Crochet an Amigurumi Pencil

If you're looking for the perfect gift for a teacher, artist, office worker, or student, you'll surely earn an A+ with this cute and cuddly crocheted pencil. Crochet designer and Creativebug instructor Vincent Green-Hite of Knot Bad teaches you the foundations of making a three dimensional doll, which is a Japanese artform called amigurumi. Learn the magic ring, how to work in the round, how to increase and decrease stitches to form shapes, how to change yarn colors, and how to properly stuff a crocheted toy. With just a basic single crochet stitch and all the skills you'll practice in this class, you'll have the freedom create a whole world of happy amigurumi characters.

• Worsted weight yarn in Pink, Yellow, Tan, Black, Blue (Vincent uses Big Twist Value Worsted Yarn)
• Crochet hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Poly-fil stuffing
• Two safety eyes
• Straight pins
• Stitch markers (optional)