Product Page : FS07 - Fernando the Frog

PDF CROCHET PATTERN

Instant Download of Fernando the Frog $6.45 USD Please Note: At this time, Instant Downloads are available via Ravelry.com. You do not have to have a account to complete your purchase, however, if you want this item stored in your library you will need to log into your account. For help with Downloading Patterns, Please read Help w/Downloads Due to the format and ease in reproduction, patterns are non-refundable. ✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦⋆✦
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner/ Intermediate   Measurements: 16.5 inches in height (approx.) Gauge is not critical for this project, however your finished size may vary slightly, depending on materials used and personal crochet style.  Materials Used in Model:  Red Heart® WW 4-Ply Yarn in 0672 Spring Green, 0322 Pale Yellow, 0311 White and 0774 Black Size H/8-5.00mm Crochet Hook (US) Size G/6-4.00mm Crochet Hook (US) Filling for Plushies (fiberfil or similar)  Yarn Needle for Sewing  Long Straight Pins for Positioning
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Earth Day 2013

Photo Credits: Zemdega/iStock Photo

Borrowed from the Mother Nature Network Website

Wow another Earth Day is upon us!!
I really don't know where the time goes!  (It seems the older I get, the quicker the years seem to fly by... to be 17 again waiting for 18! or 20 waiting on 21!!)

I am afraid that I have not done as much to celebrate this "Earth Day", this year as I have in past years.  Although I reflect on a single day, generally I try to 'greener' myself each day of the year - less water usage, less plastic consumption, recycling/upcycling instead of trashing...
It is of my own humble opinion, that we can never do too much to try and heal what we've spent centuries destroying and taking for granted.

But this past 12 months,  I have actually slowed on my planting and putting back into the Earth as I had been doing in previous years - and this year I did not sign up for any "clean-ups".  
I must admit, it snuck up on me! Had I not received an eMail about something else entirely, Earth Day 2013 could have completely passed me by...

I will figure out something - perhaps not for tomorrow, but for the weekend.  (Of course I will police my neighborhood tomorrow - but something 'more special' than just the usual)

"Planet Earth, are you just

Floating by, a cloud of dust

A minor globe, about to bust

A piece of metal bound to rust

A speck of matter in a mindless void

A lonely spaceship, a large asteroid

Cold as a rock without a hue

Held together with a bit of glue

Something tells me this isn't true

You are my sweetheart, soft and blue

Do you care, have you a part

In the deepest emotions of my own heart

Tender with breezes, caressing and whole

Alive with music, haunting my soul.

Planet Earth, gentle and blue

With all my heart, I love you."

© 2009 Michael Jackson

This Is It - Planet Earth (Poem)

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Courtesy Pattern : CP21 - Awareness Ribbons

Simple Ribbons in Crochet are quick and easier to make, than you could ever imagine.
All you need is a little scrap yarn and a hook.

Of course, you can add some little whimsies, like buttons, pins or magnets

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Here are the simple instructions to make an easy ribbon that measures 2.5 inches in height (when folded - 6 inches in length unfolded) an appropriate size for lapels, purses, backpacks ... anywhere you want to place them.
If you can hold a hook, make a slip stitch and have a few yards of scrap yarn - you are in business!

CP21 - Awareness Ribbons

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Skill Level: Easy
Measurements: 2.5 inches when crossed (approx.)
Gauge : Gauge is NOT critical for this project.
Yardage : Main Color: less than 4oz/364yrds, Accent Colors: less than 4oz/202yrds

General Notes:
- This pattern is worked in ROWS (back and forth turning at the end of each row).
- This pattern utilizes standard US Crochet Terms.

- This pattern makes use of utilizing only one loop of stitch "BLO" or "FLO". If you are unfamiliar with these techniques, you can learn how with Annie's Attic's Stitch Guide - Lesson 12 

A List of "Ribbon Awareness Colors" can be found on Wikipedia.


Materials Used in Model:
Red Heart® WW 4-Ply Yarn in Various Colors
Size US H/8-5.00mm Crochet Hook
Tapestry/Yarn Needle for weaving in tail 
Optional Small notions to decorate Ribbon
Optional Pin Back Clasp Finding, Safety Pin or Magnet
(If using a magnet, hot glue or similar adhesive needed to secure Ribbon to Magnet)

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Ribbon (Make 1)

with color of Cause/Choice,
Chain 26,

___ Row 1: slst in 2nd ch from hook, slst in ea of nxt 24 chs, ch-1, TURN  (25 sts)
___ Row 2: in BLO, slst in ea st across, ch-1, TURN  (25 sts)
___ Row 3: in FLO, slst in ea st across, ch-1, TURN  (25 sts)
Finish off. Secure and weave in tail to hide.

