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Lord of the Rings scarf

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One of my favourite Christmas tradition is reading/watching the Lord of the Rings. It's just perfect comfort material and escapism for me to periodically dive into that incredibly crafted world. Luckily my husband is heavily into his fantasy stuff too, so it's something we can enjoy together. Heck, I even gifted him a set of Games Workshop miniatures of the Fellowship as a wedding present! You find his amazing paintwork on his blog here <3 So when I came across this knitting pattern for a scarf with the text of the One Ring on it, I knew I had to make one. Now my knitting is terrible, thanks to my left-handed grandmother teaching it "in reverse" to my right-handed mother, who in turn taught me, a lefty, to knit the right-handed way. And the knitting with two colours was something I really had to get used to! It only took me four false starts, but I finally managed to make a decent looking scarf. The green one was my first attempt and was a gift for my husband. I ...

Dragon

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When trying to find out how to crochet an open mouth on another amigurumi, I came across Ami Amour's channel on Youtube. She has designed this incredibly method of crochet an open mouth for little dragons, pac men, Bulbasaurs etc.  She also has an amazing website where you can find the patterns for these for free!  https://amiamour.com/dragon-amigurumi-pattern/