Projectish stuff, the conclusion you might not expect!

So I thought I was done with the project-y stuff. But I'm not!
I need to put in my bibliography for the last post! Woops. Since I have no followers, I have no shame in throwing in a whole post for my bibliography, especially if I put some content in here too.

To write my pattern, I looked at some patterns (none was more helpful than how to make a sphere. It's in my bibliography) and drew some schematics. The schematics are practically illegible to anybody but me, and I'm not going to waste time and put them up. I have a life too! (I know, it's pretty hard to believe for me too).

It's hard to believe this project is almost over, but it is. I present on friday and then I'll have no readers after my blog is graded... I'm so lonely.

There's my shameless content to go with this bibliography.

-----Becca

Shame:

1. Choi, Rachel. "Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » How to Make Your Own Crochet Pattern - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News ." Crochet Spot - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News . N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-make-your-own-crochet-pattern/>. 
2. Choi, Rachel. "Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » How to Crochet a Sphere - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News ." Crochet Spot - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News . N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2013. <http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-crochet-a-sphere/>. 
3. Crochet, Bella. "BellaCrochet: Writing a Workable Crochet Pattern: Part One." BellaCrochet. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2013. <http://bellacrochet.blogspot.com/2011/01/writing-workable-crochet-pattern-part.html>. 
4. Reynolds, Garr. "How to get a standing ovation at TED." Squidoo. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2013. <http://www.squidoo.com/Improving-Presentations>.
5. Stacy, Abby. "How to use up yarn leftovers with a magic ball — whip up." whip up — handcraft in a hectic world. N.p., 15 Mar. 2013. Web. 23 Mar. 2013. <http://whipup.net/2013/03/15/how-to-use-up-yarn-leftovers-with-a-magic-ball/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20WhipUp%20(whip%20up)&utm_content=Google%20Reader>.
6. Vardy, Mike. "How to Give an Engaging Presentation." The Next Web - International technology news, business & culture. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. <http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2012/09/02/here-secrets-giving-engaging-presentation/>. 
7. Wikihow. "12 Tips on How to Invent a Crochet Pattern - wikiHow." wikiHow - How to do anything. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2013. <http://www.wikihow.com/Invent-a-Crochet-Pattern>. 

The pattern

Here's the dog pattern! I'll post pictures later, when I finish making the other legs (I only made 1 when writing the pattern, but there is ample space for the legs on the body. I made sure)

Hook size: G
Gauge: Negligible. Just keep even tension. The tighter you crochet, the smaller the dog. 

Ears (make 2)
Chain 4.
Single crochet 4, turn, single crochet 3, turn, single crochet 2, turn single crochet 1. (DO NOT CHAIN 1 BETWEEN ROWS HERE)

Legs (make 4)
Chain 2.
Single crochet 4 times in the second chain (4)
Single crochet 3 times in each stitch (12)
*Single crochet 1, single crochet 2 times in the next stitch. Repeat from * to the end of the circle. (18)
*Single crochet 2, single crochet 2 times in the next stitch. Repeat from * to the end of the circle. (24)
Do 2 rows of single crochets.
*Single crochet 5 stitches, decrease 1. Repeat from * to the end of the circle. (20)
Do 1 row of single crochets.
*Half-double crochet 4, decrease 1. Repeat from * to the end of the circle. (16)
Do 16 rows of single crochets.

Tail/Body (worked as one piece, make 1)
(Starting at tail) Chain 5
(Body) Single crochet 5 times in the second chain from the hook. (5 in a circle)
Single crochet 1 from the tail, and around (6) 
Single crochet 3 times in each stitch (18)
Single crochet 2 times in each stitch (36)
*Single crochet 3 times, single crochet 2 times in the next stitch. Repeat from * to the end (48)
back loops only
Single crochet 2 times in the next stitch, single crochet 30 stitches, single crochet 2 times in the next stitch, single crochet 16 (50)
20 rows single crochet
Single crochet 30, chain 1, turn
Do 3 more rows of single crochet with the 30 stitches.
Leave long end to sew with.
In order to do the head, fold the 30 stitches and sew the seam. There should be a rounded triangle from the 20 leftover stitches, 15 folded on the left side and 15 folded on the right. Stuff the body.

