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by maria lewis"},{"term":"winter reads"},{"term":"workout playlist"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Urban To Rural"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":""},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.urbantorural.co.nz\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7155191456451151063\/posts\/default\/-\/amigurumi?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=30"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.urbantorural.co.nz\/search\/label\/amigurumi"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Christel"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17673896326223895087"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"30"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155191456451151063.post-8673626368991893361"},"published":{"$t":"2020-02-27T17:47:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-27T17:47:13.989-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"amigurumi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beach cover up"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beanie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"crochet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"deer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DIY"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reindeer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"scandinavian santa"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I Taught Myself How To Crochet"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2ZZdVZxZYKA\/XlX7ehGOCPI\/AAAAAAAAENM\/0QUuFrGQ2mcpaD1gGjLhjMVKLghfUBJTQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/i%2Btaught%2Bmyself%2Bhow%2Bto%2Bcrochet.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1102\" data-original-width=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2ZZdVZxZYKA\/XlX7ehGOCPI\/AAAAAAAAENM\/0QUuFrGQ2mcpaD1gGjLhjMVKLghfUBJTQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/i%2Btaught%2Bmyself%2Bhow%2Bto%2Bcrochet.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EHi guys. Does anyone even read this blog anymore? I don't know. It's been that long, I can barely remember how to do this. Excuse my awkwardness, I reckon it'll take awhile for this to feel \"normal\" again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhere have we been? To be honest, stuck behind a thick wall of grief. After the death of our Grandparents, we lost all desire to do anything - let alone blog. But now that we're feeling a bit better, I figured it was time to get back to doing the things I used to enjoy. And here we are!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo try and cope, I taught myself how to crochet. A tonne of mistakes and Youtube tutorials later, and I am quite literally hooked (haha). This is basically just going to be a bunch of photos and \"look what I did!\" moments - so please, if you will, just humour me.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Hw51yBmVroo\/XlX7khGixNI\/AAAAAAAAENc\/2G7EMyb_iNsm417jF3T1fUEg6gVeBMviACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/crochet-coasters.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"760\" data-original-width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Hw51yBmVroo\/XlX7khGixNI\/AAAAAAAAENc\/2G7EMyb_iNsm417jF3T1fUEg6gVeBMviACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/crochet-coasters.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy first successful project, a set of coasters! I can't even tell you how proud of these I was, hahaha. Now... not so much. Infact, I've never even used them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZF4eKIb5eLw\/XlX8zHewKcI\/AAAAAAAAEOI\/hSX-h6XQ2jMwTvlWDQ7IOxyAe7IW14ExACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/crochet-beanies.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"507\" data-original-width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZF4eKIb5eLw\/XlX8zHewKcI\/AAAAAAAAEOI\/hSX-h6XQ2jMwTvlWDQ7IOxyAe7IW14ExACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/crochet-beanies.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter 4 attempts at beanie patterns, I discovered \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pawsandwool.com\/hanmer-beanie\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECasey's pattern here\u003C\/a\u003E and geez was that a game changer or what. I've lost count of how many of these beanies I've made since then, but I can assure you that everyone in my life has at least one of them now. Check out her \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pawsandwool.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eblog\u003C\/a\u003E, seriously, she's pretty damn impressive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1-Xo20Z4rus\/XlX7mQUBnmI\/AAAAAAAAEN8\/URg7hkJbUTojt2HPDUQtYp_lxt4TIw59gCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/crochet-scandinavian-santa.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1013\" data-original-width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1-Xo20Z4rus\/XlX7mQUBnmI\/AAAAAAAAEN8\/URg7hkJbUTojt2HPDUQtYp_lxt4TIw59gCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/crochet-scandinavian-santa.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen came my obsession with Scandinavian Santas. I even managed to sell a few of these beauties, which I'm super proud of.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4knn2JLFLMI\/XlX9jTX7LxI\/AAAAAAAAEOQ\/ZRzx_Y6jUV4jbrq5I1ker6CphGLrYSYpQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/amigurumi.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"338\" data-original-width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4knn2JLFLMI\/XlX9jTX7LxI\/AAAAAAAAEOQ\/ZRzx_Y6jUV4jbrq5I1ker6CphGLrYSYpQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/amigurumi.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESince the Santas, I've been loving amigurumi in general. I've made reindeer, a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/nz\/shop\/TheresasCrochetShop\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esuper cute deer\u003C\/a\u003E and a dolphin. Definitely want to try making more, since they're so much fun to do.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BzWeYZB-NCg\/XlX7j-zln6I\/AAAAAAAAEN4\/XJh1Hz7cAf4Yv_O8O4zBvaNNO_IWOQEAwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/crochet-beach-cover-up.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1013\" data-original-width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BzWeYZB-NCg\/XlX7j-zln6I\/AAAAAAAAEN4\/XJh1Hz7cAf4Yv_O8O4zBvaNNO_IWOQEAwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/crochet-beach-cover-up.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor Christmas I made beach cover ups for Mum and Camille. That was a nightmare as I'd purchased a pattern, and after I'd finished making it I realised it just wouldn't work. So I unpicked the whole thing and made up my own pattern. I actually LOVE how they turned out.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qeqTjuzbUYk\/XlX7mhUbVvI\/AAAAAAAAEOA\/YwnoDSNxLBIRG_UxRv5RdMMaiLmN6KouwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/crochet-shark.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1013\" data-original-width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qeqTjuzbUYk\/XlX7mhUbVvI\/AAAAAAAAEOA\/YwnoDSNxLBIRG_UxRv5RdMMaiLmN6KouwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/crochet-shark.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of my favourite makes so far has to be this little shark keyring that I made for Camille. It's soooo adorable! And sharks are just the best. It's of course one of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/spinayarncrochet.com\/shark-amigurumi-free-crochet-pattern\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESpin A Yarn's patterns\u003C\/a\u003E, that I highly recommend. It certainly is a bit fiddly, because it's made with 2ply yarn and a microscopic hook - but the end result makes it so worth it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI've made a few bags and socks too, but I don't have any good photos of them. I also won't share photos of the pretty unsuccessful jumpers I've made hahaha. Or the numerous things that have been unpicked. But honestly, it's a hobby that I'm thoroughly enjoying.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMaybe this hobby can turn into a side business! Who knows. It's early days. But yeah, I taught myself how to crochet and that's all I can really recall doing last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat have you been up to? Did you make it this far through the post?!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is one (kind of) happy hooker, signing off.\u003Cbr \/\u003EChristel oxo\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.urbantorural.co.nz\/feeds\/8673626368991893361\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.urbantorural.co.nz\/2020\/02\/i-taught-myself-how-to-crochet.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7155191456451151063\/posts\/default\/8673626368991893361"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7155191456451151063\/posts\/default\/8673626368991893361"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.urbantorural.co.nz\/2020\/02\/i-taught-myself-how-to-crochet.html","title":"I Taught Myself How To Crochet"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Christel"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17673896326223895087"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2ZZdVZxZYKA\/XlX7ehGOCPI\/AAAAAAAAENM\/0QUuFrGQ2mcpaD1gGjLhjMVKLghfUBJTQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/i%2Btaught%2Bmyself%2Bhow%2Bto%2Bcrochet.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}}]}});