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Mini Amigurumi: An Easy-to-Use Crochet Book with Lots of Cute Patterns: Crochet Mini Ideas by Hayden Perry View all my reviews From everything I can tell – this person took the free crochet patterns from Sweet Softies (https://www.sweetsofties.com/) and turned them into a book on Kindle Unlimited. The person from Sweet Softies is named Jade, not Hayden Perry. Look out friends, this might be a…

I’ve mentioned previously that when I don’t know what to crochet I crochet Cthulhu. And I’ve made several of them now. At least a dozen or so. Maybe more. I’ve even sized this up with fluffy chenille yarn for a lark. To put it succinctly, I would possibly call this my favorite pattern to make. I even have one as a mascot for my Instagram page – his name is Charlie. The first one I ever made was…

Disclaimer: This is a list of modifications to Sarah Lyons’ pattern: Pocket Hippo and not a stand alone pattern.  This is a list of modifications to the Nose and Legs, and the addition of a drawstring and wings to turn the Pocket Hippo into a dice bag resembling a certain Magic the Gathering Commander.  Materials: D/3.25mm Hook Yarn Needle Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Orchid Red Heart…

Since my last Everything I Made post, I have started tracking what I’ve been making my my Bullet Journal. It’s been easier for me to do it this way for now – I know I’ve also mentioned my Ravelry in the past but I’ve yet to figure out a good way to keep that updated unless I do it batches which is a little off putting to the say the least. Hopefully one day I can tell you that my Ravelry is…

Hooked by Robin Patterns I Made! [Video Tutorials]

I have inadvertantly started a miniseries here on my blog, but I’m happy to keep posting about it because it’s a little series supporting some of my favorite creators! I watch a lot of YouTube so that’s where this series will be mostly pulled from, but I do follow some great people on Instagram and Etsy too! Without further ado the first creator I’m featuring is Hooked by Robin on…

Book Review: I Can’t Believe I’m Loom Knitting by Kathy Norris

I Can’t Believe I’m Loom Knitting by Kathy Norris My rating: 2 of 5 stars I really need to point out that of the 18 projects in this book, seven (7), I repeat – seven, of them are hats. Hats, stocking hat, beanie, hats. Alright, so hats are possibly the easiest and most beginner friendly objects to make on a round loom, I get it. But do we really need to put that many hats into one book that’s…

Llama-No-Drama Crochet Along – The Crochet Crowd

The original pattern for the Llama-no-Drama has been out for sometime now, but within the last six months or so the pattern was updated. In response The Crochet Crowd released an add-on video discussing what was changed. I decided in my infinite wisdom that it was heckin’ cute and immediately set about making it during Easter. I won’t lie, this guy takes some time to make. First, he is very…

How to Finish Your WIPs in 7 Easy Steps [Video]

So I’ve had several posts with videos that have told us to not beat ourselves up about all our works in progress, we’re creative humans who want to try new things, play with pretty yarn, and just have fun with our hobbies. But what happens when we look around us and find that we actually feel the need to DO something about all the mess we’ve accumulated?? Well, I found another video (you did…

What’s Your Knitting / Crochet Skill Level?

This whole post started out when I was randomly suggested the video below. I watched it and became intrigued by the ideas and techniques he explained. I found it interesting enough to continue to explore my skill levels. So following this video’s expansive ideology, I’m an advanced beginner when it comes to knitting. If I remember rightly, I’m somewhere between 3 or 4, as I’ve tried Fair Isle,…

Everything I Made in May 2022

I’m going to attempt to revisit this style of posting. I’m very bad at keeping good track of what I’m crocheting, knitting, or embroidering. I do have a Ravelry account, which I had hoped would help me with this problem, but alas, it’s mostly neglected. I’m hoping that if I post about it, I’ll eventually get it set up on Ravelry too! Dishcloths – Various Sources The Little Encyclopedia of…

Nifty Knitting an Animal Beanie (Lv. 1)  [The Sims 4]

Honestly, I had to do some Googling to figure this one out. I’ve never knitted a beanie before. I have only made on hat using the traditional knitting method of in the round using double pointed needles and I hated it. I did not want to do that again. So to Google I turned and came up with this lovely blog post by love.life.yarn: https://lovelifeyarn.com/knit-animal-hat-patterns/ I was…

Lady of the Knits [The Sims 4]

I am not a Sim in The Sims 4, but I do play the game quite a bit. One of the hobbies I enjoy both in game and in real life is knitting (shocking I know!). I have played a Sim with the Lady of the Knits aspiration before, and though she hasn’t quite finished it (she’s still trying to find a Sim who wants to learn knitting, and hasn’t quite made enough Legendary Knittables, whatever those are) I…

10 Practical Tips Every Knitter Should Know [Video]

As a continuation of exploring my knitting skills I found another video I though would be interesting and have some new and different tips to consider. I did review a previous video from this Youtuber, @kutovakika, and have since subscribed to her. She’s very good at knitting clothing and this video does skew more towards that type of knitting. However, she does have some good, basic…

Real Life Nifty Knitting [The Sims 4]

To begin at the beginning, I can knit. Have done so for quite a few years now, almost 20. While I have been capable of knitting for 20 years, I haven’t exercised that skill in quite a few years now. I’d now like to get back into it, and why not do it along with The Sims 4? https://simsvip.com/sims-4-nifty-knitting-guide/ For those of you who don’t play the Sims 4, there is a stuff pack titled…

My Oldest Work In Progress

I’ve been hinting at this for awhile, my oldest work in progress happens to be a knitting project I started almost 5 years ago. Originally this was meant to be a baby blanket for my nephew, I started it before he was born, but obviously didn’t finish it. He’s now 4, almost 5 in a few months, and has more interest in trucks than anything else. Honestly, I want to finish it to finish it. My nephew…

Book Review: Creepy Crawly Crochet by Megan Kreiner

Creepy Crawly Crochet: 17 Creatures That Go Bump in the Night by Megan Kreiner My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really liked this book. I love that someone took the time to make a crochet book of creatures that are not necessarily cute, but still fun to make and look at. I’m also very appreciative of Cthulhu on the cover. There’s more than just Cthulhu here in this book, there’s a zombie and his dog, a…