The Noob Crochet

Category: projects

  • Coffee/ Matcha keychain ☕🍃

    Coffee/ Matcha keychain ☕🍃

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR6WpG4t5OQ&t=846s

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~2 hours

    What I learned

    • Magic ring technique (MR)
    • Single crochet (SC)
    • Increase (inc)/ Decrease (dec) stitches
    • Back loop only (BLO)/ Front loop only (FLO) stitches
    • Slip stitch (SL ST)
    • Practice sewing

    Struggles

    • I might have lost count during the middle of the cup as there is a bump instead of a straight line. So, it would be good if you keep track of the number of crochets per round/ use a stitch marker
    • I sewed the leg a little too far from the cup handle
    • The cup handle is slanted, as I got too excited and did not follow the video’s method of sewing 😁

    Thoughts

    This would be such a great gift for coffee lovers 💖 and it’s so fun that she taught how to crochet a coffee bean and matcha leaf.

    I sewed the leaf onto the coffee bean and hung it on the side.

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply yarn
    • Scissors
    • Crochet sewing needle
    • Stuffing
    • Stitch marker
    • Safety eyes (optional)
    • Keychain ring (optional)
    • blush (optional)
  • Bird Keychain 🐤

    Bird Keychain 🐤

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAz7OEhzntY

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~1 hour

    What I learned

    • Magic ring technique (MR)
    • Single crochet (SC)
    • Increase (INC) and decrease (DEC) stitches
    • Slip stitch (SL ST)
    • Sewing the eyes, beak, and feet

    Struggles

    • Crochet pattern for this keychain is pretty easy – just a lot of single crochets – just need to take note of the count of stitches for each round

    Thoughts

    It came out way smaller than I expected but I only had my skinny yarns. It is better to use thicker yarns like in the video

    She used Weight 6 yarn which is 14-16 ply (8-12mm)

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply yarn
    • Scissors
    • Crochet sewing needle
    • Stuffing
    • Keyring (optional)
    • Safety eyes (optional)
  • Headphone Sprout 🌱

    Headphone Sprout 🌱

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbMKDhgx4eM

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~ 30 mins

    What I learned

    • Single crochet (sc)
    • Double crochet (dc)
    • Half double crochet (hdc)
    • Triple crochet (tr)
    • Slip knot
    • Slip stitch (SL ST)

    Struggles

    • Crocheting in the extra/ leftover yarn from the first half of the leaf has a little difficulty, especially when the yarn is short

    Thoughts

    Practical, cute, and simple to crochet! You can use it to keep your wires tidy too

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply yarn
    • Scissors
    • Crochet sewing needle
  • Hibiscus Keychain 🌺

    Hibiscus Keychain 🌺

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbHRK-loBzo

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~1 hour

    What I learned

    • Magic ring technique (MR)
    • Double crochet (DC)
    • Half double crochet (hdc)
    • Single crochet (sc)
    • Slip stitch (SL ST)
    • How to make a flower and leaf

    Struggles

    • My leaf was not symmetrical at first when crocheting the second half of the leaf, so I had to add a few more single crochets.
    • I did not tie the chain to the flower properly, it may fall out anytime

    Thoughts

    I tried putting blush on the flower and it made it x1000 cuter. It looks more alive than if it were one solid color.

    The chain looks a little long when I hung it up, so you could make it shorter if you want (make fewer chains instead of 48ch)

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply yarn
    • Scissors
    • Crochet sewing needle
    • Makeup blush and Qtip(optional)
  • Heart Granny Square #3

    Heart Granny Square #3

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVosEYWwt38

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~1 hour

    What I learned

    • Magic ring technique (MR)
    • Double crochet (DC)
    • Half double crochet (hdc)
    • Treble crochet (tr)
    • Single crochet (sc)
    • Slip stitch (SL ST)
    • How to tie two ends together

    Struggles

    • I might have crocheted extra stitches at the 3rd or 2nd layer, making the left bottom corner more extended out
    • At round 3, I accidentally cut off the yarn even though the video continues with chaining 2. Instead of doing a slip knot, I tried to reconnect the two ends so it seems like I did not cut the yarn.

    Thoughts

    Looks really cute, I wish I did not make the mistake of making extra crochet stitches.

