My Online Catalog

Items are listed by category,  in big bold letters.

Prices will follow the picture. If you would like to place an order, you can send me a message at my Facebook page or send me an email: PenguinPlaceCrafts at gmail. I will figure out the shipping cost and send you an invoice. An X in the right column of the price list means that I have an Etsy listing up for that item, if you would like to see more extensive pictures. Exp means there is an Etsy listing, but it is expired.


Afghans

Item	Description	Measurements	Price	Etsy
Afghan	Blue/Purple Fish	40"L 50"W	60	x
Afghan	Mermaid Tail Lapghan, variegated		48
Afghan	Mermaid Tail - Blue, Purple, Green		50	x
Afghan	Mermaid Tail - Green/Cream		50	X

List goes clockwise from upper left

Item	Description	Measurements	Price	Etsy
Baby Blanket	Taco Blanket small SOLD		40	x
Baby Blanket	Cupcake, Lavender Frosting		40	x
Baby Blanket	Cupcake, Mint Frosting		40	X
Afghan	Strawberry Squish	45x33	35	x
Baby Blanket	Taco Blanket 38"		50	x
Baby Blanket	Pop Tarts Sprinkle		40	x

Item	Description	Measurements	Price	Etsy
Afghan	Princess Dress Blanket		35
Afghan	Woodland Owl Hooded Blanket		65	x
Afghan	Dinosaur Hooded Blanket Pink	65" x 50"	50	x

Wearable Wizard Blanket with black wizard hat $65

Item	Description	Measurements	Price	Etsy
Baby Blanket	Blue Hooded baby blanket		35	x
Afghan	Child's cuddler	36" x 24"	30	x
Baby Blanket Set	Yellow Blanket		30	x
Baby Blanket Set	Sherbet Ripples (with bunny)		45	x
Baby Blanket	Dinosaur Cocoon		25	x
Baby Blanket	Monster Blanket		75	x

36 x 36 Blue & white striped baby blanket with matching 12" sleepy bear $40

29" x 31" lap blanket (has 20% wool content)

Bags

Earth Tones		12
Granny Square Purse		3
Ice Cream Cone Purse		6
Cute Little Owl purse		5

Red & Blue Market Bag		12
Peach Market Bag		20
Mini Christmas Stocking Red/Green		4
Fox Purse		12	x

Orange Christmas Stocking		8
Sleepy Owl Drawstring Purse		6
Pumpkin Face		15	Exp
Walker Bag		15

Baskets

Pig Tissue Cover		7	x
Owl Mini		3
Tissue Pouch, Owl		5	X
Felted Purple Basket		8	x

Owl Tissue Cover Pink /Tan		7	x
Taupe set of two		12	x
Owl Tissue Cover Pink/Green		7	x

Owl, Orange Trim		10	x
Frog		4
Owl - Tweedy		10	X

Bibs & Baby Stuff

Pumpkin Bib, Knit Acrylic Bib $6

Bow Tie Bib, Knit Acrylic $6

Penguin Bib - $6

Multi-Color Bib, Cotton $5

Turtle Set	Newborn	12	x
Monster Pants Minion Knit	Toddler	40	x
Baby Shark Shorts		12	x
Monster Pants Green Gray	Infant	15
Monkey Shorts	Newborn	12	x
Monkey Shorts half smile	Newborn	12
Cowboy Boots	3-6 month	8
Espadrille Slippers	3-6 month	5
Shark Slippers	9 month	15

Toddler Mandala Vest $25 - Red & Yellow

Toddler Mandala Vest - Peach & Blue - $25

Big Head Baby Dolls

Snowman, shades of blue hat		20	Exp
Elf - Jingle		25	Exp
Little Boy Blue (baseball cap/shark hat)		25	X

Dino-Boy		10	Exp
Dapper Dan		8	Exp
Superhero - Gray & Teal		20	x
Dancing Girl Pirouette Gingerbread Man		16 15	x x

Heidi		15
Irish Dancer		10
Joe Green		8
Kerami		6

Green Dress Girl		10
Nelly Belle		15
Pink Ninja		12	X
Pinkie		10

Pokey		10
Punky		10
Snowman with blue scarf		10	X
Troll / Green Tunic		10	Exp
Star Trek		6

Avi		6
Grammie with Cake		10	Exp
Hunter		8
Paul		8	Exp
Little Green Sprout		8	Exp

