Knit Star Ornament

Hang it from your tree or give it as a gift.

Some sewing required to assemble.

{pattern & instructions here}

Dove Tree Ornament

A nice dove to hang on the tree with your other Christmas baubles.


It looks a little off kilter in the picture, but I think that's just a case of prodding the stuffing into shape.

{pattern here}

Presents to put ON the tree

Love these knit cube-shaped presents for the tree!

~ Must see if I can come up with a crochet version...

{pattern here}

Round Christmas Baubles

Very simple round knit baubles to grace your tree.

I don't know how to knit, but they look easy.



{pattern here}

Christmas Baubles

I sooo love the bright and cheerful colours that Mandy McKenna has chosen for her baubles here.

It's lovely to see something that's not red & green for Christmas for a change.

{pattern & picture tutorial here}

Cork & Crochet Gnomes

A very clever idea from Lucy Ravenscar.

And one that looks very Christmassy, too.  Make a few for your kids and their friends!

Lucy has a range of patterns for cork-and-crochet creatures that you can share at her blog.

{pattern & tutorial here}

Knit Floral Elephant

These gorgeous little creatures are almost enough to make me learn knitting.

So I'm adding them here in case I weaken in the future...

{pdf pattern download here}

Mauritius Dodo

Yes, the dodo is extinct.

But that's no reason for you to be without one about the house.

Just what every home needs.

{pattern here}

Kirby

Okay, I must be getting old, because I didn't even know this little guy existed!

But isn't he cute?  Now I really want to get one or two of his games for Wren's DS so I can play them while she's at school.

By the way, the pattern also has hats for Mario & Princess Peach, so you can dress Kirby up!

{pattern here}

Maggie Bean & friends

These girls look like really fun little people to have around the house!

{pattern here}

Planet June's Christmas Crochet Along

Just wanted to share with you a great way to get motivated to try new patterns.

Use one of Planet June's Christmas amigurumi patterns (donationware or otherwise) and send her a pic or a link to where you posted about it or added it to flickr (or whatever), and she'll enter you in the draw to win a $10 voucher for her store.

Second prize is a pattern of your choice, and all other entries will receive a discount voucher for the store.

Well worth taking part in.

Entries close on December 24th and all photos, (along with the name of the winner) will be posted on Christmas Day on the Planet June blog.

{More info here}

New Facebook Fan Page!

I've just figured out how to create a Facebook fan page for the Free Amigurumi Patterns blog!

I hope you "Like" it here enough to click on the widget in the right sidebar...

Fruits & Vegetables

This collection of neat crochet fruit and veg includes grapes, apple, orange, carrot, pear, banana, tomato, celery and stuffed olive patterns!

Plus, there's a pattern for the black basket holding them:)

{patterns here}

Oops!

I just realised that for the first time (that I know of) I've accidentally posted a pattern twice on here!
The fortune kitties are cute, but I still only want them on here once.

Sorry about that... duplicate content deleted  ;)

Magdalena doll

Very cute little girl amigurumi pattern.
I love her hair!

{pdf pattern link here}

Little Miss Peanut

Say hello to Miss Peanut  :)

She's ideal for stuffing and using as a whimsical drawer sachet or wardrobe scent sachet.

{pattern here}

Baby's Bottle

Cute, crying baby's bottle - or sew on a sweet little smiling face instead!

{pattern here}

Cutie Lilly - Funmigurumi Stripey Cat

This is a super-fun and super-simple crochet cat pattern, with a variety of easy techniques to try.

Choose any combination of colours you like or stick to one.

{pattern here}

Rectangle Lion

A lion from the Lion Brand site ;)

{pattern here}

Another Link doll

Another cute version of Link, from the game The Legend of Zelda.

{pattern here}

Abby Bee

This is one very happy bee.

Wonder if she's been overdosing on the ol' royal jelly?

{pattern here}

Little Fairy

A very sweet little fairy doll, with adorable little wings and tutu skirt.

She would make a lovely Christmas angel to hang as a tree ornament.

{pattern here}

Bat & Pumpkin Decoration

Just what you need to hang in your window this Halloween!

{pattern here}

Stalk-Eyed Alien

Another gorgeous alien for your amigurumi collection!

This pattern is definitely going in my to-stitch folder :D

{pattern here}

The Mobile Bling Penguin - At last...

Okay, we've had some problems with accessing the english version of this pattern, and I've been out of touch for a while, so I can understand if some of you are annoyed about this.

Today however, I got up off my big fat kahoonie and found the correct information for you, and here it is...

To view the english version of the pattern for this cute lil' creature, you will need to register at the Pierrot Yarns website.

Now, it's only your name and email addy, so that shouldn't be a big problem
 -  I managed it, so it can't be too hard ;)

{Register here} and the website will send you an email with your login details.

Once you've received that email, go {here} and log in, using the details given in the email they sent you.

I'm also updating the original post and comments with a link to this post to help you find your way.

And now, enjoy.....

Link - from Legend of Zelda

Another little game character, this Link doll is very cute.

I love his little hat and tunic.

{pattern here}

Aipom Plushie

A very cute, very strange little creature.

