Author: HelenMay Crochet

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Marlene M. is a Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Member for the year 2020 and she is participating in my random free giveaway for the year 2020. Part of my giveaway for this year is a crochet design request. Marlene requested an Australian Wildlife Tunisian Crochet Graphghan. Since I finished myTunisian Crochet Under The Sea Mystery CAL for the year 2020, I decided to start the Australian Wildlife Sanctuary and Zoo Animals Tunisian Crochet Mystery Graphghan (Start date 10Jul20). Before you get started, here is some information for you:

For those that want to practice with a Tunisian Crochet dish towel and/or soap saver first, you may like this YouTube video tutorial: Tunisian Crochet Simple Beginner Dish Towel and/or soap saver

People who have been following my crochet work know how much I love Tunisian Crochet for my Graphghans! I want to share that love with others. So far, I have completed 4 Tunisian Crochet graphghans: Minecraft, Guardians of the Galaxy,  Wizard of Oz, and the Under the Sea! I had tons of fun making each one, and each one is treasured by the recipient! I can’t put a price on them because they are priceless.  Each Tunisian Crochet graphghan that I have ever made was for family.  This is the first graphghan that will be made for myself.

I made a YouTube video tutorial to help get you started with the Australian Wildlife Sanctuary and Zoo Animals Tunisian Koala block:

 

 

 

I will post the free PDF graphs as soon as I complete them. I like to make the graphs 40 x 40, but for this graphghan I decided to Tunisian crochet panels 40 x 80, but the graphs will still be 40 x 40.

Here are the first 4 free PDF graphs for the Koala:

Australia Wildlife Koala block#1

Koala Wildlife block#2

Koala Block#3 Austrailan Wildlife

Koala Block#4 Australia Wildlife

Here are 2 of the kangaroo blocks that I have finished in the picture above:

kangaroo block#5 Australian Wildlife

Kangaroo Block#6 Australian Wildlife

 

 

 

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Here are the last 2 kangaroo block graphs:

Kangaroo Block #7 Australian Wildlife

Kangaroo Block #8 Australian Wildlife

 

 

 

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I completed half of the Tunisian Crochet Emu blocks 1-4. The Emu will take up a total of 8 blocks! I think that my Emu turned out adorably cute. I just have to finish the other half. Here are the first 4 blocks for my Emu:

Emu Block #1 Australian Wildlife

Emu Block #2 Australian Wildlife

Emu Block #3 Australian Wildlife

Emu block #4 Australian Wildlife

Here are the last 4 blocks for the Tunisian Crochet Emu blocks:

Emu block#5 Australian Wildlife

Emu block#6 Australian Wildlife

Emu Block #7 Australian Wildlife

Emu block#8 Australian Wildlife

The crocodile was a lot of fun to make and I think that it turned out adorably cute! I completed half for now:

 

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Crocodile Block#1 Australian Wildlife

Crocodile Block#3 Australian Wildlife

Here is the other half of the crocodile:

Crocodile Block #2 Australian Wildlife

Crocodile Block#4 Australian Wildlife

Now, attach the Crocodile blocks just above the Kangaroo blocks:

Next, attach the Emu blocks to the alligator and kangaroo blocks as shown in the picture below:

Twin red pandas were born at the Australia zoo on 2Dec2019, but they are not native to Australia. I really love how my Tunisian Crochet Red Panda blocks turned out!!! I have finished the first 2 blocks:

 

 

 

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Red Panda Block#1 Australian Wildlife

Red Panda Block#3 Australian Wildlife

Here are the rest of the Red Panda blocks:

Red Panda Block#2 Australian Wildlife

Red Panda Block#4 Australian Wildlife

Now you are ready to Tunisian Crochet the Red Panda blocks in place, which is next to the crocodile blocks and above the panda blocks. Use the picture below as a guide:

For me, attaching the top blocks to the bottom blocks is the most difficult to Tunisian Crochet.  Here is a close up of my finished seam:

If your blocks last row shows through parts of the finished seam, then you can make one more Tunisian Crochet row just under your previous seam. I had it happen to mine, but after I Tunisian crocheted under the seam, it came out nicely (As shown in the picture above).

I am now finished with the bottom and middle row. I only have the top row left, which will consist of 3 more 4 blocks. The next 4 blocks will be revealed when I am finished with it.

The next 2 blocks are half of my Sugar Glider! I love how it is turning out!  The picture doesn’t really bring out the smile, but the smile is adorably cute.

Did you know that the Sugar Glider gets it’s name because of  its insatiable appetite for all things sweet!  Too cute!

