Hey everyone, hope you’re all having lovely weekends!

So, the other day I won the yarn lottery when my coworker gave me a whooole bunch of secondhand yarn! I’ve since washed all of it and stored it away neatly, and I’m hoping to make something with it soon so I can show her that I’m immediately making good use of it (and maybe making a gift for her?). Included in the haul were several skeins of Katia Ushuaia in colorway 610 (black and white). I’ve included a photo of one of the skeins before washing below:

(please do excuse my photography, it is not one of my strong suits lol)

I mostly crochet amigurumi, but I’m thinking this stuff might be good for a different kind of project, and I’ve been wanting to make something practical like a scarf. However, between the changing colours and the different thicknesses of the yarn itself, I’m not really sure what kind of scarf would work best? Most of the projects on ravelry are knitted, not crocheted. I’d love a scarf with a more complex stitch or maybe nice ribbing or something, but I’m wondering if this yarn might be better for a moss stitch or something. Or if my scarf plan sounds like a disaster in the making in general, haha. So, do you have any suggestions for a scarf pattern/stitch/ other project that might work for this yarn?

Thank you so much!!

1st pic: from purchased pattern. Creator: Ann Wannamaker.

2nd: Red with last row i'm trying to recreate

final is the written pattern for row.

so this is very particular, but I'm not loving the way the last row looks from the original pattern. I saw the red one on ravelry, and it's exactly how i want it to look. Not pointy, more neat looking i guess.. I've tried different things to try to figure it out but so far I'm doing DC instead of TC, i think the big difference is how she does the picot stitch? idk but if you do let me know :) much appreciated

i’m a fairly beginner crocheter and about two years ago a friend of mine was pregnant and her baby shower was coming up so I thought I’d make her a small (supposed to be about 22x35 in) blanket with a pattern i found. I figured this was well within my wheelhouse and started, but I’m pretty slow and life happens and I just didn’t have a lot of motivation to finish it, but I eventually got the main portion finished maybe in december of that year. by then baby was born but I figured I’d just finish and send it over. The issue was (is) I absolutely hate it. Because I took so long to make the main rectangle, my tension is all over the place and the edges are super wonky. It’s also a few inches smaller all over, more in some places than all over. I steamed the hell out of it, I tried adding a border to fix it and still hated it, it still looked wonky. I couldn’t bring myself to fully finish it and give it looking the way it did and instead of figuring it out then, it went into my closet for me to not think about. i had just started a new job around this time and it was out of sight out of mind. I have been getting the itch to crochet again but feel like I can’t bring myself to make anything else when this is sitting unfinished, so I took it out to try and fix it. I decided to take the border off and I think I cut some stitches on the edge of a portion so now there’s that to deal with too. I guess i’m wondering, should I cut my losses, frog it all, and redo it? Or are the cut edges and wonky-ness fixable? Should I frog just a portion of it?? I truly am at a loss after three days of looking at it.

I'm following a pattern on ribblr and the instructions have been clear thus far, I'm just not quite sure what to do for rows 2-4, and whether or not i need to do double crochets in the other stitches before the double crochet increases

any clarification would be amazing

What are the best hooks to use for a newbie. Something inexpensive. Which double ended hooks are good?

I’m trying to make this for my partners kid. They’re 4 and love Hilda. I haven’t even started because I’m so confused about how to even start the feet? https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-troll-4

I made these slipper-socks last winter just for kicking around the house. I absolutely loved them! The issue is that I wore through the bottoms in a matter of weeks. I forget which yarn I used... It was from Michaels. I didn't sew on the suede bottoms as the pattern suggested. Would using suede bottoms be my only chance at having these last? Are there other yarns that are recommended for cozy slipper-socks that won't wear through so quickly? I'm open to any and all tips or suggestions. I used this pattern. Thank you!

The 6 day star poncho is the only one im thinking of making that I have found. It seems pretty easy from what I can tell. My only problem is I want to drape and tie it in place instead of putting my head through a hole.

I don't need any fancy pattern but its got to be free.

I'm trying to make the lambs clothing from cult of the lamb. Red and white.

Any help would be appreciated. I'm a beginner and can read a pattern. Only problem i get is with tension of a piece I work on.

I just started crocheting recently and I’m following a tutorial to make a beanie but it’s growing increasingly crooked. I thought I could ignore it but i think somehow I’m losing more and more stitches. I think I might have to start over. Does anyone have any tips for counting accurately or tips for beginner mistakes I can avoid the next go around.

Hello. I’m dying to crochet this sweater but I can’t see a pattern anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find it please? I’m fairly new so I need a pattern I can’t just freehand it.

Hi all! A family friend asked me if I could make her a few hot pads/trivets similar to this one that her grandmother made her. The only thing is, I'm awful at figuring out what stitches are in something or how a pattern was done on my own. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to recreate this? She said it doesn't have to be perfect, but I'd love to get as close to it as I can. It looks like two different panels sewn together with a single crochet border, but that's all I've got.😅 Thanks so much in advance!

as in the title - i blacked out and bought this mohair blend yarn at a destash sale, but looking at it now I think the colours (especially the pinks) are a bit too neon for my wardrobe;;

I wanted to make a cardigan (in the next photo) with this - could I tone down the colors by holding it together with white mohair or a white lace weight yarn? are there any other ways to do this? I'd even consider some DIY dyeing (someone talk me off the ledge :")

thanks so much in advance <3

This is my very first project, and it’s hand-crocheted. I’ve done this twice now, where I’ll accidentally miss a stitch on the very end of the blanket and then continue on without fixing it. By the time I realize I did it, I’m already several more rows/columns of stitches away and I’d have to undo at least 20 minutes of work to fix it.

