Six little pots of pink and white flowers that never wilt: roses, tulips and ruffled blooms, each standing on a wired stem. It is a complete amigurumi crochet kit for beginners: you crochet the pieces, stuff them and stitch them together into a little keepsake you made yourself.
Giving flowers is one of the oldest ways to say thank you or I love you, and crocheted blooms keep the gesture going long after a cut bouquet would have wilted. Amigurumi, from the Japanese words for crocheted (ami) and stuffed doll (nuigurumi), is the craft of crocheting small stuffed figures in the round.
Why this kit: a little plant that never needs watering; each pot is worked separately, so you can finish them one at a time or give them away individually; and practice yarn, a step-by-step brochure and video tutorials, so a first-time crocheter can keep up.
Kit includes: pink, white, green, brown and dark brown yarn, practice yarn, a crochet hook, a yarn needle, stitch markers, fiberfill, floral stem wire, packaging bags, a basic brochure and illustrated crocheting instructions. Video tutorials are available to follow along. Not included: scissors.
Start with the video tutorials and practice the basic stitches on the practice yarn, then follow the pattern one piece at a time: crochet each part in rounds, mark the start of every round with a stitch marker, stuff it with fiberfill and sew the parts together with the yarn needle. The finished pieces are decorations for adults and teens, not toys for young children, as small parts can be a choking hazard.
It is a natural fit for a windowsill, a bookshelf or a nightstand, and makes a thoughtful gift for a mom, a grandma or a friend who loves flowers.