Luna (polar bear PJs)		8	Exp
PJ		8
Sister Mary Sunshine SOLD		10	Exp
Skateboard Dude		6	Exp

Bears

Bear, Parker the Polar Bear		25	x
Bear, Sleepy		8
Bear, Paddy		10	Exp

Bunnies

Bunny - Funny Bunny		15	x
Bunny in Blue Dress		10
Bunny - Baby Clouds Ears		10

Cats and Dogs

Dog - Patch Yellow		6
Dog - Lemon		8
Dog - Chubs		20
Dog - Patchwork Pup Bold Colors		6
Plush Puppy Red & White		16
Plush Puppy All Red     SOLD		16
Cat  Gray & Purple		4
Cat - Sleepy Kitty		10
Cat - Green Pumpkin		10	X

Kitty with Purple Skirt $8

Critters, Misc. 

Green & Purple three-eyed spider $18

Mr. Moose $50

Llama with colorful blanket $15

Gecko - 10" long - $11

Dinosaurs (RAWR!) 

Dragon - Blue & Yellow		20
Dinosaur, Pterry SOLD		18	x
Dan the Dino Cuddler		12	x
Dinosaur Rag Doll, Pink		8
Chubby Green Dino SOLD		15	x
Sleepy Stegosaurus taupe		15	x
Brachiosaurus in Egg SOLD		16	x
Sleepy Stegosaurus big blue		15	x

Pink Triceratops in Egg - $10 (discounted $2 because egg has a different color top)
Camo Stegosaurus in Egg - $12

Doll Clothes (18" dolls)

Blue Hooded cape		15	x
Sweater/Earth Tones		7
Blue Hat/Scarf		8

Shawl white		5
Shawl pastels		7
Tiger Hat/Poncho		11	Exp

Christmas Sampler Blanket		16
Sampler Blanket		16	Exp

Cupcake Scarf		8
Hat - Blue Bobble		5
Hat - Blue/Brown Sampler		5
Hat - Frog		5
Hat - Gingerbread Man		5
Hat - Gnome Candy Corn		5
Hat - Gnome Pastel		5
Hat - Gnome Red/Gray		5

Hat - Gold Gathered		5
Hat - Green Pig		5
Hat - Green Pom Pom		5
Hat - Orange Turban		5
Hat - Pink/Purple Pinwheel		5
Hat - Pinwheel Pink/Yellow/Purple		5
Hat - Pumpkin		5
Hat - Rainbow Dunce Cap		5
Hat - Sampler Earth Tones		5
Hat - White Shell		5

Farm Animals

Cow - Candy Cow		18	Exp
Vincent Van Goat		30	x
Pig, Green		6	x
Pony, Rainbow mane, blue sparkle		9	x

Finger Puppets

Shown: Octopus, Peeps Bunnies, Snake, Piggy
Can do any of these in other colors.

Giraffes

Clockwise from upper left...

GiGi The Gigantic		30	x
Giraffe, Levi		25	x
Giraffe, Chubs		18	x
Giraffe, Terry		20	x
Giraffe, mini with stripes		22	x
Giraffe, Mini Artiste		22	x
Giraffe, mini camo		22	x
Giraffe, mini with spots		22	x
Giraffe, Sean with Camera		30	x
Giraffe, Jamie		12

Precious the Giraffe - $12

Gloves & Mittens

Black/Orange/Yellow Texting		12	x
Children's Camo Ribbed Mittens		8
Da Bears		8	x
Dragon Scale Pink		20	x
Toddler - "John Deere" on String		10	x

Gnomes

Gnome - Black		6
Gnome - Colorful Curly Hat		6
Gnome - Colorful Cone Hat		6
Gnome - Gray Ghost		6

Hair / Headbands

Bun Cover Navy Blue		4
Bun Cover Purple & White		4
Red/Button	Adult	8
Green Twist	Adult	8	x
Maroon Boucle	Adult	12	x
Bulky Pink Headband	Adult	12
Pink Boucle	Adult	12
Purple Boucle	Adult	12
Brown Crown	Adjustable	8

Hats

Unicorn	3-6 month	12
Snow Queen	6-9 month	15
Fish Hat - Knit	Teen/Adult	25	x

Angry Cat 6 - 9 month, $15

Penguin Hat Crochet	Teen/Adult	12
Purple Minion	Teen/Adult	12
Blue Bird	18-24 month	11
Sleepy Owl	Adult	15