Head
Single crochet the 50 stitches from the body, decreasing one stitch at each fold. (48)
Single crochet 2 stitches into one all the way around. (24)
*2 single crochets in next stitch, single crochet in next 3 stitches. Repeat from * to end. (30)
*2 single crochets in next stitch, single crochet in next 4 stitches. Repeat from * to end. (36)
*2 single crochets in next stitch, single crochet in next 5 stitches) Repeat from * to end. (42)
Do 2 rows of single crochet. If using bead eyes, put them in here.
*decrease, single crochet in next 5 stitches. Repeat from * to end. (35)
*decrease, single crochet in next 4 stitches. Repeat from * to end. (28)
*decrease, single crochet in next 3 stitches. Repeat from * to end. (21)
*decrease, single crochet in next 2 stitches. Repeat from * to end. (14) Stuff
*decrease, single crochet in next stitches. Repeat from * to end. (7)

Finishing
Stuff the legs and sew them onto the body. Sew on the ears. Sew on eyes if bead eyes weren't used. Sew a mouth onto the head below the eyes. Make a pompom and attach it to the tail chain.

Project things, the final battle.

I've commented on Jenna F's, Brooke's, and Jess' Blogs.

RAAAAAWR I HAVE DEFEATED THIS PROJECT. (I hope) RAAAAAAAWR A+ (I hope) HERE I COME (I hope). (Please) (Pretty, pretty, pretty please)

So I would've made a creative title, but...

I would've made a creative title, but I can't figure out how to do the lyrics to the first song from the Lion King, you know, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sebenya words words words words. That's far too difficult.

You know what else is far too difficult?  Making a simba doll.

Making a Simba doll is too difficult, and I don't want to run into copyright issues. It's not the details I can't get, it's the color. So instead I'm going to make a generic puppy. He'll be cute I promise!
I have the leg, ear, and tail patterns done. I have a concept to make the body and head, that'll get done today too. The only problem is that I haven't been actually making the dog along with because I haven't had the right colors. Now I have to make the whole thing over again, even after I have the pattern done! Ugh.

So I may or may not have lied...

So I may or may not have lied about my new final project because I am a terrible person. The idea of writing a pattern seems like fun, but it's going to be difficult and I haven't started yet because I didn't finish the other slipper. (That may never get finished by the way, I need time to write my pattern and I'm pretty lazy) So I will be a one slipper person. You know, like a bum with only one shoe. (Sorry bums everywhere, some of you have 2 shoes, but I won't)

Technically I have 6 posts now so I can be "done" with the project, but no! I will keep going, maybe even after the project ends (?). I can be a teenage girl crafty blog that nobody reads and posts patterns on Ravelry and hosts give-aways and other cool stuff. Next thing you know I'll be 40 years old and posting patterns that are legit. Maybe not. Probably not.

Whatever.

See y'all (YES! I used the word y'all in a casual sentence! Take that east coast accents!) after (during?) spring break! WOOOOO VACATION!

Project things, another tragic tale

This week I commented on O'niell's blog, Jess S' blog, and Ari's blog.

Prince Charming and Hatterella

No, I didn't make a prince charming doll this week. Sorry to disappoint you Remi.

But I made a slipper and now I have to lose it so Prince Charming can find me. I mean, back in the day, I should be married by now!

(Note: I don't want to get married right now so creepy people back off please)

Really? Those are heels!

It's a little big on my feet and it's not really shaped to perfectly contour my feet like a glass slipper (which must be so painful to wear). Also, they aren't heels like Cinderella's glass "slippers"

All kidding aside, I think the slippers turned out pretty well. They may be a little ugly, but they won't fall apart and they're comfy. I probably won't wear these outside of my house that much, so nobody cares if it's ugly but me! No real problems in making the slipper (minus the fact that I only have one).

Also, this week I finished my hat. By the request of Jess, who told me there was no way I would finish my hat in time for the presentation if I didn't start at the end of last week. Well guess who's wrong? That's right, her!

Ney Ney Ney Ney Ney Ney!

