Creation of Soft Animals with Crochet

Creation of Soft Animals with Crochet

“I hope you enjoyed the trip. Thank you very much for participating in this course. I have prepared some essentials for you to organize your project: 1 - Sourcing good quality natural materials will make a big difference to the process and look of the final project. Consider using pure wool spun with natural elasticity and pick the right kind of stuffing.

2 - Decide the colour and size you would like to make and make sure you have the right hook size to match the yarn. To make the Standard recommended size you will need 75g of a double knit weight of yarn of the main colour and 25g of a contrasting colour and a 3mm hook. 3 - Before you begin on your final project try a few different ways of holding your yarn and hook while repeating a chain stitch until you find what works best for you. Make a practise piece with extra yarn to check your tension to ensure you won’t see your stuffing through your stitches. 4 - Once you are feeling confident go for it! Remember that if you are finding the loop stitch hard to remember where to add the loops according to the pattern, you will get the same results by just ‘spreading them out’ as you go around every 4th stitch - or you can always add chains on at the end. 5 - Congratulate yourself when you have finished each piece until the pile builds up and you are ready to sew up - and leave a long tail end on each bit for doing that! 6 - Take your time when sewing up- you’ve done the hard work so enjoy bringing your character to life! Now it's your turn! Gather your images and share your project by clicking on the "Create your project" button. Your publication will become part of your portfolio here on Domestika and will be a space for you to showcase your work. I invite you to participate in the forum and interact by commenting on the course community's work. After all, we will help each other, so take advantage of this opportunity! See you in the forum! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Thank you so much for joining me on this Domestika course. I've really enjoyed bringing the Highland cow together with you and I can't wait to see what you make. But before I go, Let me give you some final tips. And let's review the project that we made together. So my first tip is all about sourcing the right materials. Using natural yarns and natural stuffing will make a really big difference to your final project. Consider using a pure wool and look for something with plenty of natural elasticity. Remember that when making your choices, The final use for the animal will really dictate wh...”

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Course summary for: Creation of Soft Animals with Crochet

• Level: Beginner
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• 1831 students
• 4 units
• 17 lessons (3h 57m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Amigurumi, Arts & Crafts, Crochet, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Toy Design