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I present you my new hobby : crochet for my grand children. My crochet soft toys had so much success in the family that I decided to crochet as well for my etsy shop.
So happy for being rewarded and becoming Top Seller!!
You can find all my creations at yayaCousette
read moreI was invited to a baby shower last weekend, so I crocheted a baby gift to take. I might know next to nothing about the care and maintenance of babies, but I think I am pretty good at making baby things.
He is such a handsome dinosaur.
I had a bit of a false start with some 4-ply (fingering) wool, and I soon realised that the finished toy would be very, very small. I ripped out that attempt and restarted with 8-ply (DK) cotton. The pattern actually calls for 5-ply (sport), but 8-ply yarn worked perfectly.
I had a false ...
In recent months, I needed gifts for new babies, so I crocheted a couple of toys.
The first was for my Kiwi neighbours. Crocheting a kiwi crossed my mind, but I chose to make a sheep instead because I already had a pattern for a sheep. It is the ‘Simon the Sheep’ pattern by Kerry Lord, from her book Edward’s Menagerie, but his new family have called him Harry, not Simon. I made him with one skein of Dos Tierras from Malabrigo.
I added to the gift by buying a large square of double gauze fabric and hemming it ...
read moreEarlier this year, LoveCrafts asked me whether I would like to try some of their products. Of course I would!
My first thought was to make something for the new grandson, so after much delay and consultation with his mum, I chose an amigurumi donkey pattern by Kristi Tullus and yarns from the Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran range. I felt that realistic colours would help make him recognisable as a donkey, so I ordered black, white and slate grey.
Hubby says he is the best of the crocheted toys I have made.
The yarn arrived in the mail, beautifully presented ...
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