It's the most wonderful time of the year!!

 December is hands down my favorite time of the year. No matter how sad and stressed you are, this seasons spirit and joy seems to lifts you up. Many would've started decorating their houses with beautiful lights and Christmas trees. Decorating Christmas tree is one of my favorite activity to do along with my family members. Give your Christmas trees a personal touch by hanging this Reindeer ornament around. Here's a free pattern on how to make them.




Materials needed:

• Acrylic yarn in brown, cream and white color
• Crochet hook ( according to the size of your yarn)
• Poly fiber fill
• Tapestry needle
• 6 mm safety eyes or flat back black beads for eyes
• A small amount of red felt or red embroidery thread for the nose.
• Black embroidery thread 

This pattern is written in US english terms and worked on continuous rounds unless stated otherwise
sc - single crochet
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet


Head and body: 
Using Brown color yarn,
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)  
R2: 2sc in each st (12)
R3:  *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* rep **(18)
R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (24) 
R5: *sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (30)
R6: *sc in next 4 st, 2sc in next st* rep ** (36)
R7-16: sc in each stitch (36)
If using safety eyes, insert them between R8 and 9 
R17: *sc in next 4 st, dec 1 in next st* rep ** (30)
R18: *sc in next 3 st, 1 dec in next st* rep** (24)
R19: *sc in next 2 st, 1 dec in next st* rep** (18)
R20: *sc in next st, 1 dec in next st* rep** (12)
Stuff firmly
R16: dec 6 times (6)
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing

Antlers: (make 2)
Using cream color yarn,
part 1:
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2-5:  sc in each st (6), finish off 
part 2:
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2-4: sc in each st (6), don't fasten off and join with the first part
Now sc all around (12)




Muzzle:
Using white color yarn,
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: 2sc in each st (12)

Ears: (make 2)
Using brown color yarn,
ch 5, sl st in second st, sc in next ch, dc in next 2 chain. 


Arms: (make 2)
Using brown color yarn,
4 sc in magic ring 

Legs: (make 2)
Using brown color yarn,
5 sc in magic ring

Assembling:

• Attach the antlers starting at R2 on either side of the head
• I attached the ears at the end of R5 on either side. 
• Attach a small piece of red felt (or embroider with red yarn) for nose on the muzzle and embroider the mouth before sewing the muzzle to the head and body.
• Attach the arms around R11-12
• Attach the legs around R17-18
• Attach a little string at the top if you wish to hang them on tree.

And you are done!!


May this festive season bring you lots of joy and blessings to you all.  Have a merry december :)

Writing a pattern is not as easy as i assumed. It involves lots of trial and errors not to mention taking photos of the process in each step. But i'm very happy that i was able to publish it. I have planned to publish more patterns in the future.


The happiness you get when someone makes a doll with your pattern is priceless! Will see you soon with a new post. Have a fantastic day! Cheers:)

Hello all! as promised i'm here with a free amigurumi pattern for Narwhals. They are tiny, cute and very easy to make. You can skip the tusk and you'll get a whale. Serves as a two in one pattern!!

So let's dive into the tutorial without further ado..


Materials needed:
Some acrylic yarn (in your preferred shade and white)
Crochet hook ( according to the size of your yarn)
Poly fiber fill
Tapestry needle
6 mm safety eyes or flatback black beads

The pattern is worked on continuous rounds unless stated otherwise
sc - single crochet
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
hdc - half double crochet


Pattern Instruction

Body:
with the main color yarn,
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)  
R2: 2sc in each st (12)
R3:  *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* rep **(18)
R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (24) 
R5: *sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (30)
R6-9: sc around (30)
switch to white color
R10: in back loops only, sc around (30)
R11: *sc in next 3 st, dec 1*, rep ** (24)
R12: *sc in next 2 st, dec 1*, rep ** (18)
attach safety eyes between row 9 and 10 at this point
R13: *sc in next st, dec 1*, rep ** (12)
stuff firmly,
R14: dec 6 times (6)

Fins (make 2):
4 sc in magic ring


Tail:
chain 5, *dc in 3rd chain from hook, half double crochet in next chain and sl st in the last chain space*,  continue again with chain 5 and rep **

Tusk:
R1: 5sc in magic ring (5)
R2: sc in next 4 st, 2sc in last st (6)
R3: sc in next 5 st, 2sc in last st (7)
R4-6: sc around (7)

Assembling:
Attach tail to the Narwhal's body. I attach them where the color change happens.
Add in fins on either side of Narwhal with 2 or 3 stitches away from eyes.
Finally add in the tusk at row 5 or 6 from top. Attach them at the centre.

You can make this little Narwhal in a few hours and they make lovely key chain or bag charms.
If you wish, you can buy them from my Etsy shop too :)

"It's the little things that makes life beautiful "

Like watching my girl grow a little everyday in front of my eyes, noticing her vocabularies expanding, attempting to dress on her own and surprisingly getting it right more often, her shenanigans getting a little more testing and my yelling gets way louder, there's a lot to learn something new everyday both for her and me.

Now that she goes to play school, i do get to some free time to indulge in crocheting and making amigurumis :) As many know by now, i like making teeny tiny things rather than large ones. This little whale turned out to be one such perfect project for me to try.


Wish i could make them in all pastel colors :)


I also got an order to make them in large quantity recently, so bear with me for overloading you with photos of  the these whales in different angles ;)

I have listed them in my Etsy shop if you like to buy one.
Which color do you like? i also turned some of them into Narwhals. I'm thinking of posting a free pattern for Narwhals. would you like a pattern for that? let me know if you are interested :)
Edit: you can now find the free pattern for this whale here
Well, enough of the whale madness, i'll catch up with loads of Narwhals next time. Have a crafty day! Cheers:)