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Today I continued crocheting my amigurumi using one of my new craft books (it was part of my birthday gifts)

The book in question (in English) is Edward’s Crochet - Doll Emporium by Kerry Lord (new edition, Oct. 2017)

It’s really fun, but now I need a little break.

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Warmest birthday wishes from me too

In Norway, they say: “gratulerer med dagen”

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It depends on what you want to crochet. As I’ve mentioned here before, for amigurumi I always use single crochet (mainly because of the stuffing—so it doesn’t show through).
But for larger projects where I want to work quickly, I prefer to crochet regular double crochet stitches.

I also like the shell stitch—it just can’t be too “holey.” Except for delicate crochet shawls, where I like to use single crochet, chain stitches, and double crochet; for little doll hats, I like those front and back post stitches.

Thank you

That’s so sweet of you all to think of me. Thank you all for the birthday wishes.

I’ll make up for the pampering this weekend, since I unfortunately had to work today. 
We’ll go out for a nice meal,
raise a toast and make ourselves comfortable at home with a good movie.

I also got some treats, as well as a gift card for clothes and some new craft books.
Everything’s great

Yes, I also remember crocheting pot holders in “Handicrafts” class at school very well. That’s when I started crocheting (around 1974–1976). We also made blankets out of these granny squares (they used to be called something else—crochet squares).
A friend of mine in 8th grade once gave me a handkerchief case made from these granny squares (it still exists). I then crocheted a shoulder bag together with another school friend—that was in 1978 (we both made the same one).
So, I’d say I practically grew up with yarn. My mom used to work at a worsted spinning mill called Alwo (Altenburger Wollspinnerei), and she’d always bring home these bags of yarn (for a low price)
Later on, I also spent some time knitting those Pumuckl-themed sweaters for my kids—even little cable patterns and scarves. Since I often drop stitches when knitting, I gave it up.
Then, when these amigurumi figures became popular (I had to Google what they were first), I started with a little mini Hello Kitty. Ever since then, I’ve been hooked on these crocheted figures. Mostly, I crochet dolls. Animals, not so much.
I’ve crocheted small doilies, round tablecloths, triangular shawls, dolls, loveys, and a few animals (dog, cat, elephant, mouse, frog, donkey)
Thanks to CP, there are more and more of them, and you get better and better too. My first figures didn’t look as neat as the new ones do now.

That’s so nice—so many handy women here.
I count myself among the handy women, too. Things like painting cabinets or painting the fences outside, or our hallway coat rack—I really enjoy doing that.
I even put together the storage boxes under the bed—I didn’t want to wait for my sweetheart to come home from work (I was supposed to wait), but I surprised him: when he got home, the boxes were all set up, and I was over the moon. It was a ton of fun. I also put together smaller shelves.
But when it comes to big wall units or our sleeper sofa, my husband takes care of that and I help out.

I used to live on my own for a while, and back then I had to put my cabinets together by myself. I even assembled my 1.40 m bed with a slatted frame all by myself back then—I had to sleep somewhere, and there was no one around to help. It wasn’t that easy, but I managed it.

And yet people still say women can’t do that.

I’m currently crocheting an angel for a coworker. I still need to crochet one arm and the wings, then sew them on—and it’ll be done.

And for one of my husband’s coworkers, she wants a Minion about 15–20 cm tall. The body and the pants are almost finished. I’ll continue this over the weekend, since I have time off then.

Oh my gosh, right now I have 196 patterns on my wish list (including free ones).
Some I’ve already bought and crocheted, and others get added little by little. It just depends on when I feel like crocheting one thing or another. Right now I have several
projects that need to be finished first (as gifts or for coworkers).

I can’t do everything at once. I’m just like most people—the to-do list keeps getting longer. How am
I supposed to get through it all so quickly with all these great patterns here?

If I like something, I’ll bookmark it or order it right away and get started. It varies.
I have to use up my yarn stash somehow, after all. Actually, I still have the right yarn on hand for smaller projects
.

The crochet hook, of course

Well, I can’t go “without” doing something. My hands always have to be busy.
When I’m not crocheting, I’ll pull out an adult coloring book, do some puzzles, or play those escape games (where you have to get out of a room) on my tablet. Eventually, I’ll get around to working with my beads, too.

Soon I’ll have to make a birthday card for a milestone birthday (I still have some scraps to use up, since I’m not making any more of those).
I also use my sewing machine every now and then. My husband would like some sewn sandbags as miniature mock-ups for his tank model. We both have our hobbies.
So, as you can see, there’s always something to do.

