Happy Tuesday, everyone! Tuesdays are one of my favorite days of the blogging week because that’s when I get to share an exciting tip with you guys… and I think today’s tip is really fun and festive! Today, I’m going to show you how to turn any amigurumi pattern into a 4th of July-themed amigurumi! Yay!
Step 1: pick your pattern
The first step is to select your favorite amigurumi pattern. Almost any pattern will work for this technique, as long as the color isn’t a very important part of the design (remember, we’re making red, white and blue amigurumi… so you’ll need the shape to reveal what animal it is!). For this example, I picked Roosevelt the Monster, because he’s cute and would look great in lots of colors.
Step 2: read the pattern
Take the chance to look over your pattern and get an idea of how your amigurumi is crocheted (or knitted). To make a 4th of July amigurumi, you’ll want to crochet the bottom half of the animal in red and white stripes, and the top half in blue:
If you’re crocheting an amigurumi with a separate head and body (like this duckling), then you can make the head entirely blue, and crochet the body in red and white stripes.
Step 3: Start crocheting!
Pick your yarn colors, and get to it! For my monster, I used Ella Rae Classic Wool in colors: Ocean Blue (83), Cherry (31) and White (01).
My monster is crocheted from the bottom-up, so I began with the stripes. If you’re not sure how to change colors in crochet, then check out this video, which will help you get nice color changes. I decided to switch colors every two rows, but you can do it however often you’d like!
For the amigurumi add-ons (eyes, noses, etc.), just pick a color that you think looks good! I added a red ear, a white and red ear and white eyes. (I’m a fan of keeping the eyes plain white!)
Step 4: Admire your amigurumi!
And take lots of photos… I want to see them!
What a cool idea! I’m not from the USA (but have family there) but from Holland and our flag has the same colors!! You’re great at sharing tips! Thanks a lot!
Thank you!
The great thing is that you can do the same trick with so many flags!
Thank you for the suggestion for creating amigurmi in 4th of July colors. My daughter-in-law is a bicentennial birthday girl and I can use this suggestion to make something special for her. My hubby is from Italy & I can make him a Roosevelt in the colors of his flag. So much to make, so little time…..