Today’s toy is a crocheted opossum . Using Mainstays cozy chenille in white, big twist in white and black, and Bernat blanket in pink, I used a D hook for the ears and an I hook for the body. I like how it turned out even without a pattern.
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 another Hoppy the bunny I designed and crocheted. I am still working on the pattern for the Huggable Heart, so I haven’t started the Hoppy pattern yet. Video is needed for Hoppy since I had different numbers for where to place the shaping of the face with different yarn. This time, I…
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 loaf cat. Design by No Catchy Name. Using Bernat blanket yarn and a 4.5 mm hook, this was fun to make. I used another pattern for the eyes and used friendship bracelet cotton for the eyes and nose. The notes are on my Ravelry project page. https://www.ravelry.com/projects/CraftingInTx/loaf-cat
Today’s toy is another love bug, but this time I crocheted the back and made it smaller, more like a ladybug. The knitted one looked like a red and black turtle 🤣 I still used the red yarn with sparkle, the white cotton and the Big Twist black yarn and a 3 mm hook. The…
Today’s toy is the whale from The Copper Crochet Pot. It is a free download on Ravelry. Simple in its construction making the fins first. I like the eye detail. I just added black yarn for the eyes since this toy will be donated. Today I used a light box to take the picture. It…