Convertible Hat/Cowl	Teen/Adult	14
Messy Bun Beanie - Blue/Gray	Teen/Adult	18	exp
Minnie Mouse	Teen/Adult	15
Reflective Beanie	Teen/Adult	15

Blue Lace Beanie	Adult	$15
Oscar The Grouch	Adult	20
Cotton Sun Hat - Pink	Toddler	10
Cotton Sun Hat - Yellow	Toddler	10
Pumpkin Hat	Child	12

Cotton Sun Hat - Blue (Child size) $12 (not pictured yet)

Hedgehogs

Listing is clockwise from upper left

Description	Measurements	Price	Etsy
Stocking		10
Abe (Copper hair)		12	x
Shaggy (brown fur) SOLD		9	x
Plum		6
Reg the Red		8
Patrick		10	x
Limey		5
Sam		6

Description Measurements Price Etsy Drummond 15

Overalls Hedgehog (15" tall)                                                                 25    x

Hoods

Baby Clouds Cowl		20
Ogre		20
Minnie Mouse		20
Unicorn Hooded Pocket Scarf		40	x

Kitchen 

Cup Cozies

Cup Cozy, Shark		6
Red Bird Bottle Sling		4
Mug Cozy, pastels		4
Chai mug cozy - blue letters		4
Chai Mug Cozy - Yellow/Gray		4
Octopus Cup cozy		5
Frankenstein Cup Cozy		5
Ghost Cup Cozy		5
Pumpkin Face Cup Cozy		5

Dishcloths

Dishcloth, teal small sunburst	top left	6
Dishcloth, yellow round	top middle	5
Dishcloth, ecru fleck	top right	4
Dishcloth, red knit		4
Dishcloth, green round		5
Dishcloth, yellow/green		4

Dishcloth, Large Round Pink		4
Dishcloth, Pink Bobble		7
Dishcloth, Fancy Edge Yellow		7
Dishcloth, Small round pink		4

Newly added... "Patriotic Posies" dishcloth. $8

Doily, Blue Acrylic		8
Doily, large purple		18	x
Doily, set of 4 colorful		12	x

Blue Bobble Dishcloth $7

Kitchen Misc.

Starburst Trivet		5
Happy Red Scrub Mitt	9" L 6" w	5
Coaster, Owl (blue face)		12	x

Essential Oil Cotton Ball Diffusers
$3 or 2/$5

Wool Dryer Balls $4 each

  Kitchen / Potholders / Trivets

Rear-view chicken potholders - $7 each

Vintage Dress Potholders - $10 each

Specialty Potholders / Dishcloths
Angel $7, Cat $6, Pizza $6, Owl $6, Turtle $5

"Sitting Chicken Potholders" - $7 each




Loveys

Sleepy Bear		18
Woodlands Bunny, purple/gray		25	x

Minion Lovey Knit	13"	14
Raccoon Lovey		15

Bunny Cuddler		30	x
Penguin Lovey		18	x

Mechanical

Plane, Green & Blue SOLD		10	x
Plane, Purple & Pink		10	x
Robot		12

Mermaids

Pumpkin (orange tail)		8	x
Natalie (blue/purple tail)		8	x
Curly Sue		15
Fifi		8	x

Misc.

Sleepy Bear

18

Woodlands Bunny, purple/gray

25

x

Minion Lovey Knit

13"

14

Raccoon Lovey

15

Bunny Cuddler

30

x

Penguin Lovey

18

x

Plane, Green & Blue SOLD

10

x

Plane, Purple & Pink

10

x

Robot

12

Pumpkin (orange tail)

8

x

Natalie (blue/purple tail)

8

x

Curly Sue 

15

Fifi 

8

x

Soap on a rope bag - $3 or 2/$5 Custom colors available

Coasters $3 or 2/$5

Plain coffee cup cozies, for when that coffee-to-go is too hot to hold.
Or...Ice Cream Cozies... for when you're eating straight from the pint of ice cream!
$3 or 2/$5

Essential Oil diffuser balls with hanging loop - $3 or 2/$5

Reusable Water Balloons, $10 for a set of four
More color options available 

Cotton Egg Apron $20

3-Piece Tool Kit		8	x
Baby Tool Belt		12

Wooden Buttons $1.50 each for XL, $1 each for smaller ones

Monsters

Vi (Pink and Purple) SOLD		4
Peachy Green	6"T, 5"W	4
Bottom of the Bin Alien	6" T x 4.5w	4
Carrottop Picklemonster		4
Little Pinkie		4
Tri-Leg Guy (SOLD)		4

