July 14: duck

Today’s toy is a crocheted unicorn. Pattern tutorial on YouTube by cotton candy crafts. Using Bernat velvet, Lion Brand ice cream yarn, Red Heart super saver, and a 3 mm hook, this did take quite a while and it is large. I like how the belly is added after the legs and back are made….

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 another Hoppy the bunny I designed and crocheted. I am still working on the pattern for the Huggable Heart, so I haven’t started the Hoppy pattern yet. Video is needed for Hoppy since I had different numbers for where to place the shaping of the face with different yarn. This time, I…

Today’s toy is a crocheted kitty. It is Violet the kitty by Little Muggles. I used minis from Hobby Lobby I love this cotton rosy and amethyst. I striped the cat because I didn’t have enough of one color for the cat. It was a fun project. I like working with cotton yarn.

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 a crocheted polar bear. The pattern is Bruno the polar bear by Clotilde Dhenaut. It is amazing that this is a free pattern with all of the accessories. I had trouble with the strap on the sack. Using Big twist white and mostly soft secret from Hobby Lobby and a 2.5 mm…