#crochet uses one hook

[buttercupdemise]

hey. every guy needs his fun little activities

#i shared this with my instagram buddies #and i'll share it here too #something that bugs me is when people draw knitting and they don't draw the process correctly #crochet uses one hook #knitting uses two needles #the right needle does the work and the left needle holds it #the work moves from the left needle to the right #then you switch the needles and do the process over again to knit the next row! #i'm right-handed so this is how it works for me #it might be different if you're left-handed #undertale #error sans #digital art #fanart #digital artist #fanartist #ibispaintx

[uncanny-tranny]

Another bonus to learning a fiber art is being able to speak to others in a Lovecraftian language that nobody else understands...

...and also being able to read things like THIS:

#art #crochet #fiber art #described images #image description in alt #used a crochet pattern for this because it's just INSANE #see i can recognize some of these stitch markings but i haven't done them all yet #i actually kind of prefer the diagram pattern because it actually shows you the shape and the way stitches compliment the piece #with a 'normal' pattern (e.g. 1 dc in fifth ch from hook ch 2 4 dc) i understand it sure but. it isn't the same. #i was reading somebodys recommendations for tapestry yarn and understood all the abbreviations and what they mean #plus i feel like diagrams can be a great way to teach you not only how stitches look but how they contribute to the larger piece #one of my crochet proficiency goals is to be able to look at a piece and know instantly what made it #*cue me at the store analyzing a crochet piece so i can replicate it for 5× the cost* #if you're selling a crocheted piece for like $20 then it's my imperative to replicate it and not buy it 🫡 #i think that has the same moral implication as like... 'proplifting' #did crochet as the example because thats what i do as a fiber art. if theres a similar thing for knit/weave/ect then DROP IT BELOW I BEG YO #i want to learn all the lovecraftian languages of the fiber artists <3 #i feel like describing the image in exactly what stitch marking indicates what would have been too much so hopefully the explanation as to.. #...what the diagram DOES and how it visually indicates a pattern was helpful <3

[aimbutmiss]

Weird talents Cross Guild have:

Buggy can tie a bow with his tongue. Not a simple knot, no. A perfect, pretty bow. It makes for a good party trick. (He refrains from reminding people that he can detach his tongue.)

Crocodile can read upside down and backwards, in normal speed, without trouble.

Mihawk can crochet. I know that's not a weird hobby but he can also kill someone with a crochet hook, which has to count for something.

#buggy's a man of many talents except most of them are pretty much useless #being able to use his tongue well has its advantages tho wink wink #yes mihawk has killed someone with a crochet hook before #for good reason #probably??? #crocodile is a businessman and a workaholic of course he can read documents under any condition #one piece #buggy the clown #cross guild #dracule mihawk #sir crocodile

[dailypokemoncrochet]

FOTH Flamigo!

There's something so funny to me about Pokemon that are basically their real life animal counterpart. I feel like Flamigo goes a step further in that even its name is basically "flamingo" lmao

Anyway, this is an example of how I post when I make a new Pokemon. I'm still deciding if this is what I'll focus more on when I actually have time to crochet. You can vote in the poll here to help me decide :D

#pokemon #crochet #amigurumi #pkmnart #art #artists on tumblr #fiber art #crafts #flamingo #flamigo #yes yes i know its also like flamingo amigo #but i bet most of us who first saw this guy were like 'i cant believe tpc just put a normal ass flamingo in the game???' #foth #fresh off the hook #oh also fun thing i am proud of this crochet specifically #is that the neck shape is crocheted so it bends like that naturally #no wire in this one! #also also tomorrow will be a pokemon i already have in a Situation #youll never guess what tho and im giggling thinking about how silly it is #pokemon crochet

[fibrespace]

I found something kinda neat at an antique store today...

Still new in it's cellophane packaging, a WonderArt Rick Rack Afghan Crochet Kit from 1970-something. It has it's original sale sticker ($6.88 or around $53 today) even.

The wrapping has a couple of holes in it, so I won't be using it as a display piece in my craft room as originally intended. Time to bust this sucker open and make it!

