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NOAH AND HIS ARK

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I love the Noah’s Ark baby afghan that appears on the cover of the May, 2008 issue of Crochet!

Reading the pattern got me to wondering. I’ve seen several other crochet interpretations of the Noah’s Ark theme. So, I went looking for them online. Here’s what I found:

noah’s ark crochet cross stitch ecrater afghan
http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=1722002

Here’s one that was auctioned on ebay.com. It’s a 3D version of the ark with the thread pattern for sale:

noah’s ark crochet 3D thread pattern

I couldn’t find the source of this pattern that was made in size 10 thread. It looks like quite an undertaking, likely one I wouldn’t attempt, so I didn’t bid on it.

Crochet Cabriolet (Cro8http://members.aol.com/Cabri/crochet.htm) has 5 pages devoted to an extensive Ark and animal collection. It’s a beauty! Here’s one picture from that site:

noah ark crochet cabriolet crochet pattern with animals
http://members.aol.com/ChetOlet8/noahark4.htm

The CrochetCabriolet version comes with a detailed story of how it was created and assembled. An ambitious project!

This one is in a Leisure Arts book – if you like patterns that begin with wording something like ‘make 350’ of some tiny square!

noah’s ark crochet afghan leisure arts

Another good looking one is here – at a reasonable price for the pattern:

noah’s ark at afghans4u.com crochet

http://www.afghans4u.com/noah’s_ark

Here’s a nice variation on the theme and a free pattern:

noahs ark tote bag crochet

noah’s ark at afghans4u.com crochet

Biblical themes are, of course, timeless. Noah’s Ark appeals to adults and children equally. I like the idea of making a blanket with the Ark on it and small animal toys, a la amigurumi, for the baby to hold and play with. Of course, most any interpretation of this pattern works for me – except the one that begins something like ‘make 300’ of some square. Just can’t go for those. Not only do I not want to make 300 of anything, I certainly don’t want to JOIN those and then weave in all the ends. I would then be crazier than people probably thought Noah was all those years ago!

Comments

  1. The last picture looks like a bag. I cannot get the pattern from the link. Can you check the link and repost it?

  2. I am trying to find leaflet# 101122 from House of White Birches. Its called Crochet Noah’s Ark. It is a toy, an ark tote with crocheted animals and noah. If anyone knows anyone who has it or where to find it, email me. Thanks

  3. Hello. I’m seeking the Noah’s Ark crochet pattern by Stephen Reedy from AA 1991. I’m missing 3 pages (3/4, 5/6, 7/8) and would love to connect with anyone having a copy. Please contact me @ [email protected]

  4. Wendy: do you still need the missing pages of crochet Noah’s Ark -1991- by Stephen Reedy from Annie’s Attic? I have this pattern

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