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fuzzy to brushed crochet tutorial

October 21, 2009 @ 4:07 pm · Filed under Crochet, Tutorials

I know that some people, especially beginner crocheters, are a little scared of my fuzzy yarn patterns. And now that eyelash and novelty yarns aren’t as easy to find as they once were, I wanted to come up with an alternative to give my old patterns (pictured below) a new lease of life…

And here it is: you can make them with regular yarn and brush them to make a fluffy animal like the sweet yellow Fuzzy Bear below!

Fuzzy Bears by planetjune, made with eyelash yarn and acrylic yarn (brushed)

And if that, by itself, isn’t enough information for you, I’ve written a whole tutorial on how to convert Fuzzy patterns to Brushed Crochet patterns. The tutorial also features a discussion on back loops only vs crocheting into both loops, and which side is the ‘right’ side when making amigurumi, so it’s worth checking out!

crocheting amigurumi, working from inside and outside

Continue to the Fuzzy to Brushed Crochet tutorial >>

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Serina said

February 17, 2011 @ 12:18 am

Loved the tutorial. You saved me a heck of a lot of grief. Really, thank you.

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Elizabeth said

November 1, 2009 @ 7:21 pm

This little kitty that I made from your kitty pattern is brushed. I also used a thick, fuzzy yarn, but he looked much cuter after I brushed him out. 🙂

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Gabriela said

October 25, 2009 @ 7:01 pm

Hello from Toronto,

I love your fuzzy creatures! They are so lovely!

~ Gabriela ~

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Michelle said

October 22, 2009 @ 9:06 pm

Great Work!
Thanks 🙂

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melissa said

October 22, 2009 @ 3:15 pm

hi june!
oh what a wonderful tutorial!
thank you so much!
🙂 melissa

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erika said

October 21, 2009 @ 6:17 pm

Hi! Congratulations for your sweet amigurumis! lovely!!! :0))
hugs, erika

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