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First off I want to say a huge thank you! to everyone who has sent me words of encouragement, you guys are the greatest, really, you are
I also want to explain myself further, I don't want to stop posting patterns or take the ones I have down, and I don't want to start selling my patterns either. I really don't want to punish all you sweet, supportive crafty people who make things for charity or friends and family (or yourself, you deserve nice things!) just because a few buttfarts decide to put a new brim on my hat pattern and then sell the pattern (you know who you are, and may your yarn skeins be full of knots!)
And I love how good the crafty community tends to be with sharing, I love the free sharing of thoughts and ideas, and how we can all inspire each other. I don't want to be the person who hoards techniques and patterns so I can make money off them, I don't want to be a person who says "look what I did, but you can't do it cause it's MINE!" Let's all share and help and inspire each other! As crafters we are the only people who really "get" each other when it comes to creating, so let's all support each other!
I do realize people need money to live, but I just think some people take it too far, especially when it comes to ripping people off or just being downright mean when it comes to helping others.
I also apologize for complaining about people asking simple questions, we're all beginners at one point, and I in no way want to discourage anyone from finding out more about any craft.
I would like to offer a suggestion to people reading any pattern and wondering "what the heck does she mean by that?" simply plugging in the term that confuses you, plus "crochet" in Google (such as "adjustable ring crochet") and chances are you'll find out your answer much much faster than I'll be able to reply to an email. Of course if you still can't figure something out I'll be more than happy to help you try.
Anyways, I've been trying to be less reserved and shy (I am terribly reserved in real life and I think it has a lot to do with my reticence to post and say stuff online) so hopefully I'll be more active in the future, especially when it comes to sharing ideas and craftyness.
Oh, and exciting newness! I've finally learned to knit! I've attempted several times and while I was able to do the stitches right it just didn't "click" it seemed way too slow and awkward. I've heard that continental knitting is easier for people from a crocheting background since you hold the yarn in the left hand (same as crocheting) so I recently got myself a boye needlemaster set (I love aluminum hooks/needles) and tried it and it just clicked! So maybe knitting patterns are in the future...who knows? |
Okay, so it's been more than a year since my last entry. Sorry for anyone who actually checks
this site on any kind of regular basis (or at all, lol).
I've been trying to keep up with e-mails. I recently had some problems recently with everything
getting marked as spam so anyone who sent me a message without a reply feel free to send me
another and hopefully I'll get it this time, I think everything is sorted out now. I know I've
been really lax about crocheting/updating/stuff to do with this site for the past year or so.
To be completely honest I've been kinda bummed by people stealing patterns, asking questions
that can be easily answered by a google search (like "what does sc mean?") and I know this
probably sounds completely stupid but every time I've gone to crochet I feel so pressured to
write down everything I do, type up a pattern, take pictures, etc. so I just kinda stopped. Not
that I don't want to make patterns anymore, every time someone sends me an email about making
hats/toys for charity or that their kids/grandkids loved things made from my patterns it makes
me feel all kinds of warm and fuzzy inside.
So what does this mean for my site? I'm not sure exactly, I've been considering making patterns
or items for sale. I'd rather not sell patterns, but I'm not sure how many people would buy a
hat from me if the pattern is free on my site, heh. Anyways, enough rambling for now, and
hopefully my next entry won't be a year from now, and will contain something a little more
exciting.
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So there's been a few changes, the colors most notably. I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to this kind of stuff so if anything looks funky or is unreadable let me know so I can try to fix it.
Also there's been some pattern updates since my last journal entry dealy, quite a few actually (for me anyways, heh) There's been the lattice hat, the flapper hat, an amigurumi penguin and also a bunch of pictures added to the cable hat pattern to help with the cable stitch.
No fuzzy body updates for now, was working on a few but my cat unraveled the pieces I had done and it kinda put me off of it for now.
I tend to go through spells where I favor one craft over another, cooking, sewing, crocheting, right now crocheting is the favorite, but if the site seems dead it's probably just because I've been favoring something else (or I'm just plain busy.)
I guess I could always talk about the other stuff I've been up to, but I highly doubt anyone would be interested in that.
Hope you guys are enjoying the new site look, that's all for now! |
Fuzzy Bodies pattern is up in the pattern section, only bear parts for now, more to come soon!
I'm going to make up patterns for ears, tails, snouts, etc. so the fuzzy body pattern can be adapted to make as many creatures as possible. I'm planning on making patterns for the regulars, you know, cat, dog, bear, bunny, pig, monkey (probably more) but I'd like to give people the opportunity to contribute ideas of things they'd like to see. Not that this is a guarantee I'll make the pattern for whatever you like, it'll have to work with the body pattern and be feasible. (for an idea of what the body/arms/legs look like check out the blue kitty in my gallery) But I welcome all ideas, I'm sure there are a lot of animals/creatures that I haven't even though about. |
So it's only a little something, a foot to be exact:
WW Yarn and an F hook
Do not turn, work in rounds!
1. Ch 6
2. 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 3 chs, 3 sc in last ch. Instead of turning, continue up the back side of the chain (to form an oval for the sole of the foot), sc in next 3 chs, sc in first ch (with the 2 sc from the beginning of this round) (12 sc)
3. Inc the first 2 sc, sc in the next 3 sc, inc the next 3 sc, sc the next 3 sc, inc the last sc (18 sc)
4. Working in back loop only, sc around (18 sc)
5. Sc in first 8 sc, Dc dec in next 2 sc, Dc dec in next 2 sc (these two decreases form the toe) sc in last 6 sc (16 sc)
6. Sc in first 7 sc, sc dec over next 2, sc dec over next 2, sc in last 5 sc (14 sc)
7. Sc in first 6 sc, sc dec over next 2, sc dec over next 2, sc in last 4 sc (12 sc)
8 - 18. Sc around (12)
Stuff the leg/foot really well, then sew closed (I usually sc the two sides together) leave a long tail for sewing to the body
Hopefully more body parts to come in the future! |
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