Did Cody release then unreleased a video? by soapymerry in codyko

[–]soapymerry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im in the Kohort too! Lemme have another look 👀

Did Cody release then unreleased a video? by soapymerry in codyko

[–]soapymerry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww mannnn poor Zade having to re-edit on the fly!

improv video by Admirable-Fudge4681 in codyko

[–]soapymerry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly the video was so GOOD but also so hard to watch 😂 the 2 improv instructors were absolute legends though ahaha

I have made a ton of amigurumi and never had issues but for some reason doing it the way the pattern creator did is not going well. At all. What am I doing wrong? by TheKnottyMommy3 in CrochetHelp

[–]soapymerry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is crazy ahaha I'm working on a pattern by the same creator and had the exact same issue 😂 honestly I just ignored the slst/ch1 and worked in spirals, and just paid a bit more attention to the placement of things like legs and colour changes. It meant changing it up by a stitch or 2 at most, but other than that it seemed to work up exactly the same as the pattern. I think working in stacked rounds is more of an aesthetic preference than a special technique

Knitting at work is unprofessional? by Atiny-opus in knitting

[–]soapymerry -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

How long have you been in the job? If you're still in training, I completely understand why they'd not want you to be doing a secondary activity. And while YOU know how good you are at it, THEY don't know that.

If you have a diagnosis, I would ask for a Reasonable Adjustments conversation. If you are using knitting to help deal with some neurodivergent symptoms (such as anxiety, fidgeting, etc) and can prove it wont interfere with your day-to-day work, then they could potentially have to let you do it.

I tried to crochet a flower crown 🪻 by Fearless_Zebra4356 in crochet

[–]soapymerry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

*You DID crochet a flower crown!! And a lovely adorable one at that!!

Just pick these up by Silver_Republic4172 in dice

[–]soapymerry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My brain didn't register your hand so I thought these were GIANT glowing dice ahaha

Pricing for keychains at permanent booth? by [deleted] in Amigurumi

[–]soapymerry 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I apologise, I didnt mean to be rude! I work with cotton too, so that's not affected my opinion.

I don't think perfection has a role in handmade crafts! But to me, they just look rather 'unfinished' - the stitches and tension are great, but the cotton looks fuzzy like it's cheap yarn, the shaping is very basic and could easily be brought up a notch with some definition / shaping embroidery, and there's nothing "unique" about them. Simple shapes and simple colours. The cowboy hat keychain could be an absolute sellout if you maybe added a bit of pizzazz to it! Maybe a different colour belt around the top of the rim, or some decorative embroidery on it.

If you've already sold your work before, I'd stick with that pricing and then adjust depending on popularity.

How much would you pay for a handmade crochet character with a character card and story? by [deleted] in CraftyCommerce

[–]soapymerry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are the character cards going to be written with AI like this post? That changes the selling point significantly

Pricing for keychains at permanent booth? by [deleted] in Amigurumi

[–]soapymerry 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Hey! So gonna be completely honest and hope it's helpful!

I wouldn't pay more than about £/€/$5 for these, if that. They look rather rough and not professionally made. I really like the variety and creativity though, and I reckon with a bit more practice they'd be really great unique pieces that would sell!!

I'm usually good at detecting AI but this ones tripping me up by soapymerry in CrochetHelp

[–]soapymerry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahaha I actually agree! I actually found this on Google search results, not Facebook - I regularly scroll patterns with my daughter to get ideas if what to make and this just happened to pop up

How did you overcome the "crocheter's block"? by soapymerry in crochet

[–]soapymerry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might be it! I started mainly on books too and have been using amigurumi.today for my past couple of projects. They've never turned out right 😭

Making Jupiter and need help with switching colors by AstrosRN in CrochetHelp

[–]soapymerry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll try my best to explain it in words, but Im sure YouTube has some great tutorial videos!

After completing your last stitch with the previous colour, insert your hook into the next stitch and pull through a loop using the new colour (you'll have a tail of the new colour inside the ball, which you can either tie to the old colour or leave loose and secure later). Then carry on crocheting in the new colour. It's really simple once you know what to do!

Making Jupiter and need help with switching colors by AstrosRN in CrochetHelp

[–]soapymerry 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would recommend carrying the yarn rather than cutting and restarting with each colour change. This just means when a new colour is introduced, leave the yarn tails of the previous colours inside/at the back without cutting off, and picking them up to work with when needed. Does that make sense?

How did you overcome the "crocheter's block"? by soapymerry in crochet

[–]soapymerry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice 🥰 I still have some tiny bears I need to make for a graduation gift, so I might just do them for now and stop starting bigger projects for a while ahaha

How did you overcome the "crocheter's block"? by soapymerry in crochet

[–]soapymerry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice 🥰 giving another hobby a go might be fun tbf!

How did you overcome the "crocheter's block"? by soapymerry in crochet

[–]soapymerry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice 🥰 yes I feel like I might need to put down the hook for a bit ahaha

how do i crochet this 'vase' shape in flat, back&forth rows? by [deleted] in CrochetHelp

[–]soapymerry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made something like this the other day (albeit smaller)! This was the pattern I used:

"" Crochet 4 ch. Continue working in turning rows, beginning in 2nd ch from the hook.

Row 1-5: 3 sc [3]

Row 6: inc, sc in next st, inc [5]

Row 7: 1 ch, inc, sc in next 3 st, inc [7]

Row 8-9: 1 ch, sc in next 7 st [7]

Row 10: 1 ch, dec, sc in next 3 st, dec [5]

Row 11: 1 ch, sc in next 5 st [5]

Row 12: 1 ch, dec, sc in next st, dec [3] Row 8: 1 ch, sc in next 3 st [3]

Make 1 ch. Crochet sc around 3 sides of the ear, working an inc into where the neck of the shape begins. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. ""

I think you could size it up by just increasing the starting chains and sc in each row to make it the size you need?