{"id":17612,"date":"2017-03-15T08:07:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T12:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=17612"},"modified":"2017-03-29T08:48:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T12:48:30","slug":"mini-mammals-2-expansion-pack-crochet-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/mini-mammals-2-expansion-pack-crochet-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Mammals 2 Expansion Pack crochet pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/planetjune_mini_mammals.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Mammals crochet pattern by PlanetJune - crochet an adorable Sengi, Jerboa and Mouse\" \/><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s a little story behind this Expansion Pack. When I originally came up with the idea for <a href=\"\/blog\/mini-mammals-crochet-pattern\/\">Mini Mammals<\/a>, I had 6 species planned. I didn&#8217;t think anyone would want a huge set of six, though, so I chose Sengi, Jerboa and Mouse for my set, but as soon as I released the pattern, I had requests for <strong>all of the other three<\/strong> I&#8217;d left out! <\/p>\n<p>Now, if that&#8217;s not a sign, I don&#8217;t know what is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s Mini Mammals 2: an Expansion Pack for my Mini Mammals pattern. It includes all the modifications you need to convert your Mini Mammals into a Hamster, Gerbil or Kangaroo Rat. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/mini_mammals2_expansion.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Mammals 2 crochet expansion pack pattern by PlanetJune - crochet an adorable Hamster, Gerbil and Kangaroo Rat\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Meet the newest Mini Mammals!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hamster:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/mini_mammals2_hamster.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Mammals 2 crochet expansion pack by PlanetJune - Hamster\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hamsters are crepuscular seed-eating rodents (<em>crepuscular<\/em> means they are most active around dawn and dusk). <\/li>\n<li>There are many species of hamster, but the most common domesticated type is the Syrian (Golden) Hamster.<\/li>\n<li>Hamsters hoard food and have expandable cheek pouches inside their mouths so they can carry food to store.<\/li>\n<li>Wild Syrian Hamsters hibernate during the winter, but pet hamsters won&#8217;t hibernate (unless they get too cold!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gerbil:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/mini_mammals2_gerbil.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Mammals 2 crochet expansion pack by PlanetJune - Gerbil\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gerbils are burrowing seed-eating rodents from the deserts of Asia and Africa.<\/li>\n<li>There are over 100 species of gerbil, but the most common domesticated type is the Mongolian Gerbil.<\/li>\n<li>Gerbils are highly social animals and need to be kept in pairs or groups.<\/li>\n<li>They are diurnal (active in the daytime) and love to dig tunnels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kangaroo Rat:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/mini_mammals2_kangaroorat.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Mammals 2 crochet expansion pack by PlanetJune - Kangaroo Rat\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kangaroo Rats are seed-eating rodents from the deserts of North America.<\/li>\n<li>Like Jerboas, they hop along on their long back legs, using their long tails for balance.<\/li>\n<li>They get all the moisture they need from seeds, and can survive without drinking any water.<\/li>\n<li>Kangaroo Rats harvest seeds by collecting them in their pouches and storing them in caches for times when there is no other food available.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike Hamsters, though, Kangaroo Rat cheek pouches are fur-lined and are located <strong>outside<\/strong> their mouths!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14133\" style=\"border: thin solid #000;\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/minimammals2_pattern.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Mammals 2 crochet pattern by PlanetJune\" width=\"250\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What is an Expansion Pack?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; padding-left: 10px;\" src=\"\/shop\/images\/expansion.jpg\" alt=\"Expansion Packs by PlanetJune\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Expansion Pack is an add-on to an existing PlanetJune pattern.<\/li>\n<li>The Expansion Pack lets you <em>modify<\/em> or <em>add to<\/em> the original pattern to create something else.<\/li>\n<li>You <strong>cannot<\/strong> use the Expansion Pack alone &#8211; you <strong>must also purchase the original pattern<\/strong> in order to be able to complete the pictured items in the Expansion Pack pattern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can buy the <a href=\"\/shop\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=33&#038;products_id=319\">Mini Mammals 2\u00a0Expansion Pack<\/a> for only $3.50 individually from the shop, or, if you haven&#8217;t yet bought the original <a href=\"\/shop\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=17&#038;products_id=318\">Mini Mammals pattern<\/a>, you can buy the <a href=\"\/shop\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=12&#038;products_id=320\">multipack of both sets<\/a>, and save 50c on the pair.<\/p>\n<h2>Launch Discount<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve already bought the original Mini Mammals set, you won&#8217;t be able to save that 50c. But, <strong>for 7 days only<\/strong>, add the <a href=\"\/shop\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=33&#038;products_id=319\">Mini Mammals 2\u00a0Expansion Pack<\/a> pattern to your shopping cart, together with <strong>anything<\/strong> else (totalling $5 or more), then use the code <strong>SQUEAK<\/strong>\u00a0at checkout and you&#8217;ll still get your discount! (Valid until next Wednesday: 22nd March\u00a02017.)<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: If you don&#8217;t need anything else right now, this also applies to Gift Certificate purchases, so you can pick up a $5 gift certificate now, get your discount, and have $5 in your PlanetJune account ready for your next purchase, or to send to a crocheting friend!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Aww, a family portrait! Don&#8217;t they look super-cute all together like this?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/mini_mammals_1and2.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Mammals 1 &#038; 2 crochet patterns by PlanetJune\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Clockwise from bottom left: Sengi, Jerboa, Mouse, Kangaroo Rat, Hamster, Gerbil<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not ready to buy just yet, please remember to heart or queue them on Ravelry so you don&#8217;t forget about them!<\/p>\n<p>Mini Mammals: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/badges\/redirect?p=mini-mammals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.ravelry.com\/badges\/projects?p=mini-mammals&amp;t=.svg\" style=\"border: none;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mini Mammals 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/badges\/redirect?p=mini-mammals-2-expansion-pack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.ravelry.com\/badges\/projects?p=mini-mammals-2-expansion-pack&amp;t=.svg\" style=\"border: none;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a little story behind this Expansion Pack. When I originally came up with the idea for Mini Mammals, I had 6 species planned. I didn&#8217;t think anyone would want a huge set of six, though, so I chose Sengi, Jerboa and Mouse for my set, but as soon as I released the pattern, I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crochet","category-patterns"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17612\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}