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 walrus. Back at Christmas, I bought a booklet of amigurumi patterns from Leisure Arts, Vanna’s Choice easy crochet critters. I just started making tings from that book. This one is a walrus. I don’t know what the beige yarn is, but the others are Big Twist Value from Joann. I…
Today’s toy is a crocheted cookie. Design by Lauren Espy. Using Crafter’s square and Premier anti-pilling everyday dk and a 3.5 mm hook, this was fun to make with two circles. I put the face on it to make it a toy. I usually leave the faces off of food items.
Today’s toy is a crocheted cat gnome with a witch’s hat. Design by Olga Vasileva. Using Mary Maxim Starlette, Red Heart super saver, and a 3 mm hook, the yarn sparkles. I did start my own version of this pattern with blanket yarn. It stalled on the parts to add. Busy life got in the…
Today’s toy is a crocheted cygnet, baby swan. This is a pattern by Spin a Yarn. Using Bernat softee baby and Mainstays cotton and a 2.5 mm hook, this pattern was simple to make. No feet, and the bill was really easy. This is a flat pattern where you crochet two pieces and then join…
Today’s toy is a crocheted robin. The pattern is from the book, Colorful Crochet Birds by Ilaria Caliri. Using scraps of acrylic and cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm hook, this bird is thoughtfully constructed. I love how “colorful “ this bird is.
Today’s toy s a crocheted tombstone to hold candy for trick or treaters at Halloween. My design. Using Bernat blanket and a 4.5 mm hook, these are quick makes and I need to make a lot of them. For the spider and tombstone, I will probably just make a few since they are scary. The…
