So my GF made these the other day. As they are something between shoes and socks we call them "shocks" and they keep my feet very warm - which is very convenient in December. Additionally, I got a special office-pair that is black and red. And as my colleagues were so jealous, the special one's received their own pairs as well. Speaking for all the other BFs: We like. Please continue. Thank youu :3

I've been crocheting for about 2 years and recently switched from a pencil grip to a knife grip. It seemed odd to me to fall into another natural grip, but the knife grip is comfortable and I haven't switched back. Has this happened with anybody else?

We are currently doing patterns for our unit in art and I was wondering if any of you would be able to link some of your favourite stitches and patterns (like for blankets or squares etc) I'm struggling to find many that I vibe with looking by myself

If you can I'd prefer to have some free examples that way I could make them now for the things I need them for but it's not necessary as I can include images for like referencing etc

Also, what would you say is the most popular stitch and pattern as a whole

A serious labor of love, but so worth it!

Hello all :) long time lurker here. My students have asked me to teach them to crochet, and I’m happy to do so, but I’m ballin’ on a teacher’s budget. I already have a plethora of 5-6.5mm hooks, but I’m lacking on easy to see, cheap yarn. Does anyone have any recommendations on where I could find cheap yarn in bulk? Or is my best bet to go to a craft store when they’re running sales. TIA!

I have more of this color, but I didn’t wanna use the new roll for 3 sts 😅

This is a temperature blanket for my mom’s anniversary….just got halfway finished and her anniversary is in 1 1/2 weeks 😂

It’s the fourth one I make, and it is by far my favourite!

Hello everyone! The time has come where everyone is preparing their yearly blankets. I plan on participating this coming year but would like to see other’s set ups. Instead of doing a temperature blanket I think I wanna do a book blanket. Which is basically crocheting for each book I read. I’m thinking of doing granny squares with different colors for different genres but I also wanna see how everyone else does it as I’m unsure of what I wanna do about the page count. Looking for some inspiration!

TLDR: planning on doing a book blanket similar to a temperature blanket. Looking for advice and inspiration

This is the first project I've finished in a long long time 🫣 and I'm in love. It worked up really quickly with the bulky chenille yarn I used, and I decided to add some pockets and buttons to it. I might add a hood eventually or leave it as is, undecided.

I’m working on a bag and found a stitch that I’m hoping will not stretch. https://youtu.be/7QGHuTn8_IM?si=aENLNg1eCe2OkdU8. My hands are hurting but I think it will be worth it.

So proud of this one 🥹

My daughter thinks it's hilarious that Cooper insists on being held while I crochet so he can supervise, so she snapped a picture of him for me 😂

No specific pattern but closely inspired by a green and grey piece by user/gardenfaiiri on this sub :)

I have been trying my best to learn new skills and I have always found crocheting fascinating. To ease myself into it, however, I figured I'd start with something like those jumbo chunky blankets where you don't need any tools (new obsession btw...EVERYONES getting a blanket for the holidays). I know you don't NEED a loom for this but I thought because I'm extremely new, it would be cool to have one to help me get started and make sure all my loops are even. Well...I certainly didn't wanna drop upwards of $200 for one that i would still need to put together. So, I took myself to the wood craft sections of every craft store in my city and got some ideas that maybe someone else would be interested in!

I found my supplies at hobby lobby, but you can find these almost anywhere in the wood crafts aisles. Also, there is most definitely better ways to go about this but I wanted to be as cheap and efficient as possible. I believe I spent around $25-30.

-just learned that wood hot glue was a thing so I picked up one of those.

-any sort of long wood board that is finished as to not snag on your yarn (i found two 36in long square dowels that i just combined together with wood hot glue to make it 72in). https://www.hobbylobby.com/crafts-hobbies/wood-crafts-blank-surfaces/craft-wood/square-wood-dowel/p/21685?queryId=8ea79e4edb6764080723ecbb400f86c5

-I read that the real loom had round dowels with a 7/8 or 0.875 in diameter, so I did my best to find round pieces that had that same diameter and ones that I didn't have to sand. I found these wood peg dolls that worked PERFECTLY, and they usually come in bulk (I used around 5-6 packs of 8 dolls). https://www.hobbylobby.com/crafts-hobbies/wood-crafts-blank-surfaces/wood-turnings/wood-peg-men/p/23066

I then just started in the middle, glued down a wood peg, took my measuring tape or ruler and marked 2 inches down (I didn't even try to make exact measurements, but if you want to, i wouldn't blame you). I glued another wood peg on the 2 in mark and continued on.

No need to sand or anything crazy like that unless you found items that need to be sanded.

It's been about a week and it's been holding up extremely well.

I hope someone finds this at least a little helpful!

(Bought) !

This took me about 50 hours.

I want to block the front panels, is that possible? To just block a part of the cardigan?