April 23: elephant

Today’s toy is a crocheted elephant . This pattern is from Esther Graafland, studiomadelaine.com. Using Hobby lobby Adore-a-Ball in pink white and a 4 mm hook, I just slipped stitched the pieces together. The tail was missing so I chained six. I also designed a knitted version coming soon.

April 17: mermaid

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…

April 15: bear

Today’s toy is a crocheted bear. I couldn’t resist the colors in this yarn, but I did not enjoy it crocheted. It turns out too dark in pictures. The pattern is by me, just playing around with shapes. The yarn is Bernat blanket in pink and Mainstays velvet in blue multi, using a 5.5 mm…

April 13: Hoppy pink

Today’s toy is a crocheted bunny designed by me, Hoppy the Bunny, https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hoppy-the-bunny-3 I used the yarn I knitted a romper for a friend’s baby. It is Bernat baby sport in Tiny Tulips. Holding two strands of yarn together and a 4 mm hook, this bunny is smaller than the original pattern because the yarn…