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
