I tried a new bear pattern that was suggested at our Bears for Kids group at Ravelry. This little pocket bear calls for a small crochet hook but I find using a small hook to be very hard on my hands. So I used a little bigger E (3.5mm) crochet hook.
I also tried a new way of making eyes when I crocheted this bear. For the eyes, I chained 3 and joined with black yarn to form a ring. Then I did several slip stitches into the ring, leaving long tails to secure to the inside of the head before stuffing. I like this method. It makes for small raised ball eyes. I then placed the eyes on the bear face and used the tails to secure the eyes in place from the inside of the head. I tied several knots and wove in the ends on the inside of the bear’s head. I really like how the eyes came out and want to try this method again in the future on other bears.
Here is a closer picture of the eyes on the bear.
Here is a granny stitch baby lovey that I crocheted for the local Hospital. This will be given to a child who may be in need of a lovey for comfort while they are in the Hospital.
This lovey is crocheted with a center hole that has a store-bought stuffed animal toy placed in the middle. They are handy as you can pulled out the stuffed animal and the lovey blanket portion can be washed when needed.
The pattern is based upon this video link of the Zee’s lovey pattern.
Using a H ( 5 mm) crochet hook, I chained 36 SC around ponytail hair band with Red Heart raspberry (pink) yarn. Then 3 rows in raspberry in granny stitches as shown in the video. Then 3 rows of white yarn, 3 rows raspberry, 5 rows of white, the 1 row of raspberry. To finish with white yarn, 1 row of white grannies, the 1 row on Scs with 2 SC in corners.
Here is a closeup photo showing the Birdie Lovey.
A few years ago I posted a free basic cabled hat pattern for adults. Its a quick and easy pattern to crochet. I decided I needed a child’s size hat for an upcoming gift. So I downsized that original crochet pattern and created two different sizes. One for a baby (1+ years old) and another for more of a toddler’s size (2-3+ years old).
The free pattern is below and you can always go up or down a hook size to adjust for a different child’s head size as needed. Enjoy and happy crocheting!
Child’s Simple Cabled Hat Pattern
H (5 mm) crochet hook = 1 year old baby (16” cir by 7.5” long) for baby hat
or 18” cir by 8” long for child size 2-3 year old
Yarn – 2 ounces worsted weight (medium) 4-ply (100-110 yards) baby; 2.4 ounces (120-130 yards) child
Note: Ch 2 at beg of each round counts as DC.
Ch 56 for baby hat or Ch 60 for child size. Join to make a ring and making sure your chain is not twisted.
(You will be working in the round and not turning your work as you crochet this hat.)
Rnd 1
Ch 1, Sc into the 2nd bump loop in the back of the chain to create a smooth edge.
This is done by working Sc in back bump of each chain across. Join with sl st to beg ch-1. (56 Sc for baby or 60 Sc for child size)
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