These stripey little amigurumi cats were so easy to make and fun to do.
My grandson kindly 'donated' the plastic middle from a Kinder Surprise egg he got at Easter and was thrilled with the result.
You can fill the plastic centre with rice, beads etc. if you want it to rattle (but make sure it is safe before giving to a young child!).
They are very small so the work was quite fiddly but well worth persevering as they are really cute and only took me about an hour to make.
Ideal way to use up small amounts of yarn, you need something around 4ply or thinner and I used a 2.00 hook which was slightly larger than that suggested as I didn't have a 1.75mm one but it all came out ok.
I did change the tail slightly as I was finding such a small circle of 8 stitches very hard to hold for a long length of time and crocheting so instead I crocheted it across ways 10 stitches in stripes back and forth and then rolled the tail lengthwise and sewed it together.
I'm buzzzzzzzing with excitement at having made my own little bee!
I searched all over for something that looked like what I wanted but couldn't find anything so decided to have a go.
I find it quite easy to make things, but writing down what I did into an understandable pattern always proves quite tricky but hopefully I've done it - let me know if you find any mistakes though. :)
I made two of these little baby comforters (one to wash and one to use) for a friends granddaughter.
The patterns were really easy to do and they were made in a couple of evenings.
I used Boyes double knitting yarn, a 100g ball of each in white and pink
was more than enough to make the two comforters and the hat and there
was still yarn to spare to make something else.
The granny square basic comforter was really easy, the rabbit head might be a little more difficult for an in-experienced crocheter but the instructions are very clear and easy to follow so I would say have a go, you can always adapt as your work to get a good finished product. :)
I embroidered closed eyes to make it a sleepy rabbit as it was easier, I'm not great with features! I'm happy with it and think it looks quite cute.
Came across this pattern last week and just had to make one of these cute little dust bunnies.
Made using up some oddments of furry yarn I had in my stash, it took only half an hour or so to make. I stuffed this one to make it a soft toy but you could also put a chocolate eggs inside rather than stuff it.
Worked in the round so the only sewing was to attach the legs and antenna, I just left a long thread at the top of each leg and threaded it through the body and sewed off.
I used plastic googly eyes and glued them in position, the sort you get in children's crafts but if it was for a child you could sew on the features to make it safer.
He was thrilled with it and I don't think he was just saying that - it now has pride of place in his office :)
If you've never tried the loopy crochet stitch that gives a lovely shaggy effect then now is the time to try. Go on, have a go!
I made this quick and simple dust mitt using the loop stitch and it is useful for many projects including toy sheep, hats, scarves etc. the possibilities are endless.
If you don't know how do the loop stitch see my video tutorial here:
Pattern for the dust mitt:
I used double knit and it used around 40g
4mm crochet hook
I use English crochet terms.
Begin by making 52 chain
1st row: double crochet in 2nd chain from hook then one double crochet in each chain to end. (50 sts)
2nd row 2 ch (counts as first dc) one double crochet in next 14 stitches . One loop stitch in each of next 20 stitches. One double crochet in each of next 15 stitches (50 sts)
Repeat rows 1 and 2, 20 times or until the mitt is the correct length for your hand measured from the first chain row. It doesn't have to be exact, same with the width - if you have larger hands simple increase the number of stitches each side.
Once you are happy with the length work the next row as decrease:
2 chain (counts as first stitch); 1 double crochet; **double crochet next two stitches together; one double crochet in next two stitches;** repeat from ** to ** to end.
Next row: Double crochet two stitches together, repeat to end.
Fasten off.
You should now have a piece that looks like this with a centre loopy section and plain each side.
The wrong side will look like this:
Now join the two shortest sides together by folding in half and either crocheting or stitching the seam.
Next flatten it out so the loopy section is central with the plain sections at the back and the seam in the centre.
You are going to turn it inside out now and sew the top together. The decreased end will be the cuff.
Once finished, turn it back with the loopy side out and you are ready to get dusting!
Happy crocheting!
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