Today’s item is a crocheted stuffed pumpkin. Design by Craftingintx. Using Bernat blanket and a 6 mm hook, surprisingly I could use the bigger hook and no stuffing shows through. I recall the Christmas bear I made and the stuffing shows through on the legs. I should have gone down a hook size or doubled the yarn. Not so with the blanket yarn.
Today I used the pattern, Good Luck Duck from Sweet Softies. I watched the YouTube video and there is a comment on the video that gives you the instructions to add feet. I used Mira handcrafts minis from Amazon that my husband gave me for Christmas. I used a 3 mm hook, my new hook…
Today’s toy is a crocheted black cat. Design by an unknown Etsy designer. I bought a pack of patterns. Using Red Heart super saver, embroidery thread, and a 3 mm hook, I did add the legs to the front. The embroidery thread was used for the eyes. I plan to make more eyes to sell…
Today’s toy is a crocheted whale. Design by Lauren Espy. Using scrap yarn, I know that I made socks with it, so it is a fingering weight. Using 2 mm hook, it was fun to make. My husband asked if bears were my favorite to make. I said birds, but I also like the sea…
Today’s toy is a crocheted candy holder in the shape of an eyeball. Design by Craftingintx. Using Bernat blanket yarn and a 4.5 mm hook, this looks like an eye. Black, then purple, then white. I probably won’t make many of these. I added red on the last round with spike stitches to represent veins.
Today’s featured item isn’t a toy, but it is stuffed. It is a crocheted hanging plant with strawberries. Design by Nghiem Khanh Ninh. I don’t know if I used the correct weight of yarn. Using many different yarns for the correct colors and a 2 mm hook, it was too large for its intended location…
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…
