#crocheting — Public Fediverse posts

If anyone wants it, I can do a step-by-step guide to those queer juggling balls. I'm not good with crocheting terminology though, especially in English.

In short:
You need 2 balloons, 90g of millet (or something else that has about the same volume), crochet threads in the desired colors (in the picture those are not the correct colors and the "pink" isn't even crochet thread - it's too brittle and soft) and a crochet hook, scissors and a scale.

You blow up the 2 balloons and bind them close with some leftover thread and let them hang somewhere overnight, so they wear out. You open them up again and fill one with millet. One balloon filled with millet should be about 90 grams. You may have to blow up the balloon already filled with millet a few times until its filled enough. Now cut the neck of the balloon as well as the other one. Take the empty balloon, stretch it and pull it over the other one like a condom. Now you should have a ball with no millet flowing out.

Now to the crocheting. Start with 2 chains and then do a ring of 5 meshes all into the first chain. Close the ring by stabbing through the start of the ring and pulling the thread through both loops, then do a chain to start the new row.

Turn the piece around and now do a row of 10 meshes, by doubling each mesh.

Each half-ball consists of 11 rows:
5-10-15-20-25-30-35-40-45-50-50
So each row except for the last one you add 5 meshes.

So how many rows per color?
3 colors (e.g.: :PansexualFlag: ): 8 rows (5-40), 3 rows (45-50)
4 colors (e.g.: :AsexualFlag: ): 7 rows (5-35), 4 rows (40-50)
5 colors (e.g.: :TransFlag: ): 6 rows (5-30), 3 rows (35-45), 2 rows (50)
6 colors (e.g. :QueerFlag: ): 5 rows (5-25), 3 rows (30-40), 3 rows (45-50)
3 different size rows (e.g.: :BisexualFlag: ): 9 rows (5-45), 2 rows (50)

When you switch colors you complete the row with by pulling the thread through the other end, but don't add the chain. Cut the thread and pull it all the way through. Pull both rest-threads of the color to the less beautiful side (inside) and knot them together, making sure not to pull them together too tightly.
You start the next row with the new color by doing a chain on the side you ended the last row at and then turn the piece around.

If you're finished with the 11th row (half the ball) make sure you leave enough thread (at least at one of the half-balls) to sew them together.
Sew about a quarter together before putting the balloon in, then finish sewing.

(Okay this turned out way longer than I expected, but it's still just very rudimental - if there is demand I'll do a thorough guide with pictures and try to use the correct vocab - I'm sure chain isn't the right word for example.)

#crocheting #crochet #diy #CrochetingInstructions #CrochetedJugglingBalls #CrochetJugglingBalls #CrochetBalls

How do you juggle all these different identities?

Well, it takes some practice, but first you gotta crochet 'em.
(The inclusive pride flag one was really hard to make.)

#juggling #crocheting #queer #QueerPride #PrideFlag #InclusivePrideFlag #ace #asexual #enby #NonBinary #handmade #diy #JugglingBalls

Prise d'une certaine nostalgie depuis quelque temps, j'ai eu envie de recréer un personnage d'un univers qui m'a accompagné toute mon enfance et m'a souvent servi de réconfort (je dois avouer que c'est toujours le cas aujourd'hui encore, j'y retourne quand ça ne va pas 😆)
Vous l'aurez donc peut-être reconnu, il s'agit de Panoramix ! 🌿
C'est le premier personnage que j'ai eu envie de réaliser mais je pense en faire d'autres par la suite mais d'abord, j'ai un petit quelque chose qui mijote sous mon crochet 😁

🧶 Fils : Maxi sugar rush de scheepjes - crochets 1,5 mm
📋 Modèle : miliecrochetille (non disponible, modèle perso)

#amigurumis #crochet #crocheting

Jeté de table aux Cygnes
Swan Table Throw
#Decoration #Souvenir #Lifestyles #Beauty #Homemade #crocheting
#handmade #hook #crochet

Cela fait un petit moment que je n'ai pas pu poster, alors je suis d'autant plus ravie de pouvoir vous montrer Merlyn que j'ai eu le plaisir de tester pour legendes.et.crochet 🦊
Ce renard mage saura vous embarquer dans son univers grâce à un patron fluide et extrêmement bien détaillé. C'était un plaisir de le voir naître au fur et à mesure
Pour l'occasion, j'en ai profité pour lui réaliser des yeux entièrement faits à la main en résine uv.

