I’m not sure what the fascination is with chunky chickens, but the Mabel Chicken pattern by Oak and Marlow has become an absolute best-seller this past year for many crochet market makers. Since I started making them, I have nearly sold out at every show I have done. These are my number one best-seller, so I wanted to take time to share with you all that I’ve learned about this awesome pattern.
Jungle animals have been some of my best-sellers lately, so I was super excited to try out the lion pattern. With the popularity of jungle animals as favorites for kids, making a few of these lions for your next market is a no-brainer! Not only would a large lion make the perfect statement piece, but you will be sure to sell some to some lion-loving kiddos!
As a contributor for the EyeLoveKnots blog, sometimes I get super cool opportunities! Recently, Alexandra (the amazing crochet designer and blogger behind EyeLoveKnots, Cre8tion Crochet, and OnRockwoodLane) reached out to me about receiving an early release copy of Lauren Espy’s newest book, Animal Amigurumi Adventures Vol. 2: 15 (More!) Crochet Patterns to Create Adorable Amigurumi Critters from Blue Star Press. Of course, I said yes in a heartbeat!
I am absolutely in love with how cute these little crochet flower rattles turned out, and I am already in the process of making up a whole garden of them to sell at my next craft show. Each flower works up quickly with minimal materials, and they make the perfect little baby gift either individually or in a larger set.
The Mr. Crab pattern is a super cute, free crochet crab pattern that creates a hexagonal body and really puts an emphasis on claws that are ready-to-pinch. This pattern was easy to follow and worked up nicely! In my pattern review below, you can find more details about this pattern, as well as some adaptations I made to the pattern to meet my customer’s requests and my personal preferences.
This is a crochet pattern review of the Ice Cream Amigurumi Big & Little by Stringy DingDing. You can find all the details about where to find this pattern, how the pattern works up, and how to package these adorable ice cream cones below.
