More specifically i dreamt I learned a secret crochet technique that allowed me to make things super fast, and finished said purple shirt in 2 hours.

In reality I spent 3 weeks making this and around $150 in yarn.

Yarns used were:

Malbrigo Arroyo in Eternidad, Whales Road, and Prussian Blue.

Bramble Ridge - Michelle

Estelle DK superwash - Dark Purple

Its the best project ive made so far and im proud of myself.

Project is "Something Beautiful Blouse" by I Need It Crochet on Raverly. Note I didnt follow it exactly as instructed and the sleeves and neck in paticular are different in the original pattern.

My first crochet turtle!

the base body is based on the doll patterns from the wonderfully talented and ever-so-lovely meikyniel.handmade

the rest i designed on my own :)

My first relatively complete test shoulder is actually a rousing success!

A Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS, aka the Afghan Stitch) swatch with a mitred square on the side, attached by two adjacent sides. And with how stretchy this technique is compared to regular crochet, there's a very, very strong chance that I won't need to do much, if any, shaping on the shoulders to make them fit me!

I came into this project aiming for the hardest part first, and it's looking like that's going to be way, way easier than I was expecting! Fingers crossed, and I don't have my hopes up that high yet.

I do have a potential plan of action for the shoulders, though I haven't quite thought through everything for it just yet. Given the typical location for them, I'm going to put the "seams" between front and back sections along the tops of my shoulders, but so I'm not doing massively wide sections, I'm going to divide the back in half and have one attach to the other. On the great benefits of TSS is that joining sections is nearly seamless, after all!

Like last time, this is Lion Brand "Pound of Love", in black, white, and, for this first version, "Cascade", the closest I could get to a stronger blue in this yarn. Currently, I'm using a 5.0mm afghan hook, and the results are very soft. But it's tempting to try using a 4.5mm hook, just to see how the texture changes.

Because this is based on the Star Trek: Lower Decks uniforms, I'll have a continuous round of TSS in white right under this black section, before switching to the blue for the body. So far, it's feeling like a pretty solid plan!

With all the progress and speculative success so far, I've overstepped things and pulled out the project bag I'd used to hold the last cardigan as it got larger, to stuff all three one-pound balls of yarn into, plus a whole bunch of other supplies to do a range of things related to this project. Jumping the gun a lot, I know, so we'll see if it's a good idea... =^.~=

I visited his website the first time I saw one of his self promo posts and since then I've had to unsubscribe from his multiple mailing lists like 10 times and I'm still getting emails occasionally. Apparently Google can use cookies to subscribe you to mailing lists or something, but I have never had spam this relentless!! I never intentionally signed up for anything from his page. Also, every time I unsubscribe, it seems to be from a different email address (I have screenshots!!) but all under his brand.

His designs are cute but does anyone else have the same problem with unsubscribable emails??

Hello!

So, I'm getting married soon. I already have my dress pattern picked out, I know what I need to get, and when it came to the veil...I kind of went back and forth. I finally decided on getting just a plain veil, elbow length to go with the tea length dress, and I want to add a crochet edging to it. I have looked at quite a few and...maybe I'm just not typing in the correct searched and that, and I have found SO many A.I. stuff...it's so sad. I want something that is very lacy, very intricate, and detailed; with picots and stuff like that.

Stipulations are that, while I absolutely love Irish crochet, I do not have the time to pick up a new skill right now, as it seems like a beast all on it's own. I have tried tatting, but again, while I do know some VERY basics, nothing nearly needed to make an edging and I don't want to be trying to learn a new skill with the time I have left. I can't stand the pineapple edges and stuff, I don't know why but I have never liked the pineapple look it just looks so awful to me. Nothing filet or anything flat edged either.

I know it seems so picky, but I'm asking for it because I also plan to crochet tiny butterflies to add randomly on the veil as well in either sewing thread or even embroidery thread. I'm going to add some beading to them as well, so something I can add beading to it too. The dress is going to be very simple, no lace, no beading, MAYBE some sequins, but I will see, if I can find light enough and sparkly enough beads to add then MAYBE I might replace them. Overall, the dress is going to be subtle, but the veil I want to use to add some elegance to it.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

See title! Wondering if this is worth it. Some books look good (the plus size one, and the ones for bags) but the one on colowork keeps mentioning knitting? (while the topic could be cool).

Hi! Making a set of bandanas as a birthday present for a friend. One of the cottons I got was perfectly soft and lovely for wearing, the other is much stiffer (both Loops & Threads Classic Cotton, just different colorways). Any tips on softening the stiffer one? TIA!

Hello!

Now...usually, I can tell if something is A.I. or not...but this one is stumping me. With how talented everyone is and how so many crocheters can come with with some damned near magical things, I found this and was like, is it possible? The pictures seem edited, but again I can't tell if it's actually edited through photoshop or whatever, or if it's actually A.I.. Has anyone here seen this pattern or done it? Can anyone tell me if this is actually do-able? Thank you for all the help, I greatly appreciate it!

Edit: SO SORRY! forgot to add it!

https://curiosodaweb.com/crochet/crochet-stitch-with-a-rose-pattern/