PipsRainbow

Hello my lovelies, how are we all? Everyone enjoying this summer holiday weather? Not known anything like it. We seem to be living in rain coats! And the dog is definitely not impressed! She is 100% a warm weather pup & rain is not one of her preferred weather conditions. She is snuggled up here in my nook, quite happy, sheltering from the horrid soggy rain!

We are rather lucky and have had some time in sunny Greece! Which has been warm, sunny and just the break we all need. A little moment to relax & recoup! And spy some amazing crocheting too. There’s some incredible dresses too which I will try and get a pic of.

So I think I firstly need to apologise for my very long absence from my little rainbow ride of a website. I feel like it has been forever since I have been on here. I am sorry! I seem to have completely lost my mojo with it all & life as it usually does, seems to have got in the way. Our little world seems to be filled will all sorts of things at the minute, but as we have just started the summer holidays, I am hoping it is going to slow down some what.

Many creators have a moment where they loose their mojo and struggle to create. I think it’s like a writer having writer’s block! It can just be that the requirements of life are more important or in my case, I seem to have lost my confidence with it all. Guessing it can happen every so often. You feel like your work isn’t good enough or what happens if it’s wrong. I have still been designing & making, both crocheted & knitted, but not put anything out there for a while. You seem to have this panic about your patterns being a bit rubbish & think – I won’t post that, it isn’t quite right! The doubt sets in, so you find an excuse to do a house job, instead of just knuckling down & writing your pattern and sharing it!

Many of my patterns I have created are close to being able to share with you, but just need some concentrated time to finish them off. So hoping the mojo is back soon. I think part of me has been struggling with a spot of health issues & new meds this year. Had a delightful ankle situation, which has slowed me down some what! And I even managed to cover myself in burning hot soup, which I can safely say wasn’t my finest hour! Rather scary! Definitely becoming more clumsy! Anyone else finding this? Heyho. I don’t want to use this silly health as an excuse for my lack of PipsRainbow love. But I think it has definitely knocked me back this year. So definitely need a boost of yarny love & confidence to get me back on track! Thinking the start of a new month is a good time to get going again. Ekk!

I have recently designed a new little dinosaur for my boy & a hippo for my girl.

They came away with us & were found in the kids beds like little stowaways!

Kids were super excited to find them. Guessing my little daughter is not so little anymore & the want for crocheted teddy bears will slow down. But then she has just asked me to design a flamingo, so that will be fun. Think it’s the neck, that will be the slightly tricky bit. And the colour definitely has to be right! Bright, bright pink! On the boat we have a blow up Flamingo, called Mingo! Obviously! Haha! Well she is a firm favourite, so reckon we need a crocheted version.

On to WIP’s!
Projects at the minute! Ok, I do seem to have a few on the go! A crocheted blanket for my boy, a crocheted summer cardigan… (From the lovely Kosy Kitchen Fibre, it’s soooo soft!)

…a knitted pair of advent socks… (You just can’t beat Yarn Badger Socks – they truly are the best!)

…a knitted blanket and also have another little rainbow hippo that is like to create for someone! So lots of the go!

Right chaps! New month! New mojo! Fingers crossed for some exciting new patterns coming your way. I even have a knitted pattern coming soon. It’s the knitted blanket I have been creating with my Geodes & Gems Club from the utterly incredible Lisa from the Love of Yarn. The yarn is so beautiful! Promise I will get that pattern written up soon!

Right I had better sign off! A game of Go Fish with my boy is needing to be played!

Happy hooking all!

Big hugs to you all.

🌈Xx

Lambibert

May I introduce a little one called Lambibert. He is the fourth little addition to our Egglebert Family & is definitely one of the quietest members of the gang. We are not sure where his shyness comes from, as his brothers & sisters are all very lively. Out of all of them, he is the most caring. He has a knack of jumping into your pocket, when he knows you are scared or nervous about something. Lambibert managed to sneak into my daughter’s school cardigan pocket the other day, as they have been doing practice SATS. I have a funny feeling I will know where he will be next week when they do the proper ones. Bless him. He just loves to take your worries away & if you give him lots of squidges, he will give you so much reassurance. Such a sweetie.

So without further ado, here is his pattern.

Level – Easy (A great pattern to start with, when you are learning to crochet in the round.)

Supplies –

You only need 15g of double knit white yarn, a 3mm crochet hook, a small amount of black yarn for the ears, nose, pair of 6mm safety eyes, some scissors and a blunt ended tapestry needle. And don’t forget the toy stuffing.

Stitches –

Slip Stitch (ss) – This is where there is no height to the stitch. It’s usually used to join rounds. So insert the hook into the front of the stitch you are joining to. This is usually the first stitch you made in that round/row. So yarn over hook and pull through that first stitch then also through the loop on your hook.

Chain stitch (ch) – To make a chain, place the yarn over the hook then pull it through the loop on your hook.

Magic Ring – Fold over the yarn to make the loop. Insert your hook through the loop and grab the working yarn (long piece) and pull through the loop. Hold the tail and the working yarn and pull so that the knot tightens, but you still have a loop. This has created a magic ring.

