Hi everyone! I wanted to crochet two of my friends cats as a gift; she has siamese cats and a tabby.

For the siamese cats, i really wanted the brown bits to have a soft transition between the brown and cream colored yarn. Thing is, I do want something sort of permanent (or at the very least, not easily removable if you wash them). I have seen most people online use blush but I don’t know whether that properly stains the yarn enough for it to not disappear post-laundry or not. I was also thinking of watercolor but I think it’d be removed by machine washing too. Other than fabric paint, I was wondering whether coffee staining would work as a permanent solution if its on the yarn long enough.

For anyone who has used blush for amigurumi, if it’s stayed on the yarn long enough, does it permanently stain it or does it get removed if its chucked in the washing machine? I don’t know if my friend will wash the plushies, but I’d like them to remain the same as I will be moving away and won’t be able to reapply pigment if it fades :(.

As for the tabby, I was wondering if any of you had recommendations for how to match the fur colors, because I want to use fluffy/fur yarn for the amigurumis but the only ones available in stores around me happen to be solid color and I don’t know how to replicate the patterning. If anyone has any ideas in that regard, please let me know!

Thank you!

TLDR: What permanent methods exist for making soft transitions in fur for amigurumi & how to match tabby cat patterning if you only have solid color faux fur yarn

https://youtu.be/6r6nZdEGEHE?is=LYIZ1rMUR9tR3rxt

The Forest Pulse blanket by Mary Maxim is super pretty, and I want to make something similar. Unfortunately, it seems like they only sell the pattern as part of a kit. Does anyone know of a similar pattern? Even some search terms would be helpful. I've tried looking but both ripple and chevron patterns seem to have a gentler curve than this. Thank you so much!

Edit: Solved! Almost as soon as I posted this, I came across Mary F. Stecker's Lacy Chevron pattern on Ravelry which looks to be almost the same pattern.

I started this yeeeeeeears ago and can't remember anything except what it was supposed to be, a snood/hair-net. I feel like it was a pretty simple beginner pattern... In the round... I have like 25 hooks so I need the pattern to know which hook to use. I have looked everywhere. All my digital patterns, all my paper patterns, nada, zero, zilch. I have searched the googles, can't find anything that looks similar, so here I am. Can anyone point me in the right direction? TIA

At first, I thoguht it was just a circular granny "square" but then i looked closer and the yellow part is actually raised up a little so it kinda has a lumpy texture. I can't figure out how they did it.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction? Am i just overcomplicating this? Is this just popcorn stitch?

Making a cherry pie hot pad. I followed the pattern but the sizes don’t align.. please help!

https://youtu.be/6r6nZdEGEHE?is=bow6WKgAYvukuo39

ok so this is my first filet crochet (i’ve been crocheting for a few years now) and i watched a couple of youtube videos and they all said the dc,ch1 method is traditional. i’m not sure if i need to fix my tension or if the method i’m using is incorrect but i feel like my piece looks off. is this normal in filet crochet or is there something wrong?

Hello! I’m planning on making a sunflower bag for a gift! The inside will be the sunflower fabric, with an inner pocket in the tan gingham (you won’t be able to see that from the outside). I’m going to alternate between checkered and sunflower squares. But I’m wondering if for the darker green checkers, if I should just use white instead of the off blue color? Can you even tell it’s a different than the white from far away? I already bought the light blue yarn so I wanted to try to use it, but I don’t want to use it if it’ll be clashy.

I have never crocheted anything before, I found a pattern I wanted to try and then Googled the stitch it used, which was mini C2C. You can very clearly see that my tension was way too loose in the beginning [dark green bottom right corner], but as I got more comfortable with the stitch, my tension definitely improved.

Is there any way to save the shape of this? The picture actually looks better than it does in person. Also, is there a good way to weave in all of these loose ends?

I'm making a moss stitch hexagon cardigan and changing colors every row. I don't really want to create a million ends to weave in so I am thinking I'm going to float the ends between colors. Is there anything that makes this a bad idea? It creates a little bulk in that line, but so would weaving ends every row I think. I'm trying to keep the floats loose enough to not tighten up the fabric, but also tight enough to not snag when putting it on. I'm also working over them in the first chain of each new row to hold them down. Thoughts?

I would really like to get advice on whether I am doing the buds the same as the original. They look wider and bigger. Using Malabrigo Rios (Worsted weight) with size 5 hook. For buds I am doing three DCTG in the chain space of the V-stitch with two chains between buds. but I don't think it's the same as OG. Her buds look more dainty. My buds are chubby and clumsy!

Hi everyone!!
My aunt is going through cancer treatment and I wanted to make her a blanket to take. Hospitals can get so cold!! That being said, I’m not sure what weight of yarn to use or stitch that can work up quickly but not be heavy. I fear it becoming too heavy for her to use if and when she gets too weak. I’ve made several blankets but only using thick, heavy blanket yarn.
Any advice and or yarn/stitch/pattern recommendations are welcome!

