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February Projects and January Projects 2025: the Crazypatterns Crafting Group

22704 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Here is the new thread for the March projects:
March Projects 2025: the Crazypatterns Crafting Group


Dear community,
here is the new thread for the January 2025 crafting projects.
You can read the earlier posts at the link.
December Projects and November Projects 2024, Part 2: the Crazypatterns Crafting Group 
Have fun. 

1229 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
First one! ☆☆☆☆☆ ;-)

123 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Alles Gute für das neue Jahr 🍀

1534 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Ein frohes neues Jahr 🥳 🥳 🥳 
Ich hoffe es war bei euch auch relativ "ruhig". Hier war es so stürmisch das es fast unmöglich war Raketen in die Luft zu bekommen.... abgesehen davon lag mein Sylvester-knaller-budget bei unter 10€. Um das neue Jahr zu begrüßen reicht das. 
Im Moment stricke ich gerade am Ärmel eines Pullovers 🤔 oder stricke ich doch ein Kleid? Ist ein Pullover mit Rundpasse...  Bin in der Länge bis kurz über den Hüfte. Erstmal die Ärmel dran und dann schauen wie lang ich das haben möchte, für ein Kleid müsste ich Zunahmen einarbeiten. Irgendwo hab ich eine Anleitung für ein Strickkleid allerdings wird das von unten angefangen. 
Kann man eigentlich eine Anleitung "spiegeln" ? Also aus der Abnahme wird dann eine Zunahme? 
Oder ich stricke das Kleid von unten nach Anleitung bis  die Maschenzahl zum Pullover passt und dann im Maschenstich zusammenfügen? 
Erstmal die Ärmel 😁 

1229 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Will there even be enough yarn for a dress?

1534 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Yessss..... It does 😁 I bought it at auction; the listing specified a weight of 400g/4-ply. But there was less in the package than listed, so I set the yarn aside for the time being, and a few days later I got a “notification” that the item had been relisted. Spoiler: the second package actually contained more yarn, and now I have 800g. 🥳😁 

1048 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hallöchen 2025, mögest du nett zu uns sein.

Dies war mein letztes Projekt von 2024:
Das Pilzmännchen habe ich ohne Schnittmuster aus Stoffresten genäht.

Ja, so ganz gerade ist er nicht - aber es hat richtig viel Spaß gemacht.


9188 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Claudia, handwork is allowed to be a little imperfect. Your little mushroom man is cute.

I started in the kitchen in 2025. Dyeing fabric



3499 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
auch hier noch mal allen ein gesundes Neues Jahr 2025.
Ihr seid ja schon wieder fleißig. Claudia, Dein Pilzmännchen sieht doch voll süß aus. In der Natur ist auch nicht alles gerade.
Stoff färben klingt interessant. Mit der Hand oder mit der WM?

9188 Posts Recent Started
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Andrea im Kochtopf mit Acrylfarbe für die Wand zum streichen. 

Da meine Stickarbeiten nicht gewaschen werden, passiert mit der Farbe auch nichts. 

1229 Posts Recent Started
Monday, January 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hey there,
wow, nothing’s been posted here in a while.

  I wanted to show you my second finished cat pillow.
It was a great way to practice cutting, appliquéing, and sewing curves.
I didn’t like the whiskers on the original (the small cat)—they stuck out so far from the nose, like sideburns. I’m not entirely satisfied with how they turned out on the larger pillow either; I still need to experiment some more. 


9188 Posts Recent Started
Monday, January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Die sind ja hübsch geworden
Und kissen kann man nie genug haben

1229 Posts Recent Started
Monday, January 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I’m kind of obsessed with pillows anyway. And with wool. And with shoes. And with cardigans. And with nail polish. 😇😄😱

9188 Posts Recent Started
Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ich habe angefangen, meinen gefärbten Stoff zu besticken. 

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9 kleine winterliche Stickmotive sollen es werden. Dachte eigentlich, es geht schneller, sind doch nur kleine Bildchen. Doch Gut Ding will Weile..... 

9188 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I love little things like this. This book bag was sewn up in no time. 




1534 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Hallöchen.... 
Ein kleines Lebenszeichen von mir 😇 
Soll schöne gestickte und genähte Sachen 💖  Ich bin am stricken, es geht gefühlt überhaupt nicht voran. Wollte schon wieder alles ribbeln und hab mir dann doch gestern Abend nochmal den Ärmel vorgenommen. Bestimmt schon zum 7. mal das Bündchen wieder geribbelt 😤.eigentlich sollte es ein Icord Abschluss ran aber das war dann soll wellig, wie eine Rüsche. Jetzt hab ich einpaar Reihen Rippen Bündchen genadelt.... 

