One Eye Minion Small Baby Pillow

 

Material Required: 

1. Yellow, Royal blue and black yarn.  4 Ply or 8 ply yarn depending your preference
2. White, black, grey 8 ply yarn for eyes

Pattern:

With yellow color yarn

Row 1: In a magic ring 6 SC, join in the first SC and ch 1 (6 SC)

Row 2: 2 SC in each chain, join in the first SC and ch 1  (12 SC)

Row 3:* 1 SC and 2 SC* in the next chains and repeat * * all around, join in the first SC and ch 1 (18SC)

Row 4 : 1 SC 2 times and 2 SC in the next chains and repeat * * all around, join in the first SC and ch 1 

( 24SC)

Row 5: 1 SC 3 times and 2 SC in the following chains and repeat  * * all around, join in the first SC and ch 1 (30SC)

Row 6: *1 SC 4 times and 2 SC* in the following chains and repeat * *all around, join in the first SC and ch 1 (36SC)

Row 7: *1 SC 5 times and 2 SC* in the following chains and repeat * * all around, join in the first SC and ch 1 (42 SC)

Row 8 -12 : SC in each chain

Row 13-15 : Change to black yarn, SC in each chain

For hair

Cut 5 inches of black yarn and fold it into half and crochet to the top of the head

Do this 5 times.

Row 16-29 : Change to yellow yarn , SC in each chain

Row 30: *1SC Dec, 1 SC 5 times* around - ( 36 SC)

Row 31: *1SC Dec, 1 SC 4 times* around - (30 SC)

Start filling with fiber fill

Row 32 : *1SC Dec, 1 SC 3 times* around - (24 SC)

Row 33: *1SC Dec, 1 SC 2 times* around - ( 18 SC)

Row 34 : *1SC Dec, 1 SC * around - ( 12 SC)

Fill it with enough fiber fill

Row 35 : SC Dec around - (6 SC) 

Fasten off and leave about 2 inches of tail and sew it inside.

For Eye:

With black yarn in a magic ring, 6 SC

Change to white yarn, 2 SC in each chains - 12 SC

Change to grey yarn . *2 SC, 1 SC* around - 18 SC

Fasten off and leave a long tail.

Attach it to the minion on the black yarn section.

Tadaaaaaaa

The small one eye minion pillow is ready

You can very well add the blue pants if you like. I wanted to stop with this.

Sneak Peak

I started doing one of my favorite throw cover, which I recently came across the blog, wood and wool stool. I went to hobby lobby, collected my bunch of favorite colors and started this project immediately. Here is a sneak peak of it

A similar pattern throw which I came across the vogue patterns

http://www.vogueknitting.com/Default.aspx?TabId=751

I have actually fallen in love with this pattern

In the making..

When I see something interesting and beautiful, I always wish to make one for me. One such thing I was recently impressed and loved was these granny squares pillow cover. I was so impressed, I wanted to make one for me really quick. Loved the color and pattern very much. I really appreciate the taste for colors and the way its been made. Now this has really inspired me in sewing too. But hubby promised will get me a sewing machine immediately after we move to our new place. Keeping my fingers crossed for the new transition and interest in our life. :)

Image of the pillow from wood and wool stool

Heart for your valentine

A heart for your valentine.
Valentine's day is nearing and I know every one loves heart. I am trying to make a hanging out of hearts. But before that I wanted to learn how to make a heart in Crochet and I found a perfect 18min tutorial

Pillow cover

The red heart website has got so many free patterns to try my hands on both knitting and crochet.
I wanted to try on this pillow cover as a start. though its has not come out as clean as the original pattern, I was happy that I could make something similar to the original.

For the pattern please click http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/mod-striped-pillows
 For the pattern I used
For the front side of the pillow cover
Center :

Ch 16 stitches and
Row 1-Single Crochet make symmetrical squares for 25rows. For the left and right hand side pick 50 stitches and SC. Continue same number of rows as original.

For the back of the pillow cover,
First half
Center
Ch 16 stitches and SC each row for 17 rows. For the left and right side pick 35 stitches and SC . Continue same number of rows as the original
Second half
Center
Ch 16 stitches and SC for 8 rows. For the left and right side pick 15 stitches and SC. Continue the same number of rows as original.

Now join the front and the twoback pieces.

This is the first time I am writing pattern for crochet. Please pardon if its not understandable.