Louie Mensinger, Author at Club Crochet

Bigfoot Bobby Amigurumi

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

Have you heard of bigfoot? Not yeti!

This crocheted Bigfoot Bobby amigurumi measures about 4.5″ inches tall when finished and includes a full-length unique video tutorial to help you get through the tough parts!

Materials:
• The Yarn (Worsted Weight)
– Fuzzy Brown
– Color A (Nose)
– Beige
• Size G6/4.00mm Hook
• 6 – 10mm Safety Bead Eyes x 2
• Stuffing
• Pipe Cleaners x 2
• Needle
• Heavy coins (nickles)

Gauge: 5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1” | Finished piece is about 4.5” tall

Worked in the Round

The Stitches:
– Ch : Chain stitch
– St : Stitch
– Sl.st : Slip Stitch
– Sc : Single Crochet
– Dec/Inc : Decrease/Increase
– InvDec : Invisible Decrease
– BLO : Back Loops Only
– Bo : Bobble Stitch
1. Yarn over, insert hook into stitch
2. Yarn over and pull through
3. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops
4. Repeat steps 1 – 3 four times total
5. Yarn over and pull through all the loops on the hook

For color changes in Bobble Stitches: [Blue/Red/Green] = [Step 3/Step 1/Step 2]

Redirect – sc

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

Angie the Angler Fish Amigurumi

July 3, 2019August 24, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

Learn how to make a crocheted Angler Fish! This crocheted angler fish tutorial teaches you how to crochet an angler fish with a video or written pattern! It even includes a free PDF!

*Requires a free Club Crochet Account

The Materials:

•The Yarn (Worsted Weight)
– Color A (Main)
– Color B (Fins and Cheeks)
– White (Teeth)
– Black (Mouth)
– Yellow (Light)
•Size G6/4.00mm Hook
•6 – 10mm Safety Bead Eyes x 2
•Stuffing
•Pipe Cleaner
•Needle

Suggested yarns:
Lily Sugar n’ Cream

The Gauge:
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1” Finished piece is about 2.5” tall

The Stitches:
– Ch : Chain stitch
– St : Stitch
– Sl.st : Slip Stitch
– Sc : Single Crochet
– Dec/Inc : Decrease/Increase
– BLO / FLO : Back / Front Loops Only

This pattern was written by @SirPurlGrey (aka Phillip Ha). Check out more of his work on his site or on his social media!

www.SirPurlGrey.com

Sal the Seahorse Amigurumi

May 22, 2019August 24, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

Learn how to make crocheted seahorse! This easy crochet seahorse tutorial teaches you how to crochet a seahorse with a video!

To get the ad-free version of this pattern and a downloadable PDF, become a Club Crochet Member. You can even try a 15 day trial for free!

But first…
Why do seahorses live in salt water? Because pepper water makes them sneeze!

Okay, let’s get hooking!

The Materials:

•The Yarn (Worsted Weight)
– Main Color
– Green (Sea Weed)
– Sand
•Size G6/4.00mm Hook
•6 – 10mm Safety Bead Eyes x 2
•Stuffing
•Needle

Suggested yarns:
Lily Sugar n’ Cream

The Gauge:
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1” Finished piece is about 2.5” tall

Worked in the Round
Unless otherwise stated

The Stitches:
– Ch : Chain stitch
– St : Stitch
– Sl.st : Slip Stitch
– Sc : Single Crochet
– Dec/Inc : Decrease/Increase
– InvDec : Invisible Decrease
– BLO / FLO : Back / Front Loops Only

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Millenium Falcon Miniature

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

Learn how to make crochet Millenium Falcon from Star Wars! This easy crochet Millenium Falcon tutorial teaches you how to crochet the Millenium Falcon with a video or written pattern! It even includes a free PDF!

This little star ship can do the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.

*Requires a free Club Crochet Account

The Materials:

•The Yarn (Worsted Weight)
– Beige (Main)
– Light Blue (Engine)
– Grey (Windows)
•Size G6/4.00mm Hook •Stuffing
•Needle

Suggested yarns:
Lily Sugar n’ Cream
Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie

The Gauge:
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1” Finished piece is about 1” tall

Worked in the Round
Unless otherwise stated

The Stitches:
– Ch : Chain stitch
– St : Stitch
– Sl.st : Slip Stitch
– Sc : Single Crochet
– Dec/Inc : Decrease/Increase
– BLO / FLO : Back / Front Loops Only

Get more Star Wars Themed Patterns

Every pattern includes a full length video tutorial, so you’ll never miss a stitch.

