Zookeeper
Finished
March 16, 2017
March 30, 2017

Zookeeper

Project info
Zookeeper's Blanket by Justine Walley (AlyseCrochet)
Crochet
BlanketBaby Blanket
Megean's new baby... coming soon. Katie arrived!!
Hooks & yarn
5.5 mm (I)
Patons North America Canadiana Solids (New)
3744 yards in stash
6.75 skeins = 1380.4 yards (1262.2 meters), 675 grams
Yarn Canada
Notes

Gorgeous yarn for an acrylic! Wow! Soft and squishy without squeak!

Using CM scraps and odds and sods to fill in some of the colour gaps. (Pinks, blue, red…)

Great pattern but Don’t Print it! 39 pages is a tad much but each square is clearly explained and photographed. (I’d be lost without the pics and why I didn’t download the non-pic version!)

The only thing I have found in error on this pattern is that she doesn’t tell you to chain x number of times after making your magic loop. I don’t understand why not? You have to start with a chain 1 for sc, chain 2 for hdc and chain 3 for dc and then start your stitches. (It’s in the notes but why not just say it in the pattern when need be? It is part of the stitch pattern…JUST SAY IT!)

Trying to make the squares a little more square so that they don’t pucker in on the edging when sewn together. (Square things should be square, no?)

Cat and dog must go! Do you go to the zoo to see house cats??? Dogs? Must replace them.

1.Koala - done
2.Jellyfish - done
3.Octopus - done My addition. (REALLY wanted to make him a Septapus! I resisted!)
4.Fish - done - added a fin.
5.Elephant - done
6.Giraffe - done
7.Panda -done
8.Flamingo -done
9.Seal - done
10.Hippo - done
11.Racoon done
12.Crab - done
13.Ladybug (Zoo critter?)- done
14.Pig - done
15.Turtle- done
16.Frog done
17.Snail -done
18.sheep 1 - done
19.sheep 2 - done
20.bird- done
21.lion - done
22.bunny done
23.bear done
24.walrus done
25.monkey done
26.sloth done
27.owldone
28.penguin - done
29.? brown something? Seal? done
30.Minion? (I really should add one!) grin Done

Waiting for my brown yarn to come!

March 28, 2017

Brown got here yesterday and so did Katie! smile I thought I had a bit more time but seemingly nope!

March 29, 2017

Walrus, seal and the darn racoon to do and then it’s on with the edging and piecing together. It’s truly adorable all laid out!

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Finished
March 16, 2017
March 30, 2017
 
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by Patons North America
Worsted
100% Acrylic
205 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: March 17, 2017
  • Finished: April 2, 2017
  • Updated: June 3, 2018
  • Progress updates: 3 updates