 Haha, so I'm done with the hat (as you might've seen in my Vlog). The work itself was problem free, but if you look closely at it while I'm wearing it, you'll see that the eyes are offset from the center (that's fancy talk for saying it's crooked). I don't want to have to re-sew everything because that's no fun and I don't want to have random holes in my project.
I like to think it's just as cute as the owls from the blog, but who really knows for sure?
That's where you lovely readers come in (if you really exist because nobody comments on my blog )':). Vote for which one looks better!

It's up to you!






Go vote down in the comments~~~~~

I've been progressing a lot, and I'm running out of patterns that won't take me several months to finish. Since I'm running out of things to make that other people came up with. I've decided to do something I've never done before (meaning not in knitting either)...

I'm going to write my own pattern and complete it!

Aaaah! This is going to be scary and challenging, but I think I might be able to pull it off by the end of this project. Then I can really become a true craft blog (aka, crafty moms crafty blogs)

------- Becca

Reading of the week!

1. Brittain, Susan. "How to Crochet a Turning Chain - For Dummies ." How-To Help and Videos - For Dummies . N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. <http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-crochet-a-turning-chain.html>.
2. Choi, Rachel. "Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » How to Crochet: Treble Crochet Stitches (tr) - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News ." Crochet Spot - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News . N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-crochet-treble-crochet-stitches-tr/>. 
3. Choi, Rachel. "Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » How to Crochet: Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS) - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News ." Crochet Spot - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. <http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-crochet-tunisian-simple-stitch-tss/>. 
4. "Crochet Pattern Terms Differences Between British and American English." Crochet -- All About Crocheting -- Free Patterns and Instructions. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2013. <http://crochet.about.com/od/conversioncharts/a/termtranslate.htm>.
5. "Crochet Things to make." Pinterest. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. <http://pinterest.com/mabeline/crochet-things-to-make/>. 
6. Marshall, Sandi. "How to Crochet a Treble or Triple Stitch." Crochet -- All About Crocheting -- Free Patterns and Instructions. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2013. <http://crochet.about.com/od/learnmorestitches/ht/httreble.htm>. 
7. Shor, Peter. "etymology - When did British and American crochet terms diverge? - English Language and Usage." English Language and Usage. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2013. <http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/87976/when-did-british-and-american-crochet-terms-diverge>.

Return of the Project-y thing! The Vlog!

Howdy, there's not going to be much text here since this is a Vlog featuring... My face! You're all welcome for that (not really). Sit back, relax, and enjoy watching me make a fool of myself on camera for your entertainment and a good grade (PLEASE).

More project-y things that I may or may not have procrastinated a lot on

This week I've commented on Ethan R.'s Blog, Jenna F's Blog, and Brooke's Blog.

Cupcakes and a healthier alternative.

Wooo! I got another project done (despite not having this thing called "free time" which a lot of my friends have...).

If you read the title of this post, you already know what it is. It's a cupcake!

 

I'm going to just make a leap of faith and say you know which one I crocheted.



It's a little lopsided, but that's alright with me. Food can be a little crooked and still yummy. I mean, look at that other thing, it's really ugly but it is the most tasty thing I've eaten in a while. I made them on Saturday, it's Sunday now and only 4 out of the original 18 are left. What can I say? I'm a hungry kid and my mom keeps stealing some.

In my crochet adventure this week, there weren't that many snags besides not having any time to do anything between track practice and indoor drumline practice. This Tuesday I stayed at school 12.5 hours. I'm not even in the musical! Aaaah! My life is going to be like this until just about the end of April, so I am heavily reliant on my Study Hall to get work done.
Another slight snag is that I read the pattern wrong a little bit in the frilly part of the cupcake and didn't skip stitches so in part of it the frills are a little too close together, making it look more lopsided. I think I may have been accidentally increasing also, which is why the cake part leans a little bit.
The biggest snag of all is probably the fact that I found out my entire base of knowledge is a lie.

The tutorials I read and the videos I watched in the beginning of my quest told me I could use the back, front, or both loops in a stitch. 

 That means, in the V looking parts, I thought you could use one of the loops in the V to "pick up a loop" and then do the rest of the stitch from that. 

I was wrong.

In the pattern I was doing this week, it said "Sc into back loops of each st". That meant I needed to do what I was doing regularly as a special thing. I took my yarn off the hook, ripped out all of my stitches, and started over to do it the "correct" way. It wasn't a big change and I understood what I had to do instead. It was just really annoying.

