I am currently working with the Mandala Ombre ( making your Petals Blanket ) it's my first cake yarn ever. I have been waiting to try this type of yarn ( cake ) until I got back in the groove of crocheting ( after 20+ years) I'm almost done with the first cake after a Dissasterous expirience when the label around the cake was loose enough to come off i had the biggest YARN MESS OF MY LIFE!!! I spent 6 hours to try and untangle it. I ended up having to cut the yarn more than several times and roll them into balls making sure I was doing each one in the correct colorway of the yarn. I have 5 cakes left and i am going to try pulling from the outside or just balling them up. Lastly this yarn doe not feel like a 4 weight UNTIL it starts coming out of the cake and it's like it inflates the yarn. It works up to be a very soft 4 weight.
I hope you are enjoying the blanket! That sounds terrible about the yarn mess! I know I always hate when that happens as you feel like you’re doing more untangling than crocheting. I have some of the mandala ombré but haven’t worked with it yet.
I've just found your channel and I loved it. I would love it if you could show how to read a pattern for beginners. I've just found amigurumi as well and would love sum tutorials for this too. Thanks from down under Australia!!!!!
Thanks for your kind words! I'll definitely keep how to read a crochet pattern in mind. I know a lot of crocheters struggle with this. As far as amigurumi goes, I've always followed a pattern for that as I'm terrible when it comes to designing that type of item lol
Hi Amanda, Enjoyed some of your tips on this video. I have never been to Hobby Lobby as it is too far away from my home and have never tried online ordering through them. Because you noted your enjoyment in their yarn aisles, I am hopeful to get some feedback from you about their wool yarns . (I have tried Lion brand Fishermen wool to make a male friend a hat and scarf set, as he just loves wool specifically.) I would hope you could tell me a little about Hobby Lobby #4 weight wools, as I would like to try online ordering from Hobby for this particular friend's requests. He incidentally likes tweeds as much as solids. I am not driven by pricing...the quality, feel, and laundering care of the fiber is what matters most. Many thanks if you care to comment.!
Hi Priscilla! Thanks for watching! I'm glad you found some of my tips helpful. I hope you get a chance to order from them online. Just remember that every other week Hobby Lobby has 30% off their entire stock of yarn. It helps to save a little bit of money if you're buying a lot at once. As far as wool yarn goes, I don't usually use 100% wool yarns. Hobby Lobby does, however, have a I Love This Wool line. You can check it out here: www.hobbylobby.com/Yarn-Needle-Art/Yarn/Ivory-I-Love-This-Wool-Naturals-Yarn/p/37605. They have a few neutral colors. I mainly stick to acrylic yarns. I'm sorry I couldn't have been more help, but hope that link helps you!
Amanda, I just purchased a yarn baller just like the one you have. However it is because of this purchase that I went looking on UA-cam for you. I received a bag of goodies in with the baller and I'm not sure what some of them are or how to use them. Maybe they are for knitters and not crocheters. It came with a measuring tape, stitch markers, 2 types/sizes stitch counters, a stitch gauge, and 2 items I don't know how to use or even what they are for. One is a 5" oblong metal object that resembles a safety pin, the other is 2 sets of 2 rubber tips. One small and the other larger. They have holes in the bottom of them which looks like they might stick onto the end of your crochet hook, but I don't know why or how to use them. If you can answer these questions for me I would be so pleased. Thank you for your time and wonderful videos. I love crocheting baby blankets right now also.
Thank you for your comment! I hope you get a lot of use out of your yarn ball winder like I have. To answer your questions, the rubber tips are used for knitting needles. You would put these on the ends of your knitting needles to keep your stitches from falling off the needles. With the giant safety pin, this is something you can use to keep all your stitch markers in place. Hope that helps and happy crocheting!
Tysm! I'm thinking of doing it as a hobby since I have a lot of free times currently 13 but I think I'll manage! 🥑 Edit: I've seen a lot of people use hooks only but other than hooks do I need any other tools?