Rosey		5
Pink/Purple Rosie		5
Messy Mama (Purple)	7" x 7"	5
Tri-Eye		5
Mr Slug	8"	5
Octo-Messy		5
Yellow Alien		5
Miss Lavender		5
Bananabelle		$5

Twirly Red		8
Dangley Langley		6
Tu-Tu Silly		10
Manuel de Monster	14" l 24"w	8	x

Big Pink Alien		20
Mike Wazowski		20
Octo-Minion		20

This mischievous little guy jumped out of the box before photo time, and was hiding under the bed!
His name is "Wing It" and he's $5 

Quark the Martian - 12" tall $18

Ocean Creatures

Ocean	Octopus, Syd Short-Changed Squid		6
Ocean	Octopus, Sissy Squid (6 arms)		9.42	x
Ocean	Ollie the Almost Octopus		9	x
Ocean	Octopus, Red & Black	15" - 22"	12
Ocean	Turtle, Bob The Sea Turtle		18	Exp
Ocean	Turtle Puzzle Ball		25
Ocean	Scrappy Whale		18
Ocean	Shark Bag SOLD		18	x
Ocean	Jellyfish shades of pink		12	Exp
Ocean	Jellyfish Little Pink		5

Owls

Quinn		25	X
Blue Tweed / Bumpy Belly		9	x
Big Eye Owl Pillow		18

Soft Blue		6	X
Gray / Pink		8
Yellow / Blue		5
Tall Blue		6

Baby Owl in Egg		12.5	x
Cruella		7
Blue & Hot Pink		5	x
Brown/Gold		7

Baby Owl in Egg $12.50

Sleepy Striped Owl	6"T, 4.5W	5	X
Owl, Green & Pink		8
Baby Ragdoll		11	x
Owl, Crocodile Stitch	6.5"T 4"W	6

Black/Green/White		4
Brown & Burgundy		4
Yellow/Brown		4

Tweedy Brown Owl		6
Baby Owl, sleepy eyes		5	x
Little Brownie		4
Dark Green		4

Blue Plush Owl, 6" tall $12

Kooky Owl, Rainbow Owl $8 each

Penguins

$8 each, custom colors available on request. 

Play Food

Large Pumpkins (back row) $5, Medium ($4), Small (front row) $3

Cupcake, Pink Frosting		5	x
Big Orange Pumpkin		8
Plaid Pumpkin		16	Exp
Pink Doughnut		4
Pop Tart Wild Berry		$4	x
Pop Tart Orange Crush		$4	x
Egg Scrubbie		$3	x

Pumpkin Pie Slice Tissue Holder $5

Butter Lambs - $8, $5, $4

Donuts - $5 each, 2/$9, 3/$12

Play Sets

Forest Playset		50

Pokemon

Basket $12, Go-Balls $3 or 2/$5

Rugs

Stegosaurus Rug - 45" x 20" - $25

Sitting Chicken Rug - 21" across - $25

Chicken Butt Rag Rug - 19" across, $25

Rainbow "Rag Rug" 49" x 23", $40

Owl Rug $35

44" wide Circle Rag Rug (may contain wool, gentle wash/air dry) $40

Snakes

Blue & Orange Mini Snake		3
Crazy Color Snake		4
Pink & Brown Striped Snake		5
Snake, Green, Yellow, blue		6
Snake, Black with color stripes		6

Turtles

Large Turtles - $7 each

Medium Turtles - $5.50 each

Small Turtles - $4 each 

Unicorns

Forabelle the Unicorn		30	x
Unicorn Ragdoll		18	X
Rosie the Unicorn		15	x

Goodbye, May... Hello, June

I had high hopes for May...

I ran a giveaway on my Facebook page. 346 people viewed it, 10 entered.😟

I barely got any work done on projects I had hoped to finish.

I entered a crochet-along contest with over a dozen prizes over the course of the month... and didn't win. 😟

I had a customer place a custom order. She seemed so nice, and was so insistent that she had no problem paying my suggested price that I started work, then sent the invoice. She said she couldn't find it, had me re-send it. I finished the order, showed her a picture. She said she loved it, and said she would check her e-mail and pay the invoice ASAP. That was two weeks ago... she stopped answering my messages. Why do people do things like that? I know I shouldn't take it personally, but it really got to me.