I persisted, I succeeded, and look at my results! Not bad if I do say so myself. 

As per the title, I have a healthier (and more importantly, edible) alternative to cupcakes (and yarn cupcakes, which I emphasize, CANNOT BE EATEN) that aren't muffins, since everybody knows muffins are mainstream.

(Excuse my improper meme usage here but I couldn't come up with anything better)

At the top of the post there was a second picture of a thingy. I can't say it looks like a muffin or a cupcake. I used a muffin/cupcake pan so it counts. It's probably more of a granola bar thing, but it goes well with my project of the week and it was a cute idea and I'm sorry not sorry.
If you'd like the recipe, just email me because I am far too lazy to type this up if nobody is going to read it. (Who am I kidding? Nobody is going to read this anyway)
Voila.

 

UPDATE: It's Monday now, there are none of these left :(

------- Becca

Reading of the week!

1. Bagasao, Christy. "How to Convert Knit Stitches to Crochet Stitches | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/how_7717083_convert-knit-stitches-crochet-stitches.html>. 
2. Blakesley, Kim. "How to Convert Crochet to Knit | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/how_8619431_convert-crochet-knit.html>. 
3. Contributor, eHow. "How to Choose the Right Crochet Hook | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/how_4561186_choose-right-crochet-hook.html>. 
4. Gilbank, June. "PlanetJune by June Gilbank » how to make a magic ring in crochet [video]." PlanetJune by June Gilbank, crochet pattern designer. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2013. <http://www.planetjune.com/blog/how-to-make-a-magic-ring-in-crochet-video/>. 
5. Gilbank, June. "PlanetJune by June Gilbank » Magic Ring (left-handed)." PlanetJune by June Gilbank, crochet pattern designer. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. <http://www.planetjune.com/blog/tutorials/magic-ring-left-handed/>. 
6. "Is the gauge important for crochet? - Yahoo! Answers." Yahoo! Answers - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2013. <http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100708153544AAGyJdp>. 
7. Kachmar, Alicia. "How to Crochet: The Magic Adjustable Ring." CrochetSpot. N.p., 10 July 2010. Web. 9 Mar. 2013. <www.crochetspot.com/how-to-crochet-the-magic-adjustable-ring/>. 
8. Knit Simple. "Learn to Crochet | Understanding Instructions | Knit Simple Magazine." Winter 2012 | Knit Simple Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2013. <http://www.knitsimplemag.com/node/30>. 
9. Mom, Sarah. "Repeat Crafter Me: Crochet Owl Hat Pattern in Newborn-Adult Sizes." Repeat Crafter Me. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. <http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2012/09/crochet-owl-hat-pattern-in-newborn.html>. 
10. Petals to, Picots. "Petals to Picots Crochet: How to Crochet a Magic Ring." Petals to Picots Crochet. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2013. <http://www.petalstopicots.com/2011/11/how-to-crochet-magic-ring.html>. 
11. Solovay, Amy. "How to Slip Stitch in Crochet." Crochet -- All About Crocheting -- Free Patterns and Instructions. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013. <http://crochet.about.com/od/learntocrochet/tp/how-to-slip-stitch-in-crochet.htm>.
12. Wyden, Genevieve Van. "How to Choose Yarn for Crochet | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/how_4452209_choose-yarn-crochet.html>. 

The nightmares of scheduling.

Although scheduling has been against me, I have found time to talk to all my pretty followers and readers. Hi! Right now, most of my study halls have been spent reading Les Miserables or reading for this project. I'm not going to post the bibliography here because that is tedious and Ew.

Welcome to my scheduling nightmare in which I stay at school for 12 and half hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays for spring track and indoor drumline. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it. That or I'll trade my sanity for luck. (Already did that I think. Woops)

Blogs to follow and other boring project-y things

So for the first week, I commented on Ari's blog, Jess' blog, and Ashley's blog.
(Yes, it is nearing the middle of the second week and I am just posting this now. It was at the bottom of my second week post.)

For the second week, I have commented on Alyssa's blog (no, I don't know who she is), Jenna F.'s, and Walker's.
(Yes, this is also a little late, but scheduling has been against me.)