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Squirrel latch-hook pillow! Not a completely original pattern - I based it off an online image of a cross-stitch pattern with two squirrels in some wintry environment, but cropped it and changed the background to a leafy setting:

I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn for the dark brown and black, and Caron Simply Soft yarn for all the other colors. This was because these were the only brands I already owned for the colors I wanted... if you actually want to create your own latch-hook pieces, you ideally shouldn't use either. Red Heart Super Saver is very stiff and on the rough side (for a pillow, anyway) while Caron Simply Soft is fairly thin for the latch hook canvas size and unravels easily.

In terms of both softness of texture and possibly yarn weight, I would recommend trying Red Heart Soft or Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn (though no guarantees because I actually haven't tried these myself.) Caron also makes a "craft & rug yarn" that might be good for this - they sell their own DIY latch-hook kits and this could be the yarn they use for those.

Firefly Latch Hook Pillow

The ++ part of crochet++... also my first self-designed pattern!

Important fact: I absolutely adore Joss Whedon and everything he's ever created ever. My friend also really likes Firefly, so I decided to make him a pillow with Serenity's logo:

This was 50 squares (at 4 squares per inch) on each side, and was made with a latch hook and 2.5" lengths of yarn (of assorted brands based on existing stock and colors needed, but in retrospect this was not the best idea, since worsted weight yarn differs in thickness and texture across brands.) The back is just a giant piece of black felt. =)