Sunday, April 23, 2017

Planning

Hi,
This week I've had a practice week and every day has been so eventful and I've learnt quite much. And then I'm planning a wedding so I try not to tuen this blog into ä wedding blog. I actually like having many doable diy ideas and trust me when I say that the world of wedding blogs and forums and diy sites is scary and totally addicting at the same time. It is like a HUGE forest o:t desert where you can get totally lost.

And I've had time for #uglyarn. I made cardigan and a pair of gloves. The cardigan pattern is called Oakley.  Found it from Ravelry. I love the little pockets. Gloves are from garnstudios website, but the snowflake design was from Ravelry also.


Then for the wedding stuff: I want some random cute amigurumis for deflaation and this fox is the first protoype. I used Drops Muskat that is a DK yarn. He is probably a bit too big. Next one is going to be done from 4ply and 2mm book. Then I'll probably get the size right. The design is my own and ideas came from Finnish nature. I'll probably make more Finnish animals in near future.


Friday, April 14, 2017

Mr. Sea Turtle *free pattern

Hello and very blessed Easter-time for everyone 😄

I have a short break for Easter and it feels nice. I've had a hectic week with very much to do besides studying: visiting friends and relatives and so on and I had also time to write down my turtle pattern. The pattern isn't tested so please tell me if you find any errors.

 
I used:
Worsted yarn (green 1skein, yellow 1 skein and brwon skein) and 3mm hook, but 3.5mm hook is totally fine
DK yarn for cap and aran red for bucket
Safety eyes
Filling
Needle
Pattern is Us terms



Legs
With yellow yarn: ch4, turn, sc to 2nd ch from the hook, sc to end, turn sc to each ch on the other side. (6sc in total)
1) 2sc in each sc
2) [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end
3) [2sc, 1sc x2]repeat to end
4) [2sc, 1sc x3]repeat to end.
5) In BLO and change to green yarn: sc around
6-9) Sc around
10) [sc-dec, 1sc x 2] x 5, sc to end.
11) [sc-dec, 1sc] x5, sc to end.
12) [sc-dec] x 5, sc to end
13->) Sc around fifteen rows.
Make the other leg the same way

Body
 With yellow yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.
1) 2sc in each sc
2) [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end
3) [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat to end
4) [2sc, 1sc x3] repeat to end.
5) [2sc, 1sc x4] repeat to end
6) [2sc, 1sc x5] repeat to end
7) [2sc, 1sc x6] repeat to end.
8) [2sc, 1sc x7] repeat to end.
9-14) sc around
15) [sc-dec, 1sc x 7] repeat around
16-20) Sc around
21) [sc-dec, 1sc x6] repeat around.
22-24) sc around
25] [sc-dec, 1sc x5] repeat around.
26) sc around
27) [sc-dec, 1sc x4] repeat around
28) [sc-dec, 1sc x3] repeat around
29) [sc-around, 1sc x 2] repeat around
Bind off
 
Arms
With yellow yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.
1) 2sc in each sc
2) [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end
3) [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat to end
4) In BLO and change to green yarn, sc around
5-8) Sc around
9) [sc-dec, 1sc x6] repeat around
10-12) Sc around
13) [sc-dec, 1sc x 5] repeat around
14-16) Sc around
17) [sc-dec, 1sc x4] repeat around
18-19) Sc around
20) [sc-dec, 1sc x3] repeat around
21) Sc around

Head
With green yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.
1) 2sc in each sc
2) [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end
3) [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat to end
4) [2sc, 1sc x3] repeat to end.
5) [2sc, 1sc x4] repeat to end
6) [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat 6 times, sc to end
7) [2sc, 1sc x3] repeat 6 times, sc to end
8) 1sc x5, [2sc, 1sc x4] repeat [_] 4 times, sc to end
9-16) sc around
17) 1sc x5, [sc-dec, 1sc x4] repeat [_] 4 times, sc to end
18) [sc-dec, 1sc x2] repeat 6 times, sc to end
19) [sc-dec, 1sc x3] repeat 6 times, sc to end
20) [sc-dec, 1sc x4] repeat around
21) [sc-dec, 1sc x3] repeat around
22) [sc-dec, 1sc x2] repeat around
Bind off. Insert safety eyes before stuffing.

Shell
With brown yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.
1) 2sc in each sc
2) [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end
3) [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat to end
4) [2sc, 1sc x3] repeat to end.
5) [2sc, 1sc x4] repeat to end
6) [2sc, 1sc x5] repeat to end
7) [2sc, 1sc x6] repeat to end.
8) [2sc, 1sc x7] repeat to end
9) [2sc, 1sc x8] repeat to end
10) [2sc, 1sc x9] repeat to end
11) [2sc, 1sc x10] repeat to end
12-14) Sc around
15) In BLO: [sc-dec, 1sc x10] to end
16) [sc-dec, 1sc x9] repeat around
17) [sc-dec, 1sc x8] repeat around
18) [sc-dec, 1sc x7] repeat around
19) [sc-dec, 1sc x6] repeat around
20) [sc-dec, 1sc x5] repeat around
21) [sc-dec, 1sc x4] repeat around
22) [sc-dec, 1sc x3] repeat around
23) [sc-dec, 1sc x2] repeat around
Join yarn to the BLO round and Sc around picking up the front loop 2 rows.
 

Cap
With blue yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.
1) 2sc in each sc
2) [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end
3) [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat to end
4) [2sc, 1sc x3] repeat to end.
5) [2sc, 1sc x4] repeat to end
6) [2sc, 1sc x5] repeat to end
7) [2sc, 1sc x6] repeat to end.
8-10) Sc around

White part
1) Ch 7, turn, 1sc x6, turn, 1sc x6
2) 2sc, 1sc x 4, 2sc x2, 1sc x4, 2sc
3) 2sc, 1sc x 8, 2sc x2, 1sc x8, 2sc
4)  2sc, 1sc x12 , 2sc x2, 1sc x12, 2sc
5-6) Sc around, but between increases make sc-dec.

Button
Ch2, sc 5 to 2nd ch from the hook, sc around one round
 




Basket
With red yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.
1) 2sc in each sc
2) [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end
3) [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat to end
4) IN BLO: sc around
5) Sc around
6) [2sc, 1sc x3] to end
7) sc around
8) sc around
9) sc around
10) sc around


Finishing:
I do my finishing for toys in following way: I stuff the firmly, but not too much. And then place body parts together with pin needles and then sew. First I attached head to body and then arms and legs. And lastly shell. Then I sewed the cap parts together. If you want you can sew the cap to the head. 

Hope these notes are clear enough

Copyright: Minttusuklaa 
- you can sell toys made from this pattern, but please don't sell the pattern or claim it as your own