The Learning Curve

Think back… way back… What was the FIRST thing that you learned about woodworking, as you worked on your first creation?

My journey into amigurumi has been fun and challenging. One of my biggest challenges is creating a face that looks good. I am NOT a perfectionist and "good enough" is good enough ... but when the face lets down the entire project, well, somethin...

I’m quite pleased with how this transition looks, changing from red to white. For the last stitch of red, instead of a single crochet, I did a slip stitch and then slip stitched into the next one as well and fastened off. Then, with the white,...

As you may know, I hadn’t done any crocheting for a few years and the learning curve has had its moments of challenges - with the Magic ring being one of them.  On my first few days, I tried to remember how I held the yarn and wrapped it around m...

When making my "Basic Hat" I decided to use DC (double #crochet) stitches to speed up the process. My goal is to make 12 hats for my guests at our Christmas dinner.  On their own, DC stitches don't really create a very warm product, as there are ...

As part of my “12 things for Christmas", I decided to make some crocheted #jewelry - rings, to be specific I searched some designs and decided on a basic design, to get things started. BASIC:  SOURCE • Chain 15 or 16 (depending on your desired...

Disclaimer: this may not be the right way to do #Tunisian corners for “in the round” but it is how I do them and, if I am consistent, it will look okay in the end. (That is my real tutorial lesson) Let’s begin with a picture of the corner I am wo...

Finding my way back into the world of #TunisianCrochet I discovered a project that used what they called a “flat stitch”. I don’t remember ever reading about this stitch before but I do like how it looks.It is an easy stitch to do: through the fr...

I'm in the process of making a doll and the goal was to make a face that didn't let down the entire project. I'm pleased with the result.   [faces.PNG] The patting on the back didn't last long, however, because, now, it needs some hair! I don't ...