Jane Krakowski and Seth Meyers immortalized as AmiguruME!

What Jacqueline Vorhees wants, Jacqueline Vorhees gets! When I made the cast of Kimmy Schmidt, Jane Krakowski loved them. I made her some dolls too, and she was awesome to take them to Late Night with Seth Meyers Monday night, along with an extra doll she asked me to make, a little Seth!

I love her! Thanks Jane, and Seth, and you fast Fedex people, and everyone involved in making this bit of magic happen!

Here's photos of the Kimmy Schmidt dolls I made. See Kimmy's flashing Skechers??

These are now in the hands of someone involved in the show. ;-)

A video posted by Allison Hoffman (@craftyiscool) on Apr 6, 2015 at 12:43pm PDT

Ellie Kemper as The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Titus Burgess as Tituss Andromedon

Jacqueline, Lillian, Tituss, and Kimmy Schmidt amigurumi from The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 

Carol Kane as Lillian

Jane Krakowski as Jacqueline Voorhees 

Don't Forget the Details! Part One: AmiguruME Shopping Bag

Welcome to my new series, "Don't Forget the Details!" In this series I'll be showing you a tip about how to bring your AmiguruME to life with little accessories or techniques to make your dolls shine.

Sometimes I finish a doll and think, "What's missing?" I try to think hard about the subject of my doll and add in elements of that person's personality. Sometimes its a musical instrument, sometimes its a facial expression, sometimes its jewelry, or a hat, or a t-shirt.

**Make sure you let me know what you'd like to see featured in "Don't Forget the Details!"**

I've got an idea for you this week that doesn't require any crocheting at all! Does the person you're making a doll of love to shop? Are they always buying stuff from Target, or running to the Apple store for the latest iPhone, or hanging out at Barnes and Noble? How cute would it be to make them a little shopping bag from their favorite store for the AmiguruME to hold?

Instructions after the jump!

AmiguruME Faces! How-to Video

AmiguruME Faces! Learn to make faces on your amigurumi

I have been loving making these videos! I've done a basic "how to crochet" video on making my Baby Monster Amigurumi, and I've done one on making dolls' hair. This next one was requested a bunch, so here it is!

Making AmiguruME Faces!



What other tips and techniques would you like to see in a video?

The War Doctor is Here!

Last year around this time, I was releasing my huge set of Doctor Who patterns. I took a custom order for Christmas and was thrilled to make a complete set of Doctor Who dolls, starting with the First Doctor way back from the 60s, to the then-current Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith. Together with the TARDIS, the patterns have been really fun for lots of Whovians!

Starting out the new year, I've been commissioned to make another epic set of Doctor Who dolls! In no specific order, they will all be releasing one at a time in the coming months and will include:

Susan (First Doctor's granddaughter)
Sarah Jane (in her red and white overalls)
K-9 (because how can I the collection be complete without a robotic dog, I ask??)
Rose (so many requests for her!)
Captain Jack (and so many requests for Captain Jack Harkness, from Torchwood fans too!)
Donna (and fans of The Office can pretend she's Nelly)
Rory (planning to do his Roman Centurion outfit)
Amy (short shorts and boots of course)
River (and I'm excited to do her hair!)
Clara (I am in love with her wardrobe)
Weeping Angel (can I blink at all while I make this??)
Ood (this will creep me out the whole time I'm crocheting it...)
Cyberman (from the "distant future")
Dalek (what color should he be??)
The Master (there's a few, but mine will be blonde...)
Twelfth Doctor (hooray for the new photos! Can I crochet Doc Marten brogues? We shall see...)

and finally, the War Doctor!

Spoiler alert! I've already made him! The pattern has been released today, and he was really fun to do. John Hurt is an amazing actor and I love how this Doctor has so much character, from his faux hawk down to his half-gaiters (did you know those boot cover thingys are called half-gaiters??). He's got a lot of detail which is really fun to do (my favorite part of making AmiguruME dolls...) and I can't wait to see people start posting pictures of their War Doctors on my Facebook page or Ravelry. 

Here's lots of photos of the new Doctor...

What do you think? Will you be making a War Doctor yourself? Which Doctor Who doll should I make next?

Willie encourages you to crochet!

Just a quick post tonight, because this:

Post by Willie Nelson.

Love Willie!