Meet Iggy (aka Chichi) and Sally

Hi everyone!

Today I have a couple gifts I made for my grandchildren.

Let me introduce you to Iggy and Sally.

This is Iggy the Iguana.  I'm told that he was promptly

renamed Chichi by Asher, but I don't know if that name stuck.

I usually make these amigurumi critters with worsted 

weight yarn, but decided to use 

Bernat blanket yarn that I had in my stash.

This yarn is very soft, but since it is a thicker yarn,

the animals come out considerably larger.

I'm guessing Iggy is about 18" long.

This is Sally the shark.
I made her for Marie and I think she may have 

kept her name.

Sally is also about 18" long.

Here is a picture of Marie with Sally.

I used patterns from 
Crochet Cute Critters: 26 Easy Amigurumi Patterns

This book was a gift from Jaryd and Sara, so I could

make stuffies for the kids and I love making them.

I think I've made about half the animals so far.

Thanks for stopping by today.
I hope you have enjoyed your time here and got inspired

in some way.
Come again soon,

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Kristie Kreates.

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Unicorn

Hi All!

For my birthday in November, my son, daughter in law

and granddaughter gave me this book.

Do you think it was a hint?  LOL

Crochet Cute Critters is a fabulous book!

There is an animal with crochet directions for every letter

 of the alphabet.  Apparently my little Marie was quite

taken with the unicorn right off the bat.

So I decided to make it for her for Christmas.

I generally don't make things with a lot of pieces

that have to be sewn together, but for Marie

I'll do it, and I found that I really enjoyed making it.

This is the unicorn in the book. I used some 

creative license and used the colors of

yarn that I had in my stash.

Here is the unicorn I made for her.

She isn't perfect, but I learned a LOT

from making this one.

I learned that you really do need a 

worsted weight yarn.  I used a lighter

yarn and it worked okay, but there was space

between the stitches where you could see the stuffing.

I learned that I should have sewn the legs on

before I put the head on, would have been a

lot easier that way.

I made the number of curls that they recommended,

but her 'hair' is much thicker than what I see in

the pictures.  But that's okay, I like it!

And somehow her horn isn't as pointy as it is

in the pictures in the book, I couldn't figure that

one out, but if I make another one, I will.

Now that I've told you all the things wrong with it

let me say that she really is cute and I love how she 

turned out and so did everyone when I gave it

to Marie.

If I make another one with the lighter weight yarn,

I will definitely use a smaller crochet hook to keep

the gaps between stitches from happening.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you like my little unicorn and will come

again soon, I did make another animal from

the collection in the book and I'll be posting 

it one day soon.

Until then,

love what you do and 

do what you love.

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Crochet Easter Animals

Hello and Happy Easter!

When I saw the pattern for this little chick,

I knew I had to make it for Marie's Easter basket.

It was so easy to make and worked up 

quick.  I made it while I was watching TV one 

evening.  I love how it turned out and I bet she'll

love it too.

If you're interested in the pattern you can find it

right here

Then I found patterns for other animals and had to make

this cat, or mowmow as Marie says.
I'll be honest, I had a hard time with the face and I'm

not totally satisfied with it, but it's the best I could

do.

Here is the post for this pattern.
This lady has so many beautiful patterns,

if you are interested in crocheting animals especially,

you should check her out.

.

And I couldn't help myself when I saw

this pattern.

This was the easiest and fastest one of all.

And I learned a new stitch making this.

I'm not sure what I'll put into this little cup,

but I'll figure something out.

Marie is sure getting some cute handmade

things in her Easter basket this year.

Thanks for stopping in and spending time here.

I hope, if you crochet, that you'll check out the links

above and give some of the patterns a try.

Come again soon,

until then,

learn something new!