okay so sheep amigurumi I made my first crochet sheep in spring 2022 when I was visiting my sister and she had this whole farm animal theme going on in her baby’s nursery. She showed me a picture of this expensive stuffed lamb from some boutique and I was like yeah I can probably make […]
Making Plarn Is Honestly Easier Than It Sounds So plastic bag yarn or “plarn” whatever you wanna call it, it’s basically just cutting up plastic grocery bags and turning them into something you can crochet with. I made a beach tote in summer 2023 because I kept forgetting my reusable bags at the store and […]
okay so picot edges Right so you want to know about picot edges because they actually do make a huge difference when you’re finishing something. I was working on this baby blanket back in spring 2022 and the whole thing looked so plain and I was like…maybe I should just add something to the edge? […]
Getting Started With the Actual Lily So the lily pattern isn’t as bad as people make it seem but you gotta understand it’s like three different parts that all come together. I made my first one in spring 2022 when I was basically stress-crocheting through finals week and honestly it turned out better than expected […]
okay so grid patterns Right so you’re basically reading a chart instead of written instructions which honestly once you get it makes way more sense than trying to decode “sc in next 3 st, dec, sc in next 2 st” for like forty rows. I first really got into this in spring 2022 when I […]
okay so graph patterns are basically just pixels You know how cross stitch works with those little X marks on a grid? Crochet graphs are pretty much the same thing except each square represents one stitch instead of one cross. I made my first real graph pattern thing in spring 2022 when I was trying […]
So you want to make a flat circle that actually stays flat Okay so the main thing with crochet circles is they’re either gonna ruffle up like some weird lettuce situation or they’re gonna cup inward and turn into a bowl. I was making coasters last summer—August 2024 I think, it was ridiculously hot and […]
okay so safety eyes for amigurumi Right so you’re making amigurumi and you need eyes. Safety eyes are basically plastic eyes with a washer that locks them in from the inside of your project. They come in different sizes and honestly once you figure them out they’re pretty straightforward but there’s definitely stuff I wish […]
Making the Body First Is Usually Easier So last spring I was watching some terrible reality show about people flipping houses and decided I wanted to make dragonflies because I saw one land on my porch railing and thought yeah, that’s doable. The body is basically just a long oval shape that you’re gonna stuff […]
Okay so cactus amigurumi patterns are actually way easier than they look I made my first one back in spring 2022 when I was stuck in my apartment for like two weeks straight and needed something mindless to do while rewatching The Office for the millionth time. The basic shape is literally just a tube […]