The Knitting & Crocheting Thread

[angus]

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum, bettas, and crocheting! I'm in the middle of making a baby blanket. I don't know if it will be done in time for the baby shower I'm going to so if not it's going to be a blanket for my dog lol. I only looked at a couple of pages of this thread, but I'm going back now.

[youlovegnats]

Originally Posted by cjayBetta

I want a pattern for a stuffed animal thats easy. :P

There are tons here! :D http://freeamigurumipatterns.blogspot.com/
I made the wolf one on here for my friend last week...it came out looking like a koala-bear-thing. xD
There are a lot on here that are simple, And they mostly just have the round patterns instead of those horrid charts. I can never read those. >_<;

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Just finished a T-shirt rug! I looked through my drawers last week and found so many clothes that were back from 8-5 years ago that don't fit me/I don't wear. So rag it was! I spent the whole night crocheting and watching Dr. Who. xDD
Also now in the process of knitting my first sweater (a baby one, mind you) and making a knitted stuffed Dalmatian for my sister. I have to make a Bulldog for the other one. :P

[youlovegnats]

Originally Posted by angus

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum, bettas, and crocheting! I'm in the middle of making a baby blanket. I don't know if it will be done in time for the baby shower I'm going to so if not it's going to be a blanket for my dog lol. I only looked at a couple of pages of this thread, but I'm going back now.

Welome aboard!

[angus]

Originally Posted by youlovegnats

Welome aboard!

Thank you!

[MadameDesu]

Ok, more questions about blocking!
I blocked a section of my scarf last night and it came out GREAT! I was wondering though, how long blocking lasts? I just soaked it in cool water and shaped it ... will it go back to the way it was after a while? Is there something else I could soak it in to make the block last longer (starch-water, glue-water, sugar-water, etc)?

[Leeniex]

You will have to block it e very time you wash it. Other than that it should hold shape fine.

[AngelicScars]

Originally Posted by MadameDesu

Ok, more questions about blocking!
I blocked a section of my scarf last night and it came out GREAT! I was wondering though, how long blocking lasts? I just soaked it in cool water and shaped it ... will it go back to the way it was after a while? Is there something else I could soak it in to make the block last longer (starch-water, glue-water, sugar-water, etc)?

Is it acrylic? Blocking won't really matter for that yarn.

Don't use anything other then water though, it could ruin it.

[MadameDesu]

It's cotton, so it should hol the shape well, I guess.

[AngelicScars]

Originally Posted by MadameDesu

It's cotton, so it should hol the shape well, I guess.

It should, cotton can stretch out too. So, if it does start to get a little longer/wider as time goes on then you'll know why.

[cjayBetta]

Originally Posted by youlovegnats

There are tons here! :D http://freeamigurumipatterns.blogspot.com/
I made the wolf one on here for my friend last week...it came out looking like a koala-bear-thing. xD
There are a lot on here that are simple, And they mostly just have the round patterns instead of those horrid charts. I can never read those. >_<;

Love love love that website thank yoU!