try entering the following directly into Google Translate:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080106195943/http://www11.ocn.ne.jp/~yagurun/amizu/ri-su.htm

Little Star

This is the invincibility star from Mario Brothers' games, but it would look great as either a Christmas decoration or a starfish.

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Knit Holly & Berries

Use as a table decoration, hang on your tree or the corner of a picture frame.

Easy to knit.

{pattern here}

Santa's Reindeer

Just use red wool for the nose, and he's Rudolph!

Medium difficulty.

{pattern here}

Santa's Milk & Cookies

Santa always makes such a mess at our house on Christmas Eve.
Milk slopped on the tablecloth, crumbs all over the floor. He's a real grot, that man!

Maybe some amigurumi snacks are the answer?

Easy to crochet.

{download pdf pattern here}

Bear Ornaments

Cute little creatures for your tree.

Make them as Christmassy as you want, or not.

Easy to knit.

{pattern here}

Christmas Tree

This little tree takes under an hour to make and I've made several this week for Wren & Mr Bump to give to friends as gifts.

Instead of felt spots, sew on some beads or buttons as baubles.

These make a lovely tree ornament too, just add a tie at the top!

Super easy crocheting.

{pattern here}

Frosty the Snowman

Yep, I'm looking like mad for quick Chrissy crochet patterns & I've found another one.

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Angel Baby

Another Christmas amigurumi, which you can crochet with or without the dummy.

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Santa Claus

It's getting to that time of year again, and I've been a really organised Mum and have almost all of my Christmas shopping done.

I deserve a break, to do some crocheting. ;)

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

An Apple a Day...

Maybe not exactly what they meant, but this would be super-quick to whip up for the teacher, anyway.

Super easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Santa Tree Hanger

A cute little cone-shaped Santa Clause to hang on your Christmas Tree.

Why not make a few as gifts for friends?

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Wedding Bunnies

Planning a 'cute' themed wedding?

Been invited to the wedding of a chronic crocheter?

These little cuties would be ideal.

Medium difficulty.

{pattern here}

Sunflower in a Pot

Gorgeous bright sunny colours and I adore that sweet, smiling face.

Isn't something cheerful like this just what we all need to see of a morning?

{pattern here}

~ There's heaps of other cute free and paid patterns at this site. Check them out.

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It seems that an awful lot of my visitors are non-english-speaking, I've now added the Google Translate My Page widget to the left sidebar here.

I hope this makes your visits here more enjoyable!

Pretty Butterfly

Sweet, cheerful butterfly amigurumi.

Lurve those eyelashes. ;)

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Panama Dolls

Some very different-looking little creatures here.

I particularly like the shape of the blue one's head. Isn't it cute?

Easy to crochet.

{patterns here}

Pokemon Pokeball

Mr Bump brought a card from school the other day with this thing on it.
Apparently his friend Matthew gave it to him.

But what the heck is it? I have no idea!

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Mr Sour Pickle Man

This little creature is sour in more ways than one:
 Look at that frown!

Super easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

A Birdie in a Hot Air Balloon

Isn't this absolutely adorable?

I love the colours in the balloon, and the idea of a bird having a flying holiday!

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Fishy cat toy

A cute little goldfish on a string to tease puss with.

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Amigurumi Turkey

Perfect decoration for a Thanksgiving get-together.

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

How to Decorate your own Amigurumi Eyes

Take a look at these one-of-a-kind dolls eyes and tell me you don't love them, I dare you.

Follow the link to learn how to make your amigurumi's eyes truly individual (and perfectly complement your wool).

{tutorial here}

Frankfurt / Sausage Scarf

Fancy wearing your amigurumi? Or some food?

I've found just the thing for you.

A scarf of weiners. Charming.

{pattern here}

Tiny Apple Keychain

Sorry about the blurry pic, the pattern looks good though.

Super-easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

- you'll have to join ravelry and login, but it's well worth the trouble.