Even though I ended up with three sales in May (two Etsy, one local), I'm sort of burnt out with my business.

June is my birthday month... and my anniversary month (32 years!), so I'm not setting any goals for the month. No crochet-alongs. No contests or giveaways. No quotas. No striving to set new sales records. No planning on finishing anything. Just do stuff that I enjoy doing, and if it sells, it sells.

Maybe I'll buy myself some pretty new yarn, too!

As I finish up my fun projects in June, I'll post pictures here... and hopefully by the end of the month, I'll be out of this low spot I've been in with my crafting endeavors.

Project #1 - A Piggy Tissue Box Cover

Project #2 - Hansel the Hedgehog
Sold already, heads to California tomorrow!

Project #3 - an owl tissue box cover

I made some more egg scrubbies to finish up an order... then back to my random projects. I found some fun fur / tassel yarn in a box of yarn and thought it looked like the perfect yarn for a hedgehog!

There was enough yarn to make a Mama and Baby hedgehog! They're in my shop already! I'm also working on a baby blanket with some bulky yarn, and it's looking so pretty! 

I figure I'll have it finished in about three days! I started with 20 small skeins of yarn and I'm down to 8!

Finished! And made a matching bunny!
In my Etsy Shop!

Used some "Unforgettable" Yarn to make a cute little cowl
And it's in my shop too!

6/12 update... I've gotten a few sales this month, and have a few custom orders to work on... and yesterday I went yarn shopping. It was probably my biggest yarn shopping trip to about two years. I took advantage of Hobby Lobby clearance (75% off), 30% off regular prices, and over $60 in gift cards.

As a result, I brought home 39 skeins of yarn with a value of over $225 for about $5. 

Finished another baby blanket / bunny set. 

I found this adorable pattern, and have added it to my "must make" list... I envision matching it up with a ripple baby blanket in the three colors of the puppy. 

Quick but cute project... matching baskets! 

Custom mermaid, try #1. Rainbow tail not quite rainbow enough! 

Playing with new metallic eyelash yarn from my Hobby Lobby clearance purchase! 

Custom mermaid order - much better! 

Oops, did I say no CAL this month?
Well, this dishcloth CAL is quick work. Here's a starburst bobble dishcloth in shades of pink. 

Custom order Monkey Hat... done!

Cuddly bear done, now on to matching baby blanket with same yarn!

June 21...a friend asks me if I would like to do a craft show with her next month... an outdoor craft show (she has a 10x10 tent) at a BIG street festival. Over 5,500 people visited last year. Yikes! All of a sudden, my "no quotas, no planning on finishing" theme went out the window. I'm trying to get a bunch of little stuff made up, to make sure I can at least make back my fee (which is more than double what I usually pay for a show).

I figure if I make an egg scrubbie, a reusable water balloon, and some other small item, like the octopus finger puppet shown, I'll have enough for a great day of sales!

Time for a fun project, a rainbow rug!

Finished the matching blanket for the cuddle bear! 

The next installment in the dishcloth crochet-along was one calling "Picking Posies" by Sweet Potato Crochet Creations. I chose to go with patriotic colors for the 4th of July! 

The month ended with record high temperatures, so I spent June 30th in my recliner in front of a fan, getting lots done!

Now I'll work on small filler items for the 7/28 Street Fair!

Stegosaurus "Rag Rug"

First came a rectangle "rag rug" made from a Free Pattern from Stiches n Scraps

I liked the way it worked up so quickly, and used up scrap yarn... so I adjusted a pattern for a chicken potholder and tried making chicken rugs: 

Then I saw a pattern for a stegosaurus amigurumi that was based on a half-circle, and the wheels started turning... 

And this was the result: 

I tried to write down my directions as I went along, so I could make another one... so here goes! 

I used 5 strands of yarn held together and a size 12 mm hook. I used about 18 ounces of yarn.

My approximate gauge was 5 stitches & 3 rows = 4", but gauge really isn't important. I even mixed up yarns... bulky, worsted, rug yarn... I really cleaned up some scrap yarn bins!

When I ran out of one ball of yarn, I tied on another... trying to replace a dark yarn with another dark yarn, a light green with another light green...

I sort of wish I'd done a row of SC in my ending colors across the bottom, so the legs would be the same color as that row... I also thought of making the spikes varying sizes... but those were afterthoughts, for the next dino rug! 

