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Raccoon and Red Panda Ice Pop Holder Crochet Pattern

ice pop holder

With record heat over most of the country this summer, it has been so hard to keep cool. I was lucky as a child that my mother always made homemade ice cream for my July birthday parties. This year you can have a Woodland Animal birthday party or a Red Panda birthday party and make these great party favors – ice pop holders! Use the same pattern but add different faces to make either a Racoon or a Red Panda freezer pop cozy.

Ice pop holder measures approximately 5.5” long (including tail).

 Materials:

Cotton worsted yarn

20 yards MC (gray for raccoon, red for red panda)

5 yards CC (black for raccoon, white for red panda)

Size G (4.00 mm) crochet hook

Yarn needle

10-mm black pompom

Two 20-mm sew-on googly eyes

Directions:

TAIL:

Rnd 1: Using CC yarn, ch 2 (or magic circle), 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4 sc). Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.

Rnd 2: With MC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc).

Rnd 3: With CC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (9 sc).

Rnd 4: With MC yarn, sc in each st.

Rnd 5: With CC yarn, sc in each st.

Rnd 6: With MC yarn, sc in each st.

Rnd 7: With CC yarn, sc in each st.

Rnd 8: With MC yarn, sc in each st.

Rnd 9: With CC yarn, sc in each st.

Rnd 10: With MC yarn, *dec over next 2 sts, sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc).

Rnd 11: With CC yarn, *dec over next 2 sts, sc in next st,* repeat (4 sc).

Rnd 12: With MC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc). Work remaining rnds in MC yarn.

Rnd 13: 2 sc in each st (12 sc).

Rnd 14: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (18 sc).

Rnd 15: Working in BLO, sc in each st.

Rnd 16: Working in both lps, sc in each st.

Rnds 17-30: Sc in each st. At end of Rnd 30, join with sl st.

Rnd 31 (Raccoon): Sc in next 8 sts, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch (ear made), sc in next 2 sts, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch, sc in next 8 sts. Fasten off.

Rnd 31 (Red panda): Sc in next 6 sts, switch to CC yarn, sc in next st, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch, sc in next st (ear made), switch to MC yarn, sc in next 2 sts, switch to CC yarn, sc in next st, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch, sc in next st, switch to MC yarn, sc in next 6 sts. Fasten off.

RACCOON FACE:

Rnd 1: Using MC yarn, ch 2 (or magic circle), 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4 sc). Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.

Rnd 2: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc).

Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (9 sc).

Rnd 4: With CC, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, with MC, sc in next st, with CC, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st. Fasten off leaving length for sewing.

RED PANDA FACE:

Rnd 1: Using CC yarn, ch 2 (or magic circle), 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4 sc). Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.

Rnd 2: Using CC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat (6 sc).

Rnd 3: Using MC yarn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (9 sc).

Rnd 4: Using CC yarn, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st,* with MC, sc in next 2 sts, with CC yarn repeat * to *. Fasten off leaving length for sewing.

Sew face to top of holder beneath ears.

Download the PDF here and get both animals in one pattern:  Red Panda and Raccoon Ice Pop Holder Crochet Pattern

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Benjamin Turtle Nap Buddy CAL Part 2

Good morning everyone! We had a cool front come in this week with gorgeous morning temps. It will be a hot one in the afternoon, but I’ve been enjoying my morning coffee on the patio enjoying the 70-degree weather.

Benjamin is proving to be as popular with crocheters as I had hoped – he’s just so cute! Please share your color combinations on Instagram or Facebook. This week we’ll be making the African flower motifs for his shell and putting them together. Next week will be making the turtle head and bottom flap, then attaching the blanket to the turtle shell.

Part 1 is available at Benjamin Turtle Nap Buddy CAL.

Part 3 is available at Benjamin Turtle CAL Part 3

Free Turtle Jewelry Pattern

Turtle Directions

African Flower (Make 10):

Rnd 1: With Sungold yarn, Magic Ring (MR), ch 3 (counts as dc), dc, ch 1, *2 dc, ch 1,* repeat 4 times, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off Sungold.

Rnd 2: Attach Mild Green yarn in any ch-1 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same sp, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next 5 ch-1 sps. Join with sl st in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 3: Sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), 6 dc in same ch-1 sp, 7 dc in remaining 5 ch-1 sps. Join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off Mild Green.