You can always try out crocheting to see if it’s for you. For essential tools, you’ll need a crochet hook, yarn, scissors, and yarn needle. And of course patience 😊
I also found the light up crochet hooks so I could see the stitches better in dim light. And the Susan Bates hooks are so much better because they’re pointier and grab the yarn better lol xx
Tyty!! I'm -13 and I'm learning this to gift my nephew (couple months older) for his bday!!! He really like pokemon sooo, why not get him a tablet and some plushies
I would say, start small, be patient, and have a willingness to learn. Practice getting your tension correct by chaining over and over again. Also, use solid color yarn in a light color so you can see your stitches. I wish you the best of luck!!
Amanda, I have a question for you. Do the crochet hooks you have come with their own case to store them in? I use Susan Bates hooks, and I have them organized in the case they came in by size, with the smallest one on the left side of the case and the biggest one on the right.
For the clover amour hooks, they do not come with their own case. I bought a separate case for them. I, too, organize my hooks from smallest to biggest.
I would start with a soft acrylic yarn first. You can start with cotton, but some can be a little stiff, so acrylic might be better for now. However if you find a soft cotton yarn you can start with that. I wish you the very best luck on your crochet journey 😊
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thank you! im 15 and thinking of doing it as a hobby!♥️
You should! It's very relaxing and such a great way to do something positive :)
Aww same, im the same age as you too :D
Same
Me too!!
Me too. I was thinking of making my own crochet hooks.
I am currently working with the Mandala Ombre ( making your Petals Blanket ) it's my first cake yarn ever. I have been waiting to try this type of yarn ( cake ) until I got back in the groove of crocheting ( after 20+ years) I'm almost done with the first cake after a Dissasterous expirience when the label around the cake was loose enough to come off i had the biggest YARN MESS OF MY LIFE!!! I spent 6 hours to try and untangle it. I ended up having to cut the yarn more than several times and roll them into balls making sure I was doing each one in the correct colorway of the yarn. I have 5 cakes left and i am going to try pulling from the outside or just balling them up. Lastly this yarn doe not feel like a 4 weight UNTIL it starts coming out of the cake and it's like it inflates the yarn. It works up to be a very soft 4 weight.
I hope you are enjoying the blanket! That sounds terrible about the yarn mess! I know I always hate when that happens as you feel like you’re doing more untangling than crocheting. I have some of the mandala ombré but haven’t worked with it yet.
I Love This Yarn brand from hobby lobby is hands down the best yarn for the price🧶🧶💙🧶🧶
I'm glad you love this yarn brand just as much as I do :)
Very good and useful information on this video. Thank you !!
Thanks for watching! I’m glad you found it informative.
I've just found your channel and I loved it. I would love it if you could show how to read a pattern for beginners. I've just found amigurumi as well and would love sum tutorials for this too. Thanks from down under Australia!!!!!
Thanks for your kind words! I'll definitely keep how to read a crochet pattern in mind. I know a lot of crocheters struggle with this. As far as amigurumi goes, I've always followed a pattern for that as I'm terrible when it comes to designing that type of item lol
That tape measure is so cute 😍😍
Thank you!
Thank you!
You're welcome! 😊
Hi Amanda, Enjoyed some of your tips on this video. I have never been to Hobby Lobby as it is too far away from my home and have never tried online ordering through them. Because you noted your enjoyment in their yarn aisles, I am hopeful to get some feedback from you about their wool yarns . (I have tried Lion brand Fishermen wool to make a male friend a hat and scarf set, as he just loves wool specifically.) I would hope you could tell me a little about Hobby Lobby #4 weight wools, as I would like to try online ordering from Hobby for this particular friend's requests. He incidentally likes tweeds as much as solids. I am not driven by pricing...the quality, feel, and laundering care of the fiber is what matters most. Many thanks if you care to comment.!
