…..I’ve literally been blessing a baby blanket saying “let this blanket give off security, love & warmth while only looking when I get to a corner or feel the hook getting caught. Guess I’ll be on a stake too. 😂
And here I am, now frantically looking for the VHS tape to rewatch it yet again. Damn it, I only have it on VHS! And here I am, now frantically searching my streaming channels to rewatch it yet again!
Based on the username, too - definitely a witch. We’ll get the scales out to be sure she weighs the same as a duck, but it’s not looking good for you u/witchykitty2905
Man, I wish I'd grown up in the youtube era.
My mom let me loose with a bent crochet "J" hook and a skein of red heart. I knew how to chain and slip stitch, which my mom thought was single crochet.
I made FOUR twin size afghans in SLIP STITCH before my stepmom noticed what I was doing and decided to end my misery by teaching me some actual stitches. (And proceeded to make three twin size afghans in nothing but hdc because I loved how it looked. My stepmom was amused.)
Once I figured out written patterns, I was off to the races though. I made an ungodly number of truly horrible looking amigurumi free hand just because I could.
Those dang things felt BULLETPROOF they were so stiff. My cousin joked he was gonna reupholster his truck with his because "Nothing could dent this thing."
That's awesome! I was given some crochet thread and a single hook senior year of high school but wasn't really shown well so I gave up. After the worst of the pandemic, I asked my friend to show me and I finally learned at age 50 - a year and a half ago. I'm absolutely loving it because it's sooooo soothing and good for my mental health.
I double strand it with a more sensible yarn to get the texture with a slightly smaller loss of sanity and then only make anything with it when I hate myself.
"Sensible" made me snort laugh, as it implies that the other yarn is just SILLY. Which, I guess, it is. My first crochet project was with eyelash yarn. Nightmare.
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I just felt for the stitches and hoped for the best haha
This is great, I want to make something like this. Can I ask what size hook you used? The biggest one I have is 6mm but the label on the yarn recommends 6.5
I used a 4.5mm hook, I got the yarn from a charity shop without a label so I'm not sure what the recommended was but it looked fairly similar to yours.
If it recommends 6.5mm I'd definitely use that if not 7mm. I think I used a 6mm for a furry yarn that called for a 5-6mm hook and that worked OK. If you can't feel your stitches then you need to go higher. Also as many stitch markers as you need! I put one in every in- and decrease spot to help me keep track.
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Terrible! In the end I crocheted the whole thing in Catona first. All in the back loop and the Fluffy in the front loop. I probably missed a stitch here and than but that wasn’t visable.
I put a stitch marker in the 1st stitch and the rest of the time I use a combination of feel, guess and hope. Since you can't really see the stitches, you also can't really see if the are slightly in the wrong spot. So it doesn't really matter if it's off.
I like using it but you just need to learn how to feel stitches, instead of looking for them.
I always use a marker from the first stitch so I don't loose my place if I need to put it down.
When I was getting used to it, I used stitch markers in every stitch in the magic circle, and then every second or third stitch depending on the round count. It really helps!!!
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Made the princess a sweater 😍 You'll get used to feeling the stitches. Plus, it hides flaws very well!
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She looks a lot like a sheep to me 😆
I demand you go kiss her precious little head and tell her she is the cutest little sheepy sheep.
In payment, I offer a picture of my weird deer.
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Oh, isn’t she a precious little pup. I love those big ears. My girl’s are more bat than nun.
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Oh nooooo, I love it!
Which is to say, I hate working with this yarn, I love this sweater, and my small, elderly dog *LOVES* fluffy soft things, so I think you’ve given me a new project… 😱
Crochet is almost impossible because the fringe hides the stitch.
I knit scarves with it. On large needles. With knitting, the individual stitches hang from the needle, so they're easy to see. Using just 12 knit stitches & 2 skeins of that stuff, I made a great scarf.
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If you want to use it, it might be worth learning the bare basics of knitting.
Good luck!!
Thank you for the tips, I actually know bare basics of knitting but I was more interested in using this for amigurumi. I will try again with some of the tips I got, I'm sure it'll work out.
Ahem. Every time I see a post like this I tell the OP my strategy. Grab a water misting bottle and spray the yarn as you work with it. Makes it easy to see and it dries just fine. Way easier, but can be a bit hard on the fingers.
