While I don’t put any stock in zodiacs or horoscopes influencing your life, I do think it’s nice little fact to know about your birthday. My parent’s friend at church recently became grandparents for the first time, and my mom asked me if I could make them a little puppy to celebrate!

• 1/4 skein of Loops and Threads Snuggly Wuggly — a DK weight (3) yarn (colour A: White)
• 1/10 skein of Loops and Threads Snuggly Wuggly — a DK weight (3) yarn (colour B: Pink)
• 1/100 skein of Red Heart Soft – a medium weight (4) yarn (above colour C: Charcoal)
• 10g Loops and Threads Classic FiberFill
• Size G (4.00mm) hook

Pattern by Anat Tzach at Anatillea

This was actually my first time paying for a crochet pattern, and I have to say, it was a good experience! There were so many pictures in this pattern, and even helpful tips about attaching different amigurumi parts. The techniques will definitely be helpful for any of my future amigurumi projects too!

I specifically chose to embroider eyes instead of using safety eyes for this project in order to reduce the choking hazard. Even though safety eyes are fastened pretty securely, little ones can be determined, and it’s impossible to watch them all the time. I wasn’t really sure how to make the eyes, but I think they came out okay!

Another choice I made was to use machine washable and dryer friendly yarns! I figured that if this little puppy gets as many cuddles as I hope she does, she’ll need a wash every now and then, and it’s just much easier for parents of newborns if they can just throw things into the machine.

I just want to finish by saying that I don’t actually subscribe to “pink for little girls and blue for little boys” trope. I’m more of any-colour-for-any-person kind of supporter, but the pink and white was just a really cute combination, and I already had the pink yarn handy. If a little girl wants to wear only blue, more power to her! Same goes for a boy who loves pink. I won’t lie, I was rocking the rainbow shorts hand-me-downs, so maybe don’t trust my fashion sense, but trust me on this. The unnecessary gendering of toys and objects is definitely on its way out.

Until next time, happy crafting!