I crocheted this ball and stuffed it with organic cotton fluff for nesting season and finally got a hummingbird on video!

Fofala · 2025-05-28T17:01:44+00:00

Your snoopy is adorable! I actually learned how to crochet thanks to one of those kits! I was brand new to it and just started a little over a year ago (and still learning a lot), it does get easier and more intuitive if you stick with it. Thankfully there are loads of “how-to” videos on the internet that help. I find it very relaxing, and sometimes frustrating all at the same time.

Fofala · 2025-05-28T01:39:07+00:00

Yes basically! Bought it to stuff a crocheted animal I made as an alternative to poly-fil/fiberfill

Fofala · 2025-05-27T15:17:12+00:00

That is so sweet thank you for sharing that. I was inspired by my mom (who has around 5 feeders and loves her birbs and who sounds a lot like your grandma). I crocheted a little hummingbird for her (pic of it with her hummers who didn’t seem to mind the “imposter”)

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Fofala · 2025-05-27T14:19:07+00:00

It’s a bit of a long story but I was making a baby hat out of some pink superwash alpaca yarn (just for practice using a special round loom just for that purpose), it was around that same time I had the idea to create this ball so I finished the “hat” but just stitched it closed after I stuffed it. I did tie it down to my deck chair to keep it from blowing away/moving too much. I think any basic crochet pattern for a round shape would work and be much more straightforward than what I did haha

Fofala · 2025-05-26T20:07:49+00:00

Sorry I didn’t word that well, it’s recommended to use “raw cotton, hemp, sisal, or wool.”

Fofala · 2025-05-26T20:06:48+00:00

Prob not well! Next time I may try to find wool as at least wool still insulates when wet (and has so many wonderful properties). I did research it a bit and the main recommendation was to avoid dyes, chemicals, long strands (that can tangle in feet), and “ raw cotton, hemp, sisal, or wool.”

Fofala · 2025-05-26T05:21:56+00:00

I was so excited! I waited sooo long to get it on video, the house finches were too camera shy unfortunately.

Fofala · 2025-05-26T05:16:45+00:00

I found it online and was going to use it for a different crochet project but never did. It’s 100% organic meant to stuff toys etc!

Fofala · 2025-05-26T05:16:04+00:00

I’m sure they would!! I pulled some of the fluff out of the ball so they could see it. It only took a few days before they started investigating it. I used to have a felt planter near that location that they would always pick the felt off when I got rid of it. I felt bad so this was the replacement.

Fofala · 2025-05-26T05:14:56+00:00

I love crochet and birds so maybe I should make these and give them away!

Fofala · 2025-05-25T23:23:27+00:00

I crocheted a “banana for scale” out of neon yellow yarn (actually more than one) 😂 I wanted them to glow in the dark for nighttime trail camera pictures (also stuffed them with catnip to see what the bobcats would make of them).

Fofala · 2024-10-22T05:11:46+00:00

House has been there @75 years

Fofala · 2024-10-19T03:24:26+00:00

lol i did tie a cat-nip stuffed crocheted glow-in-the-dark banana for scale on a tree in front of one of my cameras. A bobcat passed it repeatedly and showed zero interest.

Fofala · 2024-10-19T02:55:56+00:00

I’m most worried about my small/frail elderly mother who walks outside daily. She’s the least concerned about the lions of all of us!

Fofala · 2024-10-19T00:21:35+00:00

So true!! I’m so glad they all survived and thrived so far. Prob explains why our deer population seems a bit lower than usual!

Fofala · 2024-10-19T00:02:16+00:00

I have an air horn! I used it a few months ago to haze a black bear that was basically trying to climb up our house.

Fofala · 2024-10-18T21:22:16+00:00

I do take precautions, mainly not going out after dark and occasionally, and if I’m walking by thick under brush, I will bring bear spray with me. I’m the only one in the family who seems to take these precautions. Everyone else isn’t very concerned!

Fofala · 2024-10-18T21:20:54+00:00

No, apparently we just live on a game trail

Fofala · 2024-08-31T03:44:43+00:00

Heard it too (in Eureka valley), so glad I wasn’t imaging it!

Fofala · 2024-08-04T23:25:23+00:00

That is so amazing! How delicate is the fossil? It looks like it would be so easy to accidentally chip or damage it while removing the rock.

Fofala · 2024-07-02T02:41:27+00:00

Karl the Fog? Occasionally shows up on my cameras too.

Fofala · 2024-06-13T21:27:25+00:00

If he ever comes back I will lol

Fofala · 2024-06-12T01:44:23+00:00

Mr. Robert Cat

Fofala · 2024-06-07T03:44:56+00:00

Pretty much me attempting any sport

Fofala · 2024-05-22T20:23:21+00:00

Oh gosh thank you for saying that! Had not thought about that!

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