#it was in a booth marked 50% off so i got the kit for just $5! #the fiber appears to still be in good shape and is relatively soft for 50 year old acrylic yarn #i'm not familiar with the hook sizing chart they are using either it must be one that's been largely phased out in the USA #what is a size 6? is that an H/5.0 mm hook? #crochet #afghan #vintage crochet #fiber arts

[salamispots]

psssstt whoever said they were gonna wait for a secondhand rug hooking tool in tags I've been using a cheapie set of crochet hooks from amazon and they've been working perfectly fine with yarn : O

#delete later #bless you ribbon candy rug hooking for testing out if you can use crochet hooks mkghjghj #idk if they'd still work with like traditional rug hooking/with wool strips? since I've never tried that #now that I know the tiny text tool exists I will now use it in as many posts as possible hgjgh #I know there's some rug hooking tools floating around for maybe $12-18? and then there's the ones that are in the $40+ range >:'D

[quiteaquoteboard]

Ash: My crochet project's going really fast!

Jen: Yeah, you're making a lot of progress! What size hook are you using?

Ash: ..........

Ash: The... purple one?

#i either follow the advice on the yarn label #or i eyeball it #i can never remember one from another #except by the color lol #crochet #also i just realized that basically this same joke is already on this quoteboard #which means jen just needs to stop asking me which size hook i'm using...

[toytulini]

I think i figured out increases with scales. i was over thinking it. if you'd believe it

#toy pic post #undescribed #crochet #art #scalemail #still. might look a little better in like. slightly bigger scales w the same size holes? and i need. to get. A Lot More Scales #as you can see here it used all 100 of my green metal scales and i had to dip into the plastic glow in the dark ones #i also need to crochet a little looser. cos to crochet w scales from the top down i gotta kinda. do them upside down and flip them? and if #i crochet too tight they dont wanna flip...and i cant do my usual trick of using a bigger hook cos this is the biggest hook i can use w #this hole size. anyway uh #the trick is astoundingly simple. first of all i do a scale every other stitch. and i do a half double crochet (usa terms) #and i do them every row. the half double seems to get me the height i want and work up pretty quick without getting too crowded #and then: get this. you just do the increases like normal. while still doing a scale every other stitch. and its just.....fine? #crazy shit #i was wayyy overthinking it and struggling

[swordsonnet]

the amount of ends to weave in here is fucking lethal

#crochet #crochetblr #this is going to be a fidget infinity cube btw! #i'm glad i'm finally done with all the individual squares because crocheting 48 identical squares does get a bit tedious after a while #but i'm NOT looking forward to weaving in the ends. that's by far my least favourite part of any fibre craft project #and there are 96 of them to weave in here. fml #stitching the cubes together should be fun though! there'll be more ends to weave in after that but i'm trying not to think about that rn #i'm just really happy i discovered that i can still crochet despite my many many chronic illness limitations #i used to be more of a knitter but that's way too exhausting for me now #guess i underestimated the impact of having just one small hook vs two big needles lol #anyway. rainbow colours pretty.

[newtness532]

i think it's important that every once in a while, you make something with no expectations of it turning out perfect

#i crocheted a crochet hook case #i used only scrap yarn (literally was taking pieces out of my scrap yarn baggy) and some old almost finished skeins #i did not weave in any of the ends #one of the ends is wobbly because i wasnt really paying attention to the number of stitches #and ive done some of the worst sewing anyone has even sewed #but it turned out looking just fine and it gets the job done and it was fun #always when im making clothes im worried about the stitches being neatly done and not messing up the number of them #and everything fitting perfectly #so i think it's good to also make something without worrying about it #jo says stuff #personal ramblings

[mapoptart]

They are neighbors

#furby #allfurby #safefurby #crochet #crochet bag #i have been using different hooks to see which one i like #it's between the prym and the clover amour #the clover one feels speedy and nice #but the prym has good stitch tension #furby bag

[unopenablebox]

@skimble-shanks-the-railway-cat replied to your post “finished my shawl!”:

How do you get beads onto your knitting?

​I used the crochet hook method, where you use a very very tiny crochet hook (i think mine is .75mm) to add beads as you go. before you knit a stitch that's supposed to be beaded, you pick it up off the lefthand needle w/ a crochet hook that already has a bead on it, slide the bead onto the stitch, and then put the stitch back onto the needle & knit it as usual. (can also do this with a stitch you just knit instead of one you're about to knit, pattern should specify)

i wildly prefer this to pre-stringing all the beads on the yarn before you start knitting, which i tried a few times for bracelets and is just really irritating to do, and even more irritating to have gotten wrong & need to break yarn and redo. have not had the patience for it since i was in middle school. there are patterns where you have to pre-string because you're e.g. putting beads in between stitches, but thus far i have avoided them.

