tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403443356861380160.post4925710886997500129..comments2024-01-14T21:47:43.266-08:00Comments on Miso Crafty: WIP: All-Star Half ApronMelissa @ Miso Crafty Knitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296391618385176362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403443356861380160.post-37008675427951499112009-02-20T11:03:00.000-08:002009-02-20T11:03:00.000-08:00Hello Sam!Thanks for visiting my blog! I basicall...Hello Sam!<BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog! I basically got my tips from just having a go and making a Bedfellow myself. What exactly do you need help on?<BR/><BR/>My basic tips:<BR/>- when working the last row of the worsted weight yarn (before using the chunky weight) make the row a little looser than norm, that way you can work in the thicker yarn and switch hooks easier.<BR/>- after crocheting the face, I satin stitched the eyes/nose/mouth before continuing on with the rest of the head. I found trying to do that after it was all worked up and stuffed was a little frustrating - especially if you're not that great at hand stitching in the first place. This just makes it easier.<BR/>- after working each limb, ears, and head, I fastened off leaving a length of yarn long enough to use to sew that part onto the body. Not sure if this is what Camilla Engman did or not, but I think it just makes the Bedfellow look more clean in the finishing.<BR/>- I didn't stuff the limbs as I crocheted them. I did the stuffing after I finished crocheting a part. I didn't like how the stuffing would either pop out while you were crocheting, and how sometimes the polyfil would get into the stitch - making the overall appearance look messy and fuzzy...but not the good fuzzy.<BR/>- I didn't stuff the ears for the bunny. My yarn was thick enough that I didn't need to.<BR/>- I crocheted all the contrasting "ends" of the arms and legs all at once since they are all the same anyways. I made crocheting the Bedfellow faster cause then you don't have to keep switching hooks.<BR/><BR/>I hope this helps! If you need any help, leave me a message!<BR/><BR/>Oh! And PS: Do you know what the pattern means when it says "work sl sts in back loops of sts throughout"? That's what threw me off the first attempt at this pattern.Melissa @ Miso Crafty Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296391618385176362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403443356861380160.post-53578914547144149812009-02-19T14:02:00.000-08:002009-02-19T14:02:00.000-08:00Hello!Just came across your blog when i was lookin...Hello!<BR/>Just came across your blog when i was looking up tips to crochet a Camillia Bedfellow toy...and I was wondering if you could let me know where you got your tips from to make one?<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much! (Very nice blog too!)<BR/>Best wishes Sam xSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394867537396334163noreply@blogger.com