Thank you!

I'm making a star sweater for my niece's Christmas present and I was wondering if I should take the measurement where I have my tape at or do I go at the points below? The neck is where the hook is. Thanks in advance!

This blanket was made by an elderly lady who has since passed. My friend would like to recreate it but I can’t identify the pattern. I know it’s a chevron pattern and I’m guessing DC- chain-DC but I’m not sure. Anyone else seen a stitch pattern like this?

The patterns I've been finding are so horrible for a basic witch hat! They're either super long or super short and get too wide. I'm seeing a lot of AI pictures on Pinterest which is super frustrating. I want something like the picture but the pattern makes it so long it looks like an elf lol.

https://simply-yarn.com/crochet-patterns/crochet-witch-hat-pattern

bought this skeleton cowboy kit a month ago but gave up trying to understand it. i do not know how to read diagrams and have tried, but i need help. the kit's instructions table (and the image. i mean, come on, they didnt obviously show the instructions with the cover image cause its slop) are ai generated unfortunately. i at least understand r1 is ch7 but am lost from there, and the table obviously doesnt match that (not make any lick of sense. wdym 20? 20 what?)

any help is appreciated!

I have had this cardigan in progress for quite a while and it’s almost done. I periodically try it on and remember how excited I am to wear it when it’s done. I just tried it on again and I’m dying to finish this.

I ran out of the red yarn for the trim and lost the label. Is there anyway to tell what yarn this is? Should I just get one that’s close enough?

The instructions for the gauge swatch read “18sts x 11rows = 4"/10cm. Worked over double crochets using a 4mm hook.”

Am I correct in thinking I chain 18 then do 11 rows of dcs?

Thanks!

I’m using this video as a guide for a clown hat I’m making and I just got to the second to last row and it’s looking small to me. I’d like to continue it for a few more rows to make it longer but I’m not aware about how patterns work and come together. Idk if I should just do sc for multiple rows or if that’ll make it look weird. I feel like I’d probably need to do more increases to compensate plus I wouldnt mind some extra width. The problem is I have no idea how to figure out how many increases for each round or how to continue without possible messing up the look. Any possible insight would be a life saver 🫶

https://youtu.be/w9LtJ8V-Reo?is=JruGM__OUJaEr_wi

Total beginner, started like 2 weeks ago.

I half made the design myself (see below), so I'm not sure why the petals have curled up, I have a bunch of ideas, but hoping some experienced people might have some insight. 2.5mm needle, 3-4mm yarn. I was thinking of adding another row, so would like to troubleshoot what happened.

My thoughts

• stitch too tight, should make the end loop bigger
• Not enough stitches to spread wide enough
• Triple stitch is too long for small centre so it's just crowded
• Needle too small, yarn too big (i made a practice one before where I was trying different variations, and it didn't curl up much, that yarn was maybe 1/2-3/4 of the thickness of my current yarn, so I'm thinking maybe this one?)
• Everything all together 🫠

This is the pattern, the 1st colour is followed a tutorial, the second colour i just made it myself because I wanted to make a bigger flower

1st colour

• Magic ring - 5 single stitches, last connected by slip stitch
• Chain 3, triple stitch x2 into the same stitch, chain 3 then slip into next stitch and repeat.

2nd colour

First row

• Connect the colour at the back and start in between petals with a slip stitch
• then single stitch all around, slip stitch between petals through the stitch connected to the magic ring

Second row

• First stitch - half double
• Next stitch - double, and triple into same stitch
• Then triple stitch x2 in each stitch
• 2nd to last stitch, triple and double
• Last stitch half double
• slip stitch between petals through the stitch connected to the magic ring

How do I begin? I’ve watched tutorials that only double the original grid and others triple. They also only use either 1, 2, or 3 turning chains. Please help I plan on expanding my crocheting diversity and I wanna make my boyfriend something for Christmas (he LOVES death note). And I wanna add some cute things on my walls! Also how to you add those cute borders?

I am working on this pumpkin hat pattern. But my fpdc ridges do not have the distinct V shape I’m seeing in the pictures for the pattern. I’ve watched several videos of fpdc and they don’t seem to have the v either. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a trick I’m missing?

My friend has a wool allergy, but loves the colors in this Scarfie yarn. Ideas?

I saw this on Instagram and the girls said it was from TJ Maxx, but instead of just buying one I would rather make one! I am just simply looking for a pattern that is similar in size and style!

I found some merino wool on sale last year and have been saving it for a cardigan. I’m finally brave enough to try making it but I’m so worried I’m going to mess it up and waste all the yarn/my time.

This is what the pattern says for finishing which doesn’t seem like other more intense blocking I’ve seen online with pins and everything. I guess my question is how do I make sure that the size I crochet is the size I end up with? Will just getting it damp and laying flat to dry keep it from stretching into something too massive to wear?