About us, Make Me Roar.

Who are
Make Me Roar?

About us, Make Me Roar. We are a husband and wife team living in Eastbourne on the South Coast of the UK with our two wonderful children. I (Kate) am the crochet & amigurumi addict who develops all the designs. Martin is a graphic designer who makes everything else non-crochet look awesome.

I started my craft business in 2008 when I made a sock monkey for my boss who had just gone on maternity leave. Then, I discovered sock monsters and thought that they would be far more interesting to make. I thought I’m sure other people would love to make these, so my first patterns were created and that’s when we opened the online store.

The name ‘Make Me Roar’ was born when we created the range of sock monster making kits. We love to encourage people to ‘MAKE’ and our designs are bold, colourful and like to ‘ROAR!’

When I was pregnant in 2011 with my first child I came down with a really bad case of flu, but this actually had an upside – I was able to finally sit and learn what I’d always wanted to learn – crochet. I fell in love with crochet immediately. At first I kept it simple, with a blanket for each new member of the family. But after branching out into soft toys for my little ones, I thought, I can design something like this. So I did. And I found I was actually pretty good at it.

The highlight of my crochet career so far has got to be when I was selected to compete on Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas! You can read all about the day here.

What is Amigurumi?

Amigurumi is a form of crochet that originates from Japan and translates to ‘crocheted (or knitted) stuffed doll’. It is quite easy to pick up as it mostly just uses one stitch, the double crochet (known as the single crochet in the US). The stitches are worked in the round, rather than in rows.

What is working in the round?

Working in the round means just that, working around in a tube shape without turning. In amigurumi we work in a continuous spiral without joining the end of the round to the first stitch with a slip stitch. This method means there is no visible seam, but it does mean you need to use a stitch marker or scrap yarn so you know where each round starts. Armed with just a simple stitch with some increasing and decreasing (stitches) you can make all manner of shapes whether it be for a doll or animal.

What’s unique about our patterns?

At Make Me Roar we pride ourselves in creating patterns that are extremely detailed and clearly written with lots of step by step photography. We never assume someone already knows how to do a certain technique, so even the more complex patterns, beginners should be able to have a
go at.

Most of our patterns are designed so that they can crocheted all in one piece (from the feet up), so there is very little sewing required at the end – win win!

All our patterns include:

List of yarn used, hook size and all other tools required to make the item.
List of abbreviations used within the pattern.
Detailed description on any non-standard stitches used.
Step by step photographs (apart from very simple patterns).
Help at the end of an email if you get stuck!

Meet Chief Mischief Maker

Studio Kitten Kipo…
chewer of yarn, nemesis of blue bottles and lover of twiglets.

CONTACT

E: kate@makemeroar.co.uk

A: 49 Kings Ave, Eastbourne, BN21 2PE

Me Make Roar
is a trading name of Kate McCully

Our patterns are covered by our personal licence and allows you to make up to 200 items per year. For a commercial license please contact us for details.

T&C & Privacy Policy

RETURNS & EXCHANGES

Digital Patterns & Courses
Digital patterns and courses cannot be returned once accessed, unless they are faulty. If you would like to exchange a digital pattern or course please get in contact so we can help.

Delivery Errors or Damage
Please notify us within 24 hours of delivery of any errors in delivery or any damaged goods so we can arrange a replacement.

Returns & Exchanges for Physical Goods
You must notify us within 30 days of delivery if you wish to return or exchange goods. Returned or Exchanged Goods must be in a good condition and in the case of kits have all constituent components returned unused (For an exchange or refund rather than a fault). Any items return not in a good condition will not be refunded or exchanged. You are liable for all return costs. Returns must be sent by a tracked and insured service (except for damaged goods and /or goods sent in error).

DELIVERY

For our printed patterns, books and crochet kits we use Royal Mail first class for UK deliveries. We aim to post your orders within one working day, delivery is usually 1-3 days depending on the whims of Royal Mail.

For international orders we provide fast worldwide shipping by priority air mail with Royal Mail which includes international tracking and insurance incase your parcel is lost or damaged in transit.

DIGITAL PRODUCTS

Our amigurumi crochet patterns and courses are available as digital PDF files for instant download and redownloading from your account page. For assistance, please contact us.