For the Girls! amigurumi crochet patterns DEAL :)

Hola!
Lots of things have been going on around here, and the Facebook page has ruined my blog writing ;)
I hope you are all doing great!
** Hola despues de tanto tiempo! Han pasado un monton de cosas, pero el Facebook definitivamente arruino el tema este del blog... alla es tan facil! Espero que uds esten tod@s bien.

Among other things, Oli turned 10... TEN! I have a ten year old daughter!!! My sweet little baby has turned into an almost teenager that stumps her feet going up the stairs, gives me "you are so wrong" looks and paints her fingernails black... and I thought purple was bad!  And then, all of a sudden, she turns into my sweet little Oli again and wants to cuddle, and oh my, who knew this mothering thing was gonna be so up and down! ;)
**Entre otras cosas Oli cumplio 10... DIEZ! Tengo una hija de diez a~os!!! Mi gordita adorada se transformo en una preadolescente que sube las escaleras con una rabia loca, me rebolea los ojos y mira como que soy una naba, y se pinta las u~as negras... y yo pense que violeta era feo!  Y despues de golpe vuelve a ser mi Oli linda y quiere mimos y me da unos abrazos adorados y... por dios, nadie me dijo que esto de ser madre iba a ser tan para arriba y para abajo! ;)

Martina is doing great in first grade and loves her teacher with all her heart! Miss Bezerra who knows everything and is always right :) -She is really an amazing teacher, all teachers should be like her!
**A Marti le esta yendo barbaro en primero y adora a su maestro con todo su corazon! Miss Bezerra sabe todo y siempre tiene razon :) - La verdad es que es un ejemplo de docente la chiquilina, todas las maestras tendrian que ser como ella!

Santiago & Federico (my doggie sons) are as cute as usual, but a lot more demanding! I have spoiled them bad and now I have to live with it! -they deserve it, though, for being the only ones in the house that are convinced I'm god and treat me accordingly ;)
**Santiago & Federico (mis hijos perritos) estan divinos como siempre pero son unos malcriados! Es todo culpa mia, asi que ahora me la tengo que bancar! - igual ellos se lo merecen, porque son adorados y me quieren hasta el cielo y se piensan que soy dios ;)

And now for the crocheting news!
A while ago I posted some new deals that are pretty nice, check them out here!  The picture is from the "For the Girls!" pattern Deal and it's only $12 for all the patterns :)
Oh, and I'm working on another book! Yay! (I know, I'm a little of a dork). I'm loving it and I hope you will too :)  The only thing I don't like is that I can't show you pictures and I would really really like to share... :(
** Bueno y ahora las noticias de crochet!
Estoy trabajando en otro libro! Yay! (soy tan boba, que le vamo'hacer). Esta quedando todo re lindo y espero que les guste :) Lo que no me gusta es que no puedo mostrarles ninguna foto y la verdad que me encantaria compartir... y bue :(

Well, that's it for now, but I'll be back soon! Facebook is fast, but this is a little nicer :)
I hope you have the nicest Thursday, the weekend's almost here! :)
Hug,
Ana
**Bueno, por ahora eso es todo, pero vuelvo pronto! Facebook es rapidito pero esto es mas lindo :)
Espero que esten teniendo un jueves re lindo, estamos a nada del fin de semana! :)
Beso gde,
Ana Paula

It's CAL voting time!

These are the entries I've received (up to the 24th).
Pick your favorite one, and either vote in the Facebook page, or leave a message with your favorite ENTRY #. You can double click the pics to make them bigger and see all the details :)
Good luck everybody! :)

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The first CAL piggies are coming my way! :)

Look how beautiful they're coming out / Miren que lindos que estan saliendo : click here
Don't forget you have time until the 24th ! Send me you piggie pic/s to anapaulaolicrochet@gmail.com :)
Join us!

This one's going to be really short because I'm working on a pattern for Crochet Today, and I have to finish to *finally* start my pigs :)
** Este va a ser re cortito porque estoy haciendo un patron para Crochet Today y lo quiero terminar para finalmente empezar con mis chanchitos :)

 Hugs, and happy crocheting!

I finish the Triceratops!

...& that means I can start with my piggies for our Crochet Along :) I'm going to AC Moore today to buy chunky yarn to see how big they'll turn out! How are yours coming along? Send me some pics!

***Termine el dinosaurio! Asi que ahora puedo empezar con mis chanchitos para el Crochet Along :) Hoy voy a ir a comprar lana super gordita para ver lo grandes que quedan! Los de uds como van? Mandenme alguna foto!

I hope you like the new dinosaur :)

I hope you're having a great week- Summer's going fast, isn't it?

Espero que esten teniendo una semana re linda - las vacaciones se estan yendo muy rapido :(

Triceratops head!

I'm finishing his body & tail today :) I've been a little obsessed with crocheting dinosaurs lately!

*** Hoy termino el cuerpito y la cola :)  Ultimamente estoy un poco obsesionada con hacer dinosaurios!

Look at these new patterns in the shop:

As soon as I'm done with my triceratops I'll start on my piggies! I'm planning to make them with chunky yarn, I want to see how big they turn out :)

Have you started on yours?

**Apenas termine con el triceratops empiezo con mis chanchitos, los voy a tejer con lana de la mas gordita para ver lo grande que me quedan :)

If you haven't already, don't forget to join our Crochet Along!  

It's so much fun to see how everybody adds their little unique touches to the same toy :)

I hope you're having the nicest Wednesday, the weather here today is beautiful!

Oink, oink! ;)

These are the pigs we'll use for our second Crochet Along :)

First of all you have to get the pattern!
You can find the pattern right here in my Etsy shop, or buy it from Ravelry and download it right away!

You can also make the pigs from "Amigurumi Toy Box" or "Jacinta the Pig" if you have them :)

**important** If you want to do the crochet-along and right now you can't afford it, please PLEASE e-mail me to anapaulaolicrochet@gmail.com and I'll send you the pattern.

You have until August 24th to finish your pig(s) and either e-mail me a pic (or more) to anapaulaolicrochet@gmail.com, tag it/them with "Ana Paula Rimoli crochet patterns" in our Facebook page, or post them/in our Flickr group (and when I say "our" I mean yours and mine).

On the 24th I'll pick my 5 favorite ones and post them here and in Facebook, and you guys will get to vote for your favorite one :)
The winner will get $25 towards patterns or toys from my Etsy shop!

Keep in mind that you don't have to make them *exactly* like mine! You can change colors, make them extra decorations, crochet them with a bigger hook (the pattern calls for a J) and chunky yarn and make them really big, etc.
I CAN NOT WAIT to see how your piggies come out!
Please write if you have any questions
Hugs!

Amigurumi on the Go :)

... is being released on September 17th and is available for preorder -now at the *real* price, not at $1,500 like it was before :p
I really hope you'll like it, it was a lot of fun to crochet all the bags :)
The little duffel bag is my favorite, & you can see all the projects included in the book  here!

I hope you have the nicest Thursday, I'll be back tomorrow to show you the new patterns in the shop :)
& to tell you about our 2nd Crochet Along.
Hugs!