The Long Lost Blogger Returns

Wow it has been a long time since I’ve posted! So sorry! My college classes were much more challenging then I had anticipated, and I have spent the last semester with my nose in a physics book. (sigh) But it’s over now!!!!! I have been itching to make some actual dolls to sell in my shop, as well as reposting some patterns for sale and getting some new free patterns posted. Thank you to everyone who has been checking my blog! It makes me happy to see the visit number go up =)

BUY ONE GET ONE FOR BLOG READERS!

To celebrate getting some new patterns posted, and the fact that I finished finals week, I wanted to post up a sale for blog readers. For as long as this post is on my blog, buy one pattern from my Etsy shop and get one free. Just let me know that you read my blog and the pattern that you want for free! I’ll send out the first five people that buy patterns a third pattern, as a special “no school for a month” celebration! =)

ELEVEN NEW PATTERNS AVALIBLE IN ETSY SHOP!!!

Finals are almost Over!!!!

I’ve been M.I.A. for a while but I’m almost there! I have one more final this week and then I have a nice long break from school. I’m going to be adding some new patterns to my Etsy shop soon, and I have a couple ideas in my head for free patterns for the blog. Now that I have the time, I’m going to try to get some fun stuff done!

New Pattern for Sale in Etsy Shop!

I wanted to have more easy easy beginner patterns in my shop, for those just learning to crochet. Here is one of them! Hope you like it!

New Amigurumi Pattern now for sale in Etsy Shop! Mr. Yucky!!!

When I was a child my mom would but stickers from the poison control center on all the cleaners that would be considered dangerous. The stickers had a lime green face making a sick expression on them, with a thick black circle around it with the number to the poison control center on it. Funny what you remember from being a child. I always liked the stickers for some reason so I made an amigurumi Mr. Yucky.  The pattern is now for sale in my Etsy shop if you would like to make an amigurumi for yourself.  It's only $2.50!

Hedgehog Amigurumi Pattern

Hedgehog

Difficulty: Easy

Materials:

Any 4ply yarn for body color

Eyelash yarn or second color of 4ply yarn for back spikes

Hook size 3.00mm

black safety eyes

black safety nose

Poly-fill

Abbreviations used in this pattern:

ch chain

sc single crochet

st stitch

sts stitchs

dec decrease a stitch (*insert hook into next st, yarn over, draw up a loop* twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.)

*repeat directions inside * as many times as indicated

R round

Rs rounds

This pattern is worked in continuous rounds. Do not join rounds; use a stitch marker to mark the end of your rounds.

Head/Body:

With body color create a slip ring, join with a sc, and then sc 6 additional sts (6 sc) (Do not tighten ring until you add the nose on round 3)

Rs 1-2 sc in each sc around

R3 inc in each sc around

Place nose in the hole created by the slip ring and pull it tight to close.

R4 sc in each sc around

R5 *inc in next sc, sc in next sc* around

R6 sc in each sc around
R7 *inc in next sc, sc in next 2 sts* around

Now is a good time to place the safety eyes.

Rs 8-17 sc in each sc around

R18 *dec, sc in next 2 sts* around

Stuff the hedgehog as you close up the body.

Rs 19-29 *1 dec, 1 sc in next sc* around

Continue to dec to close, leaving a long strand of yarn to secure the hole and finish off.

Legs: (make 4)

With body color create a slip ring and sc to join the ring, then sc in ring 6 additional times

Rs 1-2 sc in each sc around

Leave a long strand of yarn to sew the legs to body. With a small bit of poly-fill stuff the legs, then sew onto body.

Spikes:

Cut yarn into 1 inch lengths. Next, attach one 1 inch length into each sc of the back of the hedgehog the same way you would attach fringe to a blanket or scarf. Continue until you have covered the desired area.