July 22: Christmas tree gnome

Today’s toy is a crocheted bear. The pattern is from Rico design crochet along with seven patterns released for free. There is a beach/sea theme and this bear is a captain of a ship. Using Hobbii cotton 8/4 and 2.5 mm hook, it was a fun make. It wasn’t very colorful, but Rico sold a…

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,…

Today’s toy is a crocheted axolotl. Design by Sweet Softies. Using Lion Brand’s mandala sparkle, knit picks cotlin, and a 2.5 mm hook, this is a great pattern. It is quick and no sew. The only issue is that. Don’t want to make any other colors. Pink it is.

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….