{"id":89853,"date":"2016-11-30T12:57:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T11:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/craft-lovers-de-estraperlo-christmas-amigurumis\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T10:20:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:20:07","slug":"craft-lovers-de-estraperlo-christmas-amigurumis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/craft-lovers-de-estraperlo-christmas-amigurumis\/","title":{"rendered":"Craft Lovers \u2665 Have fun and play with De Estraperlo and their amusing Christmas amigurumis Cris Tree &#038; Bet Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Party! If Christmas signifies time for you to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/noticias.php?tipo=EVENTOS&amp;noticia=NAVIDAD-BY-KATIA-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">enjoy creating things<\/a><\/strong>, have your crochet hook on hand. <a href=\"http:\/\/deestraperlo.blogspot.com.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Maria<\/strong> &#8211;<strong>De Estraperlo-<\/strong><\/a> and her Christmas <em>amigurumis<\/em> <strong>Cris Tree &amp; Bet Star<\/strong> have arrived from Amsterdam. In this new <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/category\/craft-lovers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craft Lovers<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>installment<strong> Maria<\/strong> is sharing the <strong>crochet pattern<\/strong> to make this amusing and inseparable pair made up of a <strong>fir tree <\/strong>and a<strong> Christmas star<\/strong>. You\u00b4re at the best time in the year to rescue the girl or boy inside you with these adorable <strong>Christmas amigurumis<\/strong>. Have fun and play with <em>De Estraperlo<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-865\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/craft-lover-de-estraperlo-katia-cotton.gif?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"craft-lover-de-estraperlo-katia-cotton\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">I\u00b4m <strong>Maria<\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/deestraperlo.blogspot.com.es\/\">De Estraperlo<\/a><\/strong>. I\u00b4ve been doing crochet all my life, but since 2008 De Estraperlo is my personal fun fair, my playground where I experiment and make sense of everything that happens around me. During these years I\u00b4ve done a little bit of everything, but <strong>designing amigurumis<\/strong> combines many of my hobbies. Dolls, illustration, fairytales, photography, crochet, miniatures&#8230; and above all, to play and to do whatever I want. This is how the adventures of my amigurumis <a href=\"http:\/\/deestraperlo.blogspot.com.es\/2015\/02\/minus-afternoon-snack.html\">Minus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/deestraperlo.blogspot.com.es\/p\/blog-page_20.html\">Mijn Grote Familie<\/a> (My big family) came into being.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">My other passions are <strong>crochet blankets<\/strong>. My mission in this world is for the whole world to have a crochet blanket&#8230; and I\u00b4ll accomplish this thanks to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/deestraperlo.blogspot.com.es\/p\/crochet-along.html\">Blanket project 2.0<\/a><\/strong>. My main objective is to have fun and play and if you happen to be having fun and want to play with me, all the better.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Cris Tree &amp; Bet Star\u00a0by De Estraperlo for Katia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Level.\u00a0<\/strong>Intermediate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 ball each of the following colours in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/?p=COTTON100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katia Cotton 100%<\/a><\/strong>: 4, 5, 9, 13, 16, 19, 23 &amp; 27.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/EN\/needles-hooks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Size B1 (U.S.)\/(2.5 mm) crochet hook<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>4 safety eyes 3\/8\u201d (9mm)<\/li>\n<li>Stitch markers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/EN\/needles-hooks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wool sewing needle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Synthetic filling<\/li>\n<li>Pipe cleaners can be used to articulate the arms of Cris Tree if required. (Not recommended if the toy is for a baby).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-858\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/amigurumis-christmas-de-estraperlo-katia-cotton-01-564x377.jpg?resize=564%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"amigurumis-christmas-de-estraperlo-katia-cotton-01\" width=\"564\" height=\"377\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stitches &amp; techniques. <\/strong>Magic ring, chain st, slip st, single crochet, half double crochet, increase and decrease, work in the front and back of the loop, work in the round, changing colour, spike st, French knot. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/ES\/aprende\/?tipo=BASICOS-GANCHILLO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u25b6\ufe0f<\/strong><\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/EN\/aprende\/?tipo=BASICOS-GANCHILLO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Basic Crochet Videos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-863\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/amigurumis-christmas-spike-stitch-crochet-564x144.jpg?resize=564%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"amigurumis-christmas-spike-stitch-crochet\" width=\"564\" height=\"144\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How is the spike st worked?