Erratum: On page 3 “Materials Requirements”, under the section “Sock weight/fingering weight…” , the word at the end of the sentence should be elephant not hippo. :)

Happypotamus is the second of my patterns that makes use of the African Flower hexagon crochet motif and variations thereof, joined in a specific order to make a recognizable 3D toy.

Errata:

Olli Polli is a knitted baby elephant. I wanted to design a child’s toy that was almost completely seamless, but cute and appealing. My inspiration came from my oldest daughter as she was when she was 3 years old.

This Hearty Hexagon Crochet Motif Pattern has written instructions, a chart as well as a photo tutorial to show you how to make your own heart-in-a-hexagon motif.

The pattern includes written instructions as well as crochet charts for both the African Flower Hexagon and Pentagon. If you would like a visual reference, I have step by step photo tutorials on how to make these motifs.

This iPod cosy is a quick knit using the Magic Loop . It’s a great stash buster, and would make a welcome gift for your best friend, sister, daughter… in fact anyone who has an iPod or a cell phone that likes to be near it’s owner, but doesn’t want to live in a hot little hand all the time :)