Crocheted Camel

I finished a Crocheted Camel yesterday. That makes eight so far from Vanessa Mooncie's book Crocheted Wild Animals. I followed the pattern as written changing only the yarn and expression on its face. I picked yarn from my stash using three different shades of beige for this camel. 

One of my favourite parts of the process, aside from taking photos and figuring out what to say, involves joining the pieces and sewing the face to make it look adorable. Crochet sculpture ... a fun creative outlet. 

I love how you can transform a pile of parts into a cheery Crocheted Camel with just stitches and a teeny tiny bit of magic. 

I found a few camel photos online to show how this camel compares to the real thing. Take a look and let me know what you think.

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the fourteen different animals featured in the Crocheted Wild Animals book with the ones I've completed so far marked "Made It". 

• Camel - Made It #8
• Elephant - Made It #7
• Polar Bear - Made It #4
• Deer
• Fox - Made It #6
• Monkey
• Rabbit - Made It #2
• Snake
• Lion - Made It #5
• Giraffe
• Owl - Made It #1
• Frog - Made It #3
• Flamingo
• Chameleon 

Eight out of fourteen done ... more than halfway there. 

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Crocheted Elephant

After finishing a little grey Arctic fox, I started on an elephant from Vanessa Mooncie's book "Crocheted Wild Animals". I followed the pattern as written changing only the trunk by crocheting into the back loops to create definite ridges more like a real elephant trunk.

This Crocheted Elephant was made using different shades of grey from my stash. I didn't really plan it in advance. As one colour ran out, I switched to another resulting in an elephant with a dark grey head and ears, three different bands of grey on its body and light grey for its legs and tail.

For comparison, I mixed in a few real elephant photos with my Crocheted Elephant shots. I like how this one turned out ... so cute and cuddly.  

Here are the fourteen different animals featured in the Crocheted Wild Animals book with the ones I've completed so far marked "Made It". 

• Camel
• Elephant - Made It #7
• Polar Bear - Made It #4
• Deer
• Fox - Made It #6
• Monkey
• Rabbit - Made It #2
• Snake
• Lion - Made It #5
• Giraffe
• Owl - Made It #1
• Frog - Made It #3
• Flamingo
• Chameleon 

Seven out of fourteen done ... halfway there. 

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All Three Together

I have three of Vanessa Mooncie's crochet books: Crocheted Wild Animals, Animal Heads - Trophy Heads to Crochet and Crocheted Sea Creatures. 

I bought all these books on the recommendation of a friend and fellow crocheter who had been working with the Crocheted Sea Creatures book for almost a year. Since my friend had already made a bunch of beautiful sea creatures, I decided to start with Crocheted Wild Animals.

There are fourteen different patterns listed in the Crocheted Wild Animals book.

• Camel
• Elephant
• Polar Bear
• Deer
• Fox
• Monkey
• Rabbit - Made It #2
• Snake
• Lion
• Giraffe
• Owl - Made It #1
• Frog - Made It #3
• Flamingo
• Chameleon 

So far, I have finished only three of these woolly friends. My plan is to work through the book, in no particular order, crocheting one of each until all fourteen are completed. I'd like to take a photo of all fourteen together. We'll see if I actually manage to hold on to all of them long enough for that. "All Fourteen Together" is a lofty, long-range goal for me.

In the meantime, check out these photos showing All Three Together.

 

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Crocheted Frog

As soon as Rabbit was finished, I started on the frog featured in Vanessa Mooncie's Crocheted Wild Animals book. What's not to love about this Crocheted Frog with his big googly eyes and floppy jointed legs? 

He posed for a bunch of photos just to show off his moves really.

Coincidentally the green from my stash looks similar to the recommended yarn, so my Crocheted Frog looks very much like the frog in book. 

Just one more photo showing how Frog and Rabbit enjoy hanging together like two "hoppy-happy" friends.

Although I'm tempted to make another frog in blue or some other cool colour, I am moving on for now making yet another animal from the book. As always, I will be sure to share photos when I finish. 

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