Design contest: Rainbows - 2025 edition
This year’s Amigurumi.com Design Contest is bursting with color. We’re going all out, showing off yarn creations in the most beautiful hues, tones and shades. And the sky is the limit, because this year’s theme is Rainbows! Create the cutest rainbow-themed amigurumi and show us the myriad possibilities of your favorite yarn colors. The best entries win a phenomenal prize basket!
Contest rules
Your design should fit into the theme 'Rainbows': an important and visible part of the design should showcase at least 5 distinct rainbow colors in a way that is clearly recognizable as a rainbow (bright or pastel shades are fine). The colors don’t need to be in perfect rainbow order, but they should not appear as just random colors. Don’t limit yourself to only making rainbow shapes — rainbow-themed dolls, animals, plants, or other objects are all welcome!
We only accept crochet amigurumi designs. This means that at least 1 part of the design needs to be stuffed. We don't accept general crochet items (home decor, appliques, blankets ...) for this contest.
Completed entries must be received by Saturday, November 8, 2025.
Entries must include 1 to 3 quality images and a completed form. Top-notch images can make your design pop!
No AI designs and no AI photography (so no AI backgrounds either)! Images & designs must be your own handmade creation.
No designs made with chenille, velvet, blanket or variegated yarn.
All entries must be original designs (no trademarked characters). Taking patterns or designs from any other source will disqualify your entry. For example: merely changing the color, a few stitches or rows of another person's design is not acceptable - your work must be significantly different from any published work or trademarked character.
Voting will take place from November 10 till November 13 by the audience of Amigurumi.com.
The contest will have 3 big winners, as well as 7 runner-ups, who will be notified on this website, through Facebook and Instagram and by email following the voting.
You retain all rights to the design. The pattern for the design can be commercially or freely available when entering.
You may submit as many designs as you wish.
The contest is open for worldwide entries.
Entering is free!
Enter now!
Create a wonderful character of your own design, take some nice pictures and fill in this entry form:
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: Yarn and Colors, GurumiSupply, Clover, Barruntando and Inside Crochet. Check out the prizes they offer!
3 MUST-HAVE YARN PACKAGES BY YARN AND COLORS
If our world had a yarn rainbow in it, 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 AND NOSES BY GURUMISUPPLY
GurumiSupply stocks a wonderful collection of amigurumi safety eyes and noses. The 3 winners of our contest will each receive a full set of safety eyes, including black, colored and special character eyes.
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 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 3 winners of our competition will each receive a contest-exclusive yarn bowl.
3 DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO INSIDE CROCHET
Inside Crochet is a monthly magazine full of inspiring projects for creative crocheters. Every issue is bursting with modern patterns for women, men, children and the home, plus interesting features, reviews, news, trends and events to keep you busy until next month and beyond. The 3 winners of our competition will each receive a 12 month digital subscription to Inside Crochet magazine.
3 SETS OF 10 AMIGURUMI.COM CROCHET BOOKS
Our books series is our very own compilation of top-notch patterns from designers around the world. You'll find the cutest characters in each edition, clear instructions on how to make them and basic stitch explanations that help you along the way. Each of the 3 winners of our contest will receive 10 amigurumi crochet books of their choice!
7 YARN PRIZES FOR THE RUNNER-UPS BY YARN AND COLORS
As we love to give prizes, 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. No worries if your entry has recently been submitted and is not there yet. Submissions are approved 3 times a week, so it can take a couple of days before your entry shows up.
Past editions
We're proud to present the beautiful books inspired by our contest tradition:
'Zoomigurumi Endangered Animals' showcases 15 stunning (yet fragile) wildlife species that inspire us.
'Amigurumi Friends & Celebrations' celebrates friends and family in 15 festive designs.
'Dinosaurs, Mammoths and more Prehistoric Amigurumi' takes you on a trip to create 15 prehistoric characters.
'Unicorns, Dragons and More Fantasy Amigurumi' conjures up 14 enchanting amigurumi.
'Unicorns, Dragons and More Fantasy Amigurumi 2' shows you how to make 14 more magical amigurumi.
'Unicorns, Dragons and More Fantasy Amigurumi 3' brings 14 fantastical amigurumi to life.
'Amigurumi Monsters' reveals 15 scarily cute monsters.
'Amigurumi Animals at Work' shows 14 active amigurumi.
'Amigurumi Parent and Baby Animals' brings together 25 lovely characters.
'Amigurumi Circus' puts 13 breathtaking designs into the spotlight.
