Shika the mythical deer bird crochet

This is definitely my favourite project so far!

I call her Shika which means gentle deer.

I made her from a wonderful book called

Unicorns, Dragons and more Fantasy Amigurumi

by Ilaria Caliri

Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies

I absolutely loved making this little honey bee

and the wee snail.

The bee is actually made of three parts.

The larvae stage with her hat

and her honey bee wings and body

which she can slide on when she wants to fly.

The snail pattern was from the wonderful book

 by Lydia Tresselt called

Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies.

She also sells individual patterns which 

includes the bee.

I can't wait to make some butterflies

and catterpillars.

a little crochet manatee for a little girl

This tiny manatee measures 4 inches long.
I wanted it to be little since it is for
a wee little girl whose daddy loves manatees.
I made this from a great free pattern
here on Ravelry 

a mint and grey crochet baby blanket

This cute baby blanket is for my first grandbaby.
The ridges are formed from working single crochets
into the back loop
.
 It is made from a

 free pattern from the wonderful site daisyfarm crafts.

She has some wonderful patterns on her site

and generously shares a lot of them for free.

Crochet Dragon Scarf

I loved making this dragon scarf.

I found the pattern in a book from my local library

called Crochet Ever After

by Brenda K. B. Anderson

It introduced me to some new techniques.

The construction of the head,

particularly the nostrils

was something totally new to me.

I also loved how the scales were formed

over 4 repeating rows involving 

2 different colours.

It's nice to learn some new techniques.

This dragon will go in a tickle trunk.

Canadians will probably know what that is

but for those who don't

the term comes from a 

TV show called Mr. Dressup

(played by the talented and gentle Ernie Coombs).

The famous trunk on the show contained

 an unlimited number of costumes which, 

when worn by the host, 

carried everyone into his imaginative adventure.

So I hope that the little girl 

that just entered my life

will find joy playing with this dragon.