Today’s toy is a crocheted elephant . This pattern is from Esther Graafland, studiomadelaine.com. Using Hobby lobby Adore-a-Ball in pink white and a 4 mm hook, I just slipped stitched the pieces together. The tail was missing so I chained six. I also designed a knitted version coming soon.
Today’s toy is another crocheted pig. The design is by Lonemer Creations. This time I held the yarn double to make it larger. Same Big Twist yarn in purple marl. I think it looks more pink than purple. This time I also shortened the tail. Also, the eyes are blue on this one since I…
Today’s toy is a crocheted gnome. This time it is the snowflake gnome. Design by Kristi Simpson. Using Hobbii’s rainbow cotton 8/4, Garden 5, Scheepjes Catona, and a 2 mm hook, this was one of the simple ones to make. I have embroidered snowflakes before so it wasn’t difficult, but tricky the first time you…
Today’s toy is a crocheted monster. Design by Craftingintx. Using Varna’s Choice, Bernat velvet, YarnArt Jeans yarn, and a 4.5 mm hook, this is simple to make but so effective. I enjoyed making it and should make more for the Halloween trick or treaters. https://www.ravelry.com/projects/CraftingInTx/frankenstein-monster
Today’s toy is a crocheted eggplant. Design by Lauren Espy. Using Bernat blanket, Big Twist, and a 4.5 mm hook, this turned out huge! I made a few vegetables with faces to put in my Etsy shop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1780521656/handmade-crocheted-food-with-faces
Today’s toy is a crocheted shark. This pattern is from the book, Animal Amigurumi Adventures, by Lauren Espy. Using Hobby Lobby’s Soft Secret in mist and a 3 mm hook, I held two strands of the yarn together. I am not sure what the white yarn is, maybe Jeans cotton. The teeth were in the…
Today’s toy is a frog, a crochet pattern by Ana Carolina Figueiredo, Little Crochet Farm. I changed the pattern to make him smaller. The body increases stopped at 36. The eyes, only 12, fingers, 4, then 6, then 2 rounds, middle finger: 4, then 6, then 3 rounds. Joining the fingers, only 18 stitches around,…
