First Project installment: Crochet

Hey there ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ,

This is just an update on my current trials with crochet.  

Let me start by telling you a life story. 

Well, I’m a knitter, to be more exact I am a stress knitter. Itโ€™s a habit I developed back when I was in college. I would literally be knitting like everywhere, buses, benches, trains, in class while procrastinating on a project.

But one day my friend came to me and introduced me to crochet.

I think I did a few mini squares but then I stopped for a very long while. And now I am starting again.

Story over. ๐Ÿ˜‚

So this is what i managed to do in a week, while watching Inyasha.

 Project 1: Single crochet square for a patchwork blanket. My very first project in a while and it went as followed: I had to redo the project about 3 or 4 times because of:

  • I was struggling with tension, some areas were to lose while other areas were too tight ๐Ÿ˜‰.
  • Somehow on one of my tries I managed to do an increase creating a ladder on one side of my work. ๐Ÿ˜ซ
  • On my final try, my chain to start the project was misshapen because the yarn strands kinda started splitting. 

But I did. Kinda.

Project 2: crochet in the round. You know something, I did not know how much counting would be involved with crochet because I swear I must have lost count so many times while doing this project ๐Ÿ˜‚ and I also still struggled again with this chaining style. But look on the bright side I learned how to double crochet.

 Project 3: crochet ball. I swear to (insert god or goddess here) I need to relearn my maths because I can’t count, plus the stress of the poor internet connection causing the video to freeze and black out for a whole section. Then to add insult to injury i misheard a part of the instruction. I’m pretty sure I made a mistake somewhere but I honestly don’t know. 

Nonetheless I did it in the end, that was stressful. 

The next two projects are gonna be a plushie bunny and maybe a bralette. Wish me luck…

Transitioning my blog :)

A massive weight has been lifted off my shoulders, and the last piece of coursework has been completed and handed in. Now my break can begin. But before I take that break, I will be changing the direction of this blog from university work to personal work. I would like to track my personal hobbies. I no longer want to pursue a career in animation as a professional but as a hobbyist instead.ย 

After taking some time to reflect i found myself lost with a long list things i want to do. However, there was always some kind of blockades stopping me from achieving these goals. Whether it was me having self-doubt or mental health issues, university projects or just not having the time, there was always an obstacle.

But now I have the time.

Since this blog will no longer be focused on just animation and will be exploreing my hobbies as well as other skills set. I can finally relax and enjoy the journey.

I am hoping to post weekly, my process in some of the projects I am currently working on.

Thanks for comingโ€ฆ

I will see you in the next post.