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Tooth Fairy Friend
Recently, a beloved young relative lost their very FIRST tooth! We had to celebrate, and so I stitched together a little tooth pillow for the tooth fairy's visit. I sketched an incredibly detailed technical specification illustration, shown below. Aforementioned tech spec. From this inspiration, I began with a magic circle and used single crochets and half-double crochets to create the tooth shape. When I was halfway through the crown of the tooth, I stopped to add eyes and

Larkraft
Nov 23, 20251 min read


"Hey mom, can you fix this?" - Knight Armor Edition
Crochet can be as useful as it is fun! This series of posts will focus on requests to fix, modify, or otherwise refactor broken or lacking household items. Previously, in an undocumented crochet adventure, I made a loop to affix to the top of a hanging tent for my child's bedroom reading nook after the existing loop had broken, leaving the tent regrettably unused, in a very sad pile on the floor. The tent came with a hanging loop that was a rather weak 3mm wide ribbon, so our

Larkraft
Nov 16, 20254 min read


Spooky Szn Celebration - FREE 🎃 Pumpkin Amigurumi Pattern
🍂Crunchy leaves, bonfires, and back-to-school shenanigans can only mean one thing - it's Spooky Szn!!! Add this free pumpkin pattern to your rotation for a fun, customizable plush pumpkin that would look perfect perched upon a festive tabletop. Pattern Rating: 🧶Beginner Pattern Difficulty: Easy - 1 hook; 6 basic stitches 🚌 What's your favorite season, and why is it Autumn? Tell us in the comments! FREE Pumpkin Amigurumi Pattern Materials worsted cotton yarn, size 4 sugge

Larkraft
Oct 31, 20252 min read


The Sisterhood of the Traveling Blanket - Part One
The humble cockroach is a universal symbol for resilience and as such, became an honored "familiar" of sorts between a book club of friends. One friend in particular decided to join me in taking up the the way of the hook, and a collaborative crochet idea was born between us. The concept of a progressive dinner came up, and we decided to make a progressive blanket! Aw, she cute! "How?" you may ask. We are taking turns contributing to a granny square blanket, with a large free

Larkraft
Oct 21, 20253 min read
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