Monday, October 31, 2022

Tracy the shark

 Cute amigurumi toy ‼️ ๐Ÿ‹

There are more than 1,000 species of sharks and rays, with new species discovered every year.

These majestic top predators that are so essential to the natural order of marine ecosystems now face their most severe threat from overfishing.

Why gold I don't know just did lol. Watching a movie and seen the scrap yarn and started to crochet. 

It's a really fun easy make. Using scrap yarn ๐Ÿงถ. Quick make in as little as an hour.  

Lovecraftscrochet.com

Scrap yarn approximately 80 yards both white and perfectly gold 

Approximately 1/2 yard of black 

https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-us/p/bronto-the-brontosaurus-crochet-pattern-by-malinda-benoit#.Ywp6-XNKOLI.link

Above link is one of my newest design on the Bronto the brontosaurus it's 3 dinosaurs patterns in one PDF 

So let's have some _ _ _ guess the 3letter word?

You got it ! FUN lol 

Hook size 3.5mm 

Fiber fill

Scissors

Yarn needle 

Stitch markers (optional)

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Continuous rounds of course.

Abbreviations

SC single crochet

Sc2tog single crochet decrease

Rd round

Slst slip stitch 

St(s) stitch 

Swatch repeat

SC , sc2 , 2sc

Measuring

6 inches in length by 7 1/4 in circumference 

Ch2 

Pink 

Rd 1 - 5sc in the 2nd st (5sc)

Rd 2 - 2sc in each st (10sc)

Rd 3 SC,2sc repeat (15sc)

Rd 4- SC,SC, 2sc  repeat (20sc)

Rd 5- SC,SC,SC,2sc repeat (25sc)

Rd 6-15- SC in each st (25sc)

Rd 7- SC,SC, sc , sc2tog repeat (20sc)

Rd 8- SC in each st (20sc)

Rd 9- sc, SC , sc2tog repeat (15sc)

Rd 10- 11- SC in each st (15sc)

Rd 12- SC , sc2tog repeat (10sc)

Rd 13-  SC in each st (10sc)

Rd 14-  2sc in each st (20sc)

Rd 15-. SC,2sc repeat (30sc)

Rd 16-17- SC in each st (30sc)

Rd 18- slightly stuff with fiber fill and flatten 

Sc2tog, sc2tog,slst,slst , slst, slst, slst,slst,slst,slst,slst, sc2tog, sc2tog 

Slst weaving in ends 

Belly 

White 

Ch15 

1) SC in 2nd st and in remaining sts (14sc)

2 -7) SC in each st (14sc)

8) sc2tog , SC in each st last 2sts sc2tog (12sc)

9) SC in each st (12sc)

10) sc2tog, SC in each st,last 2sts sc2tog (10sc)

11) Sc2tog, SC in each st, sc2tog in last 2 sts (8sc)

12) sc2tog, SC in each st sc2tog in last 2 sts (6sc)

13) SC in each st (4sc)

Leaving tail to sew on the belly of the whale


Eyes and mouth

Black embroidery thread

White make 2

Ch2

1) 8sc in the 2nd ch (8sc)

Slst leaving tail to sew in

Taking black thread I sewed the pupils


Teeth

White

Ch10

Starting in the 2nd ch , DC  ch1 and DC in the same st , slst in next , DC ch1 and DC all in same st, slst in next, repeat and in last st DC ch1 and DC

Slst leaving tail to sew on



Fin 2of them 

Ch2

1- 2sc in 2nd st (2sc)

2- turn ch1 SC in each st (2sc)

3-  turn ch1 , 2sc in each st (4sc)

4- SC in each st (4sc)

5- 2sc , SC , SC , 2sc (6sc)

6- SC in each st (6sc)

7- SC in each st (6sc)

Slst leaving tail to sew on the sides of the belly

Top fin

Ch7 make 2

Leaving tail to sew both sides together and on top of shark

1-SC in the 2nd ch and remaining chs (6sc)

2-3- SC in each st (6sc)

4-sc2tog , SC , SC , sc2tog (4sc)

5- SC in each st (4sc)

6-sc2tog , sc2tog (2sc)

7- sc2tog (1sc)

Slst weave in ends 













Monday, October 24, 2022

Bitsy the spider


 Great Halloween decorations that's for sure ‼️๐Ÿ•ท️

Any color

Scrap yarn approximately 80 yards

Pipe cleaner all colors

Wiggly eyes ๐Ÿ‘€

Super adhesive fabric glue

Fiber fill

Hook 3.5 mm 

Yarn needle

Scissors 

Abbreviations

SC single crochet

Sc2tog single crochet decrease

Rd round

Slst slip stitch

St(s) stitch

Ch chain 


Head

Ch2 

Black

Rd 1 - 5 SC in the 2nd ch (5sc)

Rd 2 - 2sc in each st (10sc)

Rd 3- SC , 2sc (15sc)

Rd 4- SC SC, 2sc (20sc)

Rd 6- SC , SC, sc2tog repeat 4 times (12sc)

Rd 7- SC , sc2tog repeat 4 times (8sc)

Rd 8- sc2tog repeat 4 times (4sc)

Slst leaving tail to sew closed



Body 

Ch2 

Rd 1 - 7sc in the 2nd ch (7sc)

Rd 2 - 2sc in each st (14sc)

Rd 3- SC , 2sc (21sc)

Rd 4-6- SC in each st (21sc)

Rd 7- SC, SC, SC, sc2tog repeat 4 times (16sc)

Rd 8- SC in each st (16sc)

Rd 9- SC, SC, sc2tog repeat 4 times (12sc)

Rd 10- SC in each st (12sc)

Rd 11- SC , sc2tog repeat 4 times (8sc)

Rd 12- SC in each st (8sc)

Rd 13- Sc2tog repeat 4 times (4sc)

Slst leaving tail to sew shut and sew to head 

Attach wiggly eyes ๐Ÿ‘€


Taking glue and pipe cleaner use your hook to shimmy it under the belly and pulling the cleaner through a little to create the legs once cut to desire length I used the glue to secure it to the body then bent the legs to make it appear more like a spider ๐Ÿ•ท️๐Ÿ•ธ️ 

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