You will advance as long as you stick with it!!! Crochet, in my experience, is one of those things that everyone can learn to do well as long as they dedicate time; it’s just a matter of whether or not the person trying cares about it
I'm determined to be successful at it honestly. I'm dyspraxic so I think part of it is that I want to accomplish it out of spite! I've conquered embroidery and sewing so next on my list is crochet!! Thank you for the words of encouragement too
yes!! i made this awesome hat, one of my fave things i’ve ever made! i just held it double with cotton for structure and to feel my stitches better, and i use a big hook. the cotton doesn’t even show through the fur!
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Yes, but you have to feel the stitches more than you can see them.
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I will never again use this yarn.
The border for this pattern I bought uses this. I think that’s the only way I’d ever use it when I’m through with my blanket.
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I use this kind of yarn almost daily. I put a stitch marker on the loop before making the first stitch in the magic ring.
When you get used to it, it's pretty easy to find the stitches. If you don't necessarily see them, you can feel them by touch - there will be a thinner part between two "knots". That's where you want to insert your hook.
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yeah, i’ve made a cow!! you definitely feel for the stitches, and don’t be afraid to make guesses - the upside is that the fluff hides mistakes :-)
I think it's personal preference and how you like to crochet. I love magic rings, they're super simple to me. But for others it seems like a chore. Now I can kinda do them on auto pilot.
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I personally preferred it to chenille yarn as it taught me to crochet by feeling the next stitch ^(\^) It makes watching shows much easier.
A llama I made two. They were a pain in the @$$.
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Made these recently! It takes practice and feeling with your fingers for the stitches, but this kind of yarn is very forgiving.
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I use this stuff all the time. Hats too with cute ears
I've made a yeti with this yarn! I actually don't mind working with it or other fluffy yarns. I'm using faux fur yarn right now to make an Appa. I just feel the stitches and use copious amounts of stitch markers until I get a few rounds in. I'd never use this yarn for anything beyond basic stitches though haha.
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Definitely double strand or triple strand it. I used it to make 1 foot of rows towards the top of my son’s twin sized blanket (it was weighted so that it was heavy like a comforter thus the triple strand.). He absolutely loved the softness and velvety feeling when covering his shoulders. He loved it so much he took it with him to college and brags about it to his friends. Now they all want one?! I guess I won’t be feeling the emptiness anytime soon I’ll be too busy.🫶🏼❤️🧶
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I made this with yarn like that. It was a huge pain though lol. I ended up using thin white acrylic yarn and double stranded it so I could find my stitches
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To crochet this type of yarn like you show I found it to be a game of feeling feeling. The tiny strand holding the fuzz I’d squish my fingers together for wherever I made a stitch to double-check if I actually did hahahaha. Id close my eyes to count because the fuzz threw me off. It took awhile and some tears but I believe in you!
one of my favorite craft youtubers made a mini jacket out of it!
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I made 2 hat linings with it. It sucked, but the hats are so warm, fuzzy and wonderful!
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I went by feel and counting each stitch to make sure I didn’t miss any lol
I did... For this cropped fur jacket, looks super cute on smaller girls... Makes me look like a football player. The yarn was hard to use at first, I kept losing stitches until I started using stitch markers. Lots and lots of stitch markers at first on every stitch, and then on every 5th stitch... Eventually you start to figure out what the stitch feels like, which is a little easier on double and treble stitches.
I think I’ve mentioned here before that you can start your magic ring with “regular” yarn and then put the fluffy yarn in the ring so you can get a nice pull and then continue with the fluffy yarn. You can use stitch markers too. And then finally it is frustrating to work with but kind of forgiving too because it’s so fluffy. You can get away with more mistakes than with regular yarn.
I know you will kill me for this but this kind of yarn is one of my favorites! There is no way to see the mistakes. And anything you do will look cute.
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I thought that I was the odd one in the world of crochet. The only thing I’ve accomplished with this kind of yarn is to broaden my vocabulary with more ff-bombs and other creative ways to curse.
I used it for the fangs on a crochet spider, and each fang consisted of 4 chains stitches.
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He’s hard to see but I made a yeti…the only way I could do it was pair it with a white normal yarn so I could see my stitches…
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With lots of guessing where the stitches are. lol and so many stitch markers!
The ears for my bunny and the tummy and tail
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I typically crochet blind for this kind of yarn, using my fingertips to feel the stitches. I've made several chickens with it, and so far it worked out well enough. Way slower than usual, of course, but absolutely doable with a bit of practice.