- Apparently it's a pokemon character, for all you out-of-touch crafters out there (I had no idea either).

{pattern here}

Big Furry Spider

Eugh!  Personally, I hate spiders, but I suppose some of you out there might feel differently.

So here's a spider amigurumi for your Halloween decorating.

{pattern here}

Owl Sachet

I love the simplicity of this little owl.

It's really just a ball with bits sewn on for features and looks very effective!

{pattern here}

Halloween Ghost

Less than a month to go until halloween, and just time to whip up a couple of these for the kids!

Easy to Medium difficulty.

{pattern here}

Chocolate Fondue Fountain

Okay, here's a little sneak peek for you all, because today's my birthday...

Shellie from craftbits.com contacted me to let me know she's got this super cute free pattern coming out in November.

The really good news is that she gave me permission to share the pattern with you all right now.

There's also kiwi fruit, banana slices and strawberrys to dip into the chocolate fountain.... yummo!

{pattern here}

Squirrel Amigurumi

Momwithahook has created this very cute squirrel amigurumi pattern or us to share.

Hope you like this one, Nicole!

{pattern here}

Adorable Aliens

More lovely aliens to populate your home planet.

Love those striped sweaters ;)

{pattern here}

Fuji Dolls

Cute little egg-looking people in two sizes from Suncatcher Eyes.

Love the trousers!

{pattern here}

Mobile Bling Penguin

This little penguin pattern is tiny, and designed to dangle from your mobile phone strap -or your cell strap, if you're from the US ;)

Possibly fiddly, but fairly easy to crochet.

{Japanese chart pattern here}

{How to view English version of this pattern}

Pockitty

Cute little pocket-sized kitty!

Looks fairly easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Link updated 13/11/11: 
the website is no longer active, but luckily the pattern can be viewed using the Wayback Machine.

Knit Fortune Kitty

Just what you need for luck & good fortune!

I'm not a knitter, but it looks fairly straight-forward.
Just shaping, and no fancy stitches.

{pattern here}

Little Emo

I love the patterns at Suncatcher Eyes, and this one's no different.

Gorgeous little goth-type emo person for the teen in your life.

{pattern here}

Mini Doggie

Cute lil' doggie for you to crochet.

Easy to Medium difficulty.

{pattern here}

Tomatoes

Not a great pic, but this pattern is from yarncat, so the pattern is probably pretty good.

Looks easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Pigs Now Fly

I think one of these would be the perfect gift to inspire someone who's out to do the 'impossible'.

Or just because it's incredibly cute :)

{pattern here}

Sushi Train

Super cute sushi train, almost good enough to eat!

I think that the small parts would make this unsuitable for children under 3, but who says the children are going to get it?

{pattern here}

Moko the Cat

Smile and wave hi to Moko!

When I was in kindergarten in the '70s, our class sponsored a child named Moko through World Vision, and we all brought in our 1c & 2c coins for "Moko money".

{pattern here}

Bug-Eyed Carrot

This cute bug-eyed carrot pattern is by Robotrish.
Might be good for an Easter goodie...

She has the gorgeous pattern for the bunny holding the carrot for sale in her etsy store.

Easy to crochet

{free pattern here}

Mouse or Rat?

Calophi, who created the pattern for this little creature, isn't sure and neither am I.

But it's cute :)

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Ideal Sphere

There's a lot of amigurumi balls out there, but I haven't seen such a perfectly shaped one before.

You could also use this pattern to make an orange (just stitch a mark on each end).

Another free pattern from Emily.

{pdf pattern here}

Perky Puppy

Love those gorgeous, oversized ears!

Thank you to the very talented Emily for sharing this wonderful pattern with us :)

{pdf pattern here}

Note: if you have problems with shaping the head,  try using the head in this pattern for Moko.

Apologies for my extended absence

I realised over the weekend that the last time I did anything here on a regular basis was back in March.

That's over three months ago!

No real excuse:
~ we had our first holiday in over 2yrs,
~ school holidays,
~ I got into digiscrap design (see left).

I plead guilty to seriously neglecting this blog, and throw myself on your collective mercy...

However, I've been doing some looking around the interwebs in the last couple of days and have found some truly fab free patterns to share with you.

So if you'll grant me parole, I can guarantee that you won't regret it.  ;)

Stay tuned in the next couple of days as I wind back up to speed here and start pumping out the free ami pattern linkylove once again.

Cheers,
Jane :)

Bridal Peas in a Pod

Since today is my 11th wedding anniversary, I thought this pattern would be appropriate.

Happy Anniversary to everyone out there in internet land who's celebrating today!

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}

Katamari Ball

A crochet version of the magnetic ball from the Katamari game, which rolls around collecting metal objects, for some reason I don't fully understand.

Anyhow, it's cute.

{pattern here}

Curious Alien

Love those huge feet on this lil' guy!

Another cute alien for our collection.

{pattern here}

Snails without slime

When my mother was a baby, she loved snails.
I mean, she really loved them. -Ate them shells and all.

I bet Nanna would have loved one of these instead!

Easy to crochet.

{pattern here}