Create your own adorable capybara with this easy no-sew crochet amigurumi pattern! This PDF pattern also includes a tiny orange accessory to go with your capybara. These capybaras work up quickly and would be great for market prep or handmade gifts!
Create your own adorable baby capybara with this easy no-sew crochet amigurumi pattern! This PDF pattern also includes a tiny orange accessory to go with your capybara. These baby capybaras work up super quickly and would be great for market prep or handmade gifts!
As a crochet business owner, I use a LOT of yarn. I design crochet patterns and make plushies to sell at markets and in my Etsy shop. In 2025 I decided to keep track of how many skeins of yarn I finished.
The yarn I use the most is Premier Yarns Parfait Chunky. I am an affiliate with Premier Yarns so I earn commission on purchases through my link at no extra cost to you 🙂
I finished a total of 74 skeins of chenille yarn in 2025. These are the exact yarns I used up and where to get them:
In 2026 I plan to track more than just skeins finished, as I have a LOT of open yarn skeins that I started in 2025 or before and didn’t finish yet. So my actual total yarn usage is more than 74 skeins, as partial usage wasn’t tracked. I use a lot of different colors, and the plushies I make are so small that I can make a lot of plushies with the same skein before finishing it. For example, my tiny birds crochet pattern uses a ton of colors in such small amounts, or really anything in my market minis basket.
The number 1 thing I crochet the most are rats, so it’s no surprise to me that most of the top colors used were for rats. Check out my rat crochet pattern, and my rat statistics post from last week. I also use the ballet pink as the base color of pink axolotls. In 2026 so far I’ve already finished skeins of ballet pink and seal.
What yarn colors do you think you use the most?
Looking at my yarn usage per month was interesting to me. I think January’s usage was high because I probably ended 2024 with a lot of almost-empty skeins, the same way I did December 2025. In February I was mostly working on my Banner Letters crochet pattern, which doesn’t use chenille yarn (and I didn’t track my acrylic yarn usage). Check out all the crochet patterns I released in 2025.
My usage in May was likely so high because of market prep, but my first market of the year was in April so I would have thought April to be larger to match. I don’t do markets over the summer, so that explains why July was so low in yarn usage, but then in August I did my best to crochet as much as possible to prepare for my move (so I had less messy partial skeins to pack up, and I was trying to finish my box of polyfil).
And in November and December I was so busy making rats for Etsy orders.
In 2025 I set a goal for myself to use up more yarn than I purchased. I definitely failed, but I’m actually blaming Premier Yarns for this one because they kept releasing new colors of Parfait Chunky last year! The new greens and browns especially are SO GOOD.
Also, after I moved I was able to buy more shelves for yarn storage! I previously had only a small bookcase and the rest stored in plastic bins, but now I have two Ikea Billy bookcases with glass doors to store yarn in. And since they’re so big I had to place another Premier Yarns order to fill them in a bit more LOL.
Are you trying to use up more of your yarn stash in 2026? I think that I’m just going to track my yarn usage and just try not to go overboard with yarn purchases, without setting a specific goal. But I am very curious if I will use more yarn in 2026 than I did in 2025.
Meet Frank Fungi, the most helpful little mushroom guy crochet pattern you’ll ever make! This unique amigurumi mushroom features looped arms so he can hold onto your crochet hook, a pencil, a tiny plushie, or a small trinket! What will you give Frank to hold? With zero sewing required, Frank would also make a great market prep pattern!
Spice up your autumn markets with this tiny pumpkin crochet pattern! This quick amigurumi pattern is the perfect stash buster for Stash Bust September. In only minutes you can have a whole pumpkin patch! This tiny size would be perfect for keychains for fall.
Cook up some fun with this 2-in-1 fried egg crochet pattern! Make these fried eggs in two sizes, and embroider silly little faces! The tiny size would make eggcellent keychains!
Looking for a quick market prep project? This no-sew squiggly snake crochet pattern includes seven different stripe styles in one PDF! These chunky snakes work up super quickly and are a great way to use up scrap yarn and fill up your market inventory. I just love the way the snakes hold their squiggle shape.
7 styles included: solid color, black & white stripes, thin stripes, medium stripes, wide stripes, rainbow #1, rainbow #2.
Create your own adorable no-sew lizard plushie with this easy amigurumi crochet pattern PDF! This chunky chenille reptile works up super quickly with zero sewing required, making it a perfect quick market prep project or a fun gift for reptile lovers. I just love their little legs and feet with three toes.
Expand your market inventory with this 16-in-1 no sew tiny birds crochet pattern bundle! These mini amigurumi birds work up in minutes with zero sewing required, making them the perfect market makes. From chickens and ducks to parakeets and penguins, this bird crochet pattern is a must-have. These tiny birds are a consistent best-seller in my market booth.
Bird styles included: chicken, chick, call duck, mallard duck, conure, green parakeet, blue parakeet, cockatiel, flamingo, eagle, 2 penguins, pigeon, cardinal, blue jay, robin.
Create a swarm of adorable tiny bees with this super quick crochet pattern! These miniature bees are the ultimate market prep project. They’re the perfect size for keychains!
