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Friday, April 26, 2024
Yarn scraps for needle felting
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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Needle felting with acrylic yarn
Just over a week ago I came across the YouTube video on needle felting eyes on to amigurumi, they looked really impressive...
the one thing I don't like about crocheted eyes is they tend to be a bit bulky and raised, safety eyes are not always a good choice and also can be too bulky on small dolls, embroidery eyes can be difficult to get to lay right .. which is especially noticeable on small dolls....
these were nice and smooth, but being extremely allergic to wool even though I have wanted to try needle felting for ages I thought that was something I would never be able to do..
Being burned out on news but still needing something to run in the background while I was working on my latest project, I let a few more needle felting videos play... one mentioned using acrylic yarn...
That one mention was enough to get me searching online to see if I could find any more information about this..
Information is actually pretty limited, most everything directs towards wool, there were enough little bits here and there to convince me it was doable, wet felting of course is not but dry needle felting is...
My intention was to just get a cheapy set from Amazon and try making a few eyes.. I mentioned this to one of my sons while I was searching on Amazon, asked him what he thought about it... his input was... to get a better set of needles with a variety of different needle types to see which would work better.. I'll admit it didn't take much to convince me as this is really something I wanted to do for a long time... as I had just sold a few patterns, my practice is to put a little bit back into my crafting every few items sold at least, it seemed like really good timing..
I was going to start with practicing eyes but decided to watch a video on basics and they recommended starting with shapes, first being a ball.. my son walks in and asked what I'm making I tell him I'm making a ball for practice.. he's like no really what's it going to be you don't ever just practice without making something, I laughed and said I only had the set for like an hour he couldn't expect need to actually be able to make anything with it..
well that was enough to get me thinking that instead of just making a round ball I should try something I had wanted to do, so I started with one mushroom and another... decided it needed some grass or ground or something to put it on, that needed something with it which turned out to be a bunny not sized to scale or anything just something I wanted to try using just scrap ends.. the ball is now a bush.. still haven't finished with that video ( photo at top )
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Mermaid hair
this way it lies more like natural hair.. not a quick way to make hair... took hours, and a lot of yarn but if you're looking to stash bust this will definitely help with that
I like the way it looks but I had sent her aside while I was considering whether or not I liked it enough to put on her it just seemed off. In the meantime I started another doll from the same book.. a fairy this time but use the same hairstyle as the original mermaid.........
Goddess crochet doll pattern
Hook size US G
Approximately 26 yards of worsted weight yarn
in the photo above all goddesses are stitched using the same hook size and stitch count.. all yarns are listed as #4 worsted weight, however there is a clear size difference... Just like softness of yarn varies from from brand to brand so does the thickness .. the Autumn red was made using Caron Simply Soft, green is a discontinued yarn by big twist that was their version of Simply Soft, blue is Caron's one pound
American terms
ch = chain
dec = single crochet invisible decrease, slid hook through front loop of next two stitches yarn over, pull through both loops, yarn over pull through both loops
inc = 2 single crochet in the indicated stitch
sc = single crochet
Worked in spiral, no of joining rounds throughout pattern
1) ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch from hook (6sts)
7) dec, sc1 (12sts)
To invisible decrease go through front loop only of first stitch indicated do not yarn over go through front loop of next stitch yarn over pull through both loops yarn over again and finish the stitch give a slight tug to make sure the stitch is snug to the work
8) dec, sc1 (8sts) Stuff fairy firm
9) sc through front loop only
10) inc, sc1 (12sts)
11) inc, sc1 (18sts)
12) sc
13) dec, sc1 (12sts)
14) sc through front loop
15) inc (24sts)
16) sc
When working the decreases of the bottom be mindful of keeping your stitches low, it will give you a much smoother finish
17) dec, sc4 (20sts)
18) dec, sc3 (16sts)
19) sc
20) dec, sc2 (12sts)
21) sc Stuff
22) dec, sc1 (8sts)
23) sc
24) dec (4sts)
Fasten off weave through remaining stitches pull tight, weave in end
Arms
1) ch5, turn
2) sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc3, ch1 turn
3-24) sc4, ch1, turn
Fasten off leaving a tail long enough to seam the long edges together, sew on using photo as a guide.
1) ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch from hook (6sts)
2) inc (12sts)
7) dec, sc1 (12sts)
8) dec, sc1 (8sts) Stuff fairy firm
9) sc through front loop only
10) inc, sc1 (12sts)
11) inc, sc1 (18sts)
12) sc
13) dec, sc1 (12sts)
14) sc through front loop
15) inc (24sts)
16) sc
17) dec, sc4 (20sts)
18) dec, sc3 (16sts)
19) sc
20) dec, sc2 (12sts)
21) sc Stuff
22) dec, sc1 (8sts)
23) sc
24) dec (4sts)
Fasten off leaving tail long enough to thread through remaining stitches
Arms
1) ch5, turn
2) sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc3, ch1 turn
3-24) sc4, ch1, turn
Fasten off leaving long tail for seaming edges together and stitching to body. See photo above for placement.
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Monday, March 4, 2024
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