At the Presidential Inauguration in January 2021, Bernie Sanders attended in his now very famous knitted or crocheted mittens. Memes and toys popped up everywhere. I had several requests for them and ended making seven I think! He’s and his legs and arms are posable. Too much fun!! I did not end up keeping one for myself though.
This little seahorse was one of the first amigurumis I made. It is small and works up very quickly. This particular one is still available, but could easily be made baby-proof with crocheted eyes instead of plastic safety eyes. This would be cute made in any color combination.
Early last year when I first started crocheting again and had posted a few pictures of amigurumi, two different friends of mine sent me a picture of this little baby dragon. I found the pattern here. It was designed to be made with sewing thread!! It is incredibly tiny! I sat on the pattern for several months because I just wasn’t sure I could do it using thread as suggested.
Picture from the pattern itself
Eventually, I decided to give it a shot using a little bit smaller crochet yarn. The first on was done using Caron Simply Soft yarn. It turned out around 4″ or so tall. He went to live in Arkansas with my friend, Sarah, who was one of the two to send me the link to begin with.
Fast forward several months, I had finished all my works-in-progress and decided to try it again using a much smaller yarn, but definitely still yarn. It was fingering/sock weight yarn called Summer Nights yarn in Tropical Fruit colorway. This one ended up being a little over 2″ I think. My daughter, Korinna, thought it turned out pretty cute and promptly adopted him.
After a friend asked if I could make a grey wolf for a family member who likes wolves, I found a pattern and got one ready. He stands about a foot tall.
A friend of mine on Facebook, tagged me in a post showing a pair of crocheted fingerless Dragon Gloves. From that tagged post, another friend of mine from Arkansas, Mary, messaged me and asked if I could make her a pair of them in the colors of the Army. Her daughter is a student at West Point.
I was happy to oblige and got to learn a new stitch in the process! Here is the finished product.
Who doesn’t need a Puffer Fish?? This was another one included in the Crocheted Sea Creatures book I got from my daughter, Korinna, for Christmas last year. I used acrylic yarn from my stash, so he’s completely washable and dryable.
My niece, Jenny, asked me to make a throw for her living room to tie in the colors of the room with a new rug she had. She found the pattern for the Shades of Cool Throw on Ravelry. She sent a picture of her couch and the rug she wanted brought together.
Desired Colors
These are the actual colors and a close up of the throw. I made it a bit longer than a standard throw because her husband and son are both over six feet tall 🙂
Actual Colors and Pattern
I am not sure how I managed it, but did get this throw shipped off to Wisconsin without getting pictures of the full throw after it was finished.
My daughter sent me a picture of this elephant and how cute she thought it was. So then next time I was looking for a new project, I got this pattern on Etsy and made it for her. It lives on her desk now 🙂
The baby alien craze was all over the crochet world and I decided to give one a shot. I found this pattern on Etsy – Baby Alien Crochet Pattern Amigurumi Baby Alien Pattern | Etsy The pattern called for safety eyes, but I didn’t have any large enough, so I just crocheted his eyes instead.
