The Ungalled Hart

“ Through the fathomless deeps of space swims the star turtle Great A’Tuin, bearing on its back the four giant elephants who carry on their shoulders the mass of the Discworld…Exactly why this should be may never be known. Possibly the Creator of the universe got bored with all the usual business of axial inclination, albedos and rotational velocities, and decided to have a bit of fun for once. ” - Terry Prachett from the book Wyrd Sisters As a fan of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, I thought it would be fun to crochet the Great A’Tuin as a Christmas gift for a friend who is also a fan. The Great A’Tuin has three parts: the turtle, four elephants, and a flat Discworld. Although there isn’t an official pattern for A’Tuin, there are plenty of patterns for turtles and elephants available across the internet, and a fellow fan of the series has kindly provided a free pattern for the Discworld. This is a great moment to mention that crocheters should always take a second to look for fre...

For Christmas this year I decided to crochet for my friends and family tiny magical mice that mimic LA Burdick's Signature Chocolate Mice . If you haven’t seen this chocolate shop’s famous mice I highly encourage looking them up, they are adorable and delicious. To make my Christmas gifts I scoured Ravelry for a mouse pattern and quickly found Lucy Collin's Little Kissing Mice Amigurumi . The mice were undeniably cute, but the proportions weren't right for this project. The face and body were too long to match LA Burdick’s mice and they were much larger than what I had in mind. In the end I had to make my own pattern through the process of trial and error to get the dimensions just right. Overall, I’m happy with how my pattern turned out. My mice are small and short, with tiny faces that match LA Burdick’s chocolate mice pretty well. I added the signature colorful tail Burdick’s mice are known for and placed a flat glass marble inside to help the mice stay upright and...