Showing posts with label toy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toy. Show all posts

September 25, 2013

Mr. Pumpkin Man Rattle Free Crochet Pattern

This is Mr. Pumpkin Man what is so different about Mr Pumpkin Man is that his head is a rattle.  Fast and fun to make he can easily be turned into a holiday pin.  For the free pattern click here.
Enjoy!
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September 20, 2013

Free Octopus Crochet Pattern From Donna's Crochet Designs

This guy just makes me smile.  The free pattern is here. The octopus uses bright colors to catch the eye.  I also put squeakers and rattles in some of the legs.  And that necklace he is wearing is actually a baby teething ring.  You can get the squeakers at places like etsy or got to a pet store and look in the dog toy isle.  They usually have packages of replacement squeakers there.  The rattle is a super simple one I made my self. He is just an over all fun guy!
Enjoy!
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July 24, 2013

Free Crochet Pattern Out of This World Alien Dog


Out of This World Alien Dog is my latest free pattern.
As you can see from the photos he has a slinky that connects the two halves of the dog and are on his legs as well.


Eyelish yarn maks up his features.
Enjoy!

May 01, 2012

Free Crochet Pattern Picnic Set for 12" Fashion Dolls

Here is this week's free crochet pattern:
Fashion Doll Picnic Set.
It features a lovely stripped dress with puffed sleeves, pink picnic basket and cute scarf for the doll's hair.
The outfit was made using size 10 crochet threads.
It is pictured on a 12" Bratz fashion doll, but it fits Barbie as well.
Enjoy!
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March 20, 2012

Free Crochet Pattern Toy Dog

Free Crochet Pattern:

Toy Dog!

It is only 6-1/2" tall and was made with baby weight yarn. As you can see from the picture I did all the accents--ears, paws, nose and mouth--in a contrasting color yarn.

Enjoy!

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PS all of my free patterns, including this one, is now offered in a printer friendly version!






January 17, 2012


Here is a great photo tutorial on how to make a "fabric" with pop tabs and chain stitch in crochet. It's fairly easy to do.


I used this tecnique when I make the Pop Tab Envelope Purse. As you can see from the photo the purse needed to be linned but you can still see clearly the pop tab "fabric".

I also used it to make part of this Pop Tab Monkey.
It would be great to use in other totes and purse styles as well as maybe in a vest or scarf.

As soon as I get the video posted for the tutorial I'll let you know!

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July 14, 2011

Missy Kissy Slinky Stair Walking Toy


Missy Kissy: I've no real reason for naming this creation Missy Kissy. It's just that the lips are in the shape of a heart which make me think of puckering up for a kiss and with the wiggle eyes and ring on her feet...well, it just has to me a miss and not a Mr doesn't it?

Anyway, as you can see I took a jumbo plastic Slinky and crochet around it with fun fur eyelash yarn. It's not as hard as it sounds. Once you get started it goes fairly fast.

I only used one skein of yarn and then stretched it out to cover as much of the Slinky as possible and removed the remaining Slinky spring. I was able to cut it with scissors, but don't use your best pair!

Next I added felt feet, eyes and mouth and even a ring for one of her toes!

Wiggle eyes made the look complete. There is a slit from the bottom of the eyes to about the wiggle eye. When split apart it is glued to either side of a spring.

And you are done.

Best of all, if you stretched your yarn out enough and only ended up clipping off a few of the springs it will still walk down the stairs much like a Slinky of old, but funnier!

I made two, this jumbo one and a smaller one. You can find the pattern on my site along with the patterns for the felt.

Oh yea, about what I did with the left over springs.

Now you know I couldn't leave them alone, right?

I made this belt. It reminds me of a 1960's brass ring belt. I cut the rings apart so that I had continuous circles and then crochet the connectors.

Each connector was then sewn around a ring until I had enough for a belt.

I haven't had the nerve to wear it though!


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July 13, 2011

I Love Slinkies!



I Love Slinkies!

I love the way they feel in your hands.

I love the way they make noise when you let them slink (slink?) from hand to hand.

I especially love how when I was a kid they would drive my brother nuts from the noise they made.

Sure, I didn't HAVE to slink my Slinky constantly, but what else could I do? It's addicting!

At least to me anyway.

Anyone else feel that way?





December 31, 2008

What Makes A Toy Interactive?

Question of the Week:


I recently took a pole about crochet toys. The question was which you you perfer, the cuties sit around toy or one that was interactive.


Interactive won hands down.




Now here is my qestion:


What makes a crochet toy be considered as interactive? The addition of magnets so that you can mover-exchange body parts?



Bendable Arms and Legs?A play set?



Something where each leg squeeks, music plays, etc?



Wheels that actuall roll?




Something with a purpose? Like this ring stacker?



Or ring toss game?


I can wait to read your responses!












July 13, 2008

Crochet Drum Free Pattern



CROCHET DRUM FREE PATTERN


MATERIALS NEEDED:


4 ply yarns in Royal and Burgundy or colors you like, size G crochet hook, one plastic lettuce crisper with lid, needle to take yarn, various items to put inside of drum (marbles, sequins, buttons, etc), craft glue and two 9” long 1\4” diameter wooden dowels.


DRUM BOTTOM:


With Royal and G hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring.


RND 1: Ch-1, work 8 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)


RND 2-3: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)(18 sts)


RND 4-5: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (24 sts)(32 sts)


RND 6: Hdc next 2 sts, (2 hdc next st, hdc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (42 sts)


RND 7-9: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. End rnd 9 fasten off.


DRUM MIDDLE:


RND 1: With Royal and G hook ch-90, sl st to form a ring, ch-1, work 1 hdc in ea ch around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (90 sts)


RND 2-3: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. End rnd 3 fasten off.


CONNECT STRAPS FOR BOTTOM OF DRUM:


ROW 1: With Burgundy and G hook ch-5, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)


ROW 2-11: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 11 fasten off.


-Make 8.


TOP OF DRUM:


With Royal and G hook rep rnd 1-6 of drum bottom, fasten off.


CONNECT STRAPS FOR TOP OF DRUM:


With Burgundy and G hook rep row 1-6 of drum bottom connect straps.


-Make 8


PUTTING THE DRUM TOGETHER:


Place whatever you want inside the lettuce crisper and place lid on. You want all the crochet pieces to fit tightly over and around the crisper. Beg with the Middle of the drum and stretch to fit around the center of the crisper. Evenly space and sew the 8 bottom connecter straps around middle. Sew bottom to the other end of the straps. Rep for the top of the drum.


DRUM STICKS:


With yarn and G hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.


RND 1: Ch-1, work 6 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (6 sts)


RND 2: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.


Rep row 2 until piece will easily slip over one dowel, fasten off and sew end closed. Rep for other drumstick.


The idea behind the drum is to allow a child to safely “bang” away on it. Best of all, the crochet helps “quiet” the drum.

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