…stmas without our favorite reindeer? Rudolph measures 8.5″ tall when crocheted with worsted weight yarn. Materials Required Yarn required: Tan (160 yds), Black (20 yds), White (15 yds) and Red (5 yds). Brown Sheep Nature Spun is the yarn used in this sample. This pattern can be used with any weight yarn, but plan on using more yardage for bulkier yarns. Skills Required Blog posts you may find helpful for this pattern How to start working in…

…king in the round with no hole (aka The Sloppy Slip Knot) Tips for counting rounds How to work long color changes in crochet…

…! Cotton measures 13″ tall and Patience measures 11″ tall when crocheted in a worsted weight yarn. Materials Required Cotton requires 5 colors of worsted weight yarn (Plymouth Galway Worsted is used in the sample): black (115 yards), tan (35 yds), white (20 yds), grey (10 yds) & brown (15 yds), as well as a small piece of yellow felt, cardboard and craft glue. Patience requires 3 colors of worsted weight yarn (Plymouth Galway Wors…

…8230; very sneaky… It’s Aiko, the Ninja Cat! Aiko is 17.5” tall when completed (11 inches seated), but can be made bigger or smaller by using thicker or thinner yarn! Materials Required Plymouth Galway Worsted is the yarn used in the sample: Black (275 yds), tan (15 yds), and pink (5 yds). This pattern can be used with any weight yarn, but plan on using more yardage for bulkier yarns. Skills Required Blog posts you may find helpful for this…

…8217;s packing a secret disguise… a ghost costume! Isn’t she a cutie? Perfect for Halloween! Of course, leave off the ghost costume and she’s just an adorable bunny! Blair measures about 7-10″ tall (depending on ear floppiness) when completed with worsted weight yarn, but can be made bigger or smaller by using thicker or thinner yarn! Materials Required Caron Simply Soft is the yarn used in the sample: Tan (130 yds) and Whi…

…Meet Kepler the Lion…

…ed weight yarn. Materials Required 2 colors of worsted weight yarn (sample crocheted in Plymouth Galway): brown (50 yards) and tan (5 yards). This pattern can be used with any weight yarn, but plan on using more yardage for bulkier yarns. Skills Required Blog posts you may find helpful for this pattern How to start working in the round with no hole (aka The Sloppy Slip Knot) Tips for counting rounds How to place limbs evenly Attaching a flattened…

…Isn’t that fun? Sura measures 16″ long (9″ seated) when crocheted in a worsted weight yarn. Materials Required Ella Rae Classic Wool is the yarn used in the sample: Grey (220 yds), black (10 yds) and white (10 yds). This pattern can be used with any weight yarn, but plan on using more yardage for bulkier yarns. You will also need 2 7/8″ buttons (for the arms), sewing needle & thread and a 1×2″ square of whi…

…work So… what does this all mean about my actual work? Plan work to accommodate breaks In practice, my travel schedule means that there are a total of about 2 months a year where I don’t ship kits/physical items, and can’t have my supplies along with me to crochet new designs. But, the rest of the year, I brainstorm ideas and do work in advance so that the year will seem as seamless as possible to my customers. Limit work hours I…

…looks like? It’s worth having a look on YouTube!) If you can single crochet, you can make a hacky sack! I’ll show you how! Hacky Sack Materials To make 1 hacky sack, you’ll need: 30 yards of dk-weight, cotton yarn a size G (4.0mm) crochet hook a fist-full of poly-pellets a nylon knee-high sock Crochet Hacky Sack Pattern Rusty on your crochet? Check out my tutorials for how to single crochet, increase and decrease. Ch 2. Round 1:…