<\/strong> This is achieved by working a single crochet inserting the crochet hook \u2013 in this case \u2013 a row below the one that is being worked. Insert the crochet hook, draw up a loop and pull it out until it is at the same height as the row that is being worked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbreviations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>inc &gt; <\/strong>increase<\/li>\n<li><strong>bl<\/strong> <strong>&gt;<\/strong> in back of loop<\/li>\n<li><strong>ch &gt;<\/strong>\u00a0chain st<\/li>\n<li><strong>dec<\/strong> <strong>&gt;<\/strong> decrease<\/li>\n<li><strong>fl &gt;<\/strong>\u00a0in front of loop<\/li>\n<li><strong>sc &gt; <\/strong>single crochet<\/li>\n<li><strong>hdc &gt;<\/strong>\u00a0half double crochet<\/li>\n<li><strong>ss\u00a0&gt;<\/strong>\u00a0slip st<\/li>\n<li><strong>st<\/strong> <strong>&gt;<\/strong> st<\/li>\n<li><strong>x &gt;<\/strong>\u00a0repetitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to read the pattern. <\/strong>First the piece and colour employed are indicated. Then the row number + the number of sts to be worked in this row + the total number of sts in the row between parenthesis<strong> ( )<\/strong>. Repeat the instructions between brackets <strong>[ ] <\/strong>as many times as indicated by the X.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The pattern. <\/strong>This is always worked in the round, chose if you prefer to work in spiral or in closed rows.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-857\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/amigurumi-cris-tree-de-estraperlo-564x378.jpg?resize=564%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"amigurumi-cris-tree-de-estraperlo\" width=\"564\" height=\"378\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Cris Tree<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Body<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>R1.<\/strong> Using beige, 5 sc in a magic ring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R2.<\/strong> 5 inc (10 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R3.<\/strong> [1 sc, 1 inc] x 5 (15 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R4.<\/strong> [2 sc, 1 inc] x 5 (20 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R5 &#8211; R6.<\/strong> 20 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R7.<\/strong> [3 sc, 1 inc] x 5 (25 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R8 &#8211; R9.<\/strong> 25 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R10.<\/strong> 2 sc, 1 inc, [4 sc, 1 inc] x4, 2 sc (30 sc)<\/p>\n<p>(You must insert the eyes here later on).<\/p>\n<p><strong>R11 &#8211; R12.<\/strong> 30 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R13.<\/strong> [5 sc, 1 inc] x 5 (35 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R14 &#8211; R15.<\/strong> 35 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R16.<\/strong> Change to green, 35 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R17.<\/strong> 35 sc in spike st<\/p>\n<p><strong>R18.<\/strong> In bl, 3 sc, 1 inc, [6 sc, 1 inc] x4, 3 sc (40 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R19 &#8211; R20.<\/strong> 40 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R21.<\/strong> [7 sc, 1 inc] x 5 (45 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R22 &amp; R23.<\/strong> 45 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R24.<\/strong> 4 sc, 1 inc, [8 sc, 1 inc] x4, 4 sc ( 50 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R25 &#8211; R26.<\/strong> 50 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R27.<\/strong> [9 sc, 1 inc] x 5 (55 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R28 &#8211; R29.<\/strong> 55 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R30.<\/strong> 5 sc, 1 inc, [10 sc, 1 inc] x4, 5 sc (60 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R31 &#8211; R32.<\/strong> 60 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R33.<\/strong> [11 sc, 1 inc] x 5 (65 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R34 &#8211; R35.<\/strong> 65 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R36.<\/strong> 6 sc, 1 inc, [12 sc, 1 inc] x4, 6 sc (70 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R37 &#8211; R38.<\/strong> 70 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R39.<\/strong> [13 sc, 1 inc] x 5 (75 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R40 &#8211; R41.<\/strong> 75 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R42.<\/strong> Change to brown, 75 sc in bl<\/p>\n<p><strong>R43.<\/strong> 7 sc, 1 inc, [14 sc, 1 inc] x4, 7 sc (80 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R44.<\/strong> 80 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place eyes<\/strong> between rows 10 &amp; 11, with 9 sc separation between them. Place a marker at row 80, coinciding approximately with the centre of the eyes. Start to count from the marker until where the crochet hook is (in this case = 27 sc), work the sc which remain to arrive at 40, (in this case = 13 sc) and join with one ss with the st in front, where the marker is. Now the<strong> two legs<\/strong> are separated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-860\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/amigurumis-christmas-how-to-crochet-legs-564x284.jpg?resize=564%2C284&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"amigurumis-christmas-how-to-crochet-legs\" width=\"564\" height=\"284\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each leg has 40 sc, work each one in the following manner:<\/p>\n<p><strong>R1.