So, somehow I came up with the idea of trying one new free pattern each day of April. I have printed out so many cute patterns, saying, "oh, this is cute! I need to make this!" Well, I'm finally getting around to it! I started on April 1st with Frankie the Frog
This is a free pattern on Ravelry from The Stitchin' Mommy
You can check out the pattern here: Frankie the Frog
On April 2nd, I made a turtle with the free pattern from All From Jade. This worked up really fast! I used leftover yarn from Frankie plus some bright yellow yarn I got from Temu
April 3 - Fuzzy Bunny
I watched a YouTube video by Danika for this pattern
I used some fuzzy yarn (got it in a yarn gift, no label!), held together with a strand of sport weight white yarn, hoping to make my stitches more visible. It didn't work quite as well as I'd hoped, but I finished!
April 4 - Capybara
I used a pattern by Sweet Beans Crochet on Instagram (found here)
April 5 - Rubber Duck by Emily J. Miller (found here)
The pattern is on a crochet discussion board, with no pictures and limited info (there's no note about what size safety eyes, where to put them, where to sew on the beak, etc.)
I do like the way it turned out, and plan to make another with a few changes: one less row on the beak, a larger neck (doing less decreases before sewing it on), and smaller safety eyes (I used 12 mm with worsted weight... maybe go down to 10mm?)
April 6: Chubby Dino
I'm not used to working with plush yarn, and I had an issue keeping my tension consistent. There are some gaps in my stitches.
I love how this one turned out, and I want to make some more!
April 8
Quick, cute, and uses up little bits of yarn. What more can you ask for?
April 9:
I must admit that I made mistakes, and then took liberties with this pattern to cover my mistakes. I was working on it past my bedtime, and missed a row of increases in the head, so the muzzle didn't fit... so I had to improvise.
April 10:
Splooting Triceratops
Eek!
This is so cute! I have seen her Splooting Triceratops on her YouTube and Instagram channels, but I'm trying to stick to a buying ban, until I have some good craft shows and get my spreadsheet balance back in the black. Well, she posted a free YouTube tutorial, and I jumped right on and made it from her tutorial. I used worsted weight yarn rather than plush, and he is such an adorable little guy!
April 12 -
Mini Hippo From Amigurumi Today
Pattern found here
April 13 - Ice Cream Cutie
This is from a free YouTube tutorial
It folds up to look like an ice cream cone, but then opens up to a little doll. It worked up pretty fast. I think I'll eventually make some more!
April 14 - Dog in Beret
Okay, I found this pattern in my cat/dog notebook. Working from the pattern did not go well. In fact, I made a video called This pattern was driving me crazy.
The pattern just said "add eyes"... with no indication of which row and how many stitches between. The pictures were close up enough to count rows or stitches... and the pictures don't seem to match up to the actual dimensions of the finished dog when you follow the directions. The head ends up smaller, the beret is smaller, etc.
I tried going to the website listed on the pattern, and my security software said "don't go there..." ...so I didn't. So I don't have a pattern to share for this one
April 15 - Penguin
This one was from a YouTube tutorial
I think I need to cover up that one little bit of black that shows through above the eye on the right. April 16 - Ice Cream Cone
This sweet pattern checks off all the boxes for this challenge: quick, cute, free...
April 17 - Mini Easter Egg Bunny
Eek! This pattern is giving the Splooting Triceratops a run for the money as my favorite make from this challenge! It turned out so cute and used up some scrap yarn.
It's a free pattern download on Ravelry
April 17 (oops, I made two in one day)
Cute Crocodile Amigurumi
Pattern notes: the pattern shows him in a shirt, but there is no indication in the pattern of when to do color changes for the shirt. Also, you need to add one more row of increases to the tail to get to the 24 stitches indicated.
April 18
Pony by Ohana Craft
April 19
Sad Kitty by Yarn Society pattern here
April 20
Claude Chick
Free Pattern download on Ravelry
April 21
Crocodile
April 22 - Goose
April 23 - Loaf Cat
YouTube Tutorial by Annie Carroway Arts
April 24 - Mouse
Pattern by Sharon Ojala of Amigurumi To Go
April 25
Mystery Frog
I saw a post on Facebook with a screenshot of a Mystery MakeAlong by
KittenMallow on Tik Tok. I grabbed some green yarn from my craft card, added a strand of white baby yarn, and started out. I decided it looked froggy, so I made a few changes to the pattern to keep going with the frog idea.
Also April 25 - Cape for Winter Mouse
April 26 - Nantes the Carrot Top Monster
Mix and Match Monster by Chai Coffee Crochet
I introduced this cute in this video
where I explain the tweaks I made to the pattern,
as well as how I made the hair.
April 27 - Birthday Cake
Pattern from Furls Website
For the candle, I used half of a cake pop stick, with brushed-out red and yellow yarn for the flame (I used hot glue to attach). April 28 - Cow by Oombawka Designs
April 29
I made this guy with bulky yarn and a K hook, so he's signficantly larger than the pattern says he will turn out!
April 30
Peyton the Polar Bear by Sweet Softies