Double Crochet (dc) – Insert the hook through the stitch, front to back, then yarn over hook and pull back through stitch. You will have two loops on your hook. Then yarn over your hook and pull through both loops.

Double Crochet Decrease (2dctog) – This is where you crochet two stitches together to decrease the amount of stitches in the round. So insert the hook through the front of the first stitch only (the front V) and then insert again through the front of the second stitch (the front V). Now yarn over your hook and pull it back through both stitches, so you will then have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over your hook again and pull through both loops. And there is your 2dctog. (Basically 2 double crochet stitches crocheted together.)

Ok so here we go…

Body – Make 1 in white yarn.

Rnd 1 – Make a mr, 1ch, work 6dc into the ring. Then pull the tail tight. (6)

Rnd 2 – [2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 3 – [1dc, 2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4 – [2dc, 2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 5 – [3dc, 2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (30)

Rnds 6 – 8 1dc in each stitch. (30)

Rnd 9 – [4dc, 2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (36)

Rnds 10 – 11 1dc in each stitch. (36)

Rnd 12 – [4dc, dc2tog] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 13 – [8dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (27)

Rnd 14 – [7dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (24)

Rnd 15 – [6dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (21)

Rnd 16 – [5dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (18)

Rnd 17 – 1dc in each stitch. (18)

This is a good time to stuff your body and attach the safety eyes. Make sure you align them properly, before you attach the backs.

Rnd 18 – [4dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (15)

Rnd 19 – 1dc in each stitch. (15)

Rnd 20 – [3dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (12)

Rnd 21 – [2dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (9)

Rnd 22 – 1dc in each stitch. (9)

Now ss into next stitch and sew up the hole and fasten off. Don’t forget to sew in your end.

Ears – Make 2 in black yarn.

Rnd 1 – Make a mr, 1ch, then work 6dc into the ring, then pull the tail tight. (6)

Rnd 2 – [2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 3 – 4 – 1dc in each stitch. (12)

Rnd 5 – [dc2tog] 6 times. (6)

Rnd 6 – 1dc in each stitch. (6)

Then ss into next stitch and fasten off, leaving a tail. Use this tail to sew the ears into the body on either side, making sure they are aligned with each other.

Tail – Make 1 in white yarn.

Rnd 1 – Make a mr, 1ch, then work 6dc into the ring, then pull the tail tight. (6)

Rnd 2 – [2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 3 – 5 1dc in each stitch. (12)

Rnd 6 – [dc2tog] 6 times. (6)

Rnd 7 – 1dc in each stitch. (6)

Then ss into next stitch and fasten off, leaving a tail. Using this tail and your needle, sew it onto the body at the base of the body, then fasten off and sew in your ends.

Face – Use your black yarn and a blunt ended tapestry needle.

For the eyebrows. Attach by knotting one end and threading it through a gap in between a stitch at the back of the body. This will hide the end. Now pull the needle through where you would like the eyebrow to be. Make one stitch, in a slightly curved angle, to create the eyebrow. I tend to only go over one to two stitches, then insert your needle back into the body.

Then move across and complete the next eyebrow in the same way, checking that both eyebrows are in the correct place on the face.

For the nose. Pull the yarn through where you would like the nose to start, then insert the needle back into the body across two stitches, keeping it a little loose, to enable you to create the nose shape. Now here’s the tricky part. You now need to anchor the nose down in the middle to create the nose shape. So simply push the yarn back up in the middle of the nose by two stitches lower, going over the top of the nose, then back through the same stitch. This will give you the nose shape. Then fasten off by taking the needle to the back of the body, make a small knot and then sew it back through & fasten off, so the knot is hidden.

Fleece – Using your white yarn

Attach your yarn into the top of the body with a slip stitch. [Chain 4, then Ss back into the body in the next stitch.] Repeat this all over the body, but leaving an area around the face. Use the photos above for reference.

When you have enough fleece, just simply slip stitch into the nearest stitch and the cut your yarn and pull through the tail and fasten off. Sew in yarn ends.

And there you have a little Lambibert. I hope you have enjoyed his pattern. I wonder if he will be playing hide and seek with me today! He really is good at hiding.

Now, as with all my patterns, they are all here for you to enjoy. And in exchange for these patterns, I would be very grateful if you could give, however little, a donation to our chosen charity Child Bereavement UK. This is an incredible Charity, that was been close to our hearts for a few years now. I cannot imagine how important the work they do is to the families that help. So if you can, however small, donate to the charity, in exchange for my pattern, then I would be so grateful. Thank you. Here’s the link to the Just Giving Page.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/pippa-morris-1666714185876

I really hope you like this pattern. Don’t forget to share all your creations and tag me in. If you have any questions or queries, just give us a shout.

Happy Hooking.

(Don’t forget that this pattern is brought to you from PipsRainbow, it has not been tech edited, but all attempts have been made to ensure it is correct and easy to follow. It is only to be used for personnel use only and not to be shared or used to create items for profit. Thank you.)