Jungle Hut

It seems like it has taken me forever to get back to blogging. However, I wanted to post the rest of the pictures for the jungle project and move forward with some other projects I have going.

The hut was part of the free Joann's safari pattern found here. The most challenging part for me were the loops for the hut roof. While the mat trim had taught me the basics, working in tighter quarters on the roof was far more challenging. I was pleased with my finished outcome. If I had more time, I would have liked to make a few additional huts. The roof was time intensive, though.

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Lion

There are so many amazingly generous designers out there. I already discussed using Lucy Ravenscar's free monkey pattern. This is her free lion pattern that I added to my jungle. You can find the free pattern here. I just recently finished her frog and I will be adding him to the blog soon, too.

As I mentioned with the monkey in order to get the pattern to work right don't join, work in spirals. I was trying to play with joining to make the colors changes easier and it complicated the structure of the lion. I have another lion and lioness pattern that came in the Crochet a Zoo: Fun Toys for Baby and You that I may experiment with if I have time.



The jungle is coming along nicely. When this project is complete, I am going to have to split my time between Halloween, Christmas presents, and Christmas charity toys. That stuff creeps up so quickly.

If you arrived here looking for free patterns you may be interested in the following blog pages:

Dinosaurs and Dragons

Knit and Crochet Food Patterns Great for Play Food

Hello Kitty

Crochet and Knit Puppets

Crochet Amigurumi Animals and Stuffed Animal Free Patterns

Knit Amigurumi and Stuffed Toys

Crochet and Knit Amigurumi and Other Dolls

Knit and Crochet Toys

Teddy Bear Patterns and Clothes

Halloween Page

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Christmas

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Alligator

If you have been following my blog than you can probably guess that the alligator is part of my Jungle Mat project. I have always been terrified of alligators and crocodiles since my brothers convinced me our very cold brook was full of them and they would creep into the house at night and eat me if I wasn't wary. True love wins and I couldn't make a jungle set without an alligator. While this pattern was not in the original free Joann's pattern, I did find it in A Zoo For You (Leisure Arts #5152) that I have used for several of the other animals in this project.

He was the most challenging of the animals to date, as I had to get his scales on correctly. Even with that challenge, he worked up quickly and despite my dislike of the creatures, he is a great addition to the project.



I got tired of waiting for a library copy to preview and took a chance and ordered Crochet a Zoo: Fun Toys for Baby and You online. It arrived yesterday and I can't wait to try out the baboons and the rangers. (Technically, they are zookeepers, but I am making a jungle, so they will be rangers.) I will post about my results.

If you arrived here looking for free patterns you may be interested in the following blog pages:

Dinosaurs and Dragons

Knit and Crochet Food Patterns Great for Play Food

Hello Kitty

Crochet and Knit Puppets

Crochet Amigurumi Animals and Stuffed Animal Free Patterns

Knit Amigurumi and Stuffed Toys

Crochet and Knit Amigurumi and Other Dolls

Knit and Crochet Toys

Teddy Bear Patterns and Clothes

Halloween Page

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Valentines

Easter

Graduation

Patriotic

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