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NaKniCroMo 2018 Day 31: How Did You Do? We have reached the end of the month, which means the end of NaKniCroMo. I had a lot of fun this month, with both the daily photo challenges, tho I missed a few days, and the completion of my set goals. Without further ado, let’s see how I did this past month: 1. Stash Bust/Yarn Stash Busting - Use up all of the yarns I have acquired. And I mean ALL. OF. IT. I have reduced this goal to using up half of my current stock. I used up at least ¼. It’ll do. - In the same vein, I’ll try to not buy any yarn this month. I bought a few. They’ll be coming in April. Does that count as a fail? - This is related to my personal goal to create 100 original crochet projects this 2018, so I’m going to try and make 5 to 8 projects this month. I managed to make 15. Yay me! 2. WIPs - It is finally time to finish the Minion amigurumi that I’ve started almost 3 years ago. Oops. Finished it! 3. Dream Projects - I am going to start, and finish, a Harry Potter ami. (Ron & Hermione won’t be lonely anymore). Not even started. - Bust out as many squares for the Weasley Blanket as I can. (I’m certain I won’t be able to finish this particualr project this month because I lack certain colors and I won’t be buying any more yarn.) 19.5/80 6"×6" squares. Not bad. I had lots of fun this month and that is what matters most.

[photo: (above) Umaru from Himouto! Umaru-chan R; (l-r) Umaru's beanie, Umaru's beanie-inspired cowl] NaKniCroMo 2018 Day 10: Inspiration I can take this prompt two ways: 1. People who have inspired me, or 2. Things that have inspired me. I will be talking about the second one. I take inspirations for a lot of my projects from anime, movies, and books. My surroundings is also a great source of inspiration for different color combinations. Anything and everything, really, can be one. I get excited whenever I see, even just a glimpse, of yarn-related crafts in shows I'm watching. I'd either (try to) recreate it or use it as my basis for another project (e.g., the pictures above).

NaKniCroMo 2018 Day 5: How You Organize Bins. I have 4 of them, two 20 liters & two 12 liters. Let's break down how I use these, shall we? - One 20 L bin is for my yarn stash. All of them. I don't really buy much, just what I needed (and a few extra), so they fit inside. - One 12 L bin for my finished projects. I mostly make things to give away, and the occasional commision, so this bin usually don't get overflowed. But since I started my "100 Crochet Projects in 2018", I needed another bin to hold them, thus, the other 20 L. - The other 12 L to hold miscellaneous items, like: my knitting needles, craft journals, & some random trinkets necessary to my work (e.g., buttons). Oh, yeah, I also use 2 bags. One to hold the larger random trinkets that don't fit inside the 12 L bin (e.g., rubber mats), and the other to store my current project/s in. This I bring everywhere.

There are amigurumi patterns that requires no sewing, like the HP character in the picture. It is made from bottom to top in one go, attaching the separately made arms in the indicated areas. The tie is the only thing to be sewed on, but it’s such a tiny thing that I don’t mind. I also don’t mind embroider. I don’t know why, but I just hate attaching things.

NaKniCroMo 2018 Day 16: Yarn Stash This is all of it. The cakes ara mix of soft acrylic and fine cotton yarn while the small skeins are all acrylics, which I use for amigurumi.

NaKniCroMo 2018 Day 30: Fun Fact! Fun fact (about me): I rarely work without any kind of background noise. For some reason, I can crochet/knit longer when I a) listen to music, b) listen to an audiobook, or c) watch movies/youtube videos that does not need subtitles. I haven't mastered the art of reading and crocheting simultaneously. Yet.