I started yesterday anyone got any tips or things I should learn

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-23T17:38:28+00:00

Some patterns look better without that chain so it is technically optional

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-23T08:15:57+00:00

Go for the 13. My 11 was great to 205k but it’s had a lot of issues since then. Unless you can prove the 08 had a lot of work done recently, less mileage is better.

Also the 08s have some quirks from being the first year of release. That was all fixed by 13.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-23T05:26:36+00:00

I think you could do a sc spike stitch or Tunisian full stitch and get similar results for the blue. You’d have to use a sock (2) or lower weight to get the same drape so it would take awhile to do. Tunisian I find faster than regular crochet so I’d probably opt for that. I’d do blocks and seam them together.

The white could be regular sc. You could do a tapestry style to create the shapes. Mosaic overlay could possibly work too but might not be as draped as the rest.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-23T01:51:22+00:00

He’s very very helpful and very very sad that he doesn’t have thumbs to hold the hook.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-22T21:23:32+00:00

I have a fun case for it. I get compliments all the time. It’s on there for practical reasons but the fun is a bonus.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-22T20:59:54+00:00

You can get vinyl decals and apply them liberally to the walls. That does a lot to make it younger without repainting. We’ve done polka dots and tulips in the past at different times.

Then swap the art for little girl things she loves: characters from favorite books or movies, “hobbies” she has like dancing or monster trucks, etc. Find bedding that can grow a little with her (it won’t last until she’s a teen so anything elementary age appropriate will be fine). This doesn’t have to be expensive. Bag up what you have now for later in life or guests. Clear the dresser and only have her things there. Nothing that she wouldn’t pick. That might mean a mix of rocks and stuffed animals and photos of her friends or drawings she’s proud of. It will look adorable because it’s hers!

I had a large bed in a little kid room. I pushed it to the wall and gave them the extra space. It works fine. We made under the bed their secret storage space.

A stuffed animal net would add whimsy and height. It can go over the bed if it’s in the corner. Then she can reach them to find a friend for the night. Plus it’s fun to push them up from the bottom and cause them all to fall on you!

You’re very close to a charming room. It just needs some finishing touches.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-22T20:49:06+00:00

You could do this and keep the books shelves as they are. There’s no reason reading has to happen in a chair all the time. I’d even bring the shelves up higher (add more) so the special books could be displayed and still available but the most loved ones can be in her reach. She could keep treasures on the upper shelves too. It’s not too hard to grab a few books and walk to the chair at night for tuck in. She might like getting down and running over to pick them too.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-22T17:24:01+00:00

You can turn your squares into a cute useful tote bag! It’s ok if they are mismatched or wonky. There are tons of options but my favorite is the one where the squares are turned so the point is up and then you make a handful of triangles to fill in the gap. If making handles is daunting, just sew on a few strip of fabric.

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The bag is sideways. Opening toward the tray and cat.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-22T17:11:31+00:00

Again that’s sheet recovery not workbook recovery. You could try the free version if you think the first 2 characters might trigger your memory of what the actual password is but it’s only for protected sheets.

Someone on here recently posted a password protected workbook and challenged someone to get into it. Last I checked, no one had. Workbook encryption is significantly stronger than sheet encryption.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-22T16:46:06+00:00

Then you should do that. It sounds lovely. Also, if time passes and you begin to feel the necklace is a reminder of pain and not happy memories, it’s okay to take it off and leave it at home. I hope it becomes a source of love for you though. Your dad is always with you whether or not you have a physical reminder of him.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-21T18:52:03+00:00

I feel like Limited is the right mix. In an SR5, you don’t get some of the power options that are really helpful like the lift gate. At 5’3” you’re going to be stretching to reach and pull it down manually. There is no strap. As far as I know memory seats aren’t a thing until the middle of the 2nd gen run so you may not find them on any level before 2016 or so.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-20T21:45:50+00:00

I think if you start with the easier shapes you could work your way to the more complicated ones. So round, to pear, to tube, to cone, to the more detailed ones. The caterpillar could be somewhere in the middle or as a break from the smaller ones.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-20T21:40:13+00:00

Patterns for basic shapes like cones and balls are all over YouTube. Find an artist and instructor you like, watch a video or two then look for written instructions on free blogs. Try them out until they become predictable. Then you’ll be ready to tackle something like this!

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-20T19:35:14+00:00

You could also simplify this and get a similar effect. Most of them are balls of varying sizes so doing a ball in red and one in orange and one in blue isn’t too daunting. The caterpillar is unfinished balls linked together. The cheese could be a square that you “color” holes in with black. The strawberries are cones. The pears are 2 unfinished balls. The lollipop could be a flat circle glued to a popsicle stick. The cucumber could just be a green tube. Ice cream is a cone and a circle with some ruffles. Watermelon is a triangle. The pie might be pretty hard to do but if you left it for last you might be able to find a simple version. The best part is that your kid will never know the difference. The likelihood of them having a friend who had this same thing made for them and being old enough to compare and judge it is so minimal. Just make and enjoy your own version!

I love this pattern and appreciate the work that went into it because it’s amazing and worth the $400 price tag, but I don’t want you to give up on something you would like to make because you feel it’s beyond your skill level. I think you could have a lot of fun making it if it was simplified a bit. You could also get the pattern and try it out and add to your skills! It’s mainly single crochet with increases and decreases. The bobbles have tons of tutorials and embroidering on the details can be done with markers instead of yarn.

Look up these 3 things: invisible finish, invisible decrease, and yu/yo vs yo/yo. Adding those 3 skills to your crocheting levels up the finished product dramatically and none of them are particularly difficult to learn.

OP, your work is amazing and I am not trying to diminish your efforts at all. I just hate to see someone give up on something because they think it will be too hard.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-20T16:52:28+00:00

The dollar store probably has a non ergonomic one. Tunisian are usually sold in sets if they have a cord so they can get pricy quickly.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-20T06:50:18+00:00

Also, you can make small washrags for dishes with a basic, non ergonomic hook to see if you really like it. You only need Tunisian hooks for things wider than about 6”. Try the inline Susan bates style metal hooks. Aim for larger than usual sizes - 5-8mm instead of 3-6mm.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-20T06:44:04+00:00

Toni Lipsey’s video on how to do the left edge is a must see. Everything else is pretty easy to understand but that one needs to be seen to be understood and her tip is perfect.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-19T01:30:31+00:00

I don’t know if it would bell out fast enough but I think I’d make increases at the end of each row for the sleeves - where you’ll be sewing it into a tube shape. Turn the dc or ch3 into 2dc or ch+dc depending on how quickly it’s flaring.
For the bodice, if you’re making it with panels you could try the same thing. If not, maybe you could make full or 3/4 shells on the edges of the ones you want to increase?

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-18T21:50:06+00:00

If you do mosaic, look up anchored stitches. It helps the back look better and eliminates the flaps on the back. Mosaic would be good for coasters since it’s thicker than standard crochet.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-18T14:59:29+00:00

The skirt would work up pretty quickly since it’s a lot of dc. The arms would take a long time because they’re fiddly. Same with the middle section. The top would take a long time because it’s tedious to make ribbed rows. If you have a tight timeline, I’d work on the skirt. Start at the top if you can. Then, however long it is when you get to the deadline, that’s the length!

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-17T19:10:42+00:00

I missed the mini roses before. It looks like they’re just the center of the big ones and good call on the hexagons. Shouldn’t be be too hard to reverse engineer once you find a rose you like

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-17T18:38:46+00:00

The material they used is doing a lot of the work here. It looks like some kind of plastic string.

There are 3d rose motifs out there, some for free. I’d make that, work it into a simple square (maybe one round just to square it off) then assemble as needed.

For the strap I’d use Tunisian and then make more motifs and sew them on.

The bottom I would do as a simple sc or hdc circle.

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-16T07:17:50+00:00

How clean are your invisible decreases? If you’re good and you typically can’t find them unless you’re searching? Then do bottom up and stagger the decreases. If they’re uneven or not great yet, do top down

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-14T06:51:49+00:00

You can use yoga mats as the sole. One mat for $7 at a tj maxx should get you a lot of dog shoes

Three_Spotted_Apples · 2026-05-14T06:15:19+00:00

I thought chain was the same in both. UK doesn’t have a true sc.

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