📋 Modèle : legendes.et.crochet
🧶 Fils : coton Maxi sugar rush de scheepjes et Furry furry de ricorumi - crochet 1,5 mm

#amigurumis #crochet #crocheting #handmade #amigurumipattern #crochetpattern #patterntesting #renard

RE: https://bookstodon.com/@Annaspanner/116970419957983981

If you ever thought that #crafts would be boring or asked yourself what you could do with #crochet - voilà!

#TextileArt #FiberArts #crocheting #needleFelting

Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!

The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies ’

In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.

By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026

Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.

" 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'

"Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.

" 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/grandma-hobbies-crafts-knitting-quilting.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fc3pM

#SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery

Here's a recent crochet toy made for a wee boy who loves the kid's show it is from 😊 I used chenille yarn to give him a bit of a fuzzy texture and he came out quite large as you can see.

#crochet #crocheting #toys #FibreCraft #FibreArt

@colossal tagging ⬆️ @fiberarts

#mushrooms #fungi #sporespondence #FungiFriday #crochet #crocheting

My daughter is an eBee fan 😅 ok, the crochet one I won last year, but I did not want to hand that one out. Now she finally got one made by my wife :)
#cilium #ebpf #ebee #crochet #crocheting #bee

Here's a crochet snake plant I made a while ago. It had to be life sized to feel right to me as the shot shows. It's easy to care for than the real one & now sits on a shelf above the sofa now in a dark spot. Very satisfying. #crochetingisfun #crochet #crocheting #crochetplant

1/2 Bye bye Etsy 👋

Comme vous le savez (ou pas 😅 ), Etsy est un gouffre financier pour les créateurs tellement les frais sont élevés ! Jusqu'à présent, je gardais malgré tout ma boutique ouverte car beaucoup de personnes ont le réflexe de passer par cette plateforme.
Récemment, il y a eu une nouvelle augmentation et comme si cela ne suffisait pas, ils imposent maintenant une vérification d'identité biométrique, accompagnée de nouveaux frais bien sûr. Sinon ce n'est pas drôle 😆

#amigurumis #crochet #crocheting #handmade #artisanat #creation #crochetlove #crochetlife #crochetproject #patron #patroncrochet #amigurumipattern #crochetpattern

Important packing for the weekend - what crochet work and yarn to take with me 😄

#Crochet #Crocheting

My latest free-form crochet us going to take a while to complete. In the meantime I'm going to share some items crocheted earlier this year. This is a largish piece I made to use as a photography base. It's a bit like grass, maybe? #crochet #crocheting #crochetingisfun #freeformcrochetworld #freeformcrochet

It's competition time again!

Would you like a free custom crochet toy with free postage to anywhere in the world? Of course you would! 😊

The rules are the same as always:

1. You can ask me to make anything you like as long as it's a single object
2. You must follow me
3. Pop a photo into my timeline of what you want me to make with the hashtag #CazimodoCrochet so I can find it later.

Remember that my paid orders come first, so it may take a wee bit of time to get the toy to you if you win.

Search the hashtag here on Mastodon to see the previous winners. You can also check out my webpage for it, but it's not totally up to date as I still need to add the previous winner:

https://cazimodocreative.co.uk/cazimodocrochet-competition/

I will be running this competition until Sunday 2 August and will then pick a winner at random.

Good luck! 🤗

#Crochet #Crocheting #Toys #Competition #CazimodoCrochet

Here's a recent crochet make for a wee boy..I love kids and their imagination. We should all learn to be more like children again I think 😊

#Crochet #Crocheting #Toys #FibreArt #FibreCraft

#Crochet
#crocheting
#lace
#gloves

Currently working on some crochet lace gloves ✨
It's fun to learn new techniques and use different sizes of yarn and hooks
The pineapple🍍motif on the front is my favorite! If anyone wants the chart for it, feel free to ask!

A lil catfish line to suspend it and I think this should work well!

#hotairballoon
#crochet
#crocheting
#crochetartist
#yarn
#yarnart
#yarnartists
#yarntopia

"Auntie, can you make me a hotair balloon out of crochet."

"But of course my dear!"

