Pattern Prices

I've been designing crochet and knit stuff for about 10 years now. It's difficult to make a living being a crochet designer and I also want to make my prices more affordable so I decided to lower my pattern prices. My patterns are now in the $2-$3 range.

Some patterns that haven't really been selling for the past 5 years are now free. I'd rather see the patterns getting made rather than selling once or twice every couple of years.

Coupon codes still apply on Ravelry:

10% off 3 patterns - “3PATTERNS”
15% off 5 patterns - “5PATTERNS”
20% off 7 patterns - “7PATTERNS”

Don't forget the Adorably Kawaii Crochet Amigurumi Pattern Collection contains all my crochet amigurumi patterns (free and paid). Any new patterns I make will be added to it and it will automatically be put in your Ravelry library at no additional charge.

Removed patterns from Craftsy

I decided to remove all my patterns off of Craftsy. When I first got that email I thought they were going to finally have listing or commission fees. It costs a lot of money to maintain a website full of people's shops.

I think the only reason why it's been free for this long is so all the content (free or otherwise) provided by designers has been helping drive traffic to their site so people will buy their classes and products.

I'm not sure what has happened to the site in the past years, I think it got bought out... but I don't see a point in keeping my patterns on there anymore because only a small portion of your patterns will be good enough to stay on there. I'd rather focus on venues that will allow me to keep all my patterns.

So many designers already had their entire shops removed which doesn't really seem fair. Many people including me depended on Craftsy to make a living. You can find all my patterns on Ravelry and LoveKnitting.

Pattern Re-Release: Tiny Fox Amigurumi

This design is one of my favorites. It's about 3" tall and has a pose-able & jointed tail. It was first released back in 2009. I took it down a couple years ago to reformat it to my new pattern stylesheet but I got busy with designing new amigurumi and never finished it. I found the file the other day and finally got it back up! :)

Can you sell the items made from my patterns?

Yes. Design/pattern credit is always appreciated though. :) They can be sold in craft fairs, on Etsy, and anywhere else you'd like.

My copyright note in the pattern says "Pattern is for personal use only. Please don't redistribute/resell the pattern in any way or form."

It means you can't resell the pattern or share the contents of the pattern such as making copies for friends, posting the pattern instructions online for free (if pattern is already free, linking to the pattern is preferred over reposting the content), and clearly showing the pattern instructions in a video or photo.

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I occasionally get asked to sell finished objects again but I don't think I'll be making more for years, if at all. :( I'm getting into designing non-amigurumi things now and I'm also doing other crafts like sewing, bead looming, wire wrapping, etc.

I decided to make a favorites list on Etsy of other's creations made from my patterns. I'll be redirecting those that are interested in buying to that list and they can choose who to buy from. :)

I'm not sure if there's a way to embed specific favorite Etsy lists so here's a few from the list:


Owl Amigurumi by SimplyWoodlandKnits


Fox Amigurumi by BramaCrochet


Sleepy Fox Baby Hat by CKBsHandicrafts

To get on the list, you just need to put something like "Pattern by Adorably Kawaii" or "Pattern by Amanda Michelle" in your listings. (It's so I can be certain that the pattern used is actually mine and that it's not freehand or someone else's similar looking design.)

Amigurumi

I started accepting orders again and these are some that I've been making in the past months!

Flower Hexagon Blanket

One of the gifts I made! I used the same hexagon from the Flower Hexagon Bag Crochet Pattern to make this blanket. I used a K/6.5mm hook to get the hexagons about 4.5" wide.

I used Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in Magenta, Soft Pink, and Scarlet. I also used Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Baby in Pink Poodle and Loops & Threads Charisma Baby in Lavender. I made 12 hexagons per color. I used leftover black yarn for half of it so it’s mostly Craft Smart (prolly the softest of the bunch) with some RHSS and Impeccable.

I made them all first without the last round of the hexagon pattern so I could join them together later as I did those rounds. I like how they look together without the black border but it would've taken too long to make enough.. I'll do that for the next one I make!!

Blue Flower Hexagon Bag

I made 21 blue flower hexagons and turned them into a cute bag! It's big enough that I could put in my totoro purse, tiny Mochikaka kitty coin purse, new point and shoot camera, and phone. Now I can leave my other bag full of my crochet projects and stuff in the car when I go out ;)

I attached the hexagons by single crocheting them together with the right sides facing each other. First, I tried it with the wrong sides facing each others so the ridge is on the right side but wasn't sure if I really wanted that texture. I'll try it for the next one though. Then I did a blue double crochet edging on the top and crocheted the straps on. There were so many yarn ends to weave in!

I really want to make another one soon but I should move onto a different project now. ;o;