Striped Hat

My cousin said that she liked the hat for the llama so much that I should make ones for adults. My first attempt was for a child sized one so here is Jennsen wearing it with the llama, she was kind of grumpy that I was distracting her from Elmo :)

Dragon

This guy turned out to be almost 3 feet long. He's HUGE! He was so fun to make too! I put some wire in the wings so that they can bend. I had so much fun I think I will do it again in different colors. For the pattern check out deliciouscrochet.com.

Samuel the Snake Tutorial

Here is the pattern for the Snake that you see below. You will need basic crochet skills to make Samuel. The stitches you will use are: Single Crochet, Chain, and Single Crochet Decrease. Enjoy!

Materials Needed: 6 ounces Worsted Weight Yarn, small amount of red yarn for tongue, 8mm black animal eyes, Size G Crochet hook, Stuffing.

Note: Do not join rounds, mark the beginning of each round with stitch marker if needed.

Abbreviations:
ch = Chain Stitch
sc = Single Crochet
st = Stitch
dec = Decrease

Samuel The Snake
Tongue: Ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 ch. Ch 3. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Sanke
Head
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: Reapeat Rnd 2 (24 sc)
Rnd 4: (Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 4x, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc (29 sc)
Rnd 5: (Sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 4x, sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc (34 sc)
Rnd 6: Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc (sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 4x (39 sc)
Rnd 7: Sc in each sc around
Rnd 8-12: Repeat Rnd 7.
Rnd 13: (Sc in next 6 sc, dec over next 2 sc) 4x, sc in next 5 sc, dec over next 2 sc (34 sc)
Rnd 14: (Sc in next 6 sc, dec over next 2 sc) 4x, dec over next 2 sc (29 sc)
Rnd 15: (Sc in next 4 sc, dec over next 2 sc) 4x, sc in next 3 sc, dec over next 2 sc (24 sc)
Sew in Tongue to Rnd 1. Space eyes evenly on head. Stuff head.
Stuff body as you go.
Body
Rnd 16-93 (or desired length): Repeat Rnd 7.
Tail
Rnd 94: (Sc in next 4 sc, dec over next 2 sc) 4x (20 sc)
Rnd 95-97: Repeat Rnd 7.
Rnd 98: (Sc in next 3 sc, dec over next 2 sc) 4x (16 sc)
Rnd 99-105: Repeat Rnd 7.
Rnd 106: (Sc in next 2 sc, dec over next 2 sc) 4x (12 sc)
Rnd 107-116: Repeat Rnd 7.
Rnd 117: (Sc in next 2 sc, dec over next 2 sc) 3x (9sc)
Rnd 118-121: Repeat Rnd 7.
Rnd 122: (Sc in next sc, dec over next 2 sc) 3x (6sc)
Rnd 123-125: Repeat Rnd 7. Sew Closed. Fasten Off.

If you have any questions or comments feel free to let me know.

Rattlesnake

I put a wire in this guy so that he was bendable too, so he is extra fun for little kids. My nephew loved playing with the snake especially since his tail really rattles too.

Green Apple Pin

These apple pins are just like the red ones. I just wanted to try them in a different color. So these are little Granny Smith apples. It makes them more fun in different pincushions.

Red Apple Pin

My mom has some great sewing pins that she got from a friend that were little plastic flowers and I thought it would be so fun to have some different kinds of sewing pins. So after searching around on the internet I got the idea to make little apples. They are really detail oriented but are actually not that hard to make. Let me know if your interested in a tutorial.

Happy 4th of July

This American Flag afghan was so fun to make and so beautiful in the end.

Happy 4th of July!