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Happy Chinese New Year

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A little delay with the 10 days $10 zakka books sale because it’s Chinese New Year today! I will post them tomorrow. ;)

Meanwhile, check out this tutorial by piratecore on how to make a soft wrap cover around a notebook, including how to make a notebook!


Happy new year!

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February 7th, 2008 at 10:46 pm

#05: Sack Dolls (Glove or Sock Dolls)

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5th listing for the 10 days $10 zakka books sale. For information on buying, please refer to this post.

About 24 different patterns to transform gloves or socks into different characters from little boys and girls to dogs, cats, bunnies, peas in a pod and my favorite bag worm! There are patterns for making big dolls, small dolls and even patterns for when you have little material, great for recycling fabric scraps. :)

ほのぼのてぶくろ人形 (NHKおしゃれ工房)
Pages: 72
ISBN-10: 4140310952
ISBN-13: 978-4140310953
Published: 1999/10

Glove Puppets Glove Puppets
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Two more scans including one pattern under the cut.

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#03: Amigurumi collection vol. 4

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Arghhh, sheesh! I thought I’d published this yesterday but I didn’t and it was sitting in my drafts! SORRY, everybody!

3rd listing for the 10 days $10 zakka books sale. For information on buying, please refer to this post.

Volume 4 of the popular amigurumi collection series.

あみぐるみ (amigurumi) collection vol. 4
Pages: 72
ISBN-10: 4309280285
ISBN-13: 978-4309280288
Published: 2005/9/6

Amigurumi collection vol. 4 Amigurumi collection vol. 4
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16 amigurumi patterns in the book altogether plus tons of other characters for inspiration designed by 97 other crafters in Japan! This book is excellent for beginners because it teaches you the basics of crochet and amigurumi - the Japanese way of crochet to make crochet stuffies.

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