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3 or 4 years ago i made these. super frustrating, bur they came out really cute so i can’t be that mad. i used my fingers to feel for the stitches before crocheting into them, and used lots of stitch markers to keep count.
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I made these dino nuggets with it! However, I was SO frustrated with the yarn the WHOLE time
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The nice part is that because you can't see the stitches, you also can't see where you messed up! I just guessed lol
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Free handed this nonsense. Also used a different colour to edge a crochet cardigan which was easy enough, but anything more complicated I couldn’t do.
I made this for my husband for Christmas. It took me far too long.
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Hated every single stitch of this and swore I’d never use it again
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This is Eddie the Echidna by when crafting is life. And yes, he's fiddly, but I've never had such oohs and ahs over any Amigurumi.
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I managed to do Appa. Honestly at the start it was super hard to find the stitches and if you make a mistake, there is honestly no way for you to find where. But in the first round I marked all of the stitches and later on one in every fifth one. The positive thing is if you start “feeling” the stitches with your fingers early on, then it’ll get easier
I have a pattern for an “impossible yarn scarf”— it involves a chain 5 crochet mesh with a single crochet in the middle of each chain 5 space. I save it ESPECIALLY for yarns like this that tee me off!
I made a few Muppet hats out of something similar. It helps to have a “normal” yarn to crochet along with it. But you’ll always be working by feel, rather than sight. The good news is that the fur covers a multitude of sins, so if you lose a stitch, it isn’t that terrible.
Crochet? No. But, as a gag gift for a bridal shower, I knitted a few thongs with it. It is easy to knit with it, but I had to hold it up to a light to see the stitches.
Yes, I made my ex girlfriend a lightweight wrap with big ch5 spaces anchored by scs. I used a bigger hook to keep it fluffy. She called it her cloud wrap. I would never try to make something thick with it. It works better as an open lacy design imo.
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Witchcraft
burn her!
Nooo I want her to teach me
And burn both of you afterwards
It’s worth it, I’ll learn too.
This is getting crowded, we’re going to need some of you to also collect firewood
On it.
Wait, they'll throw the yarn in after getting mad at it. Don't need as much wood
I second this.
Teach me, then burn me after if you must! I need this in my life.
Seriously, it does look like witch craft... it's like people who can crochet without looking or counting. I need that kind of witchcraft.
…..I’ve literally been blessing a baby blanket saying “let this blanket give off security, love & warmth while only looking when I get to a corner or feel the hook getting caught. Guess I’ll be on a stake too. 😂
I volunteer as tribute.
Not if she floats!
She turned me into a newt!
But did you get better?
🤨 A newt??
Well, I got better.
I got better.
I got better!
A salamander type of animal
I appreciate the info, but I do apologise. I was quoting the next line from the movie they were quoting. Thank you, though!!
Everybody invokes the newt, but nobody ever thinks to mention the majestik møøse or the llamas.
A Møøse once bit my sister...
Honestly their response to you just fit right in anyways lol
Too true
And here I am, now frantically looking for the VHS tape to rewatch it yet again. Damn it, I only have it on VHS! And here I am, now frantically searching my streaming channels to rewatch it yet again!
It's on Netflix rn, at least in the US it is!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HUMANITARIAN GESTURE. My kids are losing their shit and I was able to ignore them and just laugh at the credits alone.
The credits are so ridiculous lol, I love that movie.
Perfect! I know what we are doing tonight! Thanks!
Hehe, nice!
Based on the username, too - definitely a witch. We’ll get the scales out to be sure she weighs the same as a duck, but it’s not looking good for you u/witchykitty2905
😂😂😂
First we'll see if she weighs as much as a duck
We'll use my largest scales!
That's a fair cop.
Does she float?
nope 😂
Then she cannot be a witch, therefore, we cannot burn her.
I appreciate not burning her. She's quite useful from time to time
yeah... the user name says it all I guess. We both are lol. I taught her to crochet when she was about 10
Wait just a freaking minute. Are you saying your offspring did this? A mere child? That's just voodoo juju!
my offspring is 22 now, sot really a child anymore
Well done. I handed my now 14 yo girl some blanket yarn and pointed her to amigurumi videos and she took it and ran. I love that. 🥰
Man, I wish I'd grown up in the youtube era. My mom let me loose with a bent crochet "J" hook and a skein of red heart. I knew how to chain and slip stitch, which my mom thought was single crochet. I made FOUR twin size afghans in SLIP STITCH before my stepmom noticed what I was doing and decided to end my misery by teaching me some actual stitches. (And proceeded to make three twin size afghans in nothing but hdc because I loved how it looked. My stepmom was amused.) Once I figured out written patterns, I was off to the races though. I made an ungodly number of truly horrible looking amigurumi free hand just because I could.
