BLUE DOG DOLPHIN GIVEAWAY! You can still enter even if you entered for the last one. This dolphin is the 3rd of 9 items I'll be creating and then giving away. He's 19.5" long!! BLUE DOG DOLPHIN was inspired by Bingo's stuffy, Graydancer, and was first seen in S1 E19 - The Claw. A pattern for him will be released this week so watch for that announcement!

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Giveaway runs 03.08.24 to 03.10.24 at midnight. The winner will be announced 03.11.24 in my stories and contacted directly. Shipping anywhere in the US and internationally. The cost of shipping is not included. Payment for shipping costs will need to be paid before the winner will be sent their prize.

My son came downstairs in his pirate costume and I was struck with the impulse to make him a pirate beard. Just so you know, it doesn't take anything to push me towards making piratey things. My soul belongs to Pirates of the Caribbean. For this project, I played around with the length, measuring it to his cute face, and then to my own for an adult version. It took me 4 hours to make the crochet base and then attach all the yarn strands to make the hairy beard. When I gave it to my son, he wouldn't take it off or share it with anyone else. Grab your hook and yo-ho! Happy crocheting!

Hair
Cut yarn strands 14"-15" long or any length you'd like. I cut enough strands to border the outer edge of the whole beard, inner edge of the mouth, then across the front loop of rows 3, 5, 6, and 7 for the child version and rows 3, 5, 7, and 8 for the adult version. An estimate of total strands is 100 for child and 140 for adult. To attach the strands: take one strand at a time and fold them in half so that you have a loop. Use your hook to pull the loop through a stitch then pull the tails through this loop. Pull on the tails to tighten them.

Take the strands that will lay over the mouth for the mustache and separate them into two even sections. To make the mustache permanent, grab a couple strands from the beard and bring them into the mustache. Take a new strand of yarn to tie a knot around the mustache sections. Hide the tails in the beard hair. Once all of the strands have been attached, take your scissors to cut and shape the bottom of the beard so the strands lay evenly.

If the weight of the hair drags the mustache down from resting on the upper lip, you can add  a long strand of yarn into the ear loops to be able to tie around the back of the head for some extra tension.

Don't mind me, using this basket to hold my mandrake. Ha! For real, though, I wanted another basket with handles to carry my WIPs (works in progress) around the house. In order to save myself some yarn and have a sturdy bottom, I purchased some thick felt pads with pre-punched holes from a seller on Etsy. Link to that specific one is down below. It worked up quickly and was fun to make. This project was used as a basket while making itself into a basket. It felt like basket-ception. Here is a free pattern with and without a felt bottom base. Enjoy and happy crocheting!!