The Noob Crochet

Category: projects

  • 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
  • Car Key Case

    Car Key Case

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQxwFUf6sd8

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~3 hours

    What I learned

    • Single crochet technique (SC)
    • Increase (INC) and decrease (DEC) stitches
    • Magic ring (MR)
    • Slip stitches (SL ST)

    Struggles

    • The hair is a little time consuming and hard to handle for me
    • Glue is needed to stick the eyes to the body, if you don’t have the suitable glue, you can just stitch it on.
    • This can only fit automatic car keys

    Thoughts

    This was my first crochet project that needed so much details (mouth, hair, eyes, limbs) and it was really exciting.

    However, this case is better used as storage, as it is a little inconvenient when you need to take out the key to press the buttons

    Materials I used:

    • 3.0mm hook
    • 4-ply cotton yarn
    • Stitch marker (or a paper clip/ safety pin is fine)
    • Hot glue/ super glue (optional, if you don’t want to stitch)
    • Scissors
    • Stitch needle
  • Froggie 🐸

    Froggie 🐸

    Video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-w6X1n3b2s&t=87s

    Beginner Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Duration: ~2 hours

    What I learned

    • Single crochet technique (SC)
    • Simple chain stitch
    • Bobble stitch (BO) to shape the frog’s eyes

    Struggles

    • I was a little confused at round 1 when she said “9sc in front and back loop” but eventually figured it out
    • Didn’t know how to bobble stitch, so I learnt something new!

    Thoughts

    I don’t know why the limbs of my frog are extra curly, but its goofier that way.

    Also, in the video, she used safety eyes which are those plastic circles for its eyes. But I don’t have those, and used black yarn instead.

    Materials I used:

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