November 13: Santa

Today’s toy is a crocheted mermaid. It is a doll with a separate tail and three dresses. The body is small so the dresses were sewn closed on the back and slip up the doll. Using Red Heart size 3 crochet thread, Coats & Clark embroidery threads, and a 2 mm hook, it was fun…

Today’s toy is a crocheted panda. Using Big Twist in black and white, Charisma yarn, and a 3 mm hook, this panda was easy to crochet. The pattern is by Julia Chiang. I love the ruffle and the bag over the shoulder which I did sew onto the panda.

Today’s toy is a crocheted monkey. I used Hobby Lobby’s I love this yarn in two browns and a 2.5 mm hook. This pattern is on instagram under the account @boxofpatterns but the designer is scandistyle_dolls. I love making monkeys and the tails.

Today’s toy is a crocheted lobster from the pattern Blue Lobster by Spin a Yarn Crochet. I love her rag doll patterns but do not like this lobster pattern. The pinchers in my opinion are not shaped right and the legs are too bulky. This pattern uses bulky “blanket” yarn, so I used the plush…

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 crocheted shark. This pattern is from the book, Animal Amigurumi Adventures, by Lauren Espy. Using Hobby Lobby’s Soft Secret in mist and a 3 mm hook, I held two strands of the yarn together. I am not sure what the white yarn is, maybe Jeans cotton. The teeth were in the…