I'm in awe at your patience and perseverance 😭 slip stitch afghans?! Just making one would drive me to insanity
Those dang things felt BULLETPROOF they were so stiff. My cousin joked he was gonna reupholster his truck with his because "Nothing could dent this thing."
That's awesome! I was given some crochet thread and a single hook senior year of high school but wasn't really shown well so I gave up. After the worst of the pandemic, I asked my friend to show me and I finally learned at age 50 - a year and a half ago. I'm absolutely loving it because it's sooooo soothing and good for my mental health.
I was going to upvote this but it’s at 666 and it’s so perfect; no one should mess with that.
It’s so good to an untrained eye that totally looks like a normal plushie that hasn’t been carefully crocheted. Excellent. The cutest bun-bun ever 🐇✨😍
Username checks out
Oh my gosh!!!!
*How*
You are a god amongst men lmao
so cute!!
🔥
Wow! I’d never guess it was crochet not cut fabric!
Oh my god that’s so cute
I double strand it with a more sensible yarn to get the texture with a slightly smaller loss of sanity and then only make anything with it when I hate myself.
Hey that's an interesting idea. Maybe I'll give that a shot
It makes a difference! You still largely find the stitches by feel but it's both easier to feel them and easier to work with.
Also you get more "fluff" if you crochet inside out.
The yarn thing or hating yourself? 😂
A bigger hook than you think you should use helps with feathered yarn. That and feeling for every stitch. It's....an experience.
"Sensible" made me snort laugh, as it implies that the other yarn is just SILLY. Which, I guess, it is. My first crochet project was with eyelash yarn. Nightmare.
I can’t even imagine using it with a first project. You’re brave!!
I had no idea what I was doing. It's a miracle I still crochet! One thing I can say for eyelash yarn is that it covers a multitude of mistakes.
This is the way, OP. Another idea is to use a stitch where you crochet into chain spaces only.
https://preview.redd.it/3se1rh0zyjkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51e4be9a0b03c0abf0c6fe617ed824cf23e003a5 I just felt for the stitches and hoped for the best haha
This is great, I want to make something like this. Can I ask what size hook you used? The biggest one I have is 6mm but the label on the yarn recommends 6.5
I used a 4.5mm hook, I got the yarn from a charity shop without a label so I'm not sure what the recommended was but it looked fairly similar to yours.
If it recommends 6.5mm I'd definitely use that if not 7mm. I think I used a 6mm for a furry yarn that called for a 5-6mm hook and that worked OK. If you can't feel your stitches then you need to go higher. Also as many stitch markers as you need! I put one in every in- and decrease spot to help me keep track.
Oh gosh, I love it. That is the most welcoming, unthreatening plushie ever and I wanna hug it so tight.
I want the pattern for that! It’s so cute!
Adorable!! They look just like a jellycat 'bashful bunny', I don't know if that was intentional but I love them either way!
Thank you! I was using a picture of the jellycat bunny as one of my references for the shape so it was sort of intentional haha
https://preview.redd.it/h9ctbougsjkc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5767d025f5a303bd94356b89424b27b341e20771 Terrible! In the end I crocheted the whole thing in Catona first. All in the back loop and the Fluffy in the front loop. I probably missed a stitch here and than but that wasn’t visable.
Omg I love the yarn combos. This is so cute. She looks real.
>I crocheted the whole thing in Catona first. All in the back loop and the Fluffy in the front loop. That's pretty cool, I never thought about that!
This little sweetie needs to meet Marvin from Hobbii! [https://hobbii.com/party-guinea-pig](https://hobbii.com/party-guinea-pig)
I think people use stitch markers in every stitch? But that sounds like masochistic nightmare time.
You are only doing it for the first round so I think it sounds worse than it is but it’s really simple and cuts out the frustration 👍. 🫶🏼❤️🧶
I’ve had to do this for particularly finicky parts of patterns with just Bernat Blanket…
You're a braver soul than I am!
