Gecko got a Girlfriend!

Meet gecko:

He is a bookmark.

But he also likes to go exploring while we read:

He is a year old now, and maybe he'd like someone to hang out with. So I made him a girlfriend! 

They like hanging out in books: 

And see the little corkscrew tail sticking out?

I made the blue one in an evening, it's a very quick and satisfying project! The crochet pattern for it is free, you can find it here. Note that the pattern uses US abbreviations, so an sc is a single crochet stitch, which is called a double crochet in the UK. Not entirely sure why! oh and a half double crochet and double crochet would be a half treble and treble crochet in UK terms respectively.

A couple of changes I made to the pattern: 

When I made the legs, they felt a bit flimsy just stopping when the toes are done, so carried on and did single crochet stitches (double crochet in UK), all the way along the length of the leg, one sc in each chain, and then fastened off when I got to the body of the gecko.  

For the tongue I used a strand of yarn threaded through the very end of the head, and just did simple knots in it. I can't for the life of me get felt to stick to yarn. I suspect that is due to a lack of a glue gun. I bought sew-on googly eyes because again, I can't get normal ones to stick on yarn with glue.

Also, I used a 4mm crochet hook and DK weight acrylic yarn. You could also use cotton yarn and a different size hook. Just whatever you have in the house. The gauge doesn't matter, but the size of the gecko will depend on the hook size and yarn weight.

I'm excited to use my new little gecko for my reading. I wonder what adventures she'll get up to? They always go exploring when we open the books! 


Happy crocheting! 

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