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Friday, 15 March 2019
Sunday, 10 April 2016
Happy Jellyfish Keyring Pattern
Eek! An exciting (and somewhat nerve-wracking) step forward
has happened to me today – I have put my first crochet pattern up for sale!
My happy little jellyfish keyrings have been super popular
and so I decided, after months of talking about it, to actually publish the
pattern for them so you can make your own!
The pattern comes with permission to sell your items as I
have found there is nothing more frustrating than finding a pattern you love,
only to see it has got strict guidelines about NOT selling your finished items.
The pattern is for sale either on my website (here) Etsy (here) or Ravelry
(here) and I have published both UK and USA terminology versions so hopefully everyone
is covered.
If you have any questions or need additional help, feel free
to drop me a message – the fastest way to get me is probably via my Facebook Page.
I’d love to see any happy jellies you make :D
Happy Crocheting!
Robin xx
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Crochet Happy Poop FREE PATTERN
My friend asked me to make her
daughter a “friendly happy poo that could be cuddled and carried about” as she
has issues with deliberately holding it in herself, and as she is so young, the
doctor recommended she “make friends with her poo” … as much as we chuckled
about this, it can be a serious problem especially as children get older so we
are hoping having a poo buddy will help her!
When I made this, I uploaded it to my Instagram
as a lot of people there share my same sense of humour but I am happy to admit,
I did hesitate before sharing it on my Facebook page. Would people get it?
Needless to say, the post exploded and got a ridiculous amount of likes, shares
and comments – most from people asking for the pattern!
I certainly was never expecting
people to a/ get it and b/ want the pattern! The whole concept of my poo receiving
so much attention coupled with my toilet humour, naturally makes the whole
thing both hilarious and crazy at the same time!
Needless to say, I duly sat down and
tried to decipher my freestyled poop pattern and here it is!
For my large cuddly poo, I used
chunky Cygnet yarn and a 4mm hook. My poo worked up to be roughly 10 inches
tall but if you’d like a smaller poop, using any dk yarn and a 3mm hook will
shrink the size.
Happy
Poop Pattern
(USA Stitch
Terms)
Materials needed:
·
Chunky Yarn (I used brown Cygnet Chunky in Chocolate from Sconch Yarn Shop) –
you will get 2 turds from one ball
·
A scrap of white dk yarn for the eyes
·
4mm hook
·
12mm safety eyes
·
Stuffing
Stitches used:
Magic ring / circle
Sc (single crochet) (UK dc)
Inc (increase = 2sc in same stitch)
Dec (decrease = work 1 sc over 2 stitches)
Slip Stitch (ss)
** Repeat
the pattern between the asterisks “* *” until end of round
Work in spirals, do not join at the
end of your rounds.
Eyes: use white dk yarn and make first!
1. Magic ring,
6sc (6) - do not pull the magic ring
completely closed just yet!
2. 2sc into
each stitch around (12)
Fasten off yarn leaving long tail
for sewing to the face.
Insert the post of your safety eye
into the middle of the magic ring, pull tight to close around post. Set to one
side ready for attaching later.
Poop
body
Stuff as you go to shape.
1. Magic ring, 6
sc (6)
2. 2sc into
each stitch around (12)
3. *1sc, inc* (18)
4. *2sc, inc*
(24)
5. *3sc, inc*
(30)
6. *3sc, dec*
(24)
7. *2sc, dec*
(18)
8. *2sc, inc*
(24)
9. *3sc, inc*
(30)
10. *4sc, inc*
(36)
11. – 19. Sc in
each stitch around (36)
20. *4sc, dec* (30)
21. – 22. Sc in each stitch around
(30)
23. *3sc, dec* (24)
24. *2sc, dec* (18)
25.
sc in each stitch around (18)
26. *2sc, inc* (24)
27. *3sc, inc* (30)
28. *4sc, inc* (36)
29. – 37. Sc in each stitch around
(36)
38. *4sc, dec* (30)
39. sc in each stitch around (30)
40. *3sc, dec* (24)
41.
sc in each stitch around (24)
Insert safety eyes (complete with
crochet white attached) in-between rows 34 & 35 a few stitches apart. Push the back of the safety eyes FIRMLY
into position making sure they click into place.
If you find your eye whites are too
thick and making the safety eyes tricky to close properly, remove the eye posts
from the center of the whites and push them in between the stitches just to the
side of your magic ring center instead.
Sew the eye whites into place.
Continue with body
42. *2sc, dec* (18)
43.
sc in each stitch around (18)
44. *sc, dec* (12)
45.
sc in each stitch around (12)
Finish stuffing the body.
46. *2sc, dec* (9)
Chain 5, slip stitch to base of chain
47. *1sc, dec* (6)
Fasten off.
Sew yarn end around the front loops
of the 6 stitches, draw tight to close.
Embroider your happy face however
you wish, I added felt blushy cheeks and a bow which I sewed firmly into place.
Now cuddle your happy poop!
If you spot any errors in the pattern
or are stuck at any point, feel free to leave a message here on the blog or ask
on my Facebook page and I will be happy to help!
Happy turd making!
Robin x
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Crochet jellyfish FREE PATTERN
Last August, Tonia from The Periwinkle Knitting Cafe asked
me to design a couple of crochet patterns for her Sea Life Bunting
Project. She wanted a simple beginner’s
pattern and a slightly more advanced one so of course; I opted for the simplest
of all creatures for my beginner’s pattern: the jellyfish! (I also wrote a Starfish pattern which I will upload at some point soon!)