Astronaut Amigurumi

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

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What does this mean?

Where would an astronaut park his space ship? A parking meteor! This crocheted astronaut amigurumi measures about 2.5 inches tall when finished and includes a full length unique video tutorial to help you get through the tough parts!

Materials:
•The Yarn (Worsted Weight)
– White (Main)
– Blue (Mask)
– Red (Detail)
– Grey (Detail)
– Yellow (Detail)
– Light Blue (Detail)
•Size G6/4.00mm Hook
•Stuffing
•Needle

Gauge: 5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1” | Finished piece is about 2.5” tall

Worked in the Round

Crochet for Earth Day

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

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I obviously love crocheting, but I often find myself thinking there’s more I can do to help. So this week to celebrate Earth Day, I wanted to help support a cause that I think desperately needs it. For the next 10 days, April 15th to the 25th, all proceeds from my newest pattern for a crocheted Earth will go directly to the World Wildlife Foundation to help Wildlife Conservation and combat Climate Change and Deforestation.

The pattern teaches you how to crochet a tiny amigurumi earth and includes a brand new system I created to help explain vast amounts of color changes as well as a full video tutorial taking you stitch by stitch. It’s actually surprisingly easy to make and I’ve already seen a bunch of brand new crocheters able to successfully make a planet earth after just a few tries. For somewhat experienced crocheters, you can finish one of these up in just over half an hour, and I’ve even made one out of thread that was way easier than it looks.

If you’re not a crocheter and would like to learn, maybe look through Crocheting101.com first, it’s a free video series and ebook I made to help teach how to crochet to complete beginners. But honestly with all the video tutorials and photos, after just a few chapters and some determination, you could successfully make this.

You can find the pattern really easily by just going to ClubCrochet.com/EARTH and I’ll be tracking all purchases through that website, as well as through Etsy and Ravelry.

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The pattern is only $3, which is honestly not very much, so I’ll also be providing links below to help donate more if you’d like to. I know I’ll be donating more myself.

And please, if you can, share this message. Post photos of your completed Earth on social media and as a project on Ravelry, and in your crocheting communities on Facebook and Reddit. Feel free to tag me if you can, I’m @louiesloops basically everywhere.

Thanks so much for watching and I hope together we can make a bit of change in the right direction.

Pasta la Pizza and Happy Hookin!
-Louie

Planet Earth Amigurumi

March 18, 2019April 29, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

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What does this mean?

What did the earth say to the other planets? “Pffff, you guys have no life.” This crocheted planet earth amigurumi measures about 2.5 inches tall when finished and includes a full length unique video tutorial to help you get through the tough parts!

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Materials:
• The Yarn (Worsted Weight)
– Blue
– White
– Green
• Size G6/4.00mm Hook
• Plastic Safety Bead Eyes
• Stuffing
• Needle

Gauge: 5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1” | Finished piece is about 2.5” tall

Time: This pattern can be made in under an hour.

Difficulty: Easy to Medium

Worked in the Round

The Stitches:

sc	Single Crochet
dec	Decrease (Sharp)
inc	Increase
invdec	Invisible Decrease

Florence the Flamingo Amigurumi

February 12, 2019February 19, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

How to Crochet a Piglet

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 by Louie Mensinger

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Learn how to make crocheted piglet! This easy crocheted piglet tutorial teaches you how to crochet a baby piglet with a video or written pattern! It even includes a free downloadable PDF!

What do piglets do after school?

Their hamwork!

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The Materials:

•The Yarn (Worsted Weight)
– Pink (Main)
– Hot Pink (Nose)
•Size G6/4.00mm Hook
•8mm Safety Bead Eyes x 2
•Stuffing
•Needle

Suggested yarns:
Lily Sugar n’ Cream

The Gauge:
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1” Finished piece is about 1” tall and 3″ long

Worked in the Round
Unless otherwise stated

The Stitches:
– Ch : Chain stitch
– St : Stitch
– Sl.st : Slip Stitch
– Sc : Single Crochet
– Dec : Decrease
– Inc : Increase
– InvDec : Invisible Decrease
– Bo : Bobble Stitch
– BLO / FLO : Back / Front Loops Only