I love hearing the birds. They sound so happy.

I watch you alot. You could have said I cant crochet and never tried... you could have tried and said this is too hard and quit... i remember you saying that yes it does hurt but i like the look of the crochet on the outside so you did it. You could have just stayed on the granny squares and stopped trying anything new. You are doing amigrumi... i have been crocheting for over 50 years and have never even tried amigrumi because i thought it would be to hard. You AMAZE me. I am so glad i know you and that you are so courageous. I will try amigrumi. I love your Nessi. You should make Nessi in a big chuncky yarn so your son can put him on his bed. I think your Nessi looks better than the pattern un the book. Some of the crocheters use a long piece of yarn in a different color instead of a real stitch marker because it is easier to move it up as you go on the in the round. I always like your videos but i only comment about 1% at a time.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words, Kathryn. That's a great idea to make one with chunky yarn. I'm going to do it. Thanks for watching!

I think your princess is so sweet ! She is what I call huggable ! Oh !!! Your color is pink ! You look so healthy in this video ! And The birds in the back are great ! I would love to see them !

They are very cute. You did a good job.

They are adorable!!!

Cute project you made😊👍 thank you for sharing miss Kayla. Good night. God bless💕

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good night

The little princess is so cute!

I just love hearing your birds. It’s background music!!!

Nessie is soooooo cute. 😊

I actually really like when Amigurumis turn out bigger rather than smaller. Both your projects look super cute!

There all cute

So ooo cute 💞🤗💞

Love your princess. The arms look just fine. Your personal touches are adorning in both the princess and ness. You shouldn't worry about stitch count. Your items are great. You adapted and completed. It is okay to change the pattern to make it your own. No one needs to know what you did different. Love them. Love them. Love them.😘💕

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

😊 thank you

@sharonseefeldt2305

3 жыл бұрын

💕

Your princess and Nessie are so cute! I say it doesn’t matter if you lose stitch count and are having fun. Plus you can’t tell they are so darling.

Hi Kayla , I think you have done a wonderful job. Nobody would know any different . I would not be able to wing it like you did so well done . When I work in the round I always put a stitch marker in the first stitch I make , then when I finish the round I count my stitches always including the first one with the stitch marker . I write down the number of rounds on paper and cross them off as I go . Don't forget to move the stitch marker with each new round . I hope this helps . I'm so glad your enjoying your projects , I sure enjoy seeing them . Thanks for sharing 😀💖

oh how cute! you done a great job on both

Both are adorable and I think you did a wonderful job by just looking at the pictures! Can’t wait to see what you make next!

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I love them!!!! I always use a 4. G for all my amigurumis. I may have to get that book!

Nessie and The Princess are gorgeous. I love using bigger hook too for amigurumi. I think The Princess looks beautiful with no hair. The first thing that I thought of when I saw your Princess was the kids going through chemo and have lost their hair or the kids with alopecia. It shows you are beautiful with or without hair.

They are really cute Kayla. You have a talent for coming up with ways to fix things when you can’t find the exact stitch count. That is a good thing. Blessings, Betsy

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I soooo much love yours♥️

So cute. ❤️

They were so cute. Good job.

You do a perfect job Kayla!

I love using safety pins for a stitch marker . Love the doll ...your doll looks great.

I love your ami's.

Beautiful bird voice love 💕

Hi Kayla I had a lot of trouble with keeping track of rows, I used a Bobby pin to mark the very first stitch in each row it’s easier than a regular st marker but I think the key to keeping stitch count is always marking the very first stitch. I love your little Princess and Nessy so cute. Have a great day 🙏🙏❤️

For "not knowing what I was doing" you did a good job. I am always off stitch but, you are braver than me by you keep going. You did make some cute stuff.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Those are so cute. I like bigger better. Great for my grandsons.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

I think so too!

Hi Kayla! My daughter and I have started small amigrirumis too! The same reason as you, to practice and use small Hooks. We are saving them in a box and will give them to our local police station for the cops to have in their trunks for little people! Our police give kids who are going through something or are scared a little stuffed animal to comfort them so my daughter and I are excited to make more, comfort some kids who may need a "hug". Nessie is so cute!!! I think I need to order that book! Stay healthy, stay safe! Much love from Minnesota!🧶💜

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Such a great idea. Thanks so much.

Hi Kayla, your princess and Nessy turned out so cute!!! I love them 💖 Thank you so much for sharing everything with us!! Please take care and stay safe and healthy 💕💗💖

So adorable 💗

Love you sweet lady your creations are so CUTE 🥰 Love, hugs and prayers always

Hi you did a good job on the toys ,I’ve only made one jelly fish ,and the Santa ornament that Terri made from yarn joy.can’t wait to see what you make next

I find putting a stitch marker in the LAST stitch of a round instead of the 1st helps to keep me on track. For some reason😊

@kyliegardner7071

3 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm a beginner and I haven't used a stitch marker I get confused when to use it

You did a great job Kayla. For not having the correct stitch count, they turned out great! I'm not good at improvising, so I give you a lot of credit!

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Both turned out cute!

They adorable. I absolutely love Nessy

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Friend!