#box opener #knitting #skimble-shanks-the-railway-cat #im told of the Fleegle Beader tool by blogs very past. which you use the same as a crochet hook but it is more purpose-built for this #but i have no idea if it's actually superior to crochet hooks. possibly it is just bc you can fit more beads onto it at a time? #crochet hook works fine tho imo. i got my tiny one at a local knitting store but i bet they're just around online

[uncanny-tranny]

If I'm honest, the whole "love in every stitch" saying for fiber artists does not apply to me, like. I'm trying to get this fucking hook into stubborn yarn and I'll be stabbing it like it owed me money. Is that love because I hope not 😭💀

#art #crochet #honestly the closest thing i feel to love when crocheting is this feeling that this is bigger than me if that makes sense... #...i think it'sthe feeling of knowing how old the craft itself is and knowing that millions of people have done the same as you... #...millions of people have stabbed their crochet hook into the yarn because it's stubborn but so are you... #...millions of people in the past have sat and devoted their time and effort into all of this... #...millions of people have passed on this knowledge and kept this thing alive... #...and it's the feeling of knowing that humans across millenia aren't THAT different #to our core we are more or less similar - across the ages across the colours across everything. that really comforts and humbles me #have you looked up ancient textiles? because that also sparks these emotions in me #it makes me think about the tupes of people to make the textile but also about who wore it #and so many of them are still beautiful and colourful and it shows you SO MUCH about the people who made them #even the ones that are tattered and faded and stripped of colour still feel beautiful... #...because it has SURVIVED. it is evidence of a people who made it and a people who had technical skills #and THIS is why i HATE HATE HATE the idea that ancient people were just 'dumb' and 'uneducated' #that is so unfair to them and cruel and just. wrong. (and often it reeks of white supremacy) #i'm sorry i rant and rave about this so much but i canNOT be normal about this. i can't be normal about humanity #i am learning to love humanity and learn about us and learn everything and it'll never be enough - i will never know enough #i will never know everything about everybody and it will be the death of me #okay the only thing i liked about the greatest showman movie was Never Enough because that is me thinking about all this

[crochet-cat-lady]

First of many down 🫠

#I’m making orchids for my friend who’s moving far away #the first thing i ever gifted her was an orchid that is no longer with us #I figured it was fitting I give her one she can’t kill this time #and it’s turning out nice but it’s also taking an e t e r n i t y #it’s also the smallest hook I’ve ever worked with at 1.5mm #but I’m going strong #crochet #fiber craft #mine

[sgt-celestial]

i dont mind having to wait for packages cuz i believe in patience is a virture etc etc but im literally nose pressed against the window whispering packidge rn because i started a crochet shawl the other day with some blue variegated yarn my cousin bought me and ive used 300g so far so i ordered more and its not coming till the 12th so my project is sitting there unfinished. torturous

#i probably should have used a bigger crochet hook size to make it tho cuz the yarn calls for a 5.5mm hook but i didnt HAVE one at the time #so i used a 3mm which. means i probably used up more yarn than i needed to but now ive just got to commit and finish it with the 3mm hook i #im using mostly triple crochets so hopefully it balances out though #emi's meandering jotts #crochet #im going to do a pom-pom yarn edging on it when i finish 😁 #the colours change slowly enough to create this cool check but quick enough to also kind of marble it. its very cool i will take a photo #when its done 👍

[creaturecraftsx]

psyduck ! 💛 made by myself, following pokemon pattern book by Sabrina somers <3

psyduck is my favourite so I really wanted to make this around the size of an ‘actual’ psyduck (almost 2ft 7”) :0

#pokemon #psyduck #gaming #cute #crochet #handmade by me #love this pattern btw would definitely recommend ! #it’s from a little kit someone got me that is ‘official’ pokemon crochet patterns etc. #the actual pattern is only supposed to be about 30cm or so #but I tripled my yarn to make it thicker and used by biggest size hook #which made this one turn out hugeeee #around 2.5 feet ?