Here are the first 2 blocks for the Sugar Glider:

Sugar Glider Block#1 Australian Wildlife

Sugar Glider Block#3 Australian Wildlife

I am really happy with how my Sugar Glider blocks turned out! Too cute!

Here are the next 2 blocks for the Sugar Glider:

Sugar Glider Block#2 Australian Wildlife

Sugar Glider Block#4 Australian Wildlife

My next character is the adorable Platypus:

Here are the free PDF downloadable graphs for the Tunisian Crochet Platypus blocks:

Platypus Block#1 Australian Wildlife

Platypus Block#2 Australian Wildlife

Platypus Block#3 Australian Wildlife

Platypus Block#4 Australian Wildlife

For my last character, I chose the echidna (ee-kid-nuh).  “There are four species of echidnas, which are found in Australia and New Guinea and are related to the platypus.”  Also, did you know that the baby echidna is called a Puggle?  “Soft and leathery, an echidna egg is about the size of a dime.”

Here are your free PDF downloadable graphs for the echidna:

Echidna Block#1 Australian Wildlife

Echidna Block#2Australian Wildlife

Echidna Block#3 Australian Wildlife

Echidna Block#4 Australian Wildlife

Here is what mine looks like after Tunisian crocheting all of the blocks together:

Now, you are ready to attach the backing. I show how to do this with my Tunisian Crochet Under The Sea Graphghan.

Happy Crocheting everyone! Completed 18Aug20.

There are affiliate links below, if you are unsure of what affiliate links are please go to “Disclosures/Disclaimers” and “Privacy Policy” at the top of my HOME page. Affiliate links basically allow me to receive a very small referral fee, but only if you make purchases. Just because you go to the link doesn’t mean that I will receive a referral fee.  Thank you so much for considering my affiliate links; I really appreciate it!

I hope that you will consider being a Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Members.  Members get extra benefits, please check out my blog post for more details.

Danielle Johnson contacted me via Facebook and said: “Thank you for doing this. (Designing the crochet koala’s). We finally got some rain so I hope and pray it rained in the right places. The number of Koalas that died is alarming and their habitat is burnt. It will take a long time to rebuild what was lost.
It’s still so heartbreaking to come back to my homeland after living in New Orleans and seeing this devastation.
Also prayers to the firefighters who lost their lives in the raging fire.
I can’t wait to make these (crochet Koalas) and donate them for raffle draws to raise money for the bushfire appeal.
Now we just need a matching Kangaroo! What do you think Helen?”

If you are interested in making the crochet Koala and baby koala, here is the direct link:

Crochet Koala and baby koala

For the Kangaroo, I decided to make a small, medium, and large-sized amigurumi. Here are the links to the YouTube video tutorials:

Crochet small Kangaroo YouTube video tutorial

Crochet Medium-sized Kangaroo

Crochet Large Kangaroo Part 1 of 2

Crochet Large Kangaroo Part 2 of 2

 

 

There are affiliate links below, if you are unsure of what affiliate links are please go to “Disclosures/Disclaimers” and “Privacy Policy” at the top of my HOME page. Affiliate links basically allow me to receive a very small referral fee, but only if you make purchases. Just because you go to the link doesn’t mean that I will receive a referral fee.  Thank you so much for considering my affiliate links; I really appreciate it!

I hope that you will consider being a Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Members.  Members get extra benefits, please check out my blog post for more details.

When I was crocheting the “My Little Floret” crochet stitch, I knew I wanted to make a YouTube video tutorial for it! I really loved how the finished crochet design looked and it was so quick and easy too! I decided to use the crochet stitch to make a crochet My Little Floret Casserole Holder as well as a baby blanket! Once you learn how to create the My Little Floret crochet stitch, the crochet projects using the stitch could be endless. I hope that you have fun with it. If you enjoy creating the “My Little Floret” crochet stitch pattern, you may also like the popular “My Little Sweet Pea” crochet stitch.

For most of my crochet kitchen YouTube video tutorials, I also include one of my favorite recipes. For the “My Little Floret” crochet Casserole Dish Holder, I included a delicious carrot cake recipe! You can find the recipe towards the end of the video tutorial.

Crochet My Little Floret YouTube video tutorial:

If you want to try and make the delicious carrot cake recipe, here is a free PDF download for you:

Delicious Carrot Cake Recipe

I hope that you will share pictures of your finished crochet work with me! You can find my contact button at the top of my blog’s HOME page.

You can also find my public Facebook page: Helenmay Crochet Public Facebook Page

You may like these baking dishes, click the picture below, or here, to go directly to the affiliate link:

Here is a picture of my finished Crochet My Little Floret baby blanket:

If you like the border, I made 1 round of sc and then with the “wrong side” facing me, I made 1 round of the “My Little Floret” crochet stitch. I just love how it turned out. The finished crochet baby blanket came out really soft too.  Happy Crocheting everyone!

