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I just post about my little hobbies.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Okay. Laid out what it would look like if I out all the wheels on because maybe I just make it weird. And, of course, while the wheels are all the same size, and often they are too big, they fit fine SOMETIMES, because the problem was always me not being able to maintain consistent tension.
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Trying to fake two apart, on one I can’t find a white end and on the other I found it, but I’m still trying to detangle it after so throughly sewing in the edges. Yup, I’m a bit screwed here.
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Took some time to think / crochet in a little smoke for the train engine, and my new plan is to wait until the very end and if it’s impossible to take the wheels apart I’ll just make new wheels out of whatever colors I have left.
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
*deep, deep breath” Houston, we have a problem. My wheels are too big for the train I crocheted. I’ve already sewn the white threads into the wheels so undoing them and re-doing them is gonna be a nightmare. I think I actually made the blanket a bit small, because I probably measured the wheels 😬😅🫠
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Week 5 (& week 5 part 2 since they missed some stuff the first time) of the Sirdar Christmas crochet along done! My kids did get some mess on the blanket tho, so I’ve run it through the wash. Seems to have held up fine? One week to go!
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
For #crochetaway this week, one day I’d love to make a mosaic labyrinth blanket. It would be such an endeavor, but I love how these look.
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Finally finished the long red & white + green loop border on this Christmas blanket. Ya know, other than sewing in approximately one billion edges.
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I could have got 9/9 if I was bolder with John Turturro, I literally just watched all his Coens I should have had this one. (Once I flubbed it I got lazy with Viola).
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
990 loop stitches later (I had to do one row twice), I still don’t like the loop stitch. But at least I’ve gotten better at it! Before I wraps up this border with some more red and white stripes, I’m gonna bite the bullet and do the loops on the other side.
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Don’t enjoy a loop stitch. Not excited to do multiple rows of 165!
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I like this border pattern, too. It’s a moss stitch pattern with double (treble) stitches instead of single (double), alternating colors every other row. There will be more bits on this border I have to do next, but I l don’t think I’ll like those stitches as much 😅
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Week 4 of the Sirdar Christmas crochet along complete! The actual work was really fun, but sewing all the edges of the toys was a slog while my kids crawled all over me and bickered over everything. At least they paused long enough to excitedly name everything I put on the train!
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I really want to get my daughter kpop demon hunter dolls for the holidays, but they kind of don’t exist, which prompts the question… do I think I could crochet these in time?
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Teddy bear tangle. So many edges to sew in! Hoping I can get through all of week 4 in my crochet along, hoping this is the worst of the toy designs so the rest goes smooth.
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I want to do fun stuff but I need to weave in dozens of edges first and that’s fine. FINE.
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I really like this pattern that the crochet along is having me use on the edges, I want to do an ugly Xmas sweater for me with the zig zag pattern up the entire arms
November 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Robyn loves his cat Costco membership. I was googling these yesterday, and apparently Walmart sells them for like $40, which is way too much, but Costco has it for less than $20, which is definitely the right amount for a little silly fun.
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Happy one year anniversary of bringing my cats home from the shelter. Enjoy the mushroom!
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It’s the one year anniversary of welcoming home our new cats, so we got them a cat Costco. It is so silly I love it.
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Oh no found a mistake two rows back ugggghh I’m going to have to frog and re do it else it will bug me forever and ever
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Distracting myself from At least another hour waiting for election results by working on my spiked double/treble (us/uk) boarder. I wonder if this is part of how they do that cute cat pattern? I should look into the cute cat pattern…
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
He dug into his retaliation
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Learning how to do a “spiked treble crochet” (uk term), which I think looks really cool and I will definitely do again next time I make a random baby blanket
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Week 3 of Sirdar Christmas crochet along done! Excited for all the bobs and bits about to be added to it to distract from how bad my crochet hand writing is 😅
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM