The Noob Crochet

Category: home decor

  • 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)

  • Tulip🌷

    Tulip🌷

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxO4RWWNSps

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~2 hours

    What I learned

    • Single crochet technique (SC)
    • Back loop only single crochet (BLO sc)
    • Double crochet (DC)
    • Half double crochet (HDC)
    • Slip stitch (SL ST)
    • Practice sewing

    Struggles

    • Sewing is a little messy especially the top of the flower
    • The leaf is kind of flabby
    • Not sure how the leaf was attached, but I used glue

    Thoughts

    At first I couldn’t get the crochet to become a rectangle, so it took a few tries before it worked. It does not look as nice as the video’s, maybe the second try would be nicer.

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply cotton yarn
    • Stuffing
    • Scissors
    • Crochet needle
    • A stick (I used a wooden chopstick)
    • Hot glue/ super glue
  • Lemon Coaster 🍋

    Lemon Coaster 🍋

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alPXSr8JJhI

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~2 hours

    What I learned

    • Magic ring technique (MR)
    • Simple chain stitch
    • Double crochet technique (DC) for the lemon body
    • Single crochet (SC), Half double crochet (HDC), slip stich (SL ST) for the leaf

    Struggles

    • The leaf was a little challenging and may take a bit of time to crochet.
    • I used pure cotton yarn for this project, which made it softer and more flimsy than my other coaster project, but it still works.
    • I glued the leaf onto the body of the lemon, so when my mug is placed on the leaf, it is tilted. Luckily the body of the lemon is big enough for the whole circumference of the mug (pic shown below)

    Thoughts

    I made this as a gift for my grandma, it’s really cute!

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply yarn
    • Stitch marker (or a paper clip/ safety pin is fine)
    • Scissors
  • Simple Coaster

    Simple Coaster

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alPXSr8JJhI

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~1 hour

    What I learned

    • Magic ring technique (MR)
    • Double crochet technique(DC)
    • Slip stitch (SL ST)

    Struggles

    • Did not have a stitch marker and kept losing count (here you can use a paper clip instead)
    • Crochet is quite wonky, but it’s quite tight as the yarn I used was recycled cotton yarn, which was harder than pure cotton.

    Thoughts

    This was my first crochet project, and although it is not very aesthetic, it is well used for my daily coffee!

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply yarn
    • Scissors