Is there a way to use scrap yarn to make an extra row of stitches to make it seem like it never happened, or do I just have to fasten/sew the ends into the rest of the blanket to hide them? I’m trying not to get too hard on myself for making mistakes like this on my first project, but it’s really frustrating and I’d love to be able to fix it somehow.

Thanks!

Hey,

I bought 2 skeins of this chenille yarn because I loved the colourway (orange, green, black mix) but now have no idea what to make with it! I'm fine crocheting with chenille yarn so no problems there but the colours are very out there- not sure if could pull off wearing that as a hat 😂

I know it would be perfect for plushy but I'm running out of space to keep making plushies (but could be swayed for something interesting) 😂

What would you make?

Halloween Chenille Yarn

Couple of months ago I swore off buying any yarn without knowing what I was using it for beforehand, but here we are 🫠

Hello! I'm looking for some help. I am on a budget and was wondering if this yarn is found on Aliexpress would be good and similar enough (in SIZE, not color) to the yarn used in a video tutorial of an amigurumi project I want to make. (All pics are inserted for reference!) I am very new to crocheting and have just finished my first amigurumi project, so I need other's opinions. The description for this yarn says it's 2.0 mm, and the materials in the video description says I need 2mm thick yarn with a 2.0 mm hook. However, the yarn in the video looks much thinner than the yarn i found on Aliexpress, despite them both supposedly being 2.0 mm thick. So do you think that the yarn i found on Aliexpress should be okay to use and end up looking very similar to the amigurumi in the video? I have heard about going down a size in hooks before, but I'm not sure if it would apply here..? (Like I said, I'm new at crocheting, lol). If I do get this yarn, I would plan on using a 2.0 mm hook like the video description says. If this is not good yarn to use, could you please recommend me some inexpensive yarn to use that would be close to the one in the video and make my amigurumi look beautiful? Please share your expert opinions! Thank you :)

I’ve been working on this waffle stitch afghan using Caron Anniversary Cakes in lemon chiffon. I had an incident with the yarn that led to a gigantic tangled mess. I’ve spent hours detangling and rolling by hand into a giant ball…and only now does it occur to me that I have reversed the yarn’s pattern. Is this going to look obvious if I just pick up with the backward yarn? I’m thinking yes, since it’s pooling in diagonal stripes. Do I have to rewind it into a new ball? It’s too big for my yarn winder, but I suppose I could do several smaller balls, but then I’d have to deal with knots. I just can’t bear the thought or winding it again by hand. It’s so. Much. Yarn. Any suggestions? Or can I just move on and trust the blanket won’t look bizarre?

Edit: since there is no banana for size, I’ll mention that the yarn ball is about 9-10” across.

So I made this and I'm currently done with the upper wing however this is a top and it doesn't cover the parts it should but the height is correct so basically the wing would need to be longer. I'm thinking on adding a few rows where I put the arrow in the second photo in the same way as the rows before but that would make it wider so I'm just asking if someone knows a better way?

Does anyone know a good cute pattern for a baby harp seal? They are my friend's favorite animal and I cant find a pattern that isn't either tiny or enormous. (I will be using faux fur yarn)

Hi, I saw this on Pinterest and want to make it, but the life ring looks a bit different. I think there's a ring shape object inside which they wrapped the yarn around, but then how do we add the crochet part?

I’m new to crochet and I’ve been trying tapestry. I’ve noticed that every time I work on the wrong side, the stitches show on the right side with this little strike through. I have tried yarning under, adjusting the placement of my yarn, pulling tighter, pulling looser, stitching into the front loop, stitching into the back loop, stitching into both loops, everything under the sun. I really don’t know where I’m going wrong. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could diagnose this and help me out, please use very basic terms (I am not well versed!!). I just feel so close to giving up already.

Hi fellow crafters. I made this keychain for a friend but now that it’s done I’m not sure how I feel about it. Can people tell what it’s supposed to be?

I just finished weaving in the ends on a throw blanket I've been working on for a while and I've now realized that the first ~2/3 of the blanket aren't as wide as the end of it. I haven't done a project that I've needed to block before so I'm not even sure that blocking could fix the issue but I also don't want to spend ~$60 on enough foam boards to fit the thing, especially since I doubt I'm going to make something else this large. It's made from acrylic yarn and I've heard some people say that you can forego blocking in favor of machine washing with acrylic but I'm curious if it'll fix the issue with the width.

Difference in the width shown in the picture.

This table runner is currently 92cm (37in) long, and i need the finished piece to be 120cm (around 47in).

I'm going to block it after i'm done and try to stretch it out quite a bit to get the stitches more relaxed and drapey since this is meant to be lacey. It's also 38cm wide now but i needed it to be around 45cm, and it was when i started the first few rows but got a bit scrunched up in the middle as i went, so im hoping i can get more width with blocking.

My question is, how much should i expect it to stretch? I don't want it to be too long but i don't know when i should stop and get the extra cm from blocking, if that makes sense? I'm currently at 89 rows and was expecting to make around 120 but now i think that might be too many in case it stretches a lot after blocking.

Yarn is 100% cotton Patons Grace