You did an awesome job with the amigurumis. So adorable. You’ve been busy.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Kayla, for someone who does her own thing you do great work!😀

Adorable cute and great job. Love it. I like the bigger amrigrimi. ❤🤗

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

I use a post it pad to keep track of my rows.

I love your princess! She is so cute.

She is cute. And she has character by being difr2ent

Such cool book💗

I think they both came out perfect! Count does not always matter I have found. I love them as is. Great job.

Mama Kayla, the nessy is awesome,I love it and the fact that you finished it from the picture,amazing. Could you try to make the gnome or crab next,I’d love to see it. God bless

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to try to make the gnome this week. Thanks

Very Good.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love those the Princess and the Nessy they are so adorable! I think you did a great job they look Great bigger I think.

The Princess is precious,, I like the large size,,, the Dino is good too,, the book looks interesting I may look it up I need some little things like that to make,,, mine will be larger also,, ❤️🌼

Oh please make the gnome! Love gnomes.💓

Pippa is really cute. I like the size you made. Some little girl would love her.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

I just started making amigurumi and I have the same problem. I have only made a jelly fish successfully, and it was just a round ball to stuff. I think you are doing great! Yours look good and you are "winging" it. I love Nessie. I have trouble using the smaller hook also.

I love them! They turned out great! So impressed you were able to make it off the photos!

Hi Kayla! I love your Ami’s. They’re so cute! I’m not big on making Ami’s myself, but when I do, and you are working in the round, I use a piece of yarn (highly contrasting) as the stitch marker. When you come to the next row, you just bring up one end of the yarn and leave it in place. As you continue the project, you’re just moving the yarn up each row. I hope you’re able to understand what I’m saying! 😬 Take care and we’ll see you soon!

Love the Princess and Nessy! Remember, no one actually knows what the Loch Ness Monster looks like. Only glimpses have been seen. Yours is adorable and might just be the true representation! The best way for me to keep track of rows with amigurumi is to use a piece of yarn in a contrasting color, lay it over the first stitch of the first row. When you do the second row, stitch over it and follow directions until the last stitch of the row. Put the yarn over the second crow's first stitch without removing the yarn from the first row. Stitch around. Keep placing the yarn marker back and forth across the first stitch of each row. The yarn will make a dotted line in a straight path up the side of your project. I hope this makes sense. Maybe it will work for you. I am often off by a stitch or two even while doing this. I am forever increasing and decreasing to get my count right. No one can tell. If someone starts counting stitches on your projects, slap it right out of their hands!

@denisehoffmann5006

3 жыл бұрын

"Slap it out of their hands" you win the interwebs for today 😁

I love your princess creation. I am far from perfection when I crochet. I always wind up making my items a little bit bigger than they should be. So I always go down a hook size. Can't wait to see what else you make from this book.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Both are cute

Kayla, both items came out adorable. First thing I do is make a copy of the pattern so I can tick of each row, and always use a stitch marker in the first stitch. Sorry but you do need to count stitches, if you’re off count, frog til you get back to the stitch marker which is your first stitch of that row. Good Luck!

Love your Nessie, she is adorable. I like the your Princess. I like gnomes too it if I make them I think I would put eyes a little closer together. 🦋

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea, thanks

It's called artistic license, My Aunt was a painter and she always stressed even in nature you can use artistic license to make the painting your own, such as leaving a telephone pole out, Your nessie and princess is cute,

I think u did a great job , I love all of it

Great creations! And I hope you make Gnome too! I love gnomes ❤

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for watching!

Ok. Now I HAVE to subscribe !

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate you watching. I look forward to getting to know you.

the Nessy is sweet! i like yours better.

I like both of yours they look just fine!! Good job😊

Kayla, they both look Awesome! It's perfectly fine to make adjustments however you need to, anyway you need to. No reason you can't make them all with the H hook, or whatever size is easiest for you to use. I can't use the smaller size hooks either. So just keep at it, and enjoy and have fun!

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate you watching!

If you made the princess's hat brown, she'd look like a Hersey kisses chocolate!!! So cute for Valentine's day!! Adorable!!!

Amy X school bus driver They look great they look right to me 😊 I love them.

I have to say I like yours both of them much better then the pictures in the book! Awesome job they are so cute!

If you're used to doing slip stitch and chain one at the end of a round, go a head an do it. There will be a seam line but it's ok. You'll have an easier time with your stitch count also.

I think both Nessie and the princess look great. I made my granddaughter an amigurumi doll for Christmas who was much bigger than the pattern, and looked little like the original doll. I had trouble with stitch count and used a stitch marker finally which helped a little and I used an ergonomic 3.75 hook which helped. In the end, my granddaughter loved it and she didn't know in the end that most of the construction of it was winging it. It made her happy which made me happy, and that's the point, isn't it? Thank you for sharing this story. It made me feel better about my struggles! 😁

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad your turned out nice e for your granddaughter. Thanks for watching.

Adorable! I like those bigger actually.

Hello, another tip! Write or mark off each row when you have done it 😋 it helps me with Stitch counting the rows 😋 💜 Erica x

I also don’t like counting stitches, I agree that it takes the fun out of a project ha.

