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Anyone who knows me knows that I love ice cream, especially soft serve ice cream. When the children were young, we used to take them to walk the Poteet flea market, La Pulga. The children were interested in raspas (snow cones), but my favorite stand was the soft ice cream stand. The best vanilla soft serve in the San Antonio area!

For my mom’s birthday, I got her a Cuisinart ice cream maker. She loved it so much, I got one for myself. Last week I made homemade peach ice cream. Tonight I’ll be making lemon sorbet. It’s so easy – just freeze the bowl for 24 hours, then combine your ingredients and pour them in. When you turn it on, the bowl spins slowly, and 20 minutes later you have wonderful homemade ice cream. Yummy!

I love ice cream so much, I made an ice cream cone pillow using Bernat blanket yarn. It’s nearly 3 feet tall and super squishy!

Materials:

Bernat Blanket or other super bulky (6) yarn

12 oz. Sunsoaked (yellow)

10 oz. Whipped Cream (ivory)

Size M (13.00 mm) crochet hook

Yarn needle

Fiberfill

Finished pillow measures approximately 32” tall by 44” diameter (at widest point).

DIRECTIONS:

CONE:

Rnd 1: Ch 2 (or magic circle), 7 sc in 2^nd ch from hook. Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st (14 sc).

Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (21 sc).

Rnd 4: *Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (28 sc).

Rnd 5: *Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (35 sc).

Rnd 6: *Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (42 sc).

Rnd 7: *Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (49 sc).

Rnd 8: *Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (56 sc).

Rnd 9: *Sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (63 sc).

Rnd 10: *Sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (70 sc).

Rnd 11: Working in BLO, sc in each st.

Rnds 12-29: Working in both loops, sc in each st.

Rnd 30: Working in FLO, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (87 sc).

Rnd 31: Working in both loops, *sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (96 sc).

Rnd 32: Working in BLO, sc in each st.

Rnds 33-37: Working in both loops, sc in each st. Join with sl st at end of Rnd 37. Fasten off Sunsoaked. Stuff.

ICE CREAM:

Rnd 38: Attach Whipped Cream, working in BLO, sc in each st.

Rnd 39: Working in both loops, sc in each st.

Rnd 40: *Dec, sc in next 14 sts,* repeat around (90 sc).

Rnd 41: Sc in each st.

Rnd 42: *Dec, sc in next 13 sts,* repeat around (84 sc).

Rnd 43: Sc in each st.

Rnd 44: *Dec, sc in next 12 sts,* repeat around (78 sc).

Rnd 45: Sc in each st.

Rnd 46: *Dec, sc in next 11 sts,* repeat around (72 sc).

Rnd 47: Sc in each st.

Rnd 48: *Dec, sc in next 10 sts,* repeat around (66 sc).

Rnd 49: Sc in each st.

Rnd 50: *Sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (72 sc).

Rnd 51: *Sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (78 sc).

Rnds 52-53: Sc in each st.

Rnd 54: *Dec, sc in next 11 sts,* repeat around (72 sc).

Rnd 55: Sc in each st.

Rnd 56: *Dec, sc in next 10 sts,* repeat around (66 sc).

Rnd 57:*Dec, sc in next 9 sts,* repeat around (60 sc).

Rnd 58:*Dec, sc in next 8 sts,* repeat around (54 sc).

Rnd 59:*Dec, sc in next 7 sts,* repeat around (48 sc). Stuff.

Rnd 60:*Dec, sc in next 6 sts,* repeat around (42 sc).

Rnd 61:*Dec, sc in next 5 sts,* repeat around (36 sc).

Rnd 62: Sc in each st.

Rnd 63:*Dec, sc in next 4 sts,* repeat around (30 sc).

Rnd 64: Sc in each st.

Rnd 65:*Dec, sc in next 3 sts,* repeat around (24 sc).

Rnd 66: Sc in each st.

Rnd 67:*Dec, sc in next 2 sts,* repeat around (18 sc).

Rnd 68: Sc in each st.

Rnd 69:*Dec, sc in next st,* repeat around (12 sc).

Rnd 70: Sc in each st. Finish stuffing.

Rnd 71: Dec around (6 sc). Close with ultimate finish. Ultimate Finish on YouTube

PDF available at – Ice Cream Cone Pillow Crochet Pattern with Blanket Yarn

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The lion is one of the most recognizable and most loved animals in the world. From the artwork of ancient Egypt to coats of arms of European countries to present day movies, the lion has represented royalty, strength, and even the supernatural. Hollywood often depicts lions as man eaters. Although not common, there have been documented cases of lions hunting man.

For crafters, the lion is a common theme and so much fun to make. I recently made a Lion Toy for my pug Bruno. He loves to play tug of war, so I added a handle to the bottom of a lion to make his favorite game easier on me.

Please be aware that all dogs are different; some will eat a toy within a day. Bruno will chew on a toy for about 3-4 months before it’s ready for the trash. Regardless of how long it takes them to finish the toy, cotton yarn and cotton stuffing are best because they can be digested by the dog.

Materials:
Cotton worsted weight yarn:
40 yards yellow
25 yards variegated
5 yards brown
1 yard black
Size G (4.0 mm) crochet hook
Yarn needle
Cotton stuffing
Squeaker insert

Finished toy measures approximately 6” tall.

Gauge: 5 rows = 1”, 5 sc = 1”

HEAD:
Rnd 1: With yellow yarn, ch 2 (or magic ring), 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc).
Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (18 sc).
Rnds 4-5: Sc in each st.
Rnd 6: *Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (24 sc).
Rnd 7: *Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (30 sc).
Rnd 8: *Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (36 sc).
Rnd 9: *Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (42 sc).
Rnds 10-11: Sc in each st.
Rnd 12: Working in BLO, sc in each st.
Rnds 13-14: Working in both lps, sc in each st.
Before starting dec rnds, use black yarn to embroider eyes, nose and mouth (see photo for placement).
Rnd 15: *Dec, sc in next 5 sts,* repeat 5 times (36 sc).
Rnd 16: *Dec, sc in next 4 sts,* repeat 5 times (30 sc).
Rnd 17: *Dec, sc in next 3 sts,* repeat 5 times (24 sc).
Stuff face, add squeaker, add more stuffing.
Rnd 18: *Dec 3 times, *sc in next 4 sts, dec,* 3 times (18 sc).
Rnd 19: *Dec, sc,* repeat 5 times (12 sc). Finish stuffing.
Rnd 20: Dec 6 times (6 sc). Join with sl st. Fasten off and close Rnd 20.

MANE:
Mark center top of head at Rnd 12. Count back 16 sts before marker. Attach brown yarn with sl st. *Sk 1 st, 5 dc in next st, sk 1 st, sl st in next st,* repeat 7 times. Fasten off brown.

HANDLE:
Rnd 1: With variegated yarn, ch 2 (or magic ring), 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc).
Repeat Rnd 2 until piece measures approximately 7”. Stuff handle but not too firmly. Leave it loose enough so that the handle will bend.
Last rnd: Dec 6 times. Fasten off yarn and close last rnd.
Sew each end of handle to bottom of lion. Make as many sts as needed to firmly connect the handle to the head.

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