Melissa's Crochet Patterns

Here is my new free crochet pattern, BB-8 from Star Wars. This blog version also has a more detailed description of how to make BB-8's circles. Please post pictures of your finished BB-8 on my Facebook page . BB-8 from Star Wars Crochet Pattern Written by Melissa’s Crochet Patterns You will need… Yarn Color A - Red Heart Super Saver Solids in White Yarn Color B - Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in Gray Mist Yarn Color C - Red Heart Super Saver Solids in Carrot one 15mm black safety eye one 12mm black safety eye 3.25mm crochet hook (Size D) Fiberfill Stuffing Yarn Needle Sewing Pins to hold pieces in place before sewing (optional) Stitches and Abbreviations used… Ch - chain Sl - slip stitch Sc - single crochet St - stitch Sts - stitches Rpt - repeat Inc - increase, 2 sc in the same space Dec - decrease or sc2tog (single crochet 2 together) Body Using Yarn Color A Rnd 1 ~ Using a magic ring, place...

Halloween MCAL 2015 Mystery by Melissa’s Crochet Pattern Halloween is getting closer! What is Halloween without some fun? Some crochet fun of course! CLICK HERE TO GET THE PATTERN This mystery crochet along will be a new amigurumi crochet pattern. The finished size is a little over 10 inches long. Clues for this mystery for will given every other day as listed below… Clue #1 - Monday, October 12, 2015 Clue #2 - Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Clue #3 - Friday, October 16, 2015 Clue #4 - Sunday, October 18, 2015 Clues will be given by Ravelry updates, updates will be sent to your Ravelry messages, email address linked to Ravelry, and on the pattern page you can directly download them as they become available. There are some helpful tutorials on my blog to help you better understand this pattern. Photo Tutorial of Sewing the Pieces Together http://melissascrochetpatterns.blogspot.com/2015/02/precious-pandas-photo-tutorial-of.html Crocheting throug...

I recently started a new page on Facebook - Crochet for Kids . I post easy patterns with little or no color changes, small patterns that can be finished quickly, and all are free crochet patterns found on Ravelry . The first pattern I have created for kids is Simple Yellow Kitty , a free crochet pattern on Ravelry. This pattern has no abbreviations to make it more easy to understand for kids who don't know what these abbreviations stand for. The head and body is also made in one piece. Here are also the recent patterns I have shared on my Facebook page, that should be great for kids and beginners to crochet... Baby Ninja Turtles by  Josephine Wu Pearl the Baby Panda by Melissa's Crochet Patterns Chapstick/ Lip Balm Holder by Kristy Ashmore's Designs Beginner's Washcloth by Katie Cooks and Crafts Cool Customizable Cuff by Brynn Nichole Easy Crocheted Dishcloth by Cheri's Crochet Baby Monster Beginn...

Some of my recent patterns are now including fingers and hands and I would like to show you how I do this with a photo tutorial. These patterns include Wally Trollman , Ogre Doug , Bob Goblin , Bing Bong, and  Baymax  (his hands are slightly different but use the same technique).  For this example I am using a seperate color for the fingers and hand. Most of my patterns you will continue using the same color for both. I am using size 5mm crochet hook in this photo tutorial to make it easier to see. If you have trouble using your usual amigurumi crochet hook you can also go up a size or two crochet hook to make it easier for you. My usual amigurumi crochet hook is 3.25mm. Fingers and hands are recommended to be sewn “inside out” or the “wrong way” of usual amigurumi. Starting with the fingers, make 4 for each hand Rnd 1 ~ Using a magic ring, place 3 sc into the magic ring Rnd 2 ~ sc around (3 sc) Rnd 3 ~ dec, sc (2 sc) Faste...