Today’s toy is a crocheted cactus. Design by Lauren Espy. Using Lion Brand chenille, Lion Brand pond of love, Premier just chenille, Red Heart nylon, and a 3 mm hook, I love making plants. Almost as much as I like making birds. I made the planter from my own design. The chenille yarn is the perfect dirt. I love the shiny nylon thread that is sport weight. The flower on top was also not part of the pattern.
Today’s toy is a crocheted whale. Design by NaimanovaToys. Using Bernat blanket and a 6 mm hook, this was a make to use the yarn up from making the blanket. I thought I would include it with the bunny lovey after someone purchases it. Great pattern. Using the larger hook made the toy very squishy…
Today’s toy is a crocheted gnome pillow. Design by Sara Sach. Using Caron Simply Soft, Red Heart Super Saver, and a 2.5 mm hook, this pillow is soft and squishy. I put a charm on the hat. The pattern has a beard, but I changed it to braids. the brim of the hat was different…
Today’s toy was a turtle kit from DIY. Bill bought it for me for Christmas but misplaced it, so I got it on Friday. It had the yarn, hook, darning needle, stuffing, stitch markers, and pattern for an adorable land turtle toy. I crocheted it in a couple of hours. I liked the color work…
Today’s toy is a crocheted whale. Design by NaimanovaToys on Etsy. Using Bernat blanket, Mainstays cozy chenille, Premier just chenille, and a 4.5 mm hook, I decided to do the traditional colors with color changes that the pattern suggests. These whales are quite small. I might donate them to the shoebox ministry.
Today’s toy is Cynthia, a crocheted little bunny doll, pattern by Serah Basnet. I used many different yarns for this doll, mainly for the colors. Mainstays cotton, Scheepjes Catona cotton, Yarn Bee soft secret. The white, red, black, pink, and green colors were acrylic minis from Amazon. I often add a shell border to the…
Today’s item is a crocheted sunflower purse charm. Design by LMC designs. Using Aunt Lydia’s crochet cotton thread and a 1.5 mm hook, this is such a striking piece. There is a flower at one end of the chain and a leaf at the other end. You just tie it onto the handle of your…