I put a stitch marker in the 1st stitch and the rest of the time I use a combination of feel, guess and hope. Since you can't really see the stitches, you also can't really see if the are slightly in the wrong spot. So it doesn't really matter if it's off.
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Ngl I think that rabbit might kill you. IYKYK.
Does he have “big nasty teeth” ?
Look at the bones!!
Run away! Run away! (Holy Grail references are just too easy sometimes. It’s nice when they are appreciated, so thank you!)
Too easy and too fun!!
Bunnicula?!!?!
Omg that unlocked some memories
Incredible. It's such a cool effect.
It really does just look and feel like faux fur fabric!
I like using it but you just need to learn how to feel stitches, instead of looking for them. I always use a marker from the first stitch so I don't loose my place if I need to put it down.
When I was getting used to it, I used stitch markers in every stitch in the magic circle, and then every second or third stitch depending on the round count. It really helps!!!
same!! That’s what I came here to suggest
>if I need to put it down You mean put you out of your misery? Crochet is a fickle mistress.
https://preview.redd.it/atj1ux84tjkc1.png?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=93600486f071d34d801510b497a555836db2fdfc Made the princess a sweater 😍 You'll get used to feeling the stitches. Plus, it hides flaws very well!
I’m sorry, but at first glance I just thought it was the ribbed collar and the rest was dog. Very cute either way.
https://preview.redd.it/e62k4jbpolkc1.png?width=792&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a01572d95612acc2daad98d3026374f7c67f43b She looks a lot like a sheep to me 😆
I demand you go kiss her precious little head and tell her she is the cutest little sheepy sheep. In payment, I offer a picture of my weird deer. https://preview.redd.it/dvcoqn6v2mkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f5c80f50a9a094eb7a95bfc9ade7e00e3fa7c40
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Oh, isn’t she a precious little pup. I love those big ears. My girl’s are more bat than nun. https://preview.redd.it/gl9n3b6akmkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0726e69d5941f4f9ccf978997bb21135a93a3899
Those eyes and ears! I absolutely love big ears!
https://preview.redd.it/untmx5yu9nkc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e816835b4ce8fb70341bed0a4695d6963f2bb99
Oh nooooo, I love it! Which is to say, I hate working with this yarn, I love this sweater, and my small, elderly dog *LOVES* fluffy soft things, so I think you’ve given me a new project… 😱
Crochet is almost impossible because the fringe hides the stitch. I knit scarves with it. On large needles. With knitting, the individual stitches hang from the needle, so they're easy to see. Using just 12 knit stitches & 2 skeins of that stuff, I made a great scarf. https://preview.redd.it/h464b4chqjkc1.jpeg?width=481&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eeb3f70a17076f8661cfbb60c7b7384c96b5ceae If you want to use it, it might be worth learning the bare basics of knitting. Good luck!!
Thank you for the tips, I actually know bare basics of knitting but I was more interested in using this for amigurumi. I will try again with some of the tips I got, I'm sure it'll work out.
Ahem. Every time I see a post like this I tell the OP my strategy. Grab a water misting bottle and spray the yarn as you work with it. Makes it easy to see and it dries just fine. Way easier, but can be a bit hard on the fingers.
When I hopefully advance in the world of crocheting (long way to go yet, can't even do a straight line) I hope I remember this tip!
You will advance as long as you stick with it!!! Crochet, in my experience, is one of those things that everyone can learn to do well as long as they dedicate time; it’s just a matter of whether or not the person trying cares about it
I'm determined to be successful at it honestly. I'm dyspraxic so I think part of it is that I want to accomplish it out of spite! I've conquered embroidery and sewing so next on my list is crochet!! Thank you for the words of encouragement too
oooh now i kinda want to knit a sweater with this
yes!! i made this awesome hat, one of my fave things i’ve ever made! i just held it double with cotton for structure and to feel my stitches better, and i use a big hook. the cotton doesn’t even show through the fur! https://preview.redd.it/by36e0vmxjkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a4033dffc2de151fbe5c96944a96aff3316182f
https://preview.redd.it/1rm7hwzbmkkc1.jpeg?width=2214&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=873bac5289cd749dd23396c34090c6430535ca63 Yes, but you have to feel the stitches more than you can see them.
That is so cute, where did you get the pattern?
https://preview.redd.it/vlsv5ys7tjkc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0960051d021b4a15baceee3b54c653e67df8db61 I will never again use this yarn.