Row 1: 6 DC in magic ring. Pull ring closed, but do not join. You work back and forth in rows. I did a standing dc to start off each row, but you could start with a chain 3 at each row if you prefer. 

Row 2: 2 dc in each stitch (12) 

Row 3: 1 dc, inc, repeat around (18) 

Row 4: 2 dc, inc, repeat around (24) 

Row 5: 3 dc, inc, repeat around (30) 

Row 6: 4 dc, inc, repeat around (36) 

Row 7: 5 dc, inc, repeat around (42) 

Row 8: 6 dc, inc, repeat around (48) 

Row 9: 7 dc, inc, repeat around (54) 

Row 10: 8 dc, inc, repeat around (60) 

Row 11: 9 dc, inc, repeat around (66) 

Now comes the head: at the end of row 11, do 10 foundation half double crochets.

Turn and work back toward the body: 

SS, SC, HDC, HDC, DC,  DC, DC, TR, TR, TR

Hold that last treble stitch up against the body and slip stitch to the stitch on the body it matches up with (for me, it was the third stitch up)

Slip stitch 3 more stitches up the body, then work back down the head

DC, DC, TR, TR, DC, HDC, HDC, SC, SS (Yup, only 9 stitches, leaving one stitch on head unworked)

Turn and work back toward the body: 

SS in first two stitches, SC, SC, HDC, DC, DC, TR, TR

Slip stitch to the body. 

Now we work on spikes across the body. sc in next 7 sc

Turn, SC dec, 5 sc

Turn, SC dec, 4 sc

Turn, SC dec, 3 sc

Turn, SC dec, 2 sc

Turn, SC dec, 1 sc

Turn, SC dec

Slip stitch down the side of the spike you just made. SC in the next 7 sc and as above to make another spike. Keep going until you've got his back covered in spikes. You might end up with a few blank sc at the end of the body. That's okay! 

Tail: chain 15

SS, SS, SC, SC, chain 4 and slip stitch back  (making a mini spike on the tail), chain 4 and slip stitch back down the chain, HDC, HDC, HDC, HDC, DC, DC, TR, TR

Finish off.

Count back about six stitches from the center of the bottom. Attach yarn and make 6 DC

turn, 6 DC

turn, 6 DC

Finish off.

Count off another 6 stitches from the center in the other direction, and repeat leg instructions. 

Tuck in yarn ends, and you're done! My stegosaurus rug measures over 3 feet from head to tail, and about 22" from top to bottom. 

May - Bingo Board

For the month of May, I made myself a Bingo board: 

Some of the blocks on the board are sales goals: 
Beat my Worst May Sales ($0)
Beat my Average May Sales ($44.25)
Beat my Best May Sales ($65)

Others are beyond my control, such as getting two Etsy orders and two Etsy reviews, but I can promote my shop and send a note with orders asking customers to come back and review their purchase. 

I have a bunch of CAL (crochet-along) projects on my list for this month, and a few big projects, since I will be riding shotgun for a long multi-state trip (lots of crochet time!). 

I will be doing a giveaway on my Facebook page for this month. Guess which row will give me a BINGO first... if you get the right answer, you get a $15 credit toward anything in my inventory. If more than one person chooses the correct row, I will use random number generator to choose the winner. 
Here's a link to the giveaway

I found out that One & Two Company will not be doing a May CAL, so I changed that box to "25 Egg Scrubbies"...I will be participating in a Swag Bag promotion, and need to have 25 small giveaways ready by mid-May.

The Taco Blanket

I was cleaning up around my chair and picked up the remnants of a Caron Pounder skein of Sunflower. I had pulled it out to make the blanket for a Master's Blankey lovey (which just sold from my Etsy shop last week), and didn't put it back into my yarn stash. I have been kicking around the idea of making a taco blanket, so I started to wing it...

I used a K hook and two strands of worsted weight yarn held together. I think I had about five ounces of the Sunflower and a pale yellow. Basically, I worked until I ran out of yarn, and ended up with a baby-sized blanket. I was at 12 dc between increases when I ran out.  For my second taco blanket, I went up to a bigger hook, I think it is an N, and the blanket has a better drape. Two 7-ounce skeins of worsted weight yarn gave me a blanket about 38" across. 