😊 Easy!!
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Smile - Charlie Chaplin

Tuesday we commemorate the birth of Charlie Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) and I cannot help but to be reminded of how fitting the song "Smile" is relevant to the events of our time and how often I, myself, need to be reminded to "just smile".  Thank you to the greats of the past for the inspiration of today.

Smile

©1936 (theme), 1954 (song)
Charlie Chaplin (composer)  for Modern Times & John Turner/Geoffery Parsons  (lyrics) for Nat King Cole

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And People Wonder WHY?

Each year, I am asked to either create a specific doodle, make any of my already published doodles and/or crochet up another artist's work for one charity project or another...
and each year, I begin earlier and earlier so I don't have to answer "I can not" to those who ask.

Well,  they say a picture is worth a thousand words..
HERE is the real reason I often fall behind - 

My finished items are being ... well, in this case: MOOSEknapped..
(napped being the real story behind the photo!)

Yes, that is my Beastie - all 185lbs of him, curled up with a charity order that is being put together for this fall (so I do have time to remake the KISS Moose)  - but my finished doodles are always being snagged up by the most unsuspecting of characters!

So you see, it's not my health issues, nor a creative block or even a hand cramp that has me falling behind...

it's the CUTENESS of it all!

(Actually this is a rare occurrence - as the big beastie loves to EAT plushies ... and paper, gift cards, hair ties, gloves and.. well, whatever else happens too close to his reach.. he is still just a puppy after all... 
but as I ran out of the bags, which I use for storage, I had the Moose sitting on the kitchen table to remind me to get more bags this weekend... and apparently one of the people moved it - usually it is one of the PEOPLE, who just "has to have" a doodle intended for someone else.) 

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Invisible Me

Social Medias..

I have continued to receive requests from my clients to "join them" on various social networks.  LinkedIn, Facebook, Multiply, Twitter, etc..
The only active accounts which I have are displayed on the left hand corner of this blog.  

To date, Google/Picasa (linked through the blog for photos/posts), Pinterest, Zibbet, Pinspire, Craftsy, Ravelry and Etsy.

As I discovered in 2011, people will snag up on a name if they think it's going somewhere and to date, I cannot tell you how many "FiberDoodles" or "Fiber-Doodles" there are online who are also crochet.  As popular medias grows and I weigh it's potential popularity; I may signup for an account - only as a means to reserve the name.  In this way, you do not get fooled by someone claiming to be "FdbyK4TT" - which, as odd as it is to me - the mere thought, has happened.

Please do not think I am ignoring your repeated requests to "add" you - currently, there are no accounts which I hold that anyone should need be "added" to, so that they may view.
And please remember, that just because it may say "FiberDoodles" - doesn't mean it's FiberDoodles by K4TT!

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Parentheses & Brackets, Repeat? OH MY!

I have gotten 3 messages in the past 2 weeks, containing questions about my patterns - and that's 3 too many in my book!

Firstly, I must say - if you are having an issue with a pattern - whether it is understanding the instruction or needing clarification of what is written or even looking for an answer to a 'personal preference' (what yarn to use, changing hook sizes, etc); please do not post you question(s) in the comment section of various places.  

Why?  What have I got to hide?  Absolutely nothing! 
But it could be a week or more before I see what you have written. eMail is checked (usually) every 30 mins - you will be seen/assisted much quicker and (hopefully) not grow frustrated about your project.


MY CLIENTS, whom I value dearly, can reach me anytime they have an issue!!  My eMail address can be found on the pattern's title page, as well as on this blog, on download eMails (received from Ravlery.com  "For pattern-related issues or questions, please contact the designer at fiberdoodles@gmail.com."  etc, etc. )
I am not one of those "I am too good to answer your beneath-me questions" designers who ignores your eMails. 

Okay... 
asterisks * instructions *  
brackets  [ instructions ]
parentheses  ( instructions )
braces  { instructions }
All of the above...

The Craft Yarn Council has been and continues working to establish 'standards' across the board so that the industry on a whole becomes more uniform, making it easier to prepare consumer-friendly products for YOU - so whether you purchase a pattern from Designer A, Designer B or FiberDoodlesbyK4TT; all the patterns would have a similar appearance in how they are written, letting YOU know exactly what to expect.

Well, with regards to writing a pattern, this may never happen because each designer has their own writing comforts and visual cues to help you the purchaser, make their wares.

One well known designer uses the *asterisks* to indicate "repeating patterns"
her work could look similar to this (this is NOT part of any actual pattern, only a visual example)
Rnd 4: *2 single crochet, 2 single crochet in next stitch*, repeat from *to* 6 times
Rnd 5: *3 single crochet, 2 single crochet in next stitch*, repeat from *to* 6 times 

Another well known designer uses (parentheses) to indicate "repeating patterns"
her work could look similar to this (this is NOT part of any actual pattern, only a visual example)
Rnd 4: (2sc in 1st sc, sc in next 2 sc), around
Rnd 5: (2sc in 1st sc, sc in next 3 sc), around

I use [brackets] to indicate "repeating patterns"
Rnd 4: [sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st] 6 times
Rnd 5: [sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, Inc in nxt st] 6 times

So which one is right?
Bueller?  ... Bueller?  