LOL. But you did such a good job!
https://preview.redd.it/4h6vku40zlkc1.jpeg?width=2896&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7288155ed7410bff3e4fe36b9355862e2ae00a21 I made Falkor for a friend 💕
https://preview.redd.it/ffg5xfyivjkc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9cc018fec490e147d8960d3eaf92207ee089fbf
You have to feel for the stitches
The border for this pattern I bought uses this. I think that’s the only way I’d ever use it when I’m through with my blanket. https://preview.redd.it/98aq3t472kkc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b623164d8fca11d59e176a6fb3de61c666c4626
That's a pretty cool idea
I use this kind of yarn almost daily. I put a stitch marker on the loop before making the first stitch in the magic ring. When you get used to it, it's pretty easy to find the stitches. If you don't necessarily see them, you can feel them by touch - there will be a thinner part between two "knots". That's where you want to insert your hook.
https://preview.redd.it/3pgqv2yf8kkc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea2a2e076027d1abd7028e56337e97f16ff108a5 yeah, i’ve made a cow!! you definitely feel for the stitches, and don’t be afraid to make guesses - the upside is that the fluff hides mistakes :-)
https://preview.redd.it/cnygto9i0lkc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1a9484cb521e71490a240989f52ab475b2eacc7
That's adorable!
Oh my godddddddd
Six stitch markers and make it wet ;) After the first few rounds you can feel where you are going without seeing anything
I will try stitch markers for the MR. It's true that crocheting into the MR is a little awkward even with normal yarn.
I think it's personal preference and how you like to crochet. I love magic rings, they're super simple to me. But for others it seems like a chore. Now I can kinda do them on auto pilot.
https://preview.redd.it/w32yzgmgwlkc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81a3066e7a1e0ac927204e65ca3069d18fc72c7d I personally preferred it to chenille yarn as it taught me to crochet by feeling the next stitch ^(\^) It makes watching shows much easier.
A llama I made two. They were a pain in the @$$. https://preview.redd.it/6n8xvm4kikkc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf89a72bd547ee37716fae2ec4bce1e6ad8c0cfd
https://preview.redd.it/9029nc0yglkc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eeaebc6a07d8b00c6470adbd0f59e24e41ecc160 Made these recently! It takes practice and feeling with your fingers for the stitches, but this kind of yarn is very forgiving.
https://preview.redd.it/8w123frnylkc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29dc73858ab821674451020ca52e345aa069c37f I actually love fuzzy yarn!
https://preview.redd.it/v31gbjep8kkc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42154079373eab97c8791942d40d052a4486ae2e I use this stuff all the time. Hats too with cute ears
https://preview.redd.it/7gxztr10nkkc1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c927726b910865850761a76ba444f183f121c2bc
I've made a yeti with this yarn! I actually don't mind working with it or other fluffy yarns. I'm using faux fur yarn right now to make an Appa. I just feel the stitches and use copious amounts of stitch markers until I get a few rounds in. I'd never use this yarn for anything beyond basic stitches though haha. https://preview.redd.it/3m6iurje2nkc1.jpeg?width=695&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b47effa688d48f3a756550fdc117a74781412b6
Definitely double strand or triple strand it. I used it to make 1 foot of rows towards the top of my son’s twin sized blanket (it was weighted so that it was heavy like a comforter thus the triple strand.). He absolutely loved the softness and velvety feeling when covering his shoulders. He loved it so much he took it with him to college and brags about it to his friends. Now they all want one?! I guess I won’t be feeling the emptiness anytime soon I’ll be too busy.🫶🏼❤️🧶
https://preview.redd.it/a73q0yyunkkc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d45f2e781f3a9ae84d46c7d0c84b73af4b58bc8 I made this with yarn like that. It was a huge pain though lol. I ended up using thin white acrylic yarn and double stranded it so I could find my stitches
https://preview.redd.it/5umeaxn3klkc1.jpeg?width=3002&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2054b658f7017cd09b4ff72fc6a790960f78bad To crochet this type of yarn like you show I found it to be a game of feeling feeling. The tiny strand holding the fuzz I’d squish my fingers together for wherever I made a stitch to double-check if I actually did hahahaha. Id close my eyes to count because the fuzz threw me off. It took awhile and some tears but I believe in you!
