Eden is only a dream away

I've been having fun the past few days making some Easter inspired crochet projects. I made a crochet Easter basket and a crochet Totoro amigurumi. I used this tutorial by Bobwilson123 to create the body of the basket but I used the handle made in this tutorial.
Here is the pattern I created for the crochet Totoro;

I used a 4.25mm hook

Head/body

Round 1- Magic ring(6st)

Round 2- 2 single crochet in each st(12st)

Round 3- 2 single crochet in each st(24st)

Round 4- Single crochet in the next 3 stitches, 2 single crochet in the next(increase), single crochet in the next 3 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 5- Single crochet in the next 4 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 4 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 6- Single crochet in the next 5 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 5 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 7-14- Single crochet for 8 rows

Round 15- Single crochet in the next 3 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 3 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 16-25- Single crochet for 10 rows

Leave for now

Eyes

Magic ring(6st)

2 single crochet in each st(12st)

Make 2, sew onto face, fasten safety eyes

Use a yarn needle to sew in the nose, and whiskers and mouth

Back to body(start stuffing gradually)

Round 26-29-   Single crochet for another 4 rows

Round 30-   Single crochet in the next 3 stitches, single crochet 2 together(decrease), single crochet in the next 3 stitches, decrease, continue like this for the row

Round 31-   Single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, continue like this for the row

Round 32-   Single crochet in the next stitch, decrease, single crochet in the next stitch, decrease, continue like this for the row

Round 33-34-   Decrease for 2 rows, slip stitch in the next stitch, sew closed and sew in tail

Ears

Round 1- Magic ring(6st)

Round 2- Single crochet row

Round 3- Single crochet in the next stitch, increase, single crochet in the next stitch, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 4-9- Single crochet for 6 rows

Round 10- Single crochet in the next stitch, decrease, single crochet, decrease, single crochet, decrease

Round 11- Single crochet row

Make 2, sew onto head

Arms
Round 1- Magic ring(6st)

Round 2- 2 single crochet in each st(12st)

Round 3-8- Single crochet for 6 rows

Round 9- Single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, continue for row

Round 10- Single crochet for 2 rows, slip stitch in the next stitch, cut off yarn(leave tail to sew later)

Make 2, stuff lightly, sew onto body

Stomach

Round 1- Magic ring(6st)

Round 2- 2 single crochet in each st(12st)

Round 3- 2 single crochet in each st(24st)

Round 4- Single crochet in the next 3 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 3 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 5-   Single crochet in the next 4 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 4 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 6-   Single crochet in the next 5 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 5 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 7-   Single crochet in the next 6 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 6 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Slip stitch in the next stitch, sew on "hair peaks" (I have no idea what they are)with gray yarn, sew stomach piece to the body

Tail
Round 1- Magic ring(6st)

Round 2- 2 single crochet in each st(12st)

Round 3- Single crochet in the next stitch, increase, single crochet in the next stitch, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 4-9-   Single crochet for 6 rows

Round 10-   Single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, continue like this for the row

Round 11-12-   Single crochet for 2 rows, slip stitch in the next stitch, sew onto body

Feet

Ch 6

Single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in the next 3 stitches, single crochet 3 times in the next stitch

Now working on the other side of the chain

Single crochet in the next 4 stitches, single crochet 2 times in the next stitch

Place stitch marker to mark beginning/end of round

Round 1-   Single crochet in the next 5 stitches, 3 single crochet in the next, single crochet in the next 6 stitches, 2 single crochet in the next

Round 2-3-   Single crochet for 2 rows

Round 4-   Single crochet in the next 5 stitches, decrease 3 times, single crochet in the next 5 stitches

Round 5-   Decrease row, slip stitch into the next stitch

Make 2, sew onto body

Finished crochet Totoro

Easter Basket

Happy Easter!

   Easter is near and I thought I'd create a few Easter themed crochet patterns. I wanted to make a cute doll pattern that I could adjust for any theme/season, I decided to make the first doll a bunny girl with a cute bunny hat and a matching dress with a pom pom at the back for a tail :P.
   It turned out great, I just love it! I have two other Easter projects that I want to make, one is a crochet Totoro to go in my son's Easter basket, and the other is a little bunny keychain for which I already have the pattern(just need to find it and test it to make sure it's good!).
   Here is the pattern for my crochet bunny girl doll;

I used a 3.75mm hook

Head

Round 1- Magic ring(6st)

Round 2- 2 single crochet(Increase) into each st(12st)

Round 3- 2 single crochet into each st(24st)

Round 4- Single crochet in the next 3 stitches, 2 single crochet in the next(Increase), single crochet in the next 3 stitches, increase in the next, continue this for the row

Round 5- Single crochet in the next 4 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 4 stitches, increase in the next, continue for the row