Rnd 4: Attach Toasted Almond yarn at first dc of any 7-dc group, ch 1, *sc in each of 7 dc across top of shell, sc in sp between shells two rows below in Rnd 2,* repeat 5 times. Join with sl st in top of first sc. Fasten off Toasted Almond yarn.

Rnd 5: Attach Dark Olive Yarn, ch 1 (does not count as st), *hdc in each of 8 sc across side of hexagon, ch 1,* repeat 5 times. Join with sl st in top of first hdc. Fasten off Dark Olive Yarn. Block squares and sew together in the following configuration.

turtle assembly

Each side of the hexagon is 8 hdc with a ch at each end. Sew these sts together. On the hexagons that form the outer edge (as indicated in photo below by arrows), continue this seam for an additional 4 sts.

turtle hexagon arrows

Edging:

Rnd 1: Attach Dark Olive yarn at any st, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next st and each st around. Some hexagons will still have ch-1 sps. Skip these. At seam, work dc dec across both sides of seam. Join with sl st in top of ch-3. Fasten off Dark Olive.

Rnd 2: Attach Sungold yarn, ch 1, sc in same st, *sk 2 sts, 6 dc in next st, sk 2 sts, sc in next st,* repeat around. It may be necessary to manipulate the skipped sts towards the end of the rnd in order to finish with a shell st rather than a sc. Join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off Sungold.

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions on this pattern. The pattern PDF is available at My Fingers Fly. If you prefer Ravelry, turtles are the featured animal on June 13 – Benjamin Turtle. Each day in June, a different animal pattern is half price.

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Miles the Jazzy Elephant was so much fun to make; I hope you’ll enjoy him too. Elephant patterns are also available separately on Ravelry, Etsy, Lovecrafts, and My Fingers Fly. Also included in the book is an Elephant Ear Saver Crochet Pattern (free on the blog).

Miles and Benjamin will both be included in my next book, A to Z Animal Crochet. Animal patterns are so much fun!

I still have a few 2020 Crochet Calendars left – just pay shipping. Even though the year is almost half gone, the 12 kitchen crochet patterns can be used forever.

Stay safe and happy crocheting!

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Benjamin Turtle Nap Buddy CAL

Businesses across the country are beginning to open again, and people are returning to work. Do you have a little one who is returning to day care? Benjamin Turtle would be the perfect companion. He’s a cute plush toy that unfolds to reveal a toddler blanket for naptime.

Benjamin Turtle video

This crochet-along will be published in three parts over the month of June:

  1. Toddler blanket
  2. Turtle shell – Benjamin Turtle Nap Buddy CAL Part 2
  3. Assembly – Benjamin Turtle CAL Part 3

Free Turtle Jewelry Pattern

I hope you enjoy making him as much as I enjoyed designing him. Thanks to also to tester Sharon Reid who provided me the beautiful photos.

Materials

I Love This Yarn worsted weight

21 oz. Dark Olive

6 oz. Mild Green

5 oz. Toasted Almond

2 oz. Sungold

Size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook

Fiberfil

Yarn needle

Two 8-mm black safety eyes

Three 3/4” buttons

Blanket Directions:

Row 1: With Dark Olive yarn, ch 101, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in remaining chs (100 hdc).

Rows 2-10: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each st.

Rows 11-12: Ch 1, turn, switch to Mild Green yarn and hdc in each st.

Repeat stripe pattern of 10 rows Dark Olive and 2 rows Mild Green 9 times. Then work another 10 rows of Dark Olive hdc.

Edging:

With Dark Olive yarn, ch 1, turn, hdc in each st across top with 3 hdc in corner. Turn to work down side, work hdc with approximately 3 sts for every 2 rows. Lay work on a table occasionally to make sure it is laying flat; adjust sts as necessary. Turn to work across bottom with 3 hdc in corner, hdc in each unused loop of starting ch, 3 hdc in corner. Turn to work up next side using the same number of sts as the other side. Join with sl st in 1st hdc.

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Okay, the easy part is done. Stay tuned for part 2 to make the turtle shell which will hold the blanket. Pattern PDF is available for download at My Fingers Fly. Please feel free to share photos on Instagram or Facebook.

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Check out my Ravelry shop for 50% off a different animal crochet pattern each day.

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Stay safe. Be kind. Happy crocheting.

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