All 3 are correct according to the Yarn Council and all are used commonly and interchangeably.
When writing a pattern out, the designer is trying to find the shortest text to convey the complete instruction - this way, the pattern user, doesn't get lost in huge blocks of written text.

It is my personal preference to use brackets over asterisks - because in all honesty, there were many (MANY) times, in reading the tiny print of materials written in magazines, where I would miss the asterisks and have to rip out rounds or rows.  How frustrating that is .. to have old eyes and a young heart!

Since I am here to talk about MY patterns, let's examine what the directions are telling you to do! *text colors (as seen below) are NOT present in my patterns, but used here in the blog to break a line into sections for easy identification and explanation.


___ Rnd 4: [sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st] 6 times  (24 sts)

This is what you might see inside one of my patterns.  But what exactly is it saying?

Here in Red: ___ Rnd 4:
is the round you are working on.  I like to add the little line before, so that it can be "checked" off once completed (by those who actually print out the pattern)

Highlighted in Gold you see the opening bracket - [  and the closing bracket  ]
this should trigger your repeat alarm - 'the designer is going to ask me to do something more than once.'

Written in Blue you see the written instructions - sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st
this is telling you : single crochet in next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round, 2 single crochets in the next st of the previous round

Highlighted in Yellow, you see how many times you are being asked to perform the instruction - 6 times    - in this case, 6 (six) repetitions

and finally, in Rust, you see the Final Round Count  (24 sts)
so when you are finished with this round, this is the # of stitches you should have made (which I have clients who would skin me alive, should I leave out *grin*)

So here is what the entire instruction is saying in long form:
single crochet in next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round, 2 single crochets in the next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round, 2 single crochets in the next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round, 2 single crochets in the next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round, 2 single crochets in the next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round, 2 single crochets in the next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round, 2 single crochets in the next stitch of the previous round


Another reason why I prefer [brackets] over the *asterisks* is also because several of my works have multiple 'short cuts' 
for example say for a round, I was interested in only placing the Increases at the ends - say it was a chain start and I wanted to keep things oval/rectangular/etc instead of round:

[(Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts) twice, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 14 sts] twice (48 sts)

OMG WHAT IS THAT?
There's brackets and parentheses - I am supposed to make 48 stitches out of THAT!?!
K4TT is whacked, she's made a mistake!!
There's only 24 stitches in there!!

Okay, so let's look at it - there is an opening bracket - so obviously, there should be a closing bracket ... so first,  let's see what's inside 
Inside the brackets, there are parentheses ... okay,  so what is in them  (since they are the first instruction listed)..

Opening parentheses - then it says to Increase in the next st, then single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches - then it closes the parentheses.  okay.. so how many times is this supposed to be done???  well, it says "twice"
so that means : 2 single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in the next st of the previous round, single crochet in the next st of the previous round, 2 single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round, single crochet in the next st of the previous round, single crochet in the next st of the previous round
so far you have made 8 stitches towards the final round count...

Okay..NOW what?  then the instruction reads Inc in next st,
So, 2 single crochet in the next stitch of the previous round - now we have a total of 10 stitches towards the final round count...

NOW What?
now continuing reading the instructions, it says to single crochet in each of the next 14 stitches of the previous round.
Okay... well that's only 24 stitches!

ahh... but you are forgetting those [brackets] aren't you?
Look beyond the final instruction of crocheting in the 14 stitches and you will notice the closing bracket and it's power (how many times you need to perform the operation) which is twice or 2 times.
So, you would repeat all the instructions inside the brackets a second time.
24 + 24 = 48

That's easy enough right?

Okay.. so how would you read the following?

[sc in ea of nxt 7 sts, (Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts) twice, Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 7 sts] twice (48 sts)



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if you read the above instruction as:
single crochet in next 7 stitches, 2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 2 stitches,  2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 2 stitches, 2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 7 stitches, single crochet in next 7 stitches  2 single crochet in next stitch,  single crochet in next 2 stitches,  2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 2 stitches  2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 7 stitches

or*

single crochet in next 7 stitches,  2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 2 stitches,  2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 2 stitches, 2 single crochet in next stitch,   single crochet in next 14 stitches, 2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 2 stitches,  2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 2 stitches, 2 single crochet in next stitch, single crochet in next 7 stitches



Whether it's *asterisks*, (parentheses) or [brackets] - the rule remains the same - so now...

YOU GET IT!

So pick up those hooks and create something magical for someone you love!
*the boldened text in the 2 variations above, denotes the only difference in the 2 instructions 
**Oops - forgot to leave the comments section open - sorry about that!

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