So, I decided to design a pattern for the spider protagonist of “So I’m a Spider, So What?’ right before Halloween, thinking I can finish it on time (not the first time I’ve made that mistake).

I almost did, until I realized I didn’t have the right size yarn to make the eyes. Still thinking about how to go about them: tapestry crochet, or maybe embroidery or felt?

So far, I think I got really close to what the final project would look like. Some edits would be to make the body bigger, and maybe the legs a tad bit shorter, and last but not least, the little frill part larger.

Stay tuned, for I might need pattern testers for this little spider, soon, hopefully. A little crocheted Kumoko in her small lesser taratect form! This will not be for the faint of hearts. There are so many parts and it takes forever to make and sew all of them.

It always takes me way too long to complete and publish patterns, because I feel like they are never good enough. I can always edit them and keep improving until I get as close to the design I want. So I tend to leave them alone for a while, until I forget the process, before I go back to look at them anew.

What do you guys think? Also, what is your favorite way to make the eyes for your crocheted characters?

When I was in 2nd grade, my friend brought tiny crocheted piglets, made by her mom, as presents for the teachers. They were so cute! So I pestered my friend to get her mom to teach me how to make them, but alas it didn’t happen. Years later, after I was done with college, I decided to finally learn how to crochet on my own, by watching youtube videos.

I’ve been wanting to do that since I was a kid! I learned how to crochet a square on day 1, how to make an amigurumi ball on day 2, and on day 3 I made a tiny piglet (heck yeaaahhh!!). On day 4 I was reading patterns and trying to make a dinosaur with color changes in the pattern (the first one looked so wrong!). The following week I was making things out of thread and trying to come up with my own simple patterns, which didn’t work very well. My only regret is not starting sooner! Once my hands got used to it, it was much easier than I thought, and so much fun!

I was so curious about pattern design and it became my obsession till this day. I felt like my own fabric 3D printer, and out of pure curiosity, I wanted to see how much structure I can encode in a pattern.

My favorite things to crochet are small amigurumi using crochet thread. Crocheting with thread makes the items roughly 5 to 20 times smaller compared to yarn. There are a lot of other reasons why I love using thread instead of yarn and I will share those with you in another post.

If you are into crocheting, you know how horribly addicting it is. I have a massive collection of threads and thin yarns, and they are never enough!

Hope to see you arround!

Vesi