dinosaurs

A is for Abacus.

Abacus is a bonus quilt made from leftover triangles while making the RSC blocks this year. I made a total of 30 Sister's Choice blocks, resulting in 60 bonus blocks. In the pictures below you can see how the herd grew.

In the beginning

Red ones

Purple Ones

It grows!

Almost there

Finished Flimsy

Baste, shall we?

Finished!!!

Since the leftovers triangles had bias edges the blocks are wonky which is just perfect for a baby quilt :-) Abacus finished at 39" by 41" and I am very happy with it. Here are a few close ...

added by Preeti 3 years, 2 months ago. under abacus , baby quilt , baby's breath , blog hop , bonus quilt , dinosaurs , easy quilt , gender-neutral quilt , green and white quilt , island batik , masala box , rainbow quilt , rsc 2021 , simple quilt , walking foot quilting

I 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.

Amigurumi dinosaur made using Yanina Schenkel's pattern

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 ...

added by Granny Maud's Girl 3 years, 8 months ago. under amigurumi , baby stuff , crochet , dinosaurs , knitting & crochet , small hand-made gifts , toys (Comments)

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