Crochet King Snake - FREE CROCHET PATTERN

I was attending a craft fair earlier this month, and I needed to make a variety of items at reasonable prices. HOWEVER, the market needed a raffle item valued at $25+, and none of my items were priced that high. My items were all smaller plushies priced with kids in mind. So I began searching some crochet groups on Facebook to try and get some ideas. I saw a really cool snake pattern that everyone was commenting on. When I initially attempted the pattern, I found it was just WAY to big for the blanket yarn, and while I needed a larger finished product, I didn't want one THAT large. So I went to work trying different possibilities to make a smaller, BABY snake. Then I needed to decide on color combinations... and I decided to make this one more realistic! I looked up a ton of different snake color combinations to find one that would look amazing in crochet, and I found one- the KING SNAKE!

Plush Market Hearts - FREE CROCHET PATTERN

Hearts are a beautiful symbol of love. TEN YEARS AGO ago I crocheted some plush hearts for my girls. They loved them when I made them from worsted weight yarn, because they fit in their hands perfectly. I got a hold of some blanket yarn this summer, and wanted to make some new hearts to sell in my upcoming market. My (now older) kids love these ones just as much as the little ones. The blanket yarn makes them squishy and huggable! 

Baby Octopus

This post goes along with my last post. I followed another Pinterest link to make another gift for my sister who is having a baby. She saw this post on Pinterest:

So, naturally, I wanted to make one really badly. 

I underestimated the size of this thing. It's so big! The head is almost 5" round. 

I asked my sister what color she wanted, and I suggested matching the blanket, so we matched it with the blanket that I made for her. Because the octopus used a single crochet stitches and the blanket used mostly double crochet stitches, the color looks surprisingly different!

But I still think it is super, super cute! Especially when he looks at you like this:

September's Feature: Back-to-School

With kids going back to school, I couldn't pass up the idea! I LOVE office supplies and these these Amigrumi creations were too cute to pass up! Enjoy!



http://craftyiscool.blogspot.com/2011/08/first-friday-free-pattern-and-big.html



http://petitspixels.com/blg/tiny-pencils-amigurumi-free-pattern/


http://www.freepatterns.com/detail.html?code=FC00172


No Pattern: http://www.flickr.com/photos/handmaidliset/4185219119/in/faves-stitchnknit/?&cuid=8a8dbc6c6b0a89243b3d2814e1fdbfe3

Valentine's Day Hearts

So, I love making miniature anything, so I made these super cute crochet hearts from the EasyMakesMeHappy blog

Mini Snow Angel Christmas Ornament

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn

Size G crochet hook

Yarn needle

Gauge:

Not essential, but using materials listed, angel will measure 3 inches tall

Pattern:

Round 1: In magic ring, sc 6. Do not join, work in rounds (6)

Round 2: 2 Sc in each sc around (12)

Round 3-4: Sc in each sc around (12)

Round 5: (Sc dec, sc in next st) around (8)

Stuff head.

Round 6: Sc dec around (4)

Round 7: 2 sc in each st around (8)

Round 8: (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around (12)

Round 9: (sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) around (16)

Round 10-11: Sc around (16)

Round 12: (sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) around (20)

Round 13-15: Sc around (20)

Wings:

Row 1: In magic ring, dc 12. Do not join, turn.

Row 2: ch 3, (dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) across

Finish off by sc across the top (down the posts of the dc)

Tie or glue wings to the back of the snow angel.

Yay!

Mini Snowman Christmas Ornament

These little guys are SO CUTE!! They're probably the smallest snowman you can make out of worsted weight yarn (and I used Red Heart Super Saver Yarn on these guys), at 3 inches tall! Decorate your tree or give them as gifts!

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Materials:

Worsted weight yarn

Size G crochet hook

Yarn needle

2 beads for eyes

3 inches orange yarn

Gauge:

Not essential, but using materials listed, snowman will measure 3 inches tall

Pattern:

Round 1: In magic ring, sc 6. Do not join, work in rounds (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Round 3-4: sc in each sc around (12)

Round 5: (sc dec, sc in next st) around (8)

Stuff head

Round 6: (sc dec, sc in next 2 sts) around (6)

Round 7: 2 sc in each st around (12)

Round 8: (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around (18)

Round 9-13: Sc around (18)

Round 14: (sc dec, sc in next st) around (12)

Stuff snowman.

Round 15: sc dec around (6)

Leaving long tail, weave opening at bottom closed.

Scarf:

Ch 26

Row 1: Sc in 2^nd ch from hk, sc across (25 sc)

Stitch in place

Hat:

Round 1: In magic ring, sc 6. Do not join, work in rounds (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Round 3-6: sc in each sc around (12)

Stitch in place (tilt it so that the back part of the hat is touching the back of the scarf, allowing a small portion of face to show.)

Eyes:

After securing hat and scarf, carefully stitch eyes onto face.

Nose:

Tie the orange string into a knot, but do not pull it completely tight. Then stitch the knot onto the face, tying an additional knot on top to keep it in place.

Halloween Amigurumi Cat

This spooky little cat makes a cute holiday decoration, or even a toy for a little one.
This cat works out to be 4 inches tall (almost 4.5 with ears) in worsted weight yarn and size F hook.

Cat is worked in rounds. Make ears first!

EARS (make 2)
Ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hk, hdc in 3rd ch from hk. Fasten off. Stitch to head before filling. 

CAT
Row 1:  Row 1:  ch 4, sl st to form loop  (6)
Row 2:  2 sc in each st   (12)
Row 3:  sc in each st around  (12)
Row 4:  1 sc, 2 sc in next st, repeat around  (18)
Row 5:  sc in each st around (18)
Row 6:  sc2tog, sc in next st, repeat around (12)
Row 7:  sc2tog, sc in next st, repeat around (8)
Stitch in eyes (and other features as desired), stuff the head
Row 8:  sc2tog 3 more times (5)
Row 9:  2 sc in each st (10)
Row 10:  1 sc, 2sc in next st, repeat around (15)
Row 11:  sc in each st around (15)
Row 12:  2 sc, sc in next 2 sts, repeat around (18)
Row 13:  sc in each st around (18)
Row 14:  2 sc, sc in next 5 sts, repeat around (21)
Row 15:  sc in each st around (21)
Row 16:  2 sc, sc in next 6 sts, repeat around (24)
Row 17:  sc in each st around, BACKLOOP (24)
Row 18:  dc3tog around. fill body before doing last one.
Fasten off, use yarn to stitch remaining hole, and bring out the back and ch 12 to make tail.

Spooky Amigurumi Ghost

Here's the start of my first holiday series! A cute little ghost for Halloween!

This little guy works out to be 3 inches tall when worked in worsted weight yarn and size F hook.

He's worked in rounds, to be sure to use some sort of stitch marker!

ch 4 and sl st to form ring.
Row 1:  1 sc 6 into the ring (6 sts)
Row 2:  2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
Row 3:  1 sc in 1 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around  (18 sts)
Row 4-11:  Sc in each sc around (18 sts)
Row 12:  5 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (21 sts)
Row 13: 7 sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around (24 sts)
Row 14: *sl st, sc, (dc, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hk, dc), sc repeat from * around. Fasten off.

Embroider eyes and a smiley face (or a BOO! face) and you're done!