Today’s toy is a crocheted eyeball. I left it unstuffed for Halloween candy. Design by Craftingintx. Using Red heart stripes and a 3 mm hook, this is pretty simple to make. The last round uses red yarn to make the veins. I used the spike stitch.
Today’s toy is a crocheted monkey lovey. The pattern is by Crochet at Teri’s. Great pattern using a hexagon to turn into a leg and arm. I will use this body again. Not a good idea to use such a bulky yarn for the feet and hands. Using Mainstays cozy chenille and Big Twist and…
Today’s toy is a crocheted clownfish. The pattern is in the book, Animal Amigurumi Adventures by Lauren Espy. It calls for worsted yarn, but I had the perfect color in the leftover orange T-shirt yarn. I also used the gray instead of black because that’s what I had. Running out of the gray, I doubled…
Today’s toy is a crocheted cat. Just the head for holding candy for Halloween. I designed this and I am pleased with the face. Using Bernat blanket yarn, acrylic yarn for the face, and a 4.5 mm hook, the ears were simple and the hardest part is constructing the eyes and nose. I decided on…
Today’s toy is a knitted love bug. I used Bernat sparkle yarn and Big twist value yarn to knit and crochet this bug. I also used Hobbii’s cotton 8/8 for the white hearts. The back of the bug was knitted using the pi percentage of increasing then after the 7 of 8 rounds, I bound…
Today’s toy is a crocheted bear. Design be Michele Wilcox. It is the January bear and it is supposed to be white, but I had one skein of Big Twist Living yarn. The yarn is worsted weight and I used a 3 mm hook. It is an older pattern so there is a lot of…
Today’s toy is a crocheted candy holder. Design by Craftingintx. Using Bernat blanket and a 4.5 mm hook, this is a striped cat in the colors of candy corn. I used embroidery floss for the face. Using my pattern for the black cat, I started with orange and finished in yellow. Then I added white…