<\/strong> [9 sc, 1 inc] x 4 (44 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R2 &#8211; R5.<\/strong> 44 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R6.<\/strong> 22 dec (22 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R7.<\/strong> 11 dec (11 sc)<\/p>\n<p>Fill the toy whilst working the legs. Work decreases until closing. Finish filling before closing the last leg. Cut the yarn and fasten off. Embroider French knots in turquoise, blue, yellow and beige over the whole jumper.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Arm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>R1.<\/strong> Using beige, 5 sc in a magic ring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R2.<\/strong> 5 inc (10 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R3 &#8211; R5.<\/strong> 10 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R6.<\/strong> Change to green, 10 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R7.<\/strong> 10 sc in bl<\/p>\n<p><strong>R8 &#8211; R24.<\/strong> 10 sc<\/p>\n<p>Cut the yarn leaving a longish length to sew the body with later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hem. <\/strong>Join the green yarn to any fl of the sts which have remained unworked in row 6 and work 2 chain sts that are equivalent to one hdc. Then make a hdc in each of the 9 remaining sts (= 10 hdc). Insert the pipe cleaner into the arms and sew them onto the body with one at each side just below the bl on row 18.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-856\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/amigurumi-bet-star-de-estraperlo-564x378.jpg?resize=564%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"amigurumi-bet-star-de-estraperlo\" width=\"564\" height=\"378\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"> <strong>Bet Star<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Body<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>R1.<\/strong> Using navy blue make 6 sc in a magic ring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R2.<\/strong> 6 inc (12 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R3.<\/strong> [1 sc, 1 inc] x6 (18 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R4.<\/strong> 1 sc, 1 inc, [2 sc, 1 inc] x6, 1 sc (24 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R5.<\/strong> [3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R6.<\/strong> 2 sc, 1 inc, [4 sc, 1 inc] x6, 2 sc (36 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R7.<\/strong> [5 sc, 1 inc] x6 (42 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R8.<\/strong> 3 sc, 1 inc, [6 sc, 1 inc] x6, 3 sc (48 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R9.<\/strong> [7 sc, 1 inc] x6 (56 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R10.<\/strong> 4 sc, 1 inc, [8 sc, 1 inc] x6, 4 sc (60 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R11.<\/strong> [9 sc, 1 inc] x6 (66 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R12.<\/strong> 5 sc, 1 inc, [10 sc, 1 inc] x6, 5 sc (72 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R13.<\/strong> 8 sc, 1 dec, [16 sc, 1 dec] x3, 8 sc (68 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R14.<\/strong> 68 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R15.<\/strong> [15 sc, 1 dec] x4 (64 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R16.<\/strong> 64 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R17.<\/strong> 7 sc, 1 dec, [14 sc, 1 dec] x3, 7 sc (60 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R18.<\/strong> Change to yellow, 60 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R19.<\/strong> In bl, [13 sc, 1 dec] x4 (56 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R20.<\/strong> 56 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R21.<\/strong> 6 sc, 1 dec, [12 sc, 1 dec] x3, 6 sc (52 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R22.<\/strong> 52 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R23.<\/strong> [11 sc, 1 dec] x4 (48 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R24.<\/strong> 48 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R25.<\/strong> 5 sc, 1 dec, [10 sc, 1 dec] x3, 5 sc (44 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R26.<\/strong> 44 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R27.<\/strong> [9 sc, 1 dec] x4 (40 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R28.<\/strong> 40 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R29.<\/strong> 4 sc, 1 dec, [8 sc, 1 dec] x3, 4 sc (36 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R30.<\/strong> 36 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R31.<\/strong> [7 sc, 1 dec] x4 (32 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R32.<\/strong> 32 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R33.<\/strong> 3 sc, 1 dec, [6 sc, 1 dec] x3, 3 sc (28 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R34.<\/strong> 28 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R35.<\/strong> 28 sc in spike st<\/p>\n<p><strong>R36.<\/strong> Change to beige, 28 sc in bl<\/p>\n<p><strong>R37.