My Crochet Journey So Far

I learned to crochet when I was 16. My Great Grandmother was living with us at the time. She was a prolific crocheter. I had broken up with a boyfriend and was moping around the house. My Grandmother couldn't stand it so she sat me down and taught me how to crochet. She taught me how to crochet the granny square and let me tell you that that was the HUGEST granny square afghan that anyone has ever made! I just kept going and going and going! I slowly branched out from making afghans to making sweaters and other things. I don't intend to post patterns because these are not my original designs. I just thought it would be fun to have some sort of record of what I have made and who it went to.

Monday, September 15, 2014

Hello Kitty-September 2014


I made this Hello Kitty Amigurumi stuffed animal for my granddaughter. I thought she turned out pretty cute. The directions called for the cheeks to be made out of the brads that you use for scrapbooking, but I couldn't find the color I liked so I made the cheeks out of felt. I think it still looks cute. The directions are considered "easy" for the most part. I did find the bow a little challenging and don't think I made it the way the directions called for, but in the end it turned out to my satisfaction so that is all that matters. I learned how to do an invisible single crochet decrease which I had never seen done. The directions for doing that were not in the book so I had to look it up on the computer. I found a Youtube video showing how to do it and now I am a pro!

I got the pattern for this Hello Kitty ballerina from this book sent to me from Quirk Book publishers:

I think I'll be making more of these "friends" in the future!


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