It's actually been a few years now that I wanted to make a peg and socket building toy. It seems most stacking toys are the donut rings on poles or cones. I wanted something different. Recently my youngest, currently 8 years old, was speculating if we would get enough snow this year in Tokyo to… Continue reading Wanna Build A Snowman?
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Geoffrey Geoduck
Pronounced like "gooey duck", geoducks are quite unusual things. Although I've never tried eating one, apparently they are delicious. I do know their impressive size, being far too large to fit in their own shells, is comical. As well as their obvious suggestive similarity to something a little more NSFW. My sons discovered them when… Continue reading Geoffrey Geoduck
Gunther
Gunther is #07 of the 2024 Happy Scrappy Cat Project. He is going to be hosted as a free crochet along in the Hateruma Handmade Community Facebook group. Starting on April 5th, 2024 and continuing until a date to be determined, Gunther's pattern will be available to view and use FREE right here on this… Continue reading Gunther
Small Balloon Bunny
Balloon animals! What fun! But it's not so fun when balloons pop. A great solution to that is crocheting your own balloon toy. Sure, balloon dogs are the standard, but other animals can be fun too. Why not a rabbit? As much as I love my original balloon bunny, it is kind of big. And… Continue reading Small Balloon Bunny
Ferdinand
Ferdinand is #06 of the 2024 Happy Scrappy Cat Project. He is going to be hosted as a free crochet along in the Hateruma Handmade Community Facebook group. Starting on March 15th, 2024 and continuing until a date to be determined, Ferdinand's pattern will be available to view and use FREE right here on this… Continue reading Ferdinand
Emi
Emi is #05 of the 2024 Happy Scrappy Cat Project. She is going to be hosted as a free crochet along in the Hateruma Handmade Community Facebook group. Starting on March 1st, 2024 and continuing until a date to be determined, Emi's pattern will be available to view and use FREE right here on this… Continue reading Emi
Dennis
Dennis is #04 of the 2024 Happy Scrappy Cat Project. He is going to be hosted as a free crochet along in the Hateruma Handmade Community Facebook group. Starting on February 16th, 2024 and continuing until a date to be determined, Dennis's pattern will be available to view and use FREE right here on this… Continue reading Dennis
Celia
Celia is #03 of the 2024 Happy Scrappy Cat Project. She is going to be hosted as a free crochet along in the Hateruma Handmade Community Facebook group. Starting on February 2nd, 2024 and continuing until a date to be determined, Celia's pattern will be available to view and use FREE right here on this… Continue reading Celia
Benedict
Benedict is #02 of the 2024 Happy Scrappy Cat Project. He is going to be hosted as a free crochet along in the Hateruma Handmade Community Facebook group. Benedict is scheduled to be free on January 19th, 2024. Benedict's pattern will be available to view and use right here on this page, but during the… Continue reading Benedict
Tavish Highland Cow
Tavish came to be because I was just so pleased with how William Goat turned out, I wanted to make a collection of friends. And who doesn't absolutely love highland cows? To make Tavish, I used #4 acrylic yarn and a 3.0 mm hook. He has 12 mm safety eyes and an embroidered mouth. I… Continue reading Tavish Highland Cow