Crocheting in rounds

I have a confession to make... It might be quite shocking, so you'd better sit down and take a deep breath... So, here it comes - I've just learned how to crochet in the round!

Seriously, all this time I've been crocheting in a spiral and, despite many attempts, I just couldn't figure out the trick to work in rounds. And today, suddelny BOOM I know how to do it! And the worst part of it all - I still think spirals are way more fun:P

To celebrate this "amazing" discovery, I've decided to prepare a tutorial on stich counting when crocheting in a spiral. Coming soon!

Cheers,
Lukash

The Babeling Box

My Babeling box is almost full now so I guess I can stop making those guys for  while. Just a few more and I'll try to make a Starcraft Baneling diarama. It would be a good opportunity to practice my photography skills. And I do need lots and lots of practice...

BTW at the bottom of the picture you can see my tentacular new TENTACLE CROCHET LOGO. It was made by this amazingly talented guy - http://bulaw.deviantart.com/
Visit his deviantArt profile now:D

BTW 2 you can now buy a set of three Starcraft inspired Babelings at my Etsy and save some cash;)

Cheers,
Lukash

The Derpy Birds Trilogy

Last weekend I had some extra time on my hands and I decided to make a simple crochet pattern with a strong focus on adjusting the shape. By regulating increases and decreases, I got this really nice bird shape. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to experiment with different versions of it. My absolutely favourite one is the yellow bird with a long trunk-like beak. Here comes - the Derpy Triplets:

Those birds are worked in a spiral, the eyes are embroidered and only the wings are sewn on. I'm planning on making a proper pattern in PDF with good quality pictures of the most important steps, including changing colours of yarn, sewing the eyes on, making the wings and the tail. Hope it works out just fine.

Cheers,
Lukash

Evolution of a crochet pattern

I don't know if all crocheters work this way, but as soon as I finish a new project, I immediately think about changes that would make the newly finished crochet look even better. With bigger projects that would be very time and yarn consuming. That's why I love crocheting tiny objects and making improved versions until I feel it's as good as it can ever be.

A perfect example of that process is the skull pattern that I was working on some time ago. Here's the first version:

And then I started experimenting - number of crochets in the first round, the finish off, the number of rounds and so on. Here's the complete "evolution" of the skull pattern (the rightmost skull is the final version):

BTW the skull pattern is the main part of my upcoming crochet project. It's something new and it's not yarn-only. I should finish it this week, so I'll post it here and on my deviantART profile and Etsy shop.

As usual, feel free to leave me a comment and maybe say if you too enjoy "evolving" your crochet projects.

Cheers,
Lukash

The Long Mittacle

In my previous post I mentioned the Long Mittacle and here it is. It's way too long to wear and, even though it does have a thumb, standard mittacles are far more practical;) It's over 70 cm long and  took forever to finish.

Cheers,
Lukash

Tentacular stuff

This is not my first tentacle pattern. The very first tentacle glove was very long and even less comfortable to wear. Mittacles, the tentacle gloves, also aren't extremely convenient (no thumbs), but they are really warm and cosy. And let's face it, suction pads are tentacular:D

BTW if you the stuff I post on my blog, let me know - leave a comment or visit my deviantART profile.

Cheers,
Lukash

The Babeling that started it all

Actually, Babelings didn't start it all but it was the pattern that convinced me to finally show my crochet stuff to others. When I made my first Babeling, I had already been crocheting for quite some time and a friend of mine asked me if I could make him a Starcraft Baneling plushie. After a few attempts (I'll post photos of those other Banelings later), the Babeling was born and it's still my favourite crochet pattern.

You can see more photos of those guys at my deviantArt profile and if you like it, you can also buy a Babeling at my Etsy shop.