    But now I know what went wrong in my previous granny square – I did not crochet properly for the corners, making them curl up

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply yarn
    • Scissors
    • Crochet sewing needle
  • Granny Square #2

    Granny Square #2

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8fy3yphWjo

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~1 hour

    What I learned

    • Magic ring technique (MR)
    • Double crochet technique(DC)
    • Standing double crochet instead of chaining 3
    • Slip stitch (SL ST)

    Struggles

    • Added extra layers so that it would be the same size as my previous granny square, where the last layer was single crochet. However, this made the granny square extra curled up…
      • I’m trying to flatten it by putting my laptop on top

    Thoughts

    It does not look at square as a granny square should look due to the single crochet. Anyways, it reminds me of a snowflake and snow☃️

    I hope it flattens

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply yarn
    • Scissors
    • Crochet sewing needle
  • Daisy Granny Square #1

    Daisy Granny Square #1

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBD-EM7M9uk

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~1 hour

    What I learned

    • Magic ring technique (MR)
    • Double crochet (Dc)
    • Treble crochet (tr)
    • Treble crochet clusters/ double treble for the petals
    • Slip stitch (SL ST)
    • Changing yarn colours

    Struggles

    • Treble crochet cluster was a little confusing at first, but I’m sure you’ll get it as you progress 🙂
    • I was more used to using another magic ring technique, so I used that instead of following the video. But still turned out the same

      Thoughts

      This was not too bad for my first granny square, its really beautiful

      Materials I used:

      • 3.0mm hook
      • 4-ply yarn
      • Scissors
      • Crochet sewing needle
    • Cactus 🌵

      Cactus 🌵

      Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKyP0lKPEXE

      Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

      Duration: ~2 hours

      What I learned

      • Magic ring technique (MR)
      • Double crochet technique(DC)
      • Single crochet (SC)
      • Slip stitch (SL ST)
      • How to make a small flower

      Struggles

      • Miscounted the crochets for the pot, making my pot uneven and unable to stand sometimes
      • Although the video showed how she glued the cactus, I should have planned how to stick the cactus to the pot. The cactus is glued slanted, and the leaves are not separated evenly. Moreover, I can see some of the glue uncovered 🙁

      Thoughts

      This project is a failure, the flower, cactus, and pot looked good individually, but when glued together…

      In the video, 2.5mm hook and yarn was used, so my cactus also came out bigger

      I think I will just use it for deco 😂

      Materials I used:

      • 3.0mm hook
      • 4-ply yarn
      • Scissors
      • Stuffing
      • Hot glue/ super glue
      • Keychain ring (optional)

    • Pufferfish Pouch 🐡

      Pufferfish Pouch 🐡

      Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ziF_uigAZU

      Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐

      Duration: ~2.5 hours

      What I learned

      • Double crochet (DC)
      • Double crochet increase (Dc INC)
      • Single crochet (SC)
      • Treble/ Triple crochet (Tr)
      • Switching of yarn colors for the spikes
      • Practice sewing
      • Cleaning up of leftover yarn when flipped inside out (shown below)

      Struggles

      • Doing triple crochet and switching yarn was confusing at the start, and yarn got tangled up a few times, but after a few more tries, it became more manageable.
      • I only had limited recycled type of yarn for the blue.
        • Firstly, this type of yarn is hard to crochet with as it is stiffer
        • Secondly, I don’t have blue for the fins. So prepare enough yarn!
      • Might have sewed the fins a little too high

      Thoughts

      This pouch was smaller than I expected, you can put small items like your ear piece/ lip balm but you can’t fit a computer mouse

      Also, I added another drawstring to make it more even, below are the steps if you would like the same:

      1. follow the steps for the first drawstring

      2. sew it into the same holes

      Materials I used:

      • 3.0mm hook
      • 4-ply yarn – 5 colours
      • Scissors
      • Crochet needle
    • Bear Plushie 🧸

      Bear Plushie 🧸

      Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJfBHW-kQy0

      Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

      Duration: ~2.5 hours

      What I learned

      • Single crochet technique (SC)
      • Increase (INC) and decrease (DEC) stitches
      • Front loop only increase stitch (FLO inc)
      • Magic ring (MR)
      • Practice sewing the eyes and nose)

      Struggles

      • Crocheting the legs together was a little messy at first, but as the stitches come together it becomes clearer to crochet
      • Maybe I miscounted the crochets for the body, because it looks fatter on one side haha.
      • I did not hide the cut off/ left over yarn properly and it doesn’t look clean
      • It looked difficult to stitch the arms and ears to the bear, hence I used hot glue instead 😬. However, it doesn’t look as good as if it is stitched

      Thoughts

      It looked weird when I was crocheting the head as it doesn’t look proportionate to the body, but you know, trust the process.

      In the end, it came out so cute!

      Materials I used:

      • 3.0mm hook
      • 4-ply cotton yarn
      • Stitch marker (or a paper clip/ safety pin is fine)
      • Crochet needle
      • Stuffing
      • Scissors