FREE Pumpkin Crochet Pattern Who’s ready for spooky season?! (I sure am… but of course with my extra flair!) *You can find a printable, PDF version of this pattern for a small fee here. Thank you for supporting my designs! What better way to get into the mood than with crocheted pumpkins? I personally LOVE the [...]

FREE Giant Kimbap Pattern Hey everyone, it’s Amy from curiouspapaya. I’m excited to share a favorite Korean childhood snack of mine – kimbap!   Kimbap is made of two different words in Korean – Kim– seaweed, and bap – rice. Some people might think kimbap is a type of sushi but they’re actually different. They may look [...]

FREE Pikachub Pattern Pt. 2 NOTES: *An ad-free, printable PDF version of this pattern is available for purchase HERE. Thanks for supporting my designs! *Find Pt. 1 of the pattern HERE.  Row 8: Starting in the second ch from the hook, sc into the next 6 sts. Skip the last 4 sts. Ch 1, turn. [6] Row 9: [...]

FREE Pikachub Pattern NOTES: *An ad-free, printable PDF version of this pattern is available for purchase HERE. Thanks for supporting my designs!   *Please do not copy/redistribute any part of this pattern as your own. This includes reposting/translating without permission. The right-click disabling is to prevent theft - thank you for understanding and for supporting [...]

FREE Chunky Nigiri Crochet Pattern Calling all sushi addicts, don't be shy! Introducing my Chunky Nigiri Pattern. Nigiri is a type of sushi that has sashimi (raw fish) on top of seasoned rice. Japanese food is probably my favorite cuisine! What's yours?   Note: Please do not copy/redistribute any part of this pattern as your [...]

Everyone's favorite gal is in town - Jumbo the Bee! Featured on Clover's blog (the maker of some fab hooks), Jumbo is finally available for free here on curiouspapaya. She’s huggable, squishable, and is perfectly cuddle-sized, measuring at 13 in. x 10 in. [33 cm x 25 cm].   You can purchase the premium PDF [...]

How to Make Eye Indentations Eye indentations are a neat technique you can use when making amigurumi! My favorite part about using this trick is that it makes the cheeks of my plushies more puffy and cute. Follow this simple tutorial below to learn how.   MATERIALS:  -Yarn needle -Yarn (preferably the excess tail of [...]

Invisible Finish The invisible finish is an amigurumi technique used when fastening off a piece with an open edge (such as a circle or a bowl-shape). I use it in several of my patterns and so I created this guide to help you learn how to do it - and - why it's important! Because we are [...]