Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3: Gather All 20 Quirky Amigurumi Characters

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All patterns contain detailed instructions and are accompanied by step-by-step pictures and explanations of all techniques used, so both beginners and advanced crocheters can easily get acquainted with her amigurumi besties. There’s a general rule for amigurumi that you should always go down two crochet hook sizes from the recommended hook size on the yarn label. Greta Hen – this is possibly my favorite pattern from all of Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3. Look at those oversized feet and her little striped tail feathers. I’ve never seen a hen wearing a shawl before, but I think they all need one now! How sweet. But there is always one combo of yarn and hook that works bes, and in my case, this is worsted weight yarn with a 2.75 mm crochet hook. Yan Schenkel, Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 (pg. 10) I have found that metal is the only way to go. Wood and plastic drag on the yarn whereas metal slides easily through.

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There are so many adorable patterns from Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 and I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorites. There’s also quite a difference when making color changes. The X-shape is much like a square, like a pixel, and sometimes these stitches seem to align better. Yan Schenkel, Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 (pg. 9)Toy maker, character designer, and crochet knitter Yan Schenkel has collected the brightest amigurumi around her. In this book, she presents her expert knowledge of amigurumi crochet in 20 precious designs, and she also unveils the secrets to make her most beautiful creations. All patterns contain detailed instructions and are accompanied by step-by-step pictures and explanations of all techniques used, so both beginners and advanced crocheters can easily get acquainted with her amigurumi besties. Discover the phenomenon of Pica Pau and friends. One of the biggest differences you will find in the Pica Pau patterns is that Yan Schenkel uses yarn under instead of yarn over to make single crochets.

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What’s really nice about the book is at the beginning of each pattern there is a QR code that will take you to a gallery where you can share your finished projects from the book. Yan goes on to explain that a toy made with the yarn under technique will be a little longer, less wide and less squishy. Yarn Over The book has a star system rating for each pattern for level of difficulty. One star is the easiest and three stars is the most difficultPedro Von Ditto Pig – this became one of my favorite projects ever. I enjoyed making this little pig so much and continued to make him and also making a girl version with a tut as well. I so wish that I had kept one of these little guys and gals! Harry Wolf – this was the next Pica Pau toy I made. I still have my original one, but I made him several times as well. He stretched my skills in many ways and I credit him with learning so much about amigurumi and the importance of getting the facial symmetry right.

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Victor Frog – I’ve made Victor Frog more times than I can count. I’ve made him in the traditional way, but I also transitioned to making him a her and putting a tutu on her. You can find the tutorial for that here: How to Add a Tutu to Amigurumi Toys. I still have the original Victor Frog I made but I gave away and sold all the rest. But you can also look through the gallery to find color inspiration from other crocheters who have already made the toy. Reworked Patterns You want a crochet hook that slides easily in and out of your stitches, while also being strong enough to withstand some of the bending and maneuvering we do to make adorable crocheted toys. The brand new Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 book is out and it is full of the cutest amigurumi critter patterns!Marcos Coati – I really loved making this pattern but I was able to put a lot of skills together that I had learned. And he turned out really cute! This stich is more compact because you twist the yarn when you make that first yarn under. Your result will be a tighter and smaller stitch, and thus a more compact toy. Yan Schenkel, Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 (pg. 9) With yarn over the circle measured about 4 inches, while the yarn under circle measured 3.3 inches. That’s a pretty big difference. Color Change Difference

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Rene Yacare Caiman – oh how I love this pattern. I made him several times and eventually turned him into a little girl with a tutu as well. Today we are going to talk about my best tips for crocheting amigurumi, but in particular the Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 patterns! Yan explains that she did some experimenting with her tension to get nice size stitches, but that it was causing her hand pain. She eventually started going down on her hook size until she found what felt comfortable as well as looked nice. Her goal was to never have stuffing showing through. Crochet Hook Material Hector Rhinocerous – this was one of my favorite projects as well. So much so that I ended up keeping her. I love the colors I chose for this project in those baby pastels. So cute.Some of these come directly from the book and others are tips that I have developed over the past five years crocheting these patterns. Yarn Under What I have always found so incredible about Yan’s creations is her ability to design something fairly simple, but yet it has so much personality and whimsy. I guess that’s what makes a truly gifted toy designer. Favorite Patterns from Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 Robin Unicorn – the unicorn is a project that I only made twice. I found the way the underside of the body to be very challenging, but I learned so much.