Candy Corn

Another sugar-free goodie to hand out on Halloween.

Super easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

There could be snakes...

Boyish enough for little boys to enjoy, soft enough for them to wave around without taking out your eye.

- no guarantees, though ;)

{pattern here}

Edited 06 July 2010:

I've finally tracked a copy of this pattern down, using the Wayback Machine!

You can now find the pattern here! 

Bo the Snowman

Hang him from your tree or give him away as gifts to your kids' friends.

Or do both!

{pattern here}

Cute & Tiny Poof

Based on the idea of Pygmy Puffs, in the Harry Potter series.

Make sure you choose eyes to complement your wool, these mauve dolls' eyes look gorgeous with the pale blue 'fur'.

{pattern here}

Another One-Eyed Alien

Extremely cute.
I think I'm going to make this one for myself & sit it on top of my computer monitor!

{pattern at ravelry}

Invisible Decrease Crochet Stitch

Check out this great picture tutorial on the Invisible Decrease Stitch.

This is a particularly useful stitch for amigurumi, stopping those annoying gaps we sometimes end up with when decreasing.

{tutorial here}

Cyclops Alien

Weird, but cute.

{pattern here}

You'll need to scroll down the page a little to find this pattern.

Colourful Daisies

Brighten up your table with some flowers that won't ever die off.

{pattern here}

Thanksgiving Cornucopia

A lovely table centrepiece for your Thanksgiving feast.
Substitute other foods if you prefer from these free fruit and vegetable patterns.

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Christmas Pudding Tree Bauble

A lovely tree decoration to add to your collection.

I'll definitely be making this one for our tree!

{pattern here}

'Blubber Krissy' Goldfish

Pretty little smiley goldfish, try making her fins a different colour!

{pattern here}

There's heaps of other cute free and paid patterns at this site.
Check them out.

Amigurumi Severed Fingers

Absolutely revolting, these freaky severed fingers will be totally appropriate for halloween handouts.

Easy to crochet.

How to make T-Shirt yarn

Pop Heart

This very cute crochet, stuffed heart might be just the thing for an anniversary decoration.

Easy to medium difficulty.

{pattern here}

Knit Nautilus Pattern

A nautilus!
Something different for your seaside amigurumi collection.

Here's the pattern.

Mermaid Amigurumi

Get your flippers on, this cute little mermaid pattern will be popular!

Medium difficulty.

Sit Back and Relax with a nice Cuppa...

Just the thing for a relaxing break.

Make yourself some Oreo's to go with it, while you're at it...

Easy to crochet.

1 hour Owlets

Adorable little creatures, aren't they?

I especially like the oversized dolls's eyes.

ps ~ I've just realised that this "pattern" isn't actually a pattern.
It's more of a guide for more experienced crocheters to follow.
Because of that, I've upgraded to level of difficulty to "high".

My apologies, Jane :)

Salvaging yarn from an unused sweater

Tonsillitis Sucks

I've been AWOL for the last week with a bad case of tonsillitis. You don't want the details.
You really don't.... Bleagh.


But you'll be pleased to know I'm recovering and getting back up to speed on the things I've neglected, like this blog.

Monkey Madness!

This cheeky little monkey will bring out the giggles anywhere.

Easy to medium difficulty.

{free crochet pattern here}

Amigurumi Meercat

We love meercats here, and the pattern for these two little fellows is one I'll definitely be printing out for my folder.

Medium difficulty.

Mrs Egghead and Husband Egg Cover

Isn't she just gorgeous? The flower just does it for me.

I can't wait to have this happy, smiling pair brightening up my morning meal.

Easy to crochet.

{free crochet pattern here}

Knit Katie Kitty

This cute kitty can be yours to cuddle, with a little knitting knowledge. ;)

Medium difficulty.

Snowman Video Tutorial

Amigurumi Life Rings

Maybe you could crochet one of these for a friend in need, when you just aren't sure what to say?

Easy to crochet.