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My Crochet Patterns
See here for the full list of my crochet patterns, links to their PDFs, and links to the supplies I use for them.
My Crochet Pattern Recommendations
See here for crochet patterns I recommended (especially for market prep), links to their designers, and supplies I use for them.
What Yarns I Use
The yarn I use the most frequently is Premier Yarns Parfait Chunky. This is a weight 6 chenille yarn, and I usually use a 4.5 mm or 5 mm crochet hook with it. Some alternatives that you can use interchangeably are: Hobbii Baby Snuggle, Hobbii Honey Bunny, Hobbii Toucan (sometimes, the texture on this yarn varies more), Paintbox Chenille.
Another yarn I use frequently is Premier Yarns Parfait Plush, which I use interchangeably with Sweet Snuggles Lite from Michael’s. These are slightly thicker than Parfait Chunky, leading to a larger plushie. I use a 5.5 mm crochet hook with these yarns.
If I’m creating something larger, I will use Premier Yarns Parfait XL or Sweet Snuggles from Michaels.
Crocheting Supplies
The crochet hooks I use are from Clover. The one I use the most often is 4.5 mm.
I use polyfill stuffing inside my plushies. I usually get the 10lb box, which lasts me several months.
Safety Eyes I use most are 8 mm and 10 mm. I get 9mm cat-style eyes and 7.5mm red eyes for albino rats on Etsy – see my recommendations in my Etsy storefront.
When I’m having trouble getting safety eyes secured, I use this tool.
This is the yarn winder I use to organize messy skeins of yarn.
See my full list of crocheting supplies on Amazon.
Shipping Supplies
I ship most of my plushies in 6×9 inch poly mailers. Inside the mailer, I put the plushie inside an organza bag (small 4×6, medium 5×7, large 6×9) along with a thank you card that I print myself on these business cards. I print my shipping labels with a thermal printer.
See my full list of shipping supplies on Amazon.
Market Supplies
For my markets, I use one 6 ft table and two 4 ft tables under a 10×10 tent. I cover the tables with black spandex tablecloths (4ft, 6ft). I use these chalkboard signs for prices (written with these chalk markers), many of which I’ve hot-glued a clothes pin to the back so it can clip onto my displays. I offer customers a brown paper bag to put their plushies in, which I prep before the market with stickers of my logo that I print on sticker paper and cut with my silhouette.
Displays:
- tall white shelves
- white stacking shelves
- gold wire baskets
I crocheted my banners using my custom banner pattern.
I made the logo t-shirts that I, my fiancé, and my mom wear at markets with a blank t-shirt from Michaels, iron-on vinyl, and my silhouette.
See my full list of market supplies on Amazon.
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