Neat Ripple Blanket
Back when I first started crocheting, I could peruse Ravelry for hours looking at all the patterns for stuff I wanted to make. I came across the Neat Ripple pattern by Lucy of Attic 24 in 2014 and added it to my “things to make one day” list. In 2020 the pandemic arrived and turned the world upside down. Part of my way of coping was buying neat yarn (most of it mandala or cupcake) - the problem was that I bought the yarn without a plan for how to use it. After a ton of digging around on Ravelry (and referencing my “things to make one day” list), I realized the mandala/cupcake yarn was a perfect match for a blanket made of zigzags. This is where my first crochet blanket journey began.
Not a Paper Mache Chicken - Jumbo Size
Back in 2014, I crocheted a jumbo size amigurumi chicken for my husband that was inspired by Alton Brown’s “fry some more” paper mache chicken from Good Eats. I also crocheted a medium version, a slightly improved medium version, and a small version. I’ve finally decided to share the jumbo and medium size patterns here on the blog (the small version is part of a collection that I do not plan to share at this time). This post covers the jumbo size chicken. If you’d like to see the medium size chicken pattern, please see this post.
Not a Paper Mache Chicken - Medium Size
Back in 2014, I crocheted a jumbo size amigurumi chicken for my husband that was inspired by Alton Brown’s “fry some more” paper mache chicken from Good Eats. I also crocheted a medium version, a slightly improved medium version, and a small version. I’ve finally decided to share the jumbo and medium size patterns here on the blog (the small version is part of a collection that I do not plan to share at this time). This post covers the medium size chicken. If you’d like to see the jumbo size chicken pattern, please see this post.
The Gaia Top
I’ve completed another item designed by CrochetwithAlannaMiall - the Gaia top!
The Nami Top
CrochetwithAlannaMiall is still one of my favorite crochet designers that I follow on Instagram. I bought a few more of her patterns last November and I’ve finally completed one of the items - the Nami top!
Lacey Lake Top
I was really into the idea of crocheting myself a pool/beach cover up for our Maui trip, so I did some looking around online for patterns. I ultimately decided on the Lacey Lake Top from Hands of Zeal since the pattern did not look complicated. I ended up making two versions: rainbow and black.
Learning to Block Crochet
I have been crocheting since 2013 and have never blocked a project since I’ve mostly dabbled in amigurumi which do not require blocking. My current WIP has a netted look (I’ll disclose what it is later in case it doesn’t work out and I end up frogging it). That combined with my incredibly tight crocheting resulted in a bunched up looking rectangle that I could not get to stretch out properly so I decided it was time to learn about blocking.