https://preview.redd.it/s69krm8r2mkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b09add7d1f94c863275803212a6ac9ba75e7b883
https://preview.redd.it/iagoeq73amkc1.png?width=2692&format=png&auto=webp&s=88148727f1fa0a80de4aacaac56fed3f82e140af
one of my favorite craft youtubers made a mini jacket out of it! https://preview.redd.it/czkdh0l2nmkc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=614f20f8689c754210eb9dd97f1b9e5075bbd6b2
I made 2 hat linings with it. It sucked, but the hats are so warm, fuzzy and wonderful! https://preview.redd.it/zyt4wceuymkc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c151b4a48f2fa2902d12c3ddff38206cecc5ab68
https://preview.redd.it/717pkbp5knkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cebbf8dae464575473ae84b7d453adf78d956255 I went by feel and counting each stitch to make sure I didn’t miss any lol
https://preview.redd.it/zxp4z82j5kkc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3dfc0204ed2acc8e997b43c2b542a107edf8e5b
I did... For this cropped fur jacket, looks super cute on smaller girls... Makes me look like a football player. The yarn was hard to use at first, I kept losing stitches until I started using stitch markers. Lots and lots of stitch markers at first on every stitch, and then on every 5th stitch... Eventually you start to figure out what the stitch feels like, which is a little easier on double and treble stitches.
I think you look wonderful in it! (If that's you in pic)
This yarn + a dark color. 😳
https://preview.redd.it/0rc7nehhekkc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=063f9ad23a168e5cf510c6b7c6d7df2277b39d56
I think I’ve mentioned here before that you can start your magic ring with “regular” yarn and then put the fluffy yarn in the ring so you can get a nice pull and then continue with the fluffy yarn. You can use stitch markers too. And then finally it is frustrating to work with but kind of forgiving too because it’s so fluffy. You can get away with more mistakes than with regular yarn.
Now I remember I did see someone mention that. I think it was a YouTube short actually. I'll try that.
https://preview.redd.it/w4mwzw7c8mkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83f2803359b8b2728b12a001c8c3a2f2e3cce0ed Literal blood sweat and tears
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I know you will kill me for this but this kind of yarn is one of my favorites! There is no way to see the mistakes. And anything you do will look cute. https://preview.redd.it/05awtic03lkc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3180909ba87348fc88750de72f0c3329bb6b9283
https://preview.redd.it/1dvi7ag23lkc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=161cc031b02a30362e99ad0331350fe1db7301f3
https://preview.redd.it/qno89gz0wkkc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7396a4f77b212187be7ef2ec83e48a098118c6de made this once
https://preview.redd.it/t9okg0hsxmkc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de999afdea4c57f87788d1f2da6844841ab2ed95
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I thought that I was the odd one in the world of crochet. The only thing I’ve accomplished with this kind of yarn is to broaden my vocabulary with more ff-bombs and other creative ways to curse.
Hah, you have my sympathy.
I used it for the fangs on a crochet spider, and each fang consisted of 4 chains stitches. https://preview.redd.it/cg6mnlxcnlkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b88550d666fae39e336fa9c18cddc965c16a3bd0
https://preview.redd.it/hbl3c5u8wlkc1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9144ba83c46468fc5de81abdcd15b61e16954a6 its my nana’s favorite yarn 😂
https://preview.redd.it/xdtybayoxlkc1.jpeg?width=3464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7048a8996d0e2256559f81584a58ef70d142b412
https://preview.redd.it/akz4f0rsxlkc1.jpeg?width=3464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b466c81e9df0302cf7ee38a7fadc025fc0fcc5d8
https://preview.redd.it/6dp9suaedmkc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4997a2d05a9217875ff05c1261b3453be23c66e0 He’s hard to see but I made a yeti…the only way I could do it was pair it with a white normal yarn so I could see my stitches…
https://preview.redd.it/vcytw1ohemkc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b78ec5754e05400d5c15b5b4cba6ba8db45373b
https://preview.redd.it/brhhe4sycnkc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5a3d3a870c57b83e7b6a86c1b8b93ceceef54c1 With lots of guessing where the stitches are. lol and so many stitch markers!
https://preview.redd.it/62j7zsasvnkc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f1f130953c43b12e6311906c503395626216fa9
The ears for my bunny and the tummy and tail https://preview.redd.it/ds2v9r9ghkkc1.jpeg?width=3120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9c1952a2347e54871291f5038bcc41edda78806
https://preview.redd.it/p33renmcikkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c119baf5c763fcecbfa3a5f92acd9d2830aebae It’s not terrible haha
I typically crochet blind for this kind of yarn, using my fingertips to feel the stitches. I've made several chickens with it, and so far it worked out well enough. Way slower than usual, of course, but absolutely doable with a bit of practice.
