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Just a little bit more than a month ago, I posted a photo tutorial for a  Gingerbread man Ornament  ... today I stay on the same theme, but I'll offer you a photo tutorial on how to crochet a sweet softie this time... Are you tempted ???? ;oD WHAT YOU NEED :  a 5,5mm hook 2 DK yarn balls for the softie (I work 2 strands together!) and some colourful yarn for the icing (that is the outline for all the body parts!)  yarn needle a pair of scissors stitch markers (4), that I use along the straight sides of the ovals, in the 1st and in the 18th stitch of both sides 2 buttons as eyes 3 buttons (mine are covered with fabric) for the belly 4 buttons to attach arms and legs in the back of your softie needles and threads to sew the buttons on toy stuffing Please, remember I follow the US crochet terminology! Thank you ! ;oD We can start to crochet RIGHT NOW !!!! BODY (you need to crochet 2 identical pieces) you don't need to sew on th...

…. At the end of August, I told you how proud I was about the translation of  this Danish crochet pattern , to start a shawl made with solid triangles ( here )…. …. there have been  tips , just a couple of showing off ( here  and  here ) and a  translation in English  from the original pattern … …. after that, nothing more !!!! But…. ….. Few days ago, I completed the 49 triangles needed to shape my shawl!!!!! …. just imagine the joy !!!!! I have used 6 different colours to crochet my triangles, using a 3,5mm hook… For each colour I had 8 triangles, but the pattern was calling for 49, so I decided to lay on the floor my existing triangles, arranging them in the way I liked, then I choose (see the yarn ball in the above pic!) which colour could have the honour for an extra triangle!!! Luckily, since the beginning of this project, I decided to crochet each triangle with only one colour, so when it was time to trim in the ends, they...