Here’s something a little different: I’ve just published an applique pattern!

Dreamweaver Fox is my first crocheted applique that I ever designed; I started it last year, and many side quests got in the way of completing it up until now – including Butterbun who actually has applique wings, which everyone seemed to like very much at the time. I’ve been very curious to see the reaction to an applique pattern from me after nearly 10 years of amigurumi, so please let me know your thoughts! (Find me on IG or FB)

Dreamweaver is a fox face applique that you can use for various different applications. It’s attractive enough on it’s own to just pop it into a frame for display, but you can also attach it to items like jackets, hoodies and sweaters, or bags and cushions.

Another idea is to make a more intricate wall hanging out of it. For example, you could hang it from a dowel with some added tassels and feathers. I haven’t done one like that but I did experiment momentarily with squaring off the face to insert it into a blanket made of squares. If you’re feeling creative, you could crochet edges onto your fox to work it into a blanket, or you could sew it onto a blanket square. This designs has a lot of loose end from all the colour changes, so if I were you, I’d probably make it double-sided either way, to sandwich all the loose ends away, even if it just meant crocheting a square backing for it after turning the face itself into a square.

Nobody likes weaving in loose ends, and although the multitude of colour-changes in this project does result in a lot of loose ends, you don’t neccessarily have to weave them in. I designed the pattern so that every row begins with a knot (you know, like when you join new yarn with a slipknot), and then the rows also end by tying off with a knot, so the ends are somewhat secure to begin with. Since it’s an applique, you’re not likely to ever see the back of it, especially if it’s framed or attached to another item like a jacket, bag or pillow, and this means the back doesn’t need to be super tidy, it just needs to be secure. So, it is an option to just tie all the tails to their nearest neighbor and then trim them a bit shorter. This only takes a few minutes and is so much more pleasant than weaving a million threads in. Here’s what the book would look like if you tied all the ends up:

This pattern is rated as advanced and the design itself is quite complex, as you might deduce from all the different rows of colour and how they are all shaped to make the fox’s face. As usual, the pattern contains loads of photos to spoon-feed you with baby steps along the way, because I always try my best to leave the least amount of thinking and the most amount of fun for you. I want you to be able to make impressive things without feeling like you’re grinding at work because my patterns are for your enjoyment. I’m honored that anyone would choose to spend their leisure time on one of my patterns and I like to make them as digestible as possible for you.

Here are some of the beautiful Dreamweaver Foxes that my testers made. I am so grateful to my amazing team for helping with this pattern! Thank you to Yvonne (@silvertreecrochet), Julia (@julikahuli), Vennesa (@buckeyefiberco), Marilyn (@fish_marilyn), Joanna (@noworriesjo), Haylee (@hhhxoart), Stacey (@curlymoon_crochet), Reeta (@thestitchgame), Sharon (@stitchesandfiber) and Mia (@mightystargazer) – you are stars! Tap the images to visit their Instagram accounts.

I provide two colour palette examples in the pattern (pink and blue), but I’m excited to see all the others that will come from it. I think the face could be wolf-ish in the right colours and can’t wait to see if someone will try that.

I can’t wait to see your projects and how you’ll use the applique! Remember to share your pics using #DreamweaverFox and tag @Projectarian. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy this pattern, and I’ll see you soon for more fun things!
xxx
Jessie

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