Say hi to my third Woobles Extra Squeezy kit: Phyllis the Manatee! After making Hugh the Capybara and Soli the Red Panda Extra Squeezy kits, and maybe not totally loving them 😭, I didn’t have the highest hopes for Phyllis the Manatee… but I have to say in the end I was pretty pleasantly surprised, and I actually really enjoyed making her and am pleased with how she came out! 💜

In this video, I talk through all of the details of making Phyllis and compare her to the other 2 Extra Squeezy kits I’ve made, as well as some regular Woobles learn to crochet kits. Some highlights:

• details on yarn over vs. yarn under and going down a hook size to try to prevent gaps in the amigurumi
• my experience using plastic vs. metal tapestry needles
• what is “mouth shaping”? 😜
• a random tangent about purple yarns 🟣

And stay tuned for my fourth and final Extra Squeezy kit review: Mango the Toucan plus the Extra Squeezy accessories. I was honestly most excited about the Toucan kit of all of them so we’ll have to see if that excitement was warranted. Vs. I was truly less excited about this Manatee kit, but in the end I kind of loved it — so it just goes to show that you never know until you make it…! 🧶✨

🛍️ Check out Phyllis the Manatee on the Woobles website
And the full Extra Squeezy bundle
(They are a bit of a splurge 😅💸)

🎬 And for more Woobles content see my full Woobles playlist on YouTube!