(Updated January 8, 2020) Usually when I write a Kickstart post, I try to make it something that’s not yarn related but is inspiring my creativity. For this post, I want to share a recent obsession of mine—ragdoll crochet patterns!
(OH yeah, Happy May!)
I’ve posted a couple of ragdoll patterns from Spin a Yarn Crochet recently, and am almost finished with my first Ragdoll Unicorn (first seen in Friday Finds a few months ago). I just have to embroider the face, make the horn, and assemble the whole thing, so it’ll be done in a couple of months (:D). I just saw their new Ragdoll Mermaid and that’s what inspired this post. They’ve also got an adorable spring bunny and a bunch of cute amigurumi on their Ravelry page.
If you take a look at their Ravelry page, you can kind of see the difference between the ragdoll crochet style and the amigurumi crochet patterns. (I do have a round-up of some really cute Halloween amigurumi in this post.) Amigurumi are awesome and I wish I had the fortitude to crochet tiny projects with precious faces at a tight gauge, but I don’t. Or I don’t right now. The ragdoll crochet patterns, however, make larger little stuffed figures that maybe are less precious, thereby less off-putting to a crazed perfectionist like myself (I have incredible admiration for people who make those really sweet and adorable crochet patterns, and I realize that they take practice to get them so perfect, but I don’t have that kind of time or patience right now).
Stephanie Pokorny of Crochetverse has some great ragdoll crochet patterns as well as a variety of other whimsical crochet patterns. Her Elephant Ragdoll is adorable!
A la Sascha has a ton of great crochet patterns for flat, “lovey” style Ragdolls, including this Calico Cat and Fox.
And because I’m a giant nerd, here’s a Baby Groot ragdoll crochet pattern.
Since I wrote this post a couple of years ago, more ragdoll crochet patterns have come out. I found a few more to share with you all—enjoy!
This Ragdoll Inspired Love Bunny (free) by Allyson Seely is just so darling. I love the little applique heart!
Spin a Yarn Crochet is undoubtedly one of the most prolific designers of ragdoll crochet patterns. At the holidays, she released two ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE ragdoll reindeer patterns! Find both versions of the free reindeer patterns at her website (red one here, green one here).
These crocheted jellyfish from Yarnhild are really cute. They (and other patterns in this fashion) can also help comfort babies in NICU care!
This hedgehog crochet pattern is really clever, and in its current form works up a little hedgehog about 6″ tall. I would try making it with a bulky or super bulky yarn and making it even bigger to use as a pillow!
The Sleepy Bunny ragdoll crochet pattern from Melanie Groblery is really sweet. This pattern can obviously be customized in many different ways!
Are there any yarn-iverse trends that you’re feeling lately? What’s inspiring you?
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