It has been rather warm for much of the past month, so I was glad that that I was no longer labouring under last month’s ScrapHappy creation. In fact, after the success of the crochet T-rex (who has, incidentally, been named “Cupcake”) I moved on to another ancient creature. Young Maisie, the recipient of the T-rex, is a big fan of Mary Anning (fossil hunter and palaeontologist born in 1799, who discovered the remains of huge aquatic creatures in the cliffs of the Dorset coast). I thought, therefore, that a pleisiosaur would be greatly appreciated… which it was.
Made using wool oddments, this pattern, like the last dinosaur, is by Kerry Lord:
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I’ve been inspired to write this (and future) ScrapHappy posts by Kate, Tall Tales from Chiconia. On the fifteenth of every month lots of folks often publish a ScrapHappy post, do check them out:
Kate (me!), Gun, Titti, Heléne, Eva, Sue, Nanette, Lynn, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Debbierose, Tracy, Jill, Claire, Jan,
Moira, Sandra, Linda, Chris, Nancy, Alys, Kerry, Claire, Jean,
Joanne, Jon, Hayley, Dawn, Gwen, Connie, Bekki, Pauline, Sue L,
Sunny and Kjerstin
If you fancy joining, contact Kate and she’ll add you to the list. It would be lovely to see more non-sewing posts, but any use of scraps is welcome.
The Snail of Happiness 
arlingwoman
/ June 15, 2020I love the pleisiosaur (grk, not checking on that spelling). It made me think of Nessie…
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 15, 2020She does look rather Nessie-ish
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Laurie Graves
/ June 15, 2020Perfect!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 15, 2020Thank you 🙂
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katechiconi
/ June 15, 2020Not a pleisiosaur, I think, but a pleasehersaur! 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 15, 2020And very pleased she was too, apparently
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katechiconi
/ June 15, 2020😀
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Wild Daffodil
/ June 15, 2020Brilliant!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 15, 2020Fun to make too.
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Nice Piece of Work
/ June 15, 2020That’s one fantastic pleisiosaur. He sits like a kangaroo, with his tail for balance. I wonder what name will be bestowed upon him…?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 15, 2020I was rather surprised that the T-rex ended up being called Cupcake… perhaps the new one will also be cake-themed.
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Nice Piece of Work
/ June 15, 2020“Muffin top” might work…,or Tinky Winky…
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 15, 2020I will report back once I know.
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tialys
/ June 15, 2020Love your dinosaurs. Crochet patterns have come a long way in recent years haven’t they?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 15, 2020I have a friend who doesn’t crochet because she doesn’t like granny squares… however, I think my creations are making her realise that there’s so much more to it than that.
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Kim
/ June 15, 2020Gorgeous!
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nanacathy2
/ June 15, 2020Fabulous- next up a doyouthinkhesawus?
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Going Batty in Wales
/ June 15, 2020A lucky child and a great way to use up scraps!
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Quimper Hitty
/ June 15, 2020Hooray for Mary Anning…any your delightful crochetasaurouses!
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teamwilsun
/ June 15, 2020I love your dinosaur creations, and that you have a child in your life who loves Mary Anning!!!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 15, 2020She had a fancy dress party for her birthday a couple of years ago and insisted that her mum made her a Mary Anning outfit to wear for it. Then, they went on holiday to Dorset and she wore the outfit to go fossil-hunting.
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magpiesue
/ June 15, 2020Fantastic! And I love a T-rex named Cupcake 😀 Your scrappy afghan is delightful too.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 15, 2020Just trying to decide what direction to head in for next month!
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cedar51
/ June 16, 2020and not only sit there, but sit and fold ones arms and say “told you so…” kind of look!
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SaaniaSparkle 🧚🏻♀️
/ June 19, 2020Aw perfect 💕
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 22, 2020Thank you!
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polesparadise
/ June 22, 2020Love it!
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