There are affiliate links below, if you are unsure of what affiliate links are please go to “Disclosures/Disclaimers” and “Privacy Policy” at the top of my HOME page. Affiliate links basically allow me to receive a very small referral fee, but only if you make purchases. Just because you go to the link doesn’t mean that I will receive a referral fee.  Thank you so much for considering my affiliate links; I really appreciate it!

I hope that you will consider being a Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Members.  Members get extra benefits, please check out my blog post for more details.

Last year, I allowed Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Members to make crochet requests.  I limited the number of crochet requests allowed because it takes time to design and complete the crochet request.  I allowed a bonus crochet design request by Susie Lafferty who requested a crochet girl and boy ragdoll. The requests were free with the understanding that it would take time to complete them.  Since I couldn’t get to her crochet request last year, I made her a Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Member for the year 2020 as well.

If you would like to see my current planned crochet waiting list, here is the direct link:

Helenmay Crochet What Are You Making Next?!?!?!?

If you want the Crochet Jack and Jill girl and boy ragdoll written pattern, here is the direct Ravelry link:

Helenmay Crochet Jack and Jill Ragdoll PDF written pattern

I had a lot of fun designing my crochet girl and boy ragdolls, and I decided to name them Jack and Jill, which is inspired by the nursery rhyme books that I read when I was a child. If you would like a Jack and Jill book to go with your finished crochet dolls, Click, here, or the picture below to go directly to the affiliate link:

In the video, I show how I used these curlers to help make the head a little bit sturdier. If you love to make crochet dolls you will like all of the different sized curlers this pack has. Also there are large holes in the curlers that the tapestry/darning needle fit easily through. Click here, or the picture below, to go directly to the affiliate link.

If you liked the heart shaped nose, click here for the non-affiliate link, or the picture below:

If you are making your own nose, I show how in the beginning of the Part 2 of 3 video tutorial.

Helenmay Crochet Amigurumi Jack and Jill Ragdolls Part 1 of 3 step-by-step YouTube video tutorial:

Helenmay Crochet Amigurumi Jack and Jill Ragdolls Part 2 of 3 step-by-step YouTube video tutorial:

 

Helenmay Crochet Amigurumi Jack and Jill Ragdolls Part 3 of 3 step-by-step YouTube video tutorial:

For those of you that want to make the crochet quick and easy rose for the girl doll’s hat, here is the YouTube video tutorial:

If you liked the adorable couch that I made, I didn’t design it. They are actually made for kitty cats!!! There are 3 different designs made by the crochet designer. I chose the blue kitty cat couch pattern, but made mine gray. Here is the direct Ravelry link, if you want to make one too (I am not associated/affiliated with this link). Click here, or the picture below, to go to the direct link:

If you like making crochet dolls, you may like these Crochet doll video tutorials that I made:

Helenmay crochet boy and girl dolls Part 1:

Helenmay Crochet boy and girl dolls Part 2:

Helenmay Crochet boy and girl dolls part 3:

 

Here is the direct blog link for my Crochet Christmas Elf dolls:

Crochet Christmas Heirloom Girl and Boy Elf dolls

Crochet Mermaid Dolls:

 

There are affiliate links below, if you are unsure of what affiliate links are please go to “Disclosures/Disclaimers” and “Privacy Policy” at the top of my HOME page. Affiliate links basically allow me to receive a very small referral fee, but only if you make purchases. Just because you go to the link doesn’t mean that I will receive a referral fee.  Thank you so much for considering my affiliate links; I really appreciate it!

I hope that you will consider being a Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Members.  Members get extra benefits, please check out my blog post for more details.

Last year, I allowed Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Members to make crochet requests.  I limited the number of crochet requests allowed because it takes time to design and complete the crochet request. TnDancer requested a crochet French Bulldog on 9Jul2019. The requests were free with the understanding that it would take time to complete them. I started designing TnDancer’s crochet request in APR 2020 with a planned completion date before June2020.  Since I couldn’t get to her crochet request last year, I made her a Helenmay Crochet Special Donor Member for the year 2020 as well.

If you would like to see my current planned crochet waiting list, here is the direct link:

Helenmay Crochet What Are You Making Next?!?!?!?

If you want the Crochet French Bulldog written pattern, here is the direct Ravelry link:

Helenmay Crochet Amigurumi French Bulldog PDF Written Pattern

Here is the Part 1 step-by-step YouTube video tutorial:

Part 2 of 2 YouTube video tutorial: