I finished my second crocheted stuffed animal over Christmas for my newborn nephew. While I’m not convinced I made it more quickly than my last one, I definitely better estimated how long it would take. I ran out of grey yarn close to the end, hence the green ear and tail, but I’ve decided it’s all for the better. The head, again, is droopy. I … Continue reading A Crocheted Interlude
Last Christmas my mum taught me to crochet. She showed me a couple stitches and helped me make a simple headband. She told me how crocheting was like programming: you learn a few simple stitches and then you can combine them to make anything. I’ve totally bought into this. Crocheting, for instance, is the easiest way to make hyperbolic surfaces (see the Crocheted Coral Reef … Continue reading Learning to Crochet: Somehow I Made a Camel
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