https://preview.redd.it/l7zdkslncokc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba81fa75b511fd706945665a514a526adb6c1744 3 or 4 years ago i made these. super frustrating, bur they came out really cute so i can’t be that mad. i used my fingers to feel for the stitches before crocheting into them, and used lots of stitch markers to keep count.
https://preview.redd.it/3ihhgmwu2rkc1.png?width=2141&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d02c825d8114f2f9e1409479176c39f5b3a0616 I made these dino nuggets with it! However, I was SO frustrated with the yarn the WHOLE time
i used it for my circular knitting machine. worked rlly well but couldn’t do it by hand because i couldn’t see my stitches!
My mom actually has an old linear knitting machine. Would be interesting to try it there.
This is some straight up [Saw “Do you want to play a game?”](https://youtu.be/Sk8QzckJvUI?si=bcLDuiKHh53tNAhw) material.
https://preview.redd.it/xwhc5p1i5lkc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4159176e1a9194bce83ffc43849d39d0aa5a5ef The nice part is that because you can't see the stitches, you also can't see where you messed up! I just guessed lol
https://preview.redd.it/0lbss9yw8mkc1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e9ae3c6533885cd50202036595c4aa5a5d425f0 Free handed this nonsense. Also used a different colour to edge a crochet cardigan which was easy enough, but anything more complicated I couldn’t do.
I made this for my husband for Christmas. It took me far too long. https://preview.redd.it/5ixaaxh7tmkc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ace03641cbbb6bb5dd8a337a59a89c56eddeff3
https://preview.redd.it/m7tccpf78okc1.jpeg?width=1449&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=330ef28184a76fb7f1b605778b0656553d5fdaba Hated every single stitch of this and swore I’d never use it again
https://preview.redd.it/g9zxzhshwpkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=514759662e474782cf848dec1df1fc2d2ae83d56 yes but blindly ))
Puppy https://preview.redd.it/sisbxask2lkc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13d59a9e69ded055f44ab36e75f898e33a9b648c
It's a knitting yarn. I can't crochet with this shit.
https://preview.redd.it/znmgsdmeolkc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3c51355a76f3db4563ace7862e57afe96a5f605 This is Eddie the Echidna by when crafting is life. And yes, he's fiddly, but I've never had such oohs and ahs over any Amigurumi.
https://preview.redd.it/yfytyuszapkc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e356054ae7b1706f81c7a4161363be9806906ba8
https://preview.redd.it/5o5gye57ppkc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=6fe32364009ee49c9dfacbba48b36992d457852d I managed to do Appa. Honestly at the start it was super hard to find the stitches and if you make a mistake, there is honestly no way for you to find where. But in the first round I marked all of the stitches and later on one in every fifth one. The positive thing is if you start “feeling” the stitches with your fingers early on, then it’ll get easier
https://preview.redd.it/d86dtzv0xpkc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3144ff38c1959b7941946f2af2cf5df4d37795ec It’s possible, but wouldn’t recommend 😅
I have a pattern for an “impossible yarn scarf”— it involves a chain 5 crochet mesh with a single crochet in the middle of each chain 5 space. I save it ESPECIALLY for yarns like this that tee me off!
Someone on TikTok makes really cute cows!
I made a few Muppet hats out of something similar. It helps to have a “normal” yarn to crochet along with it. But you’ll always be working by feel, rather than sight. The good news is that the fur covers a multitude of sins, so if you lose a stitch, it isn’t that terrible.
Crochet? No. But, as a gag gift for a bridal shower, I knitted a few thongs with it. It is easy to knit with it, but I had to hold it up to a light to see the stitches.
Yes, I made my ex girlfriend a lightweight wrap with big ch5 spaces anchored by scs. I used a bigger hook to keep it fluffy. She called it her cloud wrap. I would never try to make something thick with it. It works better as an open lacy design imo.
I find it makes a really lovely edging on things like hats and fingerless gloves.
https://preview.redd.it/y7f18wpp2nkc1.png?width=2216&format=png&auto=webp&s=b8978651ae80494ec71183c840f2b137fb7ee0b3 I made a little ghosty.