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darkcedars ([personal profile] darkcedars) wrote2024-05-18 03:09 pm

Yip Yip Hanging Basket

sesame street yip yip as a hanging basket in red fluffy yarn

Pattern: Yip Yips by Clarissa Browning (pattern shown for both crochet & knit together)
Started:  6 April 2024
Completed: 12 May 2024

For: me! 

Hook: I / 5.5mm
Yarns: held together
  - Lion Brand Faux Feathers, red, 2 skeins
  - Lion Brand Vanna's Choice, crimson, approx same (I used up leftovers on this)

Size: about 7 inches across base & 16 inches tall (excluding tentacles)

Notes:
  • I had intended to make it entirely of the faux fur yarn, but it was far too flimsy alone.
  • Gauge was different than in the pattern, so I just kept working until it was about the same size and adjusted along from there.
  • Added a circle of cardboard in the bottom to provide a little more shaping.
  • I had an extra skein of the faux feathers yarn, so decided to make the mini version.  It is about 3.5" across the bottom. 
small red sesame street yip yip hanging basket next to the previous basket