Round 6- Single crochet in the next 5 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 5 stitches, increase in the next, continue for the row

Round 7-16- Single crochet for 10 rows

Round 17-   Single crochet in the next 2 stitches, single crochet 2 together(decrease), single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, continue like this for the row

Round 18-   Single crochet in the next stitch, decrease, single crochet in the next stitch, decrease, continue like this for the row

Round 19-   Decrease row(row of only decreases)

Start stuffing, fasten safety eyes

Round 20-22- Single crochet for 3 rows

Round 23- Single crochet in the next 2 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 2 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 24- Single crochet row

Round 25- Single crochet in the next 2 stitches, increase, single crochet in the next 2 stitches, increase, continue like this for the row

Round 26-30- Single crochet for 5 rows

Round 31- Single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, continue like this for the row

Round 32- Decrease row

Decrease another 2 times, slip stitch into the next stitch, sew closed, weave in tail

Legs

Ch 5, single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in the next 2 stitches, single crochet 3 times in the first chain

Now working on the other side of the chain, single crochet in the next 3 stitches, single crochet 2 times in the next stitch

Place a stitch marker to mark the beginning next round

Round 1- Single crochet in each stitch

Round 2- Single crochet in the next 3 stitches, decrease, decrease, single crochet in the next 4 stitches

Round 3- Single crochet in the next 3 stitches, decrease, single crochet in the next 4 stitches, switch colors

Round 4-6- Single crochet for 3 rows

Round 7- Single crochet in the next 3 stitches, decrease, single crochet in the next 3 stitches

Round 8- Single crochet for 2 rows

switch colors

Round 9-12- Single crochet for 4 rows

Round 13- Single crochet, decrease, single crochet, decrease, single crochet, slip stitch into the next stitch

Make 2, sew onto body

Arms

Round 1- Magic ring(6st)

Round 2-13- Single crochet for 12 rows

Round 14- Single crochet in the next 2 stitches, decrease, single crochet in the next 2 stitches, slip stitch in the next stitch

Make 2, sew onto body

Cheeks

Magic ring(6st), slip stitch in the next stitch

Make 2, sew onto cheeks

Hair

I cut pieces of yarn and glued them on with a glue gun. I'm not a fan of adding hair to my crochet projects because it's pretty tedious, so I haven't quite perfected to art of adding hair. Normally I would add hair by slip stitching it on to the head. But I decided to try gluing it on this time. I'll have to find a better way to do it in the future.

Dress

Chain 13

Round 1- Chain 1, single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in each stitch(12st)

Round 2- Chain 1(counts as first stitch), turn, single crochet in the next stitch, chain 3-skip 2 stitches(arm hole)-single crochet in the next 4 stitches, chain 3-skip 2 stitches- single crochet in the next 2 stitches

Round 3- Chain 1, turn, single crochet 3 times into the chain 3 space, single crochet in the next stitch, increase in the next 2 stitches, single crochet in the next, 3 single crochet in the chain 3 space, single crochet in the last stitch

Round 4- Chain 1, turn, single crochet in each stitch for the row

Round 5- Chain 1, turn, increase in the first stitch, single crochet in the next 4 stitches, increase in the next 2 stitches, single crochet in the next 5 stitches, increase

Round 6- Chain 1, turn, single crochet in each stitch

Round 7- Chain 1, turn, increase in the next stitch, single crochet in the next 6 stitches, increase in the next 2 stitches, single crochet in the next 6 stitches, increase in the last stitch

Round 8-11- Single crochet for 4 rows

Bring both ends together and slip stitch into the first stitch of the previous row

Round 12- Chain 3, double crochet into each stitch, slip stitch into the top of the chain 3 to join

Round 13- Chain 3, 2 double crochet in the same stitch, 3 double crochet into every stitch for the row, slip stitch into the top of the chain 3 to join

Place dress on doll, at this point the back part of the dress is open, now you can sew it closed.

Make a small white pom pom for the tail, sew onto the back of the dress for the tail

Hat (4.25mm hook)
Chain 4, slip stitch in the first chain to create a ring

Round 1-   Chain 3(counts as first double crochet) double crochet 11 times in the center of the ring, slip stitch into the top of the chain 3 to join

Round 2-   Chain 3, double crochet in the same stitch, double crochet 2 times(increase) into every stitch for the row, slip stitch into the top of the chain 3 to join

Round 3-   Chain 3, increase in the next stitch, double crochet in the next stitch, increase, continue like this for the row, slip stitch into the top of the chain 3 to join

Round 4-   Chain 3, double crochet around for the row, slip stitch into the top of the chain 3 to join

Round 5-7-   Repeat round 4

Round 8-   Single crochet row