Dear fellow crocheters, It is with absolute joy that I announce the completion of Sweet Softies' very first pattern test: the Christmas Angel [click here for the pattern link] !  Hooray!  Big cheers for my hard-working testers!! I'm delighted to present to you their beautiful angels, in order of com…

What an honor it is to receive the Certificate of Merit from Crafts Hobby Club for the 'Applique & Amigurumi Category' of the Bestie Competition Series! The dolls that I submitted included my woodland crew: Remi Rabbit , Dawson Deer , Fletcher Fox , and Brennan Bear !

About a week ago, I hosted my very first pattern test! What an experience and adventure it has been so far!  I am ever so glad to have gone out on a limb to rally up a team for this, because I've gotten to know some absolutely sweet and wonderful people, and have built some great friendships during the proces…

Dear fellow crocheters, How many of you have used blush to add to your amigurumi crochet dolls?   I for one am very late to the game, and JUST started doing so after a few years of doll-making!  The look of adorable, rosy cheeks on amigurumi dolls got me to finally purchase blush for the first time ever.  I a…

Firstly, allow me to introduce you to Princess Maeve, a sweet Irish gal with Celtic roots.  (Stay tuned for a blog post all about her later on! Link to be added. ) With Blush! Without Blush Recently, I have begun adding blush powder to my amigurumi dolls, and I personally think it makes a world of a differen…

Link : https://www.weelilbits.com/top-10-doll-crocheting-patterns-with-instant-download/ Good day, fellow crocheters! This is a bit of a delayed post, but I'm delighted to share with you that one of my personal favorite designs, Elvira the Woodland Elf , has been featured on another blog!  WeeLilBits inclu…

My little Mori girl let me show off her fresh-baked baguette today!  She was quite proud of this loaf in particular, as she felt that it was just the perfect shade of brown.  This young lady now plans to carry her baguette in a woven basket to her neighbor-friend's cottage home, for a casual lunch togeth…

Greetings, my lovely crocheters! I'm so pleasantly surprised to see that my Facebook page reached 1,000+ followers today!  This milestone couldn't have been accomplished without the support and love from each and every one of you!  Thank you all for the tremendous support that you've been giving me!…

UPDATE (07.06.2017) -- Sign-up for pattern testing is now closed. Thank you for the overwhelming response! I did not expect such a large number of testers, and really appreciate all the help and support for testing! ---------- Are you totally obsessed with crochet like me? Do you love creating and tr…

Hello fellow crocheters! I am so thrilled to announce that I have successfully set up a permanent address for my blog!  From here on out, " www.sweetsofties.com " will be Sweet Softies' official, go-to link! Whew, I'm really excited that things are finally getting rolling now!  Thanks for being…

Greetings, fellow crocheters! I'd like to share my excitement about this beautiful bag with you!  My husband bought this special crochet bag for my birthday last week.  It is used to store yarn and knitting/crochet tools! The full listing name is " Stitch Happy Designer Knitting Bag with 7 Multi-Use P…

Link : http://blog.feedspot.com/amigurumi_blogs/ Dear friends, I am ecstatic to share that Sweet Softies is listed as one of the Top 50 Amigurumi Blogs on Feedspot!  Thank you for all the support, everyone!  It is so heartwarming and motivating to know that others enjoy my crochet designs.  I am simply touch…