Row 1: 8 DC in Magic Ring
Row 2: DC increase in each stitch  (16)
Row 3: DC, DC increase, repeat around (24)
Row 4: DC, DC increase, repeat around (36) (I broke the pattern of putting one more DC between increases here, because the blanket seemed to be cupping inward)
Row 5: 2 DC, DC increase, repeat around (48)
Keep going, adding one more DC between increases, until your circle is the size you want it to be.

When I got up to 4 DC between increases, I started staggering the increases. For instance, for (6 DC, DC increase), I would do three DC, then my increase, then start counting 6 DC between. At the end of the row, instead of ending with an increase, I would have the 3 leftover. This keeps your circle from having definite points.

Hamburger Row:
With two strands of brown (one dark, one a little lighter) and K hook, DC in one stitch, 3-DC cluster in next stitch (I would count out the number of stitches to my next increase and place a marker there, so I wouldn't have to worry about counting for clusters AND counting for increases.

Lettuce Row
With two strands of green and K hook, 2 DC in one stitch, 2 TR in next, repeat around.

Cheese Row:
With 1 strand of orange and H hook, slip stitch around a stitch between hamburger and lettuce. Chain 4, slip stitch to the next stitch in same row. Repeat around.

Tomato chunks: Make 15-20 to place around on meat & lettuce layer. I used one strand of red and an H hook.
Chain 2. 3 HDC in second chain from hook. Chain 1, turn.
2 HDC in first stitch. Chain 2, skip one stitch, 2 HDC in last stitch.

Sour Cream:
With two strands of white and K hook, join with a slip stitch to the lettuce layer. SC, HDC, DC, 2 TR, DC, HDC, SC, Slip stitch. Finish off and tuck in yarn ends. Repeat at random spaces around circle.

Second taco blanket... I used a burnt orange boucle with the brown to make it look like taco meat & cheese together.

April - Hoping for better

I just realized it was April 4th, and I never put up an April post outlining my plans. Probably because March was such a miserable month, I was in a funk.

I had two craft shows in March. Both had record low sales. 😞 I had a few Etsy sales, but not enough to make up for the bad craft shows. It ended up being my worst March ever for sales.

Fortunately, my average sales for April are lower, so I won't have to work as hard to beat my lowest month, average month, and best month. I've had three sales already, which gave me a new high total for April, and the month isn't even half over!

Since I don't have any craft shows planned until fall, in April I want to focus on getting more items listed in my Etsy shop. I'm shooting for 100 new listings this month! Here's my progress:

1. Rag rug
Link to Rag Rug in my shop
2. Sunny Yellow Dishcloth
3. Chicken Butt Potholder
Just in case you're curious to see what this one looks like!
4. Angel dishcloth
5. Striped Elephant
6. Black "Chicken Butt" potholder - sold 😁
7. Little Pink Cupcake
8. Purple Penguin Gloves
9. Sleepy Dinosaur
10. Blue & Yellow Chicken Potholder
11. Rosie the Unicorn
12. Updated Ocean Playset listing with new critters
13. Sleepy Dinosaur #2
14. White chicken potholder
15. Chicken Rug #1
16. Chicken Rug #2
17. Cat Potholder automatically renewed... oops
18. Hedgehog automatically renewed... oops
19. Gingerbread Man
20. Superhero Doll
21. Spunky the Unicorn
22. Dancing Girl Doll
23. Pterry the Pterodactyl
24. Chicken/Egg Set Listing
25. Soap on a Rope Bags
26. Pizza Potholder
27. Bunny Lovey
28. Monster Pants

29. Taco Blanket

I'm only doing one CAL (Crochet-Along Challenge) in April, but it's a cute one!

Blanket section is done! 

And done...heading into Etsy shop soon! 

I also want to finish up the Pop Tarts Blanket #2 that I'm working on, get another section finished on Mandala Madness, and two motifs for the Owl Obsession blanket. (Nope on all three accounts... did a few more rows on the Mandala Madness, 0 on the Owl Obsession, and still have five small skeins of yarn to go on the Pop Tarts blanket)

Mandala Madness & Pop Tarts blanket - WIP Wednesday 4/4/18

Other goals are to get more exercise in (I'd give myself a C on this), work down my yarn stash (A on this), do some promotion of my Etsy shop on a daily basis (B on this), and keep up with housework... same old stuff that's always on my list.

So, here's hoping for a successful April on multiple fronts!

I made up this grid of 25 items to make, and have been working my way through it. When I finish an item, I move through the boxes, spelling out the item I just finished, and make whatever I land on.

Pterry the Pterodactyl