Aren't balloon animals so much fun? My sons love them but have real issues with them inevitably popping so a pop-proof alternative was needed. We also love puzzles and interactive toys. A crochet balloon animal fits all of those requirements! I decided to provide it free for you to view online! You can also purchase… Continue reading Balloon Dog
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McQueen and Mater costumes
Halloween of 2017 my then 5 year old wanted to be Lightning McQueen from Disney Cars. He had always been Cars obsessed so I wasn't surprised at this request. I couldn't find a costume anywhere so I figured I had to make one. To top it off, he decided his best buddy little brother had… Continue reading McQueen and Mater costumes
Dear David
This past Christmas I designed patterns to honor my parents. For my mom, I designed the Linda Angel. For my dad, it just had to be a deer.All of my life the men in the family would go Whitetail deer hunting. Never trophy hunting. As a family on the poorer side of the spectrum we… Continue reading Dear David
Redford Fox – by Toni Heyl
I have been wanting to make a fox amigurumi to add to my sons' personal collection for some time now. None of the existing patterns I was finding appealed to me and I wasn't in the mood to design my own. But then an opportunity to test a new pattern came along, and it was… Continue reading Redford Fox – by Toni Heyl
Linda Angel
This pattern is dedicated to my mom, Linda. She has always been my best friend and my angel. My 7 year old son decided on what the hair style would be which is actually prefect because it is the same style she has had most of her life. I went with a country blue because… Continue reading Linda Angel
Love Cactus Garden
Love can be prickly can't it? But there is nothing prickly about this lovely little cactus garden.I'm sure you've seen other versions of this where they wrap a long tube around to for an E shape. That never looked quite right to me. I also didn't like how most of those other patterns used a… Continue reading Love Cactus Garden
No-Sew Turtle
Lately, I have really been on a no-sew crochet pattern kick. I also don't particularly like how my closing of a decreasing round looks, so if I can figure out how to work mostly with increases and close by single crocheting the halves together, I consider it a major win.This pattern uses a standard African… Continue reading No-Sew Turtle
Bronto the Dinosaur – by Knot Too Shabby
Recently I have been searching for no-sew crochet patterns to speed up my production to beef up my inventory for craft events. I stumbled across this darling little dinosaur and had to try it out. __________________________________________________________________________________________Can I just say I love this pattern? It is so well written and is very easy to follow with… Continue reading Bronto the Dinosaur – by Knot Too Shabby
Flip Eggs
In our house, we like toys that actually do something, or at least require a bit more interaction than just looking cute. Flip toys fit that bill. I also wanted a super easy, super fast, attention grabbing impulse/add-on item for my craft sale events. Again, this fits the bill. I am sure this has been… Continue reading Flip Eggs
Crocodile – by Lysenko Crochet
When I'm looking for patterns by other designers I love when I stumble across something unique. Anyone can put together a bunch of circles and tubes, but sculpting with increases and decreases takes some finesse.I'd like to start off by saying I absolutely love my results. This is a cute design and the stitch counts… Continue reading Crocodile – by Lysenko Crochet