Friday, September 18, 2015

Crochet Hook Size Conversion


For most of my work I frequently use Japanese size 5/0 for 1 strand of yarn and 6/0 for 2 strand or bigger size yarn.



Crochet Hook Size Conversion Table
Metric (mm)
Japanese
UK / Canadian
US
2
2/0
14
-
2.25
3/0
13
B/1
2.5
4/0
12
-
2.75
-
-
C/2
3
5/0
11
-
3.25
-
10
D/3
3.5
6/0
9
E/4
3.75
-
-
F/5
4
7/0
8
G/6
4.5
-
7
7
5
8/0
6
H/8
5.5
-
5
I/9
6
10/0
4
J/10
6.5
-
3
K/10 1/2
7
-
2
-
8
-
0
L/11
9
-
00
M/13
10
-
000
N/15


Free Crochet Amigurumi Macaron Tutorial and Pattern



Due to my plan to study abroad, I cannot work on made to order crochet anymore. So I decide to try making a video tutorial for my friends who have to learn how to crochet for themselves from now on.

The basic crochet starter are all over Youtube, so I will just straight in to the pattern and tutorial for them.

This is my first video, I found a lot of unpleasant after I upload it. Even though my friend said that this is not that bad.

For the next one I will try to at least make it fit full screen.



Pattern Notes
-sc is single crochet
-sc2tog is decrease single crochet
-sl is slip stitch
-ch is chain

Macaron pattern
Rnd 1: Make an adjustable ring and work 6 sc in the ring, sl :: 6 stitches
Rnd 2: 1 ch, [2 sc in next stitch] 6 times, sl:: 12 stitches
Rnd 3: 1 ch, [sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times, sl:: 18 stitches
Rnd 4: 1 ch, [sc in next 2 stitch, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times, sl:: 24 stitches
Rnd 5: 1 ch, [sc in next 3 stitch, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times, sl:: 30 stitches
Rnd 6: 1 ch, sc in next 30 stitch, sl:: 30 stitches
Rnd 7: 1 ch, sc in front post for next 30 stitch, sl:: 30 stitches
Fasten off

Make 2 pieces

Filling pattern
Rnd 1: Make an adjustable ring and work 6 sc in the ring, sl :: 6 stitches
Rnd 2: 1 ch, [2 sc in next stitch] 6 times, sl:: 12 stitches
Rnd 3: 1 ch, [sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times, sl:: 18 stitches
Rnd 4: 1 ch, [sc in next 2 stitch, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times, sl:: 24 stitches
Rnd 5: 1 ch, [sc in next 3 stitch, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times, sl:: 30 stitches
Fasten off

After finish crochet every parts, sewing them together. Alternatively, you can also glue them, if you really hate sewing, but be careful not to put too much glue, so it not clearly visible and reduce chance to dirty other part.

Hope you enjoy the pattern, any problems during making him, comment below or under tutorial video. I will try answer you as fast as I can. :)

-If you crochet one of my doll please show me, I would love to see it.
What you want me to crochet next leave the comment below. :)

-If you face any problems during crochet this leave the comments under the video.
I will answer you as fast as I can. And we can share the solution with others.

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Pikachu again after 3 years.

After I publish my Pikachu pattern on :


There are many people question me about the pattern and I try my best to answer them here: 

Finally after I had crochet that Pikachu 3 years ago, I have a chance to re-crochet him again.
I am not exactly follow the pattern because this Pikachu is a little smaller than the one I did in the past.


The left one was crochet follow my pattern which I still don't have time to finish him, and right one is this the head of Pikachu below, you can see the different in size.



I am very proud of this Pikachu, even tough he smaller than pattern original one but this still is a big size amigurumi doll. I don't have much chance to make a big one like this due to my present work and many factors. I have to thank to my customer from from Canada that he made this decision to order me to made this Pikachu for him. What a nice experience.