It's been a while since I last posted on this blog hasn't it? I've been busy working on a few projects, including one with Clover - a Japanese company that specialises in making high quality tools for crochet, knitting, sewing, quilting and more. The inspiration for these projects is my love of Australia, Hong Kong and Japan - and what better way to show it than through crocheting mini food! These projects use some of my favourite tools from Clover, including their Amour crochet hooks, bent tip tapestry needles and mini patchwork scissors. You can find the crochet patterns for these projects on the Clover website for free: Mini Japanese Sweets Mini Australian Sweets Mini Hong Kong Food I've created some short videos on my Instagram with some helpful tips to make these - feel free to leave a comment below if there's a video you'd like to see. Make an invisible finish Make the edging of the dorayaki Close up an amigurumi Weave in an end Dorayaki (Mini Japanese Swe...
It's been a few years since I posted my Sleepy Cat free pattern and since then, I've learnt a few new things. I thought it was time to give this cat a bit of a refresh - updating it to US terminology and taking some new photos. You can find the original pattern in UK terminology here . If you're sharing it on Instagram, please tag me @handmade__byani or use the hashtag #handmadebyani! If you have any questions about the pattern, please leave a comment below. Anika x Sleepy Cat Pattern Note: Please do not sell or claim this pattern (whole or in part) as your own. You may sell finished items from this pattern - if you do, please credit Handmade by Ani as the designer. You may share this pattern via a link to this post. If you would like to translate this pattern into other languages, I would appreciate if you could please send an email to handmadebyani2017@gmail.com This pattern uses US terminology and is worked in continuous rounds unless otherwi...