The Noob Crochet

Category: plushie

  • 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)

  • 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

  • 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