Bin gespannt wie das nach dem waschen aussieht. Die Maschenprobe sah danach sehr anders aus... Hab jetzt noch einen Ärmel und das untere Bündchen...

9188 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Wow, another great sweater. Looks like it could become a favorite

2981 Posts Recent Started
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Steffi, your sweater looks great.

I just managed to finish mine in January.


9188 Posts Recent Started
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A great sweater. Nice pattern, looks light and airy.

Right now I prefer making small things that are quick to finish



I tried making a little basket

1534 Posts Recent Started
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Small projects and quick????
I’d probably get stuck at the basting stage, or at the very latest, at the sewing machine....
I’ve been trying out Tunisian crochet over the last few days 😁 I discovered a YouTube channel where she crochets using really old patterns—some dating back to 1860—and the clothing was almost exclusively made using Tunisian crochet. I like the look of it, and after trying it out, I like the feel of it too 🙂
But first, I’ll knit the second sleeve because a package of yarn is coming in the next few days... Merino wool—I’m soooo excited to see what it looks like in person.... 

2981 Posts Recent Started
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Petra, deine Kleinigkeit ist dir wieder sehr gut gelungen.  Ich bin auch nicht gut im Nähen, Hosen kürzen kann ich auch.  😂

Steffi, tunesisch häkeln gefällt mir auch prima. Da wird man süchtig, sollte auch mal wieder etwas machen. 

LG Marion

1229 Posts Recent Started
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
@Marion: Whoaaaaah, that’s SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! I want one ♡
@Petra: I’m watching a lot of videos right now and looking for little projects too; I printed out a few things today for when my next sewing urge hits. 

While watching videos today, I was really blown away by how people cut up old clothes and either sew new clothes out of them (like one made from 3 sweaters—a new loose-fitting sweater with patchwork) or something completely different (baskets, bags, blankets, rugs). I’m totally blown away by so much creativity.
Above all, I’m amazed at how painlessly they cut up wool sweaters—it makes my stomach clench just watching it. Why doesn’t it unravel instantly???

Most recently, I sewed a cover for my vaccination card and a cat pillow. And I wanted to sew another pillow. I’ve finally figured out the difference between crown and star pillows, so now I’m making a star pillow. Unfortunately, that stupid sewing machine didn’t want to do what I wanted again—it always acts up with thin fabrics and eats the fabric. *grrrrrr* Is there anything else I can adjust? I’ve sewn with paper underneath sometimes, but I thought I could do it without.

  I’d love to try my hand at jersey soon, but if the machine acts up even with thin cotton, how will it handle T-shirt fabric? I’d really love to sew a dress using a pattern from here. 

22704 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
How are your February projects coming along?

9188 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Josefa, February has only just begun...

I’m still working on my embroidery and am currently stitching the top border


1534 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I picked up the stitches for the sleeve today and am continuing to knit more or less diligently.... 
Right now, “Granny Cat” needs a lot of attention; she’s 16 years old, and we notice it more every day. She sleeps a lot, and when she’s awake, she can be a handful; she hardly goes outside anymore, and I have to carry her to her food bowl because otherwise she can’t find it. I pamper her as much as I can, my “Miss Senile” 😊 
Tomorrow, Mr. Postman is bringing new yarn 😁 so I need to make sure I free up my knitting needles again. I really only need one more sleeve anyway; the bottom cuff is already attached and all the ends are woven in.... 
So I’ll knit up to the first decrease,
that’s 19 rounds/72 stitches in stockinette stitch. Granny is sleeping right now 😊 

271 Posts Recent Started
Monday, February 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Ich habe die lange schon geplante Raglan Jacke angefangen zu stricken. Bis jetzt geht es schnell voran. Ich hoffe das bleibt so.

9188 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I wanted to show you my embroidery—I finished it yesterday

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1229 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Wie schööön Petra ♡ 
Dauert nimmer lange, dann bekomme ich auch Lust zu sticken...

1534 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Oh Petra wie hübsch 🥰 

Heute stricke ich tatsächlich die letzten Runden vom Pullover, 6 Runden Muster und fünf Bündchen. Gestern Abend bin ich dann tatsächlich mal zur Ruhe gekommen, Oma Katze hat neben mir geschlafen, eine Podcast Doku über den Mount Everest und stricken... 
Heute morgen dann ein netter Plausch mit der Rettungshundestaffel im Wald 😊 die haben dieses Wochenende Prüfung... 

9188 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
11 rounds are done in no time.

Will you show us your finished sweater?

I haven’t been outside yet today—the weather here is awful. That’s where dogs come in handy and provide some motivation.

Anja, what are you working on right now? 

1534 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It’s cold here too, but also sunny 😊

1229 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
There’s snow here, no sun. 

