Monday, May 10, 2021

Island Play Set



I've been writing about this project for a while now. I started it at the beginning of my ocean/sea birthday project. It has been finished but for the paracord for some time. I even had the paracord threaded through but was contimplating the best way to use the paracord locks. I finally decided it was time to push through and finish this project so I could focus on finishing the Ocean Tower that I hope will accompany the play set.

The Island Play Set is a free pattern and you can find it here.


I found paracord at Hobby Lobby. I looked around at different types of cord locks and decided on an oval cord lock that I found at Paracord Planet. I ordered a few as I can't imagine this will be the last set I make.



This play set is a double thick mat. This means does allow it to lay down flat, it holds up the island, and you get to hide all the ends from changing colors and sewing on the island. The downside to this additional bulk is it is harder to close. However, while not being the ultimate bag it still provides storage for the ocean/sea creatures.

The original pattern does come with a selection of creatures for the play set. As I've written about I've been using this as an opportunity to explore a range of books and patterns to create my own selection of amis for the project. As I was putting the creatures back after their photo shoot I noticed the dolphin had avoided the picture taking but he will be headed off with the birthday box. He's already back in the bag.

2 comments:

Oombawka Design said...

Your finished Island Play Set is fantastic. I love how it packs into itself for storage too!
Thank you for linking up at our weekly Link Party! You are being featured at our Wednesday Party #398 this week. Here’s the direct link to the post that will be published on Wednesday, in case you’d like to share your feature:
https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/2021/05/crochet-courage-bear-crochet-flower-wall-art-island-play-set.html

Hope to see you again next week! Rhondda

Donna @ Modern on Monticello said...

You did a fabulous job on this project. So adorable and easy to travel with. Love it. Thanks for sharing it with us this week. #HomeMattersParty

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