I can read most patterns and often get off track, I will be reading the comments to see if I can find an answer also. I adore your projects so much fun. my kids do me the same way, ever once in awhile I get one right. Thank you for sharing Kayla. Still praying for your health and your doctors.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I think it does take practice. When I started making non-amigurumi patterns it took me a bit to get used to the bigger hooks. I still have trouble with L hooks, but I finally can use a other hooks with no problem. Pippa looks cute

Hi Kayla! Your princess and dinosaur are so cut! I like them better! I wouldn't worry about the hook size or the stitch count! They turned out great! Have a blessed day!

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you!

I love them. I like them bigger.

I always have to use a stitch marker when working in the round or I lose count too. If you’re more comfortable slip st and chain 1 every row, you can do that if you don’t mind there being a line on your finished project. It’s not that noticeable in my option. Your projects look great anyways!! :)

I have made many amigurumi and I don't think I kept stitch count on most of them. I do use a stitch marker just to keep track of rows. They always turn out in the end. Love both of your makes. PS I don't like smaller hooks, either. I just use bigger hooks and know that it's gonna be bigger. Love you.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! I'm going to keep on pushing forward.

Your Princess is pretty as is and any little girl would love her .

I think the princess is gorgeous thank you did an awesome job by making it bigger doing it the way you have to do it honey. It doesn't look that much different

They are adorable 😍 if you didn't say would have never know you were out otlf stich count. Stichmarkers are ok but for amigurimi they tend to get in the way for me. I find it easier when working in the round to just put a small string of yarn on a completely loud color at beginning of the round and then go around 😃

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you!

Hi Kayla 😉 love the llamas 🥰🥰 love the birdie sounds ...you should introduce them to us 😊🤣🤣🤣😉

@nancymacdonald2395

3 жыл бұрын

@@KathyDouglass thanks I will hunt it down...lol

I think they are absolutely beautiful.... I also had a very hard time with stitch count working in the spiritual so now I put my stitch marker in my first stitch as I start my first round and we have to be very aware that the last stitch we do befor it is always a increase or decrease

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to keep trying!

@inezstrobeck388

3 жыл бұрын

@@LlamaMamaKayla it took me a bit even reading the pattern also my stitch count was always off then I started putting the marker in the first stitch instead of the last and it seems to help me keep the count a little better

I think your amigurimis still turned out really cute. I have been making amigurimi for years and still have to use stitch markers because my brain tends to wander off if I don't. I've been teaching my daughter how to make them now too and I have been teaching her to always use a stitch marker in either the first stitch or the last stitch of the round, whichever one she prefers. But I do tell her to always do it the same way or she might lose track, even if a pattern or video says something different. I crochet tight also and usually use a 4mm or 4.5mm hook with no problems with my amigurimis. I use a 5mm or 5.5mm when using 5weight yarn with no issues, too. If a pattern calls for thin yarn I still use regular #4 yarn and just get a larger set of safety eyes out.

I think there both very cute 😊 I love the Ness he turned out great I’m like you I always loss count of my stitches so now I use piece of different coloured yarn to help me 😊 just keep on trying I think your doing great 💞😊🧶 xx

Nessie is great! I found that when I crochet in the round, I find it works best for me to mark the last stitch. All of a sudden I could stay on stitch count.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to try that. Thanks!

Your nessy came out sooo much cuter i love it!!!

I have trouble with spirals too, I just slip stitch and chain one and keep going, I do remember to slip stitch over one to compensate for the chain one... and I deal with the fact I have a seam up the back. Hugs~ Lea

I use a piece of yarn that I start on the first row as a marker then push it back after next to we and pull it forward after following row. This way I can count the rows and not have to move a stitch marker l. When finished just pull out the scrap yarn. I hope this helps. Thanks you for your nice videos.

It took me awhile to stay on stitch count, especially ones that didn't slip stitch join at end of each round. My best advice is just keep practicing! Amigurumi are tough I think. They are adorable!

They both look great but I think Nessie is absolutely adorable! I've been a Nessie fan since I was a kid ❤

I don’t like stitch markers either. I use a long piece of yarn to mark my starting point for each row and at the end it kind looks stitched in but I then pull it out when I am done. Makes working in the round a lot easier. On my next vlog it will try to show you better what I am talking about. It will make it easier for you. I love your princess!

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sweet friend. It's a fun book and I plan to make more of these.

Hi Kayla, If you cover the birds while you're recording your vlog, they'll quiet down. I used to have parakeets and when they were noisy, we covered them at night or when we were on the phone.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I'll try that

If you cant use a 3.5 it's no big deal. Unless it's just a goal. That's what I use to use but moved to a G to make some things a bit larger. I use bobby spins as a stitch marker. Your yarn friends are here if you need any tips. Your creations look fabulous though. Much love❤

Princess is cute

Hi Kayla. Love your Nessie. It turned out super cute. When making amigurumi it is easier if you count your stitches on every row, every time. That way if it doesn't match the right count you can frog 🐸 only one row at a time. Stitch marker in first stitch of the row works for me.

@LlamaMamaKayla

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@maryrosemitchell2528

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure🙂