@Petra: 
I’m currently trying my hand at a self-designed mitered square jacket. No idea if it’ll work out, but it’s fun right now. 
Yesterday I continued crocheting my summer dress; it doesn’t require much thinking, and it’s supposed to be floor-length — diligence! 
I’m not sewing at the moment. I’ve started a cushion, and yesterday I downloaded a pattern for panty liners here; you can always use them, and they’re sustainable.
With the cushion, the sewing machine acted up again and pulled in the fabric, so I lost interest.  
I ordered yarn yesterday; I’d like to crochet another sweater, one I’ve already made twice, and that’s also so much fun. I’m curious about the yarn, a cotton/acrylic blend. 

9188 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Auf dein Kleid bin ich gespannt. Ich liebäugle auch schon lange mit einem langen Rock. Mal sehen, ob ich es irgendwann mal schaffe, anzufangen. 

Bin auf bilder bespannt von Kleid und mittered square Jacke (darunter kann ich mir nichts vorstellen). 

Ich überleg mir jetzt mal etwas neues, was ich anfange....... Wolle liegt genug hier in der Kiste oder doch nähen? Sticken? 

1229 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Mittered square/Schulz corners/modular knitting—what littlecherry is doing here with the “Karls.” 

9188 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Ah, hab in diese richtung noch nichts ausprobiert. Spannend

1048 Posts Recent Started
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Steffi, I’m really looking forward to seeing your finished sweater. It already looked great in the work-in-progress photos.

My husband was at his friend’s place last week, snowboarding. I used the time to sit down at the sewing machine and sew him a shirt—he picked out the design himself.




I couldn’t help but smile while sewing it… I think it’s cool. I’m already curious to see what he’ll say when he gets home in a little while.


I also made this bag—an upcycling project using old upholstery fabric. It was probably once the armrest covers from my sister’s sofa; it was among all the fabrics she’d given me. The lining was an old curtain she’d also gotten rid of.



The appliqués are made from fabric scraps.

I also sewed a handful of hearts out of fabric scraps and ribbons—here I’ve turned one of them into a collage in a cardboard box. 




I also made a little pocket angel. I wanted to test how such small pieces could be turned inside out. It worked surprisingly well.
The details are painted; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to pull it off with this little doll. I don’t think the face turned out all that well, though—there’s still room for improvement.



I’m really enjoying doing things like this right now.

1534 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Uff.... Nähmaschine 😲 mein Feindbild Nummer 1 😂 
Ich bewundere ja euer können an der Nähmaschine. 
Ich bin gerade auf der suche/ Entscheidung was ich als nächstes stricken möchte. Hatte einen super schönen Pullover in entrelac technik gesehen. Hab die Anleitung auch hier liegen (Buch) aber die ist so.chaotisch geschrieben das ich tatsächlich nicht durchgeblickt habe was die von mir wollten 😂 
Jetzt schwanke ich zwischen zwei Strickjacken und einem Pullover 

Der trägt sich ganz prima.... auch wenn ich den Ärmel bzw das untere Muster beim nächsten dann eine Nadelstärke höher stricken würde. 
Das Garn gefällt mit total gut. 4fädig, drei schwarze Wolle und einer grüne Seide, das gibt so leichtes farbspiel.... 

1229 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It turned out really beautiful ☆☆☆☆☆

1048 Posts Recent Started
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Steffi, that sweater is just amazing.
And a touch of green as a contrasting color will definitely look great in person, even if it’s not that clearly visible here. I’m in love.

I sewed myself a “Lou” jacket from SewSimple using very thin corduroy—I love the pattern; this is my second one.

I wonder if I can use it to bring on spring? I’d be so ready…


9188 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
@Claudia - I really like the bag. The T-shirt is great, too. Someday I’ll try my hand at making clothes; until then, I’ll keep practicing.

Hopefully, you can bring on spring with that jacket and wear it out soon. It looks great with the light-colored stitching.

@Steffi - your sweater is a dream. A wonderful pattern, and it’s great that the pattern repeats at the bottom of the sleeve.

I finished a WIP. Bring on Easter...

I embroidered it back in November and just finished sewing it now.


3499 Posts Recent Started
Friday, February 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It’s always such a treat to admire these wonderful creations.

You’ve all been so hard at work. I’ve been crocheting little mosaics again.


Have a great weekend, everyone!

1229 Posts Recent Started
Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Those are great, Andrea♡ 
Are you making a blanket? 

3499 Posts Recent Started
Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
danke Dir, Anja. Wäre eine gute Idee. Einige Quadrate habe ich schon zusammen, vielleicht eine kleine Decke. Mal schauen.

22704 Posts Recent Started
Friday, February 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM

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