Say hi to Pica Pau’s sweetest friends! Meet Roberto Dachshund, Alberto Seagull, Humboldt Penguin, Horacio Polar Bear, Amalia Giraffe and many 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. 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.

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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. 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 There are so many different types of safety eyes online that it’s hard to find ones that are good quality and at a good price.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. 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.

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She went on to explain a test she made using yarn over vs yarn under. She made two circles, one with yarn over and one with yarn under, using the same yarn and hook. Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 is full of the cutest amigurumi patterns, and using my BEST tips will help you crochet better amigurumi toys every time.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 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 difficult I have been a huge fan of Yan Schenkel, the designer behind all things Animal Friends of Pica Pau, since I saw her adorable Victor Frog on the cover of her 2017 book. But you can also look through the gallery to find color inspiration from other crocheters who have already made the toy. Reworked Patterns