Design contest: Prehistoric Times

More than 20000 people chose their favorite Prehistoric character from our contest entries!



With 2761 votes, 'Albert the longisquama' by Ahooka is the big winner. 'Oscar the Saber-toothed Tiger' by DIY Fluffies and 'Kiara the Cavegirl' by Lia Arjono complete the top 3.



The 7 runners-up are 'Cute Dodo' by MyKrissieDolls, 'Gabby the Cavegirl' by Lia Arjono, 'Noah the saber-tooth baby' by Crocheteras Meraki, 'Teo' by Thelulubal, 'Timotheus T. Rex - I dig you' by Kaddicat, 'Baby T-Rex' by Maja Hansen and 'T-Rex' by Sarah Abbondio. Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who participated!! All designs were impressive and beautifully made. I hope you enjoyed taking part in this contest!



You can find the complete results for all designs here.









Take a peek at the beautiful prizes!

Apart from eternal bliss and glory, we're happy to offer the 3 big winners of our contest an amazing prize package, presented by our wonderful sponsors: Furls Fiberarts, Barruntando ceramics, Yarn and Colors, FROGandTOAD Créations, Clover, lilleliis and Stitchers Tees. Check out the prizes they offer!







3 FURLS ODYSSEY CROCHET HOOKS BY FURLS FIBER ARTS

Welcome to the scandalously luxurious world of Furls Fiberarts. Their hooks are guaranteed to even your stitches, relax your hands, and make the art of crochet easier, faster, and more enjoyable for you. The teardrop body shape of each Furls hook fits perfectly into the MCP joint of your hand, providing maximum hand and wrist relaxation in all crochet grips. The 3 winners of our contest will each receive a state-of-the-art Furls Odyssey crochet hook!

3 BEAUTIFUL YARN BOWLS BY BARRUNTANDO CERAMICS

The founders of Barruntando ceramics are breathing new life into ceramics, which results in happy and carefree designs, handcrafted using traditional materials and techniques. Each piece is unique. Their yarn bowls are beautifully detailed and designed with humor. The winner of our competition will receive an exclusive Triceratops yarn bowl! The 2nd and 3rd place winners will each receive a pink yarn bowl or green yarn bowl.

3 MUST-HAVE YARN PACKAGES BY YARN AND COLORS

If there was such a thing in the world as a yarn rainbow, it would surely be made of Yarn and Colors. This yarn brand has captured our hearts with its splendid range of colors. The threads are easy to work with and are simply perfect for your next amigurumi crochet project. Yarn and Colors will gift 100 colors Must-Have and 100 colors Must-Have Minis to each of the 3 winners!

3 SETS OF SAFETY EYES, NOSES & JOINTS FROM FROGANDTOAD CREATIONS

As designers of amigurumi and educational products, FROGandTOAD Créations stock a wonderful collection of amigurumi safety eyes, noses and joints. The 3 winners of our contest will each receive 2 pairs of their entire range of safety eyes, including black, colored, transparent, oval and animal eyes, as well as pairs of noses and joints (that's 220 items, all with washers included).

3 SETS OF CLOVER AMOUR CROCHET HOOKS

Clover crochet hooks are an exuberant rainbow - but also practical! They feature a wider and easy-to-grip handle that is warm to the touch and gives the user a comfortable finger placement. Each of the 9 sizes features a different bright and fun colored handle, the array of colors makes sizes quickly identifiable. Each of the 3 winners of our contest will receive a set of 9 Clover Amour crochet hooks!

3 CROCHET PROJECT BAGS BY LILLELIIS

Designer lilleliis creates amigurumi patterns for moms to make unique toys for their kids. Combining the Japanese amigurumi technique with the teddy bear tradition so popular in Europe, she creates cuddly and unique handmade gifts. The 3 winners of the contest will win a handy project bag, designed to hold your next work in progress close at hand.







3 ADORABLE T-SHIRTS BY STITCHERS TEES

Sisters Vicki and Charley of Stitchers Tees have poured their love and enthousiasm for crafts and yarn into a great clothing line for fellow yarn lovers. Stitchers Tees are simple, classic items for creatives. The 3 winners of the contest will be able to show off their love for amigurumi crochet with an adorable and (thematically) fitting T-shirt.





3 SETS OF ALL AMIGURUMIPATTERNS.NET CROCHET BOOKS Our books series is our very own compilation of top-notch patterns from designers around the world. You'll find the cutest animals in each edition, clear instructions on how to make them and basic stitch explanations that help you along the way. In addition to the complete Zoomigurumi series, each of the 3 winners of our contest will also receive all of our other titles, which results in a collection of 19 books in total!





7 YARN PRIZES FOR THE RUNNER-UPS BY YARN AND COLORS

As the Prehistoric times have plenty to offer, the 7 runner-ups in the voting will also win a beautiful yarn prize! Yarn and Colors will gift 15 colors Must-Have yarn to each of the 7 runner-ups.

Check out the entries that have been submitted

Curious to see what others have made for this contest? Check out the entries that have been submitted and approved.