So I love shoes... a lot! But my love for shoes doesn't even come close to how much I love hair. Dreds, sparkly hair, long hair, pixie cuts - The possibilities are as varied as the yarn you can buy! 

The videos at the bottom will walk you through how to creat...

If I had to choose a favourite part of the doll to work on, it would have to be the shoes! Sparkly shoes, tall boots, scalloped edges, runners, ballet flats, pointe shoes.... I love shoes! 

The shoe/boot pattern is going to look very similar because we have actually se...

You have worked so hard to create the pieces of your doll, but even the best work can be spoiled by sloppy seams and finishes. When I was learning amigurumi, it was the sewing that drove me crazy. I really don't like being able to see the stitches in a seam, so I scour...

These dolls have seriously big heads and even bigger hair! It's part of their charm, but a major downfall when designing a hood pattern! If we were to use a hood big enough to fit properly, it would be massive. As a result, my dolls tend to have a purely decorative ho...

It probably doesn't need to be said, but you will be making 2 arms. Shocking, right? The hands will be mirror images of each other, so be sure to follow the directions for the correct hand (As always, left/right will be based on the toes facing you). Some things look d...

Are you feeling proud of yourself yet? You should be - you have a recognizable object in your hands and if there are kids around you they are probably itching to get their paws on it! 

We finished Session 6 with completing 16rows of 32sc. For this session,  it again d...

1. Securing your yarn tails

If you think back to session 5, we crocheted over the tail from our slip stitches and left it at the left side of the doll ( with toes facing you)and hopefully you haven't cut it yet.  

This side of your doll will be the start of...

Joining the legs together takes a bit of trial and error and I can't give you exact stitch counts, but it isn't complicated. The key point is that your join should be perpendicular to the front edge of the toes. If your join slants to one side, your toes will veer to t...

By the end of today, you will actually have something recognizable that you can stuff! I have a confession: I am a rogue "bottom up" crocheter. The vast majority of dolls you see are started at the top of the head, but my brain just doesn't work that way! 

Pattern not...

Check out this cute little bum, created by strategically increasing and decreasing single crochet stitches. There are many ways to manipulate your stitch count, but it is best to make these changes as invisible as possible. The goal is to avoid gaps around the stitch p...