2 posts tagged “crochet”

I haven't been doing a lot of knitting (or spinning) lately, but I have found myself wanting a project to work on in quiet moments. Crochet is ideal, as it is, in most cases, very simple to pick up and put down, improvise with, and it grows fast!

In addition to a scarf I'm slowly working up with a shell stiltch pattern (using my handpainted and spun polwarth yarn), I've also completed a hippo (for a sister's birthday), a toilet roll holder (yes, as tacky as it sounds), and some cute little coin purses! 

Crochet Elephant

Well, he's not really a mammoth, he's an elephant. Or a miniature crochet interpretation of an elephant. He's fuzzy, though!

I haven't really crocheted anything other than blankets, scarves, or trims before, so I was a bit apprehensive about trying to follow a pattern (particulary as the US patterns use a different terminology to the English ones that I learned with). Still, a couple of imperfections aside, I'm really please with out he turned out.

The pattern is a free one from Lion Brand, and he's the Amigurumi Elephant (I'd link to the pattern, but you need to register - for free - to see it). If you're on Ravelry, you can check out the pattern (and other examples made) here. My project is right here.

The yarn I used is a merino/angora blend, from Naturally Yarns.