When you write a pattern, normally more than one size will be needed. Therefore, once I started writing the pattern for this project, I obviously needed to keep on writing to accommodate other sizes. 6 to be exact. Next up was this pair of medium crochet turtle/minion/alien hands. If you missed the last post, you may have missed the reason for all the backslashes. Because if you ever look at the hands of any one of those creatures, they all look the same. LOL The pattern is available to purchase, or I’m more than happy to take your custom order for this as well. My Etsy shop has some items listed, but if these are out of stock just send me a message to request them.
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Crochet Turtle/Minion/Alien Hands Project Info:
Craft: Crochet
Made For: Etsy shop 😊
Size: Medium
Started: October 18, 2015
Completed: October 18, 2015
Hook sizes: 4.0 mm (G) and 5.0 mm (H)
Crochet Turtle Pattern Info:
The Crochet Turtle/Minion/Alien hands pattern can be found here. It was created to go along with the Ninja Turtle Newsboy Hat and/or Beanie Pattern. There are multiple size and finishing options to choose from for both patterns to completely customize your finished look.
Yarn used for the Crochet Turtle/Minion/Alien Hands
The yarn I used for this was not notated for this specific project. However for many of the turtle projects I did at that time, I used Caron United in Dark Green. Unfortunately I was unable to find a link for this yarn. My guess is it has been discontinued. A good replacement would be the Vanna’s choice in either the Kelly Green, Dusty Green or my favorite choice of Olive.
A few other good substitutes would be: Lion Brand, Vanna’s Choice , Red Heart Soft, Bernat Softee Baby and Caron Simply Soft, to name a few.
Great yarn websites to check out would be: LoveCrafts, Lion Brand, Knitpicks/We Crochet , Mary Maxim and Knitcrate.
Crochet Hooks and tools
For this project I used U.S. Size G (4.0 mm) and H (5.0 mm) hooks.
Furthermore, something else that comes in handy if you decide you’d like to stitch these sets up for yourself is a good set of crochet hooks. Undoubtedly my favorite brand to use are the Knit Picks brand.
I also have a cute little set from Amazon that I love too. You can buy this one fairly inexpensively and it comes with some tools and notions that will be helpful too. Several buying options to choose from and I don’t think you can go wrong with any of them. 🙂 Additionally I have the light up set pictured below. I love that it’s rechargeable!
Make it even more fun and get the whole beginner crochet kit.
Additional Tools for when your wrists and/or hands ache
If you are like me and you knit and crochet a lot, something that I have found is useful at times is a pair of stress relief gloves. I own a few different kinds, but I do think any of them is better than not using anything at all if your hands and wrists are bothering you. In fact I’ll include a few links for you to check out.
Need a little more help?
That should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. If you feel like you might need a little extra assistance and want online classes to help you, check out the links below for Crafty and Annie’s. Both have numerous classes to choose from to improve your skills or teach you something new. You can always learn something new!
Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help. However if you are more interested in custom ordering one already made, you can contact me for that as well. I still sell the finished items. You can contact me here or find me in my Etsy shop: Stay@Home Stitchings
Happy Stitching!
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~Mindy~
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