Bacteria come in a bunch of shapes, although the main ones are spherical (cocci) and rod-shaped (bacilli). Cocci can be found as single cells (as ‘Lactococcus lactis’, used to produce cheese) or they can arrange themselves in pairs (called diplococci, as ‘Neisseria gonorrhoeae’, which causes gonorrhea), chains (called streptococci, as ‘Streptococcus pyogenes’, which causes strep throat, among other diseases), or groups of four (called tetrads, as ‘Pediococcus acidilactic, a probiotic bacteria that lives in our guts). These giant amigurumi cocci are cute, fast and easy to make, and any microbiologist or biologist will love them!

The PDF includes step-by step written instructions and visual references and photo-tutorials to help you, and it is available in English and Spanish.

Level: begginer.
You need to be familiar with the basic stitches used in amigurumis (chains, single crochet (US)/double crochet (UK), slip stitches, increases, invisible decreases; there are photo-tutorials to learn how to invisible decrease with both right- and left-handed versions, if you need them), and also with crocheting parts together, working in the back bump of a chain and sewing parts.

Yarn and hooks: You can use any yarn weight you prefer, you only have to choose a suitable hook so you can crochet tight enough so the stuffing does not show.

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