A few months ago, I discovered the world of stuffed animals made with African flowers:
These lovely motifs have been used by several designers to make absolutely stunning animals. One of my favorites is Heidi Bears. She uses bright, vivid colors to create beautiful, crochet eye-candy. I mean, just look at this stegosaurus!
Note: Photo used with permission from Heidi Bears. I do not own this photo.
He is absolutely adorable! The different colored motifs, the little spikes. Everything about this guy is amazing! And the best part? From the top of his spikes to the very tips of his toes, he's only about 9" tall! How cute!
According to the pattern page, he was made with fingering weight yarn and a 1.75 mm hook. With that combination of yarn and hook, you get a teeny-tiny dino (which makes him even cuter!)!. But, what if you used aran weight yarn and a 5.00 mm hook? Well, then you'd have a mommy/daddy dinosaur!
But, what if you used a 9.00 mm hook and super bulky yarn? Well then my friends, you'd have a very large stegosaurus on your hands.
The point is, the options are endless (okay, they might end at one point)! Puff is a great way to use up all that thin yarn in your yarn stash. Or maybe you were randomly given a lot of bulky weight yarn (I was, and I think this is what I'm going to use it up on). Either way, your dino will still turn out cute!
To see all of Heidi's designs, visit HeidBearscreative.blogspot.com.
According to the pattern page, he was made with fingering weight yarn and a 1.75 mm hook. With that combination of yarn and hook, you get a teeny-tiny dino (which makes him even cuter!)!. But, what if you used aran weight yarn and a 5.00 mm hook? Well, then you'd have a mommy/daddy dinosaur!
But, what if you used a 9.00 mm hook and super bulky yarn? Well then my friends, you'd have a very large stegosaurus on your hands.
The point is, the options are endless (okay, they might end at one point)! Puff is a great way to use up all that thin yarn in your yarn stash. Or maybe you were randomly given a lot of bulky weight yarn (I was, and I think this is what I'm going to use it up on). Either way, your dino will still turn out cute!
To see all of Heidi's designs, visit HeidBearscreative.blogspot.com.