October 11: bear

I attempted a crocheted seahorse from Ana’s site http://Www.littlecrochetfarm.com It was supposed to be mini, but I think mine was at least 6 inches in length. I did use worsted weight yarn and a 2.5 mm hook. The main pink yarn was Hobby Lobby Yarn Bee Soft Secret in the soft pink colorway. The rest…

Today’s crochet toy is a bear that is so dark, I had to crochet blue eyes so they would stand out on the toy. I used some boucle yarn so the stitches were difficult to see. This was a pattern I found online for a mini bear, but I couldn’t find it on Ravelry for…

Today’s toy is a crocheted whale. Using just the blue out of a mandala cake from Lion brand, and a 3 mm hook, this was a quick project for a nice size. I added the smile and the eyelids were a nice touch. It looks like the designer used chenille yarn, but the mandala yarn…

Today’s toy is a crocheted ghost. My pattern. Using Mainstays cozy chenille yarn and 4.5 mm hook, this is a quick make for the trick or treaters for Halloween. I plan to make candy corn and spiders as well to hold the candy. I am using a sharpie for the eyes and mouth. Quicker to…

Today I crocheted a toy. I started making a triangle toy that I saw on a podcast. I wanted it to have hair and the triangle shape. Of course it came out as a cone shape. I had to change colors because I was working with minis and as I changed to the third color…

Today’s toy is a crocheted polar bear. The pattern is Bruno the polar bear by Clotilde Dhenaut. It is amazing that this is a free pattern with all of the accessories. I had trouble with the strap on the sack. Using Big twist white and mostly soft secret from Hobby Lobby and a 2.5 mm…