S’mores

Items needed:
Any worsted weight yarn.
Size E crochet hook

Marshmallow:

Use a white colored yarn (shown is Red Heart Super Saver Solids in “Soft White).  Worked in a continuous round.

Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 in second ch from hook (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc (12)
Round 3: *Sc 1, inc * 6 times (18)
Round 4: * Sc 2, inc * 6 times (20)
Round 5: Sc around, only on the inner post
Round 6-12: Sc around
Round 13: Sc around, only on the inner post
Round 14: * Sc 2, dec * 6 times (18)
Stuff
Round 15: * Sc 1, dec * 6 times (12)
Round 16: dec around (6)
Bind off and weave in ends

Smooshed Marshmallow:

Use a white colored yarn (shown is Red Heart Super Saver Solids in “Soft White).  Worked in a continuous round.

Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 in second ch from hook (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc (12)
Round 3: *Sc 1, inc * 6 times (18)
Round 4: * Sc 2, inc * 6 times (24)
Round 5: * Sc 3, inc * 6 times(30)
Round 6: * Sc 4, inc * 6 times (36)
Round 7: * Sc 5, inc * 6 times (42)
Round 20: * Sc 5, dec * 6 times (36)
Round 21: * Sc 4, dec * 6 times (30)
Round 22: * Sc 3, dec * 6 times (24)
Round 23: * Sc 2, dec * 6 times (18)
Round 24: * Sc 1, dec * 6 times (12)
Stuff
Round 25: dec around (6)
Bind off and weave in ends

Cracker:

Use a brown yarn (Shown is Red Heart Super Saver solids in “Warm Brown”).  Worked in a continuous round.

Row 1: ch 15, sc across
Row 2-11: Sc across
Bind off and weave in ends

Chocolate:

Use a dark brown yarn (shown is Red Heart Super Saver Solids in “Coffee”).

Row 1: ch 15, sc across
Row 2-11: Sc across
Bind off and weave in ends

I’m just putting the finishing touches on the pattern, I will have it available soon!

The patterns in this book are great, most of the projects are practical with little details that make them fun.  Each pattern has step by step instructions with pictures to help guide you through the project.  Unfortunately, I don’t have a stash of wool sweaters lying around, but I plan to take a trip to the thrift store soon and stock up…my first project is going to be a robot sweater vest for my 2 year old!

HOT DOG

- About the yarn: This pattern was designed using plain old acrylic yarn. Why? Partially because acrylic yarn is cheap, easy to find, and comes in a large variety of colors. Secondly, this pattern is designed to be a toy. Acrylic yarn can be washed easily and is strong enough to withstand large amounts of drool. That being said, feel free to use any type of yarn you would like, just keep in mind that your final product may be larger or smaller.

“Dog”

Items Needed:

E hook

Brown worsted weight yarn (or any color that closely resembles a hot dog!)

Small bits of yellow and red worsted weight yarn (optional)

Stuffing

*Note: This pattern is worked in a continuous round.

Round 1: Ch 3 and join to form a loop, sc 6 into loop

Round 2: Inc in every sc (12)

Round 3: * sc 1, inc 1 * Rep 6 times (18)

Round 4 – 29: sc in each

For mustard and ketchup, simply make a crochet chain in a squiggly pattern from one end to the other. To do this, insert your hook into the hot dog, pull a strand of yarn through (yellow or red). From there, leaving the yarn looped over your hook, repeat. Now you should have two loops on your hook, pull the second loop (the one closest to the hook) through the first. Continue this in a squiggly pattern until you reach the other end.

Stuff firmly

Round 30: * sc 1, dec 1 * Rep 6 times (12)

Round 31: dec in each (6)

Round 32: dec in each, bind off and weave in ends

Bun (make two)

Items Needed:

E hook

F hook

Tan worsted weight yarn

Stuffing

Yarn darner/Tapestry needle

*You will be making two of these, one for the inner bun using the E hook, and one for the outer bun using the F hook.

Row 1:Ch 21, sc in 2^nd from hook and sc across, ch1 and turn (20)

Row 2: inc, sc 18, inc, ch1 and turn, ch1 and turn (22)

Row 3: inc, sc 20, inc, ch 1 and turn, ch1 and turn (24)

Row 4: inc, sc 22, inc, ch 1 and turn, ch1 and turn (26)

Row 5: inc, sc 24, inc, ch1 and turn, ch1 and turn (28)

Row 6: sc across, ch1 and turn (28)

Row 7: dec, sc until there are two sc spaces left, dec, ch1 and turn (26)

Row 8: dec, sc until there are two sc spaces left, dec, ch1 and turn (24)

Row 9: dec, sc until there are two sc spaces left, dec, ch1 and turn (22)

Row 10: dec, sc until there are two sc spaces left, dec, ch1 and turn (20)

Row 11: sc across, ch1 and turn (20)

Row 12: sc across, ch1 and turn (20)

Row 13 – 22: Repeat rows 2-11

Bind off

Using a mattress stitch, sew the two pieces together leaving a small space to stuff. Stuff the bun lightly, leaving enough flexibility to wrap around the hot dog. Finish stitching together and weave in all ends. At this point you can sew the hot dog into the bun if you would prefer.

I would love to hear feedback on this pattern, since it is the first I’ve ever written down. If there is anything that is not clear, or any mistakes please let me know!

I haven’t listed them yet, but they will be up by tomorrow. I have to resize the pictures =)

Items needed:

Glue (Good old Elmer’s will work)

Card stock paper in color of choice

Flat magnets (like the kind businesses hand out for free)

“Embellishments” (stickers, stamps, markers, glitter…you name it!)

1. Cut out two strips of card stock paper 1 inch wide and 7.5 inches tall

2. Cut two strips of matching card stock paper 1 inch wide and 5 inches tall

3. Cut magnets into 1 inch(approx) squares, I was able to get 6 out of one magnet

4. Glue the strips of paper together, making sure the lengths line up with each other (it helps to have a picture handy to gauge where to place the strips)

5. Glue a magnet piece in each corner on the back of the frame

6. When the glue is dry, decorate any way you want! Make sure to cover up the corner seams =)

Here is an “action” shot of the mostly finished product (as my daughter is not home from school yet to decorate it!).

No, we don’t normally have Pokemon hanging on our fridge =)

Needed:

Size E (3.5 mm) aluminum hook

32 gauge wire

Memory wire (bracelet size)

Beads of choice (enough to make it around you wrist once strung)

1. String desired number of beads onto wire. Note: At least one bead will equal one crochet chain, but feel free to add extra beads in order to have two or three beads in each single chain (smaller beads work better for this).

2. Begin making a crochet chain, pulling one bead down to your hook and using the wire above it to pull through (remember to do this a bit looser than you would normally).

3. Continue your crochet chain until you are out of beads.

4. When you have completed your chain, chain one more and turn. Single crochet across the row, only on the back post and keeping each loop on the hook rather than pulling through.

5. Bind your wire at the end and weave it in. Next, cut a piece of memory wire to fit, and slide the wire through the loops left on your crochet hook. Fasten off the ends of the memory wire by either using an end bead, or by forming a small loop using pliers.

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The pattern itself was pretty basic, however I did change it a bit. I used a smaller gauge wire (32) than what they suggested, and added a few more beads. The pattern instructs you to crochet a bit with the wire and beads, then string it onto a string of sorts to make into a necklace. I decided instead to string it onto a bit of bracelet sized memory wire to turn it into a bracelet. This was the first time I had ever done bead crochet…and I think I may have found a new obsession!

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