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

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Rosa Cheetah – I loved making this little girl! I was beginning to be interested in clothing for amigurumi toys and enjoyed making her little dress. 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 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. 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. 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.

Pica Pau 3: MUST-KNOW TIPS for Crocheting Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3: MUST-KNOW TIPS for Crocheting

I was extremely excited to try this restaurant based on many recommendations but left very disappointed. The room is very nice but the food was just okay. The cod croquettes are amazing but the goat stew was average. The biggest disappointment were the extra charges... that we did not know about. First we asked for tap water but was given bottled which we didn't know as we had some restaurants that had given us tap in bottles on our table before. We raised this to the waitress at the end and she just shrugged her shoulders. Second they served us bread with butter & meat jus on our table without any comments or anything. We didn't know they were going to charge us 3 euros pp even though we ate a few bites and left most. Third, the bill had a suggested 5% tip that was included in the total. Thus it was not a suggestion and was just added on. They don't bring it up to your attention and will just input it into the machine for you to pay. I have found that metal is the only way to go. Wood and plastic drag on the yarn whereas metal slides easily through.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.

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

Murray Sea Otter – this was such a fun project and found him fairly simple as I had learned so much from amigurumi by this point.

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. Say hi to Pica Pau’s sweetest friends! Meet Roberto Dachshund, Alberto Seagull, Humboldt Penguin, Horacio Polar Bear, Amalia Giraffe and many more: everyone is a happy member of the bustling Pica Pau family. They’re earnest, warmhearted and gentle, and as soon as you’ve opened the book, you’ll feel right at home.