Hi Priscilla! Thanks for watching! I'm glad you found some of my tips helpful. I hope you get a chance to order from them online. Just remember that every other week Hobby Lobby has 30% off their entire stock of yarn. It helps to save a little bit of money if you're buying a lot at once. As far as wool yarn goes, I don't usually use 100% wool yarns. Hobby Lobby does, however, have a I Love This Wool line. You can check it out here: www.hobbylobby.com/Yarn-Needle-Art/Yarn/Ivory-I-Love-This-Wool-Naturals-Yarn/p/37605. They have a few neutral colors. I mainly stick to acrylic yarns. I'm sorry I couldn't have been more help, but hope that link helps you!
that Harry Potter hook is Amazing
Thanks!
Amanda, I just purchased a yarn baller just like the one you have. However it is because of this purchase that I went looking on UA-cam for you. I received a bag of goodies in with the baller and I'm not sure what some of them are or how to use them. Maybe they are for knitters and not crocheters. It came with a measuring tape, stitch markers, 2 types/sizes stitch counters, a stitch gauge, and 2 items I don't know how to use or even what they are for. One is a 5" oblong metal object that resembles a safety pin, the other is 2 sets of 2 rubber tips. One small and the other larger. They have holes in the bottom of them which looks like they might stick onto the end of your crochet hook, but I don't know why or how to use them. If you can answer these questions for me I would be so pleased. Thank you for your time and wonderful videos. I love crocheting baby blankets right now also.
Thank you for your comment! I hope you get a lot of use out of your yarn ball winder like I have. To answer your questions, the rubber tips are used for knitting needles. You would put these on the ends of your knitting needles to keep your stitches from falling off the needles. With the giant safety pin, this is something you can use to keep all your stitch markers in place. Hope that helps and happy crocheting!
Tysm! I'm thinking of doing it as a hobby since I have a lot of free times currently 13 but I think I'll manage! 🥑
Edit: I've seen a lot of people use hooks only but other than hooks do I need any other tools?
You can always try out crocheting to see if it’s for you. For essential tools, you’ll need a crochet hook, yarn, scissors, and yarn needle. And of course patience 😊
I also found the light up crochet hooks so I could see the stitches better in dim light. And the Susan Bates hooks are so much better because they’re pointier and grab the yarn better lol xx
Yes I’ve heard many people talk about the light up crochet hooks. I haven’t tried them myself, but they come in handy!
@@AmandaCrochets I have not tried them yet myself
GOD bless you all 🙏 ❤️ 🙏
Thanks!
I just went to hoppy Lobby and got some yarn the recommended crochet hook which was 6mm
Awesome!
I like the 5.5mm myself
Tyty!! I'm -13 and I'm learning this to gift my nephew (couple months older) for his bday!!! He really like pokemon sooo, why not get him a tablet and some plushies
Awesome!
@@AmandaCrochets
Thank you I'm thinking to start doing crochet I'm 10 any tips
I would say, start small, be patient, and have a willingness to learn. Practice getting your tension correct by chaining over and over again. Also, use solid color yarn in a light color so you can see your stitches. I wish you the best of luck!!
@@AmandaCrochets Tyy
Amanda, I have a question for you. Do the crochet hooks you have come with their own case to store them in? I use Susan Bates hooks, and I have them organized in the case they came in by size, with the smallest one on the left side of the case and the biggest one on the right.
For the clover amour hooks, they do not come with their own case. I bought a separate case for them. I, too, organize my hooks from smallest to biggest.
I'm thinking about getting into crocheting and I wanted to know if cotten yarn would be really good to start out with.
I would start with a soft acrylic yarn first. You can start with cotton, but some can be a little stiff, so acrylic might be better for now. However if you find a soft cotton yarn you can start with that. I wish you the very best luck on your crochet journey 😊
@@AmandaCrochets Thank you so much
@@lexis.2006 you’re welcome!
Did you know that Dollar Tree have yarn and crochet hooks. Dollar General have crochet hooks as well too.
Yes I do know that. I haven't picked up any yet, but it's a good start for beginners to try out.
I went to Dollar Tree yesterday I did not find no crochet hooks but I did find some knitting needles and yarn.