2 posts tagged “amigurumi”
You know what I just realized? How the hell am I going to work with all those skeins of lace without a yarn swift or ball winder? Answer: Joann.com's 50% off Memorial Day Sale! I got the most expensive yarn ball winder for $25 and the yarn swift for $30. My fingers were oozing with delight as I was typing in my credit card - I never thought I would get a yarn swift since they were just so expensive! Joann usually has a 50% special about once a month or so in case you missed out. I also finally found peach yarn to make the amigurumi pig chef I've been coveting so much. It was Bernat Big Value that come to the rescue! I heard this stuff was a might softer than Red Heart so we will see. Also, it shouldn't be this hard to find peach yarn. Seriously now.
As for all those amigurumi books I got? They're not being neglected! I'm currently in a craftster swap (Handcrafts for Handspun) and I'm making a nice little zoo for my partner. I wish I could post what I have so bad but of course, I can't ruin the surprise!
As for the best idea ever, I got the tip from the Knittyboard. After making several fluffy bunny slippers my Happy Hooker was starting to come apart and I was getting tired of awkwardly sitting on my book.
As for the best idea ever, I got the tip from the Knittyboard. After making several fluffy bunny slippers my Happy Hooker was starting to come apart and I was getting tired of awkwardly sitting on my book.
It cost $4.19 each and while I was a little wary dropping them off they did such a professional job! They also check beforehand to see if any text will be cut off. I don't know why they just can't make this mandatory for all knitting and crocheting books.
I also donated a giant trash bag of yarn to my friend and her mom, who both like to crochet. They are always having money problems and have a hard time affording Red Heart, which is their preferred brand. Plus I got to unload my unwieldly stash on them - and the last of my Red Heart. So really, I should be thanking them. Its also nice to move on from Red Heart. It was the yarn I learned to crochet from and for the first three years supplied my many blankets but I have discovered premium/luxury yarn and I won't ever look back!
I also donated a giant trash bag of yarn to my friend and her mom, who both like to crochet. They are always having money problems and have a hard time affording Red Heart, which is their preferred brand. Plus I got to unload my unwieldly stash on them - and the last of my Red Heart. So really, I should be thanking them. Its also nice to move on from Red Heart. It was the yarn I learned to crochet from and for the first three years supplied my many blankets but I have discovered premium/luxury yarn and I won't ever look back!
Oh, it is going to be fun looking at the charts and figuring out which part is an ear, mouth or other extremity.
The knitting gods do not favor me. I have casted on soooo many projects here and there only to screw up somewhere and just frog the entire thing. Knitty's Calorimetry? I've probably done that beginning two rows 6 times now. Even the drop stitch scarf I was working on, the simplest pattern on earth, 2/3 of the way done and I dropped the totally wrong stitches. I know I have to be patient but I have all these wonderful yarns just waiting for my inexperienced knitting hands to turn them into entrelac scarves and Jess Hutchinson bears!
So what happens when a knitting project disillusions me? I crochet something. Or rather, hunt and skin Cookie Monster to make a basket. I used the Brown Sheep that was gifted to me and Yarn Bee's Playful in Blue Waltz. The Brown Sheep didn't felt all that well, so not a lot of shrinkage occured. I even had to cut the top a little bit cause it was waaayyy too long! It's all right I guess, I wanted a basket of some sorts to hold my laceweight yarns yet only half of them fit!
