Akabeko Botan

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Crochet: Animal Toy
The result of a interpreting a menu item literally.
Crochet: Animal Toy
The result of some experimentation. What is the minimum amount of detail and shape needed to suggest that something is a cat?
Crochet: Electronics Cozy
I was inspired to design this after blowing almost a grand on car insurance and registration. Adulting is sooooo overrated.
Crochet: Softies - Other
A quick project because I felt like experimenting. And because Ditto are cute.
Crochet: Doll
A cuddly buddy to celebrate the release of the Sins of the Flesh expansion pack for Massive Monster’s Cult of the Lamb videogame.
Crochet: Doll
Avert the apocalypse with your very own Aziraphale and Crowley amigurumi!
Crochet: Softies - Other
Ever wanted to throw a Poké Ball at something (or someone) but didn’t want a lawsuit? Now you can!
Crochet: Softies - Other
To celebrate the release of We Love Katamari Damacy + Royal Reverie on the Nintendo Switch, I decided to write down the pattern I used to make amigurumi katamari when the game first came out in the mid 2000s. I remember the thrill of the roll, the joy of watching my katamari grow on screen, the screams of people as they were rolled up to make s...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Cowl
I decided to convert the tyre tread pattern from my Roadkill scarf to a knitted version, just for fun. Make something for the motoring enthusiast in your life!
Crochet: Scarf
People often ask me, ”Where do you get your ideas from?”
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
After messing around with stranded colourwork I decided to try combining that with a gradation of colours. Good for practice in maintaining correct tension when changing colours.
Crochet: Softies - Other
Don’t mess with this Tooth Fairy…
Crochet: Doll
Late to the (squid) game as usual, lol.
Crochet: Doll
Don’t fear da weaper… because they’re pretty cute!
Crochet: Blanket - Other
Just in time for the last day of the year!
Crochet: Scarf
I’d been meaning to make this for a long time, but never quite figured out how to do the edge pattern for the White Mage costume without all that tedious mitring of yarn or floating strands on the reverse. I saw a pattern in a crochet magazine that used spiked stitches to create a zigzag pattern on the surface of the material that worked just r...
Crochet: Animal Toy
I first saw this project on a Facebook ad, but currently I am unable to find the pattern to buy it. So I decided to make a version of my own. Since the idea is not mine to begin with, I’m posting this as a free pattern, offered as is.
Crochet: Softies - Other
Actually, why NOT Zoidberg?
Crochet: Softies - Other
Happy 2021!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
An exercise in strategic increasing and decreasing. After many (many) attempts, countless times frogging, reworking and miscounting stitches, I finally got a shape I liked.
Crochet: Doll
Given the circumstances we find ourselves in this year (2020), I decided to create this little guy in a fit of gallows humour. Also because I can’t trust the ads I see on social media selling items like really cute plague doctor plushies; most of them are scams and I’m a bit ashamed to say I’ve been stung before. So when we can’t buy what we wa...
Crochet: Softies - Other
Frustrated with finding out about Final Space late in the game and missing out on all the shiny merch, I decided to make my own. Chookity-pok!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Yet another hat made on a whim. This time, keep the sharpies out of reach and the caffeine drip on standby!
Crochet: Hats - Other
Note: This pattern is offered AS IS. Thank you all for the comments pointing out corrections, but I will not be updating this pattern as I’m really bad at counting. Also, like Edna Mode, “I never look back darling, it distracts from the now.”
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Can’t get enough of cables? This pattern is worked in offset cables for more give, while ribbing ensures a snug fit without sacrificing warmth.
Crochet: Beanie, Toque
Mobius scarves are so last season; try a Mobius hat!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Because babies can get away with wearing silly hats. Adults do so at their own risk… but of course that won’t stop you, will it?
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
My first design on Ravelry. Please be gentle!