I’m making a set of amigurumi succulents for a friend as part of a quarantine care package. She’s also a crocheter, but I don’t think she’s made any amigurumi yet. I’m getting fairly good at them (see the Amigurumi Chemistry Set post), and they are adorable!

I recently started making Amigurumi, small crocheted stuffed toys. Years ago, I saw a set of amigurumi chemistry paraphernalia on Pinterest somewhere. I was a chemist at the time, and thought it was adorable and wanted the set for my desk at work. I pinned it and regularly went back to it to admire and wish someone were selling a completed set on Etsy or somewhere, though I never did find one. I had hoped that my crafty sister-in-law who loves making amigurumi dolls would make it, but it’s…

I have become a yarn hoarder. Yarn collector? Accumulator?
A yarn magpie. Yes, a magpie. I pick up the shiny, pretty, appealing yarns and add them to my cozy nest of soft goodies.