Everything here sounds very interesting.
I’ll join in too. My sweetheart and I live here in Norway, about a half-hour drive from Oslo, in an 80-square-meter apartment. It’s more like a house. We live downstairs, and our landlords live upstairs, and we get along well with them. We each have our own separate entrance.
We have our own outdoor terrace with seating. We don’t have to tend a garden or mow the lawn (the landlord prefers to do that himself). Looking after flower beds like in Germany isn’t very common here. There are more lawns and raspberry bushes (we were even allowed to pick some).
The children have already left home (my two sons are 28 and 30, and my husband’s son is turning 30 now).
We don’t have any pets, but we do have plenty of hobby and craft supplies (I crochet and do beadwork, and my husband does model building and cycling; he owns 10 road bikes, 3 in the house and the others in the garage).
The small “children’s room” is his hobby and training room for indoor rides on the “roller.”

Although the apartment is on a busy road with bus and train connections, you can hardly hear it when the windows are closed. Right behind it, the forest begins, perfect for long walks.
In big cities you have apartment blocks; here, a bit farther out, you often find these little houses.

“Yarn rationing” is a good one. You crochet and crochet, and the yarn just doesn’t seem to get any less. Pretty soon you’re running out of space.
And just like that, today of all days, I caught myself buying yarn again, even though I don’t have any idea yet what for. But you never know. Yarn doesn’t “go bad,” after all.
I simply can’t resist this gradient cake yarn. I have lots of projects buzzing around in my head.

Winter will be here in no time, and I still need a whole bunch of crochet shawls for that.

so they couldn’t be far now, since they’d already been flying for quite a while.
Suddenly, there was a slight jolt, and they landed. Elisa was allowed to open her eyes again, but what
she saw then... left her utterly amazed...

I just read this post.
Of course, I’d also like to extend my warmest congratulations to the new parents and their sweet Anton.
Enjoy this time, because before you know it, they’ll be taller than you.
My two sons are already 28 and 30, and I sometimes wonder, too, where on earth did the time go?
I hope little Anton feels right at home in his new home and gets to explore the world.

That was chaos. Did I really want to put myself through all that again, on a holiday meant for reflection? Anything but stress, I thought...

... because for once I don’t have to work then, and my sweetheart has time off too. Then we can really make ourselves cozy, unwind, relax, enjoy a lovely Christmas roast, gingerbread—mmm, delicious.
Lounge on the couch and watch wonderful old Christmas movies/fairy tales.

... and the crochet hook gets to rest for a while, too.

Good morning,

Thank you so much for this information; I’ll go with the second option.

Best regards

Hi everyone,
since I’m currently crocheting a sweater using the top-down raglan method, I’d love to get your advice.
I’ve found two different ways to divide the fabric. One is into four equal parts, and the other is more rectangular (meaning the two long sides are the same—front and back—and the two short sides are the same—sleeves). I hope that makes sense.

So my question is, which method is better, or does it not matter? How will the sleeves look at the top? Will there be any differences in appearance between the two methods later on? This is my first attempt.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Yes, I’ve still got about 4 UFOs (moose, teddy bear, doll, and monkey) lying around here, waiting to be finished or sewn together.

Right now I’m working on several small crochet projects. I still need to sew on a dog’s head, and a sunflower still needs petals...

I’ve already crocheted 4 mini pouches (pattern from wiener-bastelsofa) with these Snaply snaps (I ordered them specially because they’re so colorful), and I’m working on a little ice doll (the shop seems to be gone now, so at the moment I don’t know who it’s from). They look similar to the little Lalylala dolls.

Since I still have 2 days off, I can fully devote myself to my hobby and switch off while doing it.

OK, then… llama

Camel

It worked with “insert”. Thanks, Ina

Quark mask (for beauty)

Yeah, the profile picture is great.
It kind of makes me want to come over for coffee and crochet with you. So cozy.

Hello dear Christel, do come right in to the forum anytime. We’re always happy to welcome new members.
You’re sure to have lots of fun and will definitely find plenty of new ideas here.

Your little chefs are absolutely adorable.

Well, my yarn stash is still pretty manageable. Like most people here, I also have this Callax shelving unit from IKEA. I’ve filled the bottom 6 fabric boxes that come with it with yarn.
However, they’re sorted into thin Diana crochet yarn, Bobbel yarn, then Catania yarn, plus one box with medium-weight yarn (slightly thinner than Catania), and one box with unfinished projects and leftover yarn. One box is full of craft stuffing and storage boxes for my beads.

I know exactly which box contains which yarn.

In the remaining spaces on the shelf, I keep my finished amigurumi and dolls.

Toiletry bag

Psychologist

Poppy

Neurologist

Reindeer

We're already at E

Shopping bag

Cream

I’ve been busy crocheting too—and still am, actually. I had the day off, so I can keep working on my cat (pattern by Schneckenkind), the one with the rainbow pants (mini version). I’ll post pictures as soon as I’m done, of course.

By the way, I have to switch crochet projects every now and then—I’m also working on a crochet bag, or rather, a First Communion bag. I’m curious to see how it turns out.

An Xbox for the kids

Purple

Fire-bellied toad

Magazines

Rat

negligee

Dentist

Actually, “C” should be next

Chamomile

All-purpose scissors

Bulb

A fan (one of those mini fans) in this heat

Y ?

Cyan

Water lily