The patterns were sold in her shop until October as little
packs and then all the completed sea creatures were donated back to Tonia who
duly strung them into bunting which she in turn donated back to the town. The
bunting is now in the hands of the local council and will be used for local
events in Ilfracombe!
Since the project is now over, and because I have been
utterly crap at posting this sooner, I thought I would grab a moment to post
the jellyfish pattern here for free!
Your jellyfish can be made from any scraps of yarn you have
lying about and, as it is made using double
crochets (or if you speak in uk terms= treble crochets) it works up very
quickly indeed.
I used dk yarn and a 4mm hook and my jellyfish worked up to
be approximately 6 inches wide at the dome when folded flat and the tendrils
were approx. 9 – 10 inches long … ISH haha jellyfish are tricky to measure!
Right – ON TO THE PATTERN!
Jellyfish
crochet pattern
USA
terminology
Ss = slip stitch
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet (insert hook into stitch, yarn over,
pull through, 2 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through)
Dc = double crochet (yarn over, insert hook into stitch,
yarn over, pull through, 3 loops on hook, yarn over pull through 2, 2 loops on
hook, yarn over pull through final 2 loops)
** Repeat
the pattern between the asterisks “* *”
until end of round
Body
Magic ring to start (or ch4, ss to join)
1.
Ch2 (counts as first dc) 11dc into ring, ss to
join. (12)
2.
Ch2 (counts as first dc) 1dc in same stitch. *2dc
in each stitch* ss to join (24)
3.
Ch2 (counts as first dc) 2dc in next stitch. *1dc
in next stitch, 2dc in next stitch* ss to join (36)
4.
Ch2 (counts as first dc) 1dc in next stitch, 2dc
in next stitch. *1dc in next 2 stitches, 2dc in next stitch* ss to join. (48)
5.
Ch2 (counts as first dc) 1dc in next 2 stitches,
2dc in next stitch. *1dc in next 3stitches, 2dc in next stitch* ss to join (60)
6-10. Ch2 (counts as first dc)
1dc in each stitch around, ss to join (60) Cut yarn and weave in ends.
11. Attach new yarn to any
stitch, 1sc in each stitch around, ss to join (60)
Cut yarn and weave in ends.
Curly
Tendrils (make 3)
1.
Ch75 (approximately)
2.
In second chain from hook, 2sc. *2sc in each ch*
Cut yarn and leave long tail for sewing.
Thin
tendrils (make 5)
1.
Ch55 (approximately) Cut yarn and leave long
tail for sewing.
Sew tendrils to the middle center underside of round 1 of
the jellyfish body.
:)
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
It's been a while!
Wow, it's been nearly 18 months
since I last blogged - a lot has happened in that time!
I have got divorced, moved house,
found happiness and discovered that the best therapy in life (and my
not-so-new-anymore-but-still-new obsession) is CROCHET.
Ever since I first dabbled with
crochet 2 years ago when I made my daughter a Minecraft Granny Square blanket and her cute little crochet Minecraft Creeper I have expanded my crochet repertoire
quite substantially to say the least!
Not a day goes by when I don't pick
up a hook and sneak in even just a few minutes of crochet, I find it a
fantastic creative outlet and most evenings are spent watching films with my
fella and a pile of yarn on my lap.
I do however, have a
real problem with "Startitis"
Startitis refers
to an expensive, but rarely fatal affliction that often affects knitters and
crocheters where they begin several projects all at one time but don’t really
make much progress on anything before starting another new project.
I have an embarrassingly large
WIP (work in progress) pile and rarely finish anything. My goal for 2015 is to
STOP STARTING NEW THINGS and finish my half started projects! Haha! Famous
last words.
By picking up my blog again after
all this time, I hope it will give me the motivation to reign in my startitis
issues and focus on finishing projects.
I am currently working on a special
blanket using gorgeous squishy (and expensive! ouch) yarn - why is it special?
Because it is for ME! Here is a small peek, it will get a post all on its own
once I have finished. It is the Walter Blanket from InsideCrochet Magazine.
I have gazillions of photos of my
crochet journey over the last couple of years (oh dear, that sounds very touchy
feely doesn't it? ugh) on my Instagram account here: Puddnhead I absolutely love instagram, it
is a wonderful source of inspiration!
So in 2015, the grand theory is
thus: Get the Startitis in check and blog more! Let's see how long I can
actually keep this up .... XD
xx
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Amigurumi crochet creeper
My daughter is ill with vomiting and
tonsillitis so what better way to cheer her up than make her a little creeper,
after all, creepers need hugs too!
He was made using a free pattern
from Nerdigurumi which is nice and
simple to follow - I only struggled slightly attaching his big old feet ^_^
Ta darrrrr!
One cute, albeit a little sad, Creeper!
Look out
Steve!
xx
Friday, 15 February 2013
Star Wars - adventures in crochet
After gaining confidence crocheting
my minecraft
blanket, I wanted to try my hand at something other than boring old
granny squares, so, when I stumbled across a super cute AT-AT pattern via
Pinterest, I just HAD to try it!
As a total
beginner, I found the pattern simple to follow, and although mine may not be
perfect (to say the least!) I am completely in love with the little
chap :D
