How To Crochet A Stuffed Animal To Put Joints In Them

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This toy storage hammock hangs in the corner of a room. It's a great manner to corral stuffed animals and keep them visible. This is a very easy project that tin can be finished in an hour or 2. Considering information technology'south a loose, open pattern, it uses relatively little yarn, and then information technology's a great opportunity to employ upward leftover yarn.

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Cull whatever yarn and whatsoever hook that feels comfortable with it. This project doesn't really accept (or need) a gauge. A larger hook and gauge will make a larger internet and faster work.^[i]
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Necktie a slip knot and chain near half-dozen stitches. This makes the outset of three optional hanging loops, and then if you lot'd like the loop larger or smaller, chain more or fewer stitches.^[2]

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Slip stitch into the start stitch in the chain, forming the first optional hanging loop. ^[iii]
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Chain any number y'all'd like. This chain will form one side of the triangular sling or hammock, so chain until you get the length that you will desire (encounter tips). The chain could be anywhere from 18 inches (45.vii cm) to three feet or more for larger toys.
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Chain some other six (or whatsoever number you used in step two) for the 2d optional hanging loop. Slip run up back into the concatenation, six stitches dorsum.^[four]
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Chain four. Skip two stitches and double crochet into the third.
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Proceed across the rest of the first row every bit follows: chain two, skip two stitches in the row below and double crochet.
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Plough the work and sideslip stitch into the first loop.
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Chain four. A chain of four starts each subsequent row, as well.
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Double crochet into the next loop.
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Continue across the 2nd row in the same style: chain two, double crochet into the next loop. Don't worry if there'due south a run up or ii left over at the end.
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Continue calculation rows until you are downwards to a unmarried loop. This blueprint naturally reduces with each subsequent row.
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Turn the work and slip sew into this final band to center in it a chip better.
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Create the 3rd optional hanging loop. Chain half dozen (or your number from step ii) and slip stitch back into the loop from the last row.
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Necktie off and sew in the ends.

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How exercise I know what measurement to place on the wall? I have seen some with the back of the hammock higher than the sides and some at the same level.

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Gather up the stuffed animals that will live in this hammock, set them in a corner, and measure diagonally how long the front will be to size your outset row. If y'all're not certain, make the hammock a bit larger than yous think you will need.
If y'all adopt, y'all tin can use metal hanging rings. You can use key concatenation type rings added afterward the crocheting is washed or grade the corner loops around any metal rings.
The hanging loops are optional because you could simply hang the hammock from the corner loops of the triangle.
Mount the hammock on cup hooks in whatsoever corner.
If you prefer, you lot could hang all three corners from 1 overhead hook. Information technology will assistance to get the right size if you decide this in advance of making the project.
If you wish, yous tin can just slip a single piece of yarn through the three loops and tie a single loop to hang from. If you want a magic look to information technology, use invisible thread instead of yarn for the floating look.
If your cup hooks are not working well for you, find ones with agglutinative on the back that are condom to use on walls.

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This fabric will take the weight of an assortment of blimp animals, only not kids. Hang it high plenty that they won't attempt to swing from it, and explain to older kids that it'due south for their toys, not them.

Things You'll Need

Yarn
Crochet hook of any size suited to the yarn
Scissors
Metal rings or cardinal rings (optional).

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