Can You Make a Big White Dog?

Once we talked through what she had in mind, it was time to figure out what I needed to actually bring this big guy to life.

The yarn was ordered, the plan started coming together, and before long, production was officially underway.

Like most of my plushies, he did not exactly look like a dog at first.

In fact, for a little while, he was mostly just a collection of parts!

His arms, legs, and head were the first pieces off my hook. Slowly, that pile of crocheted pieces started giving me a glimpse of the big floppy friend he was going to become.

Next came his big white body.

This is always one of my favorite parts of making a custom character. There is a point where you go from looking at separate pieces scattered around your workspace to suddenly being able to see the personality of the finished friend.

Once his body was finished and everything began coming together, those floppy black ears really gave him his look.

He was big.

He was cuddly.

He was wonderfully floppy.

But he still needed one little something.

A bright red collar was exactly what he needed.

It was such a simple detail, but once that little pop of red was added against his white body and black ears, he looked complete.

Another “Can you?” had officially become a “Yes, I can!”

And that is one of the things I love most about custom crochet.

Someone can come to me with an idea that exists only in their head, a photograph, a custom character, a memory, or even just a description like “a big white dog with floppy black ears.”

Then we get to figure out together how to turn that idea into something they can actually hold.

Have you ever seen something and thought, “I wonder if Melissa could crochet that?”

Ask me.

Seriously.

Some of my favorite custom orders have started with someone wondering whether their idea was even possible.

Browse through my Custom Order Gallery for more stories behind the things that have come off my hook. Then, when you are ready, bring me your idea.

Your request does not have to be perfectly planned. You do not need to know the pattern, the exact yarn, or how I am going to make it work.

Sometimes all we need to start is:

“Can you?”

And we will see where the yarn takes us.