<\/strong> [5 sc, 1 dec] x4 (24 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R38.<\/strong> 24 sc<\/p>\n<p>You must insert the eyes here later on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R39.<\/strong> 2 sc, 1 dec, [4 sc, 1 dec] x3, 2 sc (20 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R40.<\/strong> 20 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R41.<\/strong> [3 sc, 1 dec] x4 (16 sc)<\/p>\n<p>Place the eyes with a separation of 5 sc and fill<\/p>\n<p><strong>R42.<\/strong> 16 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R43.<\/strong> [2 sc, 1 dec] x4 (12 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R44.<\/strong> 12 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R45.<\/strong> [1 sc, 1 dec] x4 (8 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R46.<\/strong> 8 sc<\/p>\n<p>Redistribute the filling with the help of the crochet hook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R47.<\/strong> 4 dec<\/p>\n<p>Redistribute the filling with the help of the crochet hook again. Cut the yarn and neaten off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hem. <\/strong>Join the ochre yarn to any fl of the sts which have remained unworked in row 17 and work 2 chain sts that are equivalent to one hdc. Then make a hdc in each of the 59 remaining sts (= 60 hdc). Cut the yarn and neaten off.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Arms<\/strong><strong> (x2)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>R1.<\/strong> Using yellow work 36 chain sts, leaving approx. 10 \u2013 11 3\/4&#8243; (25-30 cm) of yarn at the start. Join the last chain st to the first with a sc, work a sc in each of the remaining ch sts (36 sc).<\/p>\n<p><strong>R2.<\/strong> [7 sc, 1 dec] x4 (32 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R3.<\/strong> 32 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R4.<\/strong> 3 sc, 1 dec, [6 sc, 1 dec] x3, 3 sc (28 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R5.<\/strong> 28 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R6.<\/strong> [5 sc, 1 dec] x4 (24 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R7.<\/strong> 24 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R8.<\/strong> 2 sc, 1 dec, [4 sc, 1 dec] x3, 2 sc (20 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R9.<\/strong> 20 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R10.<\/strong> [3 sc, 1 dec] x4 (16 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R11.<\/strong> Using beige, 16 sc in bl<\/p>\n<p><strong>R12.<\/strong> [2 sc, 1 dec] x4 (12 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R13.<\/strong> 12 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R14.<\/strong> [1 sc, 1 dec] x4 (8 sc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R15.<\/strong> 8 sc<\/p>\n<p><strong>R16.<\/strong> 4 dec<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hem. <\/strong>Join the yellow yarn to any fl of the sts which have remained unworked in row 12 and work 2 chain sts that are equivalent to one hdc. Then make a hdc in each of the 15 remaining sts (= 16 hdc). Cut the yarn and neaten off.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-861\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/amigurumis-christmas-how-to-crochet-legs-arms-564x144.jpg?resize=564%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"amigurumis-christmas-how-to-crochet-legs-arms\" width=\"564\" height=\"144\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Legs<\/strong><strong> (x2). <\/strong>The legs are made the same as the arms, but in navy blue, without changing colour and omitting\u00a0 the bl on row 13.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-862\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/amigurumis-christmas-how-to-embroider-snow-flake-564x189.jpg?resize=564%2C189&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"amigurumis-christmas-how-to-embroider-snow-flake\" width=\"564\" height=\"189\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Making up. <\/strong>Embroider the snow flake onto Bet\u2019s jumper as shown in the photos. Start with a red star then add the white details and finish with the turquoise French knots.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-859\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/amigurumis-christmas-de-estraperlo-katia-cotton-02-564x377.jpg?resize=564%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"amigurumis-christmas-de-estraperlo-katia-cotton-02\" width=\"564\" height=\"377\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Fill out the arms and legs<\/strong> a little. <strong>Sew the arms<\/strong> on in between rows 17 &amp; 35 of the body. Finish filling before closing. Redistribute the filling with the help of the point of the crochet hook. Repeat the same for the legs, at the same height as the arms, almost touching row 1 of the body but without doing so.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-864\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/amigurumis-tree-star-de-estraperlo-564x378.jpg?resize=564%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"amigurumis-tree-star-de-estraperlo\" width=\"564\" height=\"378\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Party! If Christmas signifies time for you to enjoy creating things, have your crochet hook on hand. Maria &#8211;De Estraperlo- and her Christmas amigurumis Cris Tree &amp; Bet Star have arrived from Amsterdam. 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