Over the years I’ve collected a lot of crochet materials. For beginners, it might sound overwhelming what to buy if you want to start making amigurumi. In this blog post, I will tell you some materials that I have an use. I will also explain which extra’s I like to use and whether I have… Read More Materials I like to use
When you look at any amigurumi pattern, often it just says “finish off” at the end, or “slst to finish off”. In this blog post, I explain what I mean what I say this. There are two different kinds of ways you can finishing off. One is for finishing off when you make filled 3D… Read More How to finish off your amigurumi
Every year, lots of people make new year resolutions and lots of them have resolutions around sustainability and organizing. So this DIY is here to help with both of those! Today I’ll explain how to make t-shirt yarn or textile yarn out of an old t-shirt. I’ll explain everything in this video down below! I… Read More DIY: Make your own t-shirt yarn
I recently reorganized my crochet supplies and so I’m gonna share all my organizational tips in different blog posts. One of the things I do when I get new yarn, is that I swatch it. Because of this collection of swatches, I know what yarn I have without having to save all the wrappers. I… Read More How to swatch your yarn stash
When making dolls like these ones below, they may not always stand up straight. To fix this, you can fill the bottom of your doll with something heavy, like dried chickpeas or rice. But it also helps to make sure your doll’s feet are flat, which is what I will teach you now 🙂 It’s… Read More Tutorial: Make your doll stand using plastic mesh
One of the new patterns for Knot Forgotten is a cute bunny with a pompom as tail, so I figured I’d make a video explaining how to make pompoms! First, I’ll explain how to make it using nothing but your hands and yarn, and the second one used a piece of cardboard. Method 1: using… Read More Tutorial: 2 ways to make a pompom
Here is a chart showing different “languages” of writing a pattern. Sometimes I come across the perfect pattern, but it’s not written in US terms. I’m probably not the only one who has this problem, so here is the chart I use to “translate” these patterns. I’ve included the 5 “languages” I most commonly come… Read More Basics: Crochet abbreviations – chart, keyboard, US, UK, Dutch
When reading a pattern, sometimes you might not know what yarn size to use. But I will now show you that (with amigurumi) it’s actually not that important to use the same yarn as the pattern states! When making something that should be a particular size, gauge is very important. Normally, using the right gauge… Read More Basics: Yarn size
So what’s up with all these different ways of writing hook sizes? Most patterns use metric, US or UK/Canadian way of describing hooks, but I also have some Japanese hooks I never knew the size of. That’s why I made conversion tables showing the different hook sizes and their conversions. This blog uses the metric… Read More Basics: Crochet Hook Conversion
With amigurumi, a question often asked is “What hook do I need with this yarn?”, so today I will answer this question :). Using the wrong hook size will not only make your stuffing come out, but can also make crocheting more difficult. Lots of times, your yarn will already give an estimate of which… Read More Basics: Hook size