Yoda, Yoda, Yoda

You've seen him everywhere so why not here? One of my best friends asked me to crochet a life sized baby Yoda for her, so I jumped on the bandwagon. I found a pattern and was able to snag it before it was taken down. I got the pattern from Ravelry.com by Allison Hoffman and her blog can be found at www.craftyiscool.com. She is super talented and has designed many characters.

Here is my finished piece made with Allison's pattern:

I also made some smaller ones using another pattern from amiamour.com. I made a few minor changes with the eyes and face. 

There are a lot of patterns out there for this little guy. Have you made one?

Crochet Baby Photo Props

   I may have lost my mojo for a little while. I haven't been crocheting or crafting much lately. Maybe because it's summer time. I usually slow down during the summer, but not this much. I think this was more like a writer's block or crochet block, if you will. So I picked up a hook the other day and decided to get stitchin'. I'm in the process of making some photo props for a friend. I don't have any baby models, so you won't really get the full effect with my pictures. The first thing I made was a baby nest. I found the pattern on Ravelry and you can find it at this link. Hopefully it's a good size for her models.

   The next one is a Mermaid tail. I got the pattern for the tail at this link. The pattern is written in UK terms, so I had to frog it a few times before I figured that out. DC = SC, TR = DC. The shell increasing and decreasing was a little confusing, but once I got it, it wasn't so bad. I did something different for the fin. I felt like the fin in the pattern is a bit too small. I would think you need a rather large fin to swim around as a mermaid, but who knows for sure?  I made my own fin pattern, which I will post later. I got the idea for the fin at this link. The shell and starfish patterns can be found here. All of the linked crochet patterns are free! If you decide to try them and run into problems or get stuck, I will be happy to help you out. Just leave a comment or email me.