Today’s item is a crocheted car ornament for Halloween. Design by Craftingintx. Using different acrylic yarns and both 2.25 and 3 mm hooks, I made a pumpkin, ghost, cat, and spider to hang off of a planter. I think it would look better with DMC floss. Maybe, I will try that next year.
Today’s toy is a crocheted ear of corn with a face. Design by Joey Diehl. Using Bernat blanket, Big Twist, and a 4.5 mm hook, this was fun to make, but needed adjustment. I think it was the different textures of yarn, but the corn didn’t fit into the husk. Super cute if you are…
Today’s toy is a crocheted crab. It is the pattern, amigurumi crab by Lauren Espy. Using Red Heart super saver yarn in cherry red and a 3 mm hook, this was easy to make. I like how few colors are involved. It was a nice break from my usual projects. I highly recommend this book,…
Today’s toy is Hoppy the bunny. I woke up very early one day this week and decided to design a bunny that had no stuffing. There are many floppy toys out there and I know someone would appreciate no stuffing. Since I still used a tight gauge, the toy does sit up on its own….
Today’s toy is a butterfly that I had to size down since I was using Hobbii’s Honey Bunny Candy yarn that is a bulky weight. I crocheted with a 5 mm hook and used the blue and purple. I don’t recall what I did to resize the pattern and I didn’t write it down. When…
Today’s toy is Huggable heart. I designed this heart. Holding two strands of Hobby Lobby’s Yarn Bee Soft Secret for the heart and Walmart’s Mainstays Chenille Chunky for the arms and legs. Using a 4 mm hook for the heart and 6.5 mm hook for the arms and legs. I will have the pattern soon.
Today’s toy is a crocheted dragon. Design by Stitches be crazie on YouTube. Using Premier Bloom Chenille, Just chenille, and a 4.5 mm hook, this was an interesting construction. I was intending to make Sweet Softies dragon, I have the pattern written out. I still need to make that dragon. This one is cute and…
