But aren’t these guys just the cutest?
I have spent the last week doing a lot of pattern repetitions, and I am still on the long slog of making my second sock with no real progress (other than the sock is a little longer). The one new thing I have to show is that I am trying to turn an axolotl pattern I found online into a keychain (Link at the end).
The pattern says to use a bulky weight 5 yarn, but I didn’t have any good colors for an axolotl. I compromised with a weight 4 worsted weight yarn. It means the axolotl I got at the end was smaller than the one shown in pictures, and that the stitch definition isn’t as good as the other pattern shows, but it’s not too small to work on and it’s still a decent size.
It’s not a particularly hard pattern, but the big thing I’m currently working on is how to place the keychain ring so that it’s secure and in a good place. The top of the head is the best place for how the axolotl would hang from the keychain, but since most crochet amigurumi like this starts with a magic ring it can be hard to place. This pattern starts with a chain two and then you single crochet into the first chain, which means that there is a little space to add the ring. The good thing about the keychain is that the fact the key chain hangs means I don’t have to worry about the ring being perfectly placed to match the face of the Axolotl. So long as it can turn we’re all good.
If I had to rank how much I’ve enjoyed making the Axolotl I would put it as less enjoyable than making the triceratops, but above making the baby brontosaur. Mostly because the brontosaur tends to be very small and that makes it hand-crampy to make more than a few at a time. I probably won’t make as many axolotl as dinosaurs (what can I say, I love me some tiny, terrifying lizards), but I’m getting a little collection of them all the same.
If your interested in the pattern it can be found here: https://www.stitchbyfay.com/no-sew-crochet-axolotl-pattern/