The wonders of yarn imagination and Elmer's glue!
😁

#hotairballoon
#crochet
#crocheting
#crochetartist
#yarn
#yarnart
#yarnartists
#yarntopia

Chemin de table
Homemade
#People #HeartShape #Decoration #Souvenir #Lifestyles #Beauty #crochet #Homemade #handmade #hook #crocheting

Cérina une poupée enchantée signée la_fabrique_de_lou qui a su trouver sa place au milieu des fougères. 🌿
Ce modèle est si bien conçu et son corps si bien pensé ! Il y a tellement de détails plaisants à voir prendre forme au fil des tours.
Ne vous y trompez pas, malgré les apparences il y a peu de coutures. Celle en moi qui n'aime pas ça est ravie comme jamais 😆
C'était un plaisir de pouvoir la tester.

Merci encore pour ta confiance 🥰

📋 Modèle : la_fabrique_de_lou
🧶 Fils : coton Maxi sugar rush de scheepjes - crochet 1,5 mm

#amigurumis #crochet #crocheting #handmade #artisanat #creation #crochetproject #amigurumipattern #crochetpattern #patterntesting

Amigurumay J25 : livre 📚

J'ai assez peu de livres de crochet.
La plupart du temps, je préfère acheter les patrons seuls directement. Au moins je sais exactement quels modèles me plaisent et que j'ai vraiment envie de crocheter. 😆
Mais récemment, j'ai craqué pour le livre Les poupées de P'tite Peste au crochet de ptitepeste.amigurumi. Forcément, il a fallu choisir par quelle poupée commencer 😅

J'ai choisi Aurora avec ses longues boucles pastel et son univers sucré. 🍭
Pour l'occasion, je me suis même amusée à lui fabriquer des bonbons en fimo plutôt qu'au crochet.

#amigurumay2026 #amigurumis #crochet #crocheting #handmade #artisanat #crochetproject

1st grade teacher asked students to color their 'favorite' hat. She then secretly created each one for real.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/teacher-surprises-students-with-hats

Here ist what happens if the bubbling cauldron is turned inside out! It becomes a witch! She holds the hat in her hands when turning into a cauldron ✨🧙🏼‍♀️
(Shroomi is exceedingly proud.) 🍄🧙🏼‍♀️
#witchesofmastodon #amigurumi #crocheting

Jour 20 : points spéciaux
Je ne l'utilise pas tout le temps mais j'aime beaucoup la maille écrevisse pour finaliser un bord. Comme par exemple sur la nacelle de la montgolfière ou pour la bordure d'un panier. Elle apporte une petite finition originale tout en ajoutant un peu de tenue.
Et vous, c'est quoi votre maille fétiche ?

#amigurumay2025 #amigurumay2025day20 #amigurumis #crochet #crocheting #creation #handmade #artisanat #astucecrochet #crochettools #crochettips #montgolfiere #panier

Jour 13 : gros plan
J'ai l'habitude d'utiliser des yeux de sécurité mais histoire de changer un peu, pour cette version de Géraldine la tortue, j'ai voulu lui broder des yeux. Un petit changement qui lui donne un air encore plus doux, non ? J'aime beaucoup le résultat final et je pense que je retenterai l'expérience sur d'autres modèles. 😁

#amigurumay2025 #amigurumay2025day13 #amigurumis #crochet #crocheting #creation #artisanat #astucecrochet #crochettools #crochettips

Jour 8 : bon à savoir
Depuis quelque temps, j'ai adopté ce protège-doigt en silicone. Ce n'est pas ce qu'on fait de plus glamour mais il me permet de crocheter longtemps sans douleur ni démarcation à cause du fil. À moi les longues sessions de “crochetage” sans gêne. 😁
Quelqu'un d'autre utilise un accessoire du genre ?

#amigurimis #crochet #crocheting #creation #handmade #artisanat #amigurumay2025 #amigurumay2025day8 #astucecrochet #crochettools #crochettips

Goth hot girl asked me for custom balaklava.
Love her.

Cotton thread, 5mm hook. Freehand.

#yarnaddict #crochet #crochethat
#balaklava #crocheting #fiberart

A tower of yarn. Just imagine all the gorgeous little birdees and piggees I'll be able to make with it all!

#Crocheting #Crochet #Craft #YarnStash #Birds

Overdue #JoinMastodon
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