Crochengy

So I was given this wood pulp yarn to play around with since I have never worked with it before. The texture is quite different from any yarn in the traditional sense, I am not sure if I should call it yarn even. The technique of manufacturing wood pulp yarn involves chemical reactions initiated from wood pulp to regenerate cellulose fiber to create a type of fiber called rayon and from that different blends are made like silk, wool, cotton, and linen. If you are interested in more details, you can check Wikipedia When I saw the yarn, I decided to make a bag with it. I was inspired by those trendy Bali round bags. It was kinda hard to work with and rough on the hands. I wasn't sure about my tension because it has no sort of give. Sometimes, If I didn't go between the stitch spaces, I can tear the yarn (it is made up of a thin layer of sheet). However, it was easy to count the stitches and see them. I found this great blog article with a free crochet pattern with t...

This post has long been overdue. It has been sitting in my drafts menu for almost 2 months now!! I continued experimenting with Amigurumi with even more projects. I did Super Mario using AB Hariri and Snoopy using Excel which is specifically designed for making Amigurumis. I have to say that my experience with Excel was far more better than AB Hariri. Excel is softer than AB Hariri, my hands wouldn't feel tired after finishing work. The finished project looks more neat as well because Excel doesn't have that frizzy fiber coming out of it. I found a couple of tricks to help with weaving in ends and attaching the different parts together. I think these resources are great if you are new to Amigurumi. You can check out this great Youtube channel called June Gilbank for Amigurumi tips and tricks for beginners. There is this particular playlist  for right-handed people that contains all the basic tutorials and is all what you need to begin. Even better, the same playlist is...