Today’s toy is a knitted and crocheted bird. I am still trying to use up the plush yarn from Joann. Since I am running out of the red, I striped both coconut and chili pepper colors for the bird. The body is knitted. Then the wings, beak, feet, and head piece are crocheted. I made up this design, but I will not have the pattern since it is such thick yarn.
I have been crocheting and knitting many hearts this month to give to family members. I have seen on Pinterest hearts that are turned on the side and adding cat features to them. I did this for two. I also did a bunny. Today’s toy is a cat heart I am giving to my SIL,…
Today’s toy is a crocheted ghost. Design by Craftingintx. My notes are on my Ravelry page: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/CraftingInTx/small-ghost Using Bernat blanket, Mainstays cozy chenille, and a 4.5 mm hook, this is a smaller version from yesterday’s post. Etsy listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1790212922/handmade-crocheted-ghost-plush-toy-with?click_key=d87337b4177dbeb98687e8df09465b4e4f7d29d7%3A1790212922&click_sum=1283b242&ref=shop_home_active_11
Today’s toy is a crocheted chick. Design by Merutoys. Using Premier’s Bloom chenille and a 4.5 mm hook, this chick was modified since I used thicker yarn. For the body, I increased to 24, then 28, then 32, 5 rounds at 32. Decrease the same way. I only did two rounds instead of 3 rounds…
Today’s toy is a knitted mouse. The design is by Jean Greenhowe. She designed four mice, one for each season. Using Hobbii’s cotton 8/4 and size 2 needles, this mouse was fun to make even though I frown on the “bridal” theme. Jean said to use a colored pencil for the inside of the rose…
Today’s toy is a crocheted raccoon from Lauren Espy’s book, Animal Amigurumi Adventures volume 1. Using all the sparkle yarn, Joann’s Big Twist Twinkle, Soft Secret party, and a 2.5 mm hook, this pattern was fun to make. I didn’t realize the size of these patterns based on the book photos. They are rather large….
Today’s toy is a knitted and crocheted elephant using the pattern, Elephant Baby Toy by Alexandra Fransisco. The yarn for the main part of the toy was Knit Picks Dishie in silver. The blue is Hobby Lobby Yarn Bee Soft Secret in Navy. The orange is acrylic minis I received from Amazon. These are the…
