A crocheted menagerie

My summer of crocheting is going very well indeed, which is just as well since the weather has generally been pretty miserable to date. However, I have found it very easy to while away a cloudy Sunday afternoon catching up on Radio 4 dramas whilst crocheting toy animals.

When I completed my second animal from the Edward's Menagerie collection, I was only planning to make one more. This would have seen all three 2016 babies catered for. Or at least, so I thought. That was until the glamorous grannies in the office caught wind of my new project and a couple more requests came winging my way.

As a result, I've now made three more animal toys, with the last due to meet its new owner tomorrow.

The first bunny proved so popular that it was swiftly followed by a second.

The much awaited elephant then made an appearance.

Followed this week by Winston the Aardvark.

I have one more planned before I will probably be hanging up my crochet hook for a while. Well, that is unless someone else I know happens to announce that they're pregnant! But for now, the weather is improving and it would be wasteful not to dig out the hammock and enjoy the sunshine for a few hours...