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A Stitch in Time: The Tunisian Full Stitch
A Stitch in Time: The Tunisian Full Stitch
Tunisian Full Stitch (TFS)
Foundation Row: Chain desired number of stitches, even or odd. Insert your hook into the second chain from hook then yarn over and pull through, leaving the loop on your hook. Continue picking up loops until you’ve reached the end of the chain. The number of loops you have should be the same as your initial chain. (1-2)
Foundation Row Return Pass: You will now begin…
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A Stitch in Time: The Tunisian Simple Stitch
A Stitch in Time: The Tunisian Simple Stitch
Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS)
Foundation Row: Chain desired number of stitches, even or odd. (1)
Forward Pass: * Insert your hook into the second chain (or front bar of stitch) and yarn over then pull through, leaving the loop on your hook. Continue picking up loops until you’ve reached the end of the chain. The number of loops you have should be the same as your initial chain. (2)
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Hello, is this thing on?
Hello, is this thing on?
It has been a while since I have posted so allow me to re-introduce myself to readers old and new;
Hello! My name is Rebecca Challenger and I am a Canadian textile artist specializing in Tunisian Crochet, wall hangings mostly. You can catch me happily hooking away most Wednesdays 2-5pm EST over on Twitch as SmarTheNimble.
I recently got a gorgeous new overlay made by the highly talented Gage…
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Pattern Drop: World of Warcraft Scarlet Crusade - Tunisian Crochet Wall Hanging
Pattern Drop: World of Warcraft Scarlet Crusade – Tunisian Crochet Wall Hanging
Like most, my yarn stash is quickly dwindling as store closures make restocking more difficult than usual. Luckily, I had some colours leftover that just might work for a design I have been workshopping mentally since the relaunch of Classic World of Warcraft back in August 2019.
Choosing which symbol best fit the conversion from JPEG to wall hanging proved to be more difficult than I originally…
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#commission#Crochet#Etsy#For Sale#pattern#Scarlet Crusade#Symbol of the Holy Light#Tunisian crochet#wall hanging#World of Warcraft#WoW#yarn
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Pattern Drop: Animal Crossing Nook Leaf - Tunisian Crochet Wall Hanging
Pattern Drop: Animal Crossing Nook Leaf – Tunisian Crochet Wall Hanging
These are strange and scary times; everyone is hiding away inside and doing their best to ignore the surrounding chaos and sometimes you need an escape. For many individuals, that escapist fantasy took the form of Animal Crossing New Horizons.
On March 20th, 2020, Nintendo gave many of you the perfect excuse to sequester yourselves away from all other life forms and live out your lofty dreams…
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#Animal Crossing#Blog#Crochet#Decorative#Etsy#For Sale#Leaf#Nook#Nook Leaf#pattern#PDF#Tunisian crochet#wall hanging#yarn
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Pattern Dropped: Alliance Wall Hanging
Starting today, my Alliance Wall Hanging will be available for purchase on Ravelry and Etsy for $7CAD.
For this pattern you will need the following:
~Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss) and Single Crochet (Sc)
~Blue and Yellow worsted weight yarn
~Tunisian crochet hook 7 or 8mm (L/11)
~Tapestry needle
~1 wooden dowel approx. 12″ in length
~2 eyelet screws
~A place to wet block (pins, spray bottle,…
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New Pattern Dropped: Horde Wall Hanging
I am excited to announce that I will be making all my patterns available for purchase in the near future!
We are starting today with the release of the Horde Wall Hanging which can be found on Raverly and Etsy for $7 CAD.
Display your faction pride and show off your skills with this easy to read and simple to craft PDF pattern. The colour graph and product pictures provided along with the written…
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#beginner#Crochet#Etsy#For Sale#Horde#pattern#PDF#Ravelry#Tunisian crochet#wall hanging#World of Warcraft
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Persona 5 saw its worldwide release on April 4, 2017, I like many others with a soft spot for the series (and a flood of new fans) became instantly engrossed in the game’s world and problems.
With immersive cut-scenes, a dynamic soundtrack that you can’t ever seem to tire of and a cast of easily loveable and relatable characters, Persona 5 delivered to its players an introspective storyline fraught with very real-world issues; and I could not get enough. But if you are already here and reading this post then you most likely know all that, so let’s move on shall we?
Inspiration struck me one day and I found myself designing the most intricate wall hanging I have attempted thus far; 5 different colours and more carrying than I felt I had the capacity to handle, it quickly left me feeling defeated.
A grand total of 18 bobbins
Luckily for me, I have wonderful internet friends (Hi Keredya!) who shared my woes and soon we had decided that maybe I should try carrying things vertically instead of horizontally.
That would make my fabric far less girthy and enable me to worry about holding onto fewer threads; I figured it was worth a shot.
After much trial and error, I settled on making…whatever this is. Pegboard cost me around $7 at the Home Hardware and a couple bucks in dowels.
Now, if you squint at the picture above, you may notice an error that I wish I had picked up on; I just wrapped the yarn around the dowels and didn’t put it on a spool.
After bashing my head against my own stupidity for a few minutes, I came up with a solution involving some old toilet paper rolls, corrugated cardboard and a bit of tape:
Not pretty, but it is functional.
After I had finished rewinding the yarn around my makeshift spools, I placed some alligator clips on the board and fed the yarn through them to help maintain order, and trepidatiously began to work.
Oof, that glare. And what a mess of yarn!
I struggled with maintaining my tension, I was unused to carrying the yarn vertically; dropping a thread after 1-5 stitches meant that I had to be more aware of how I anchored my stitches before I moved onto the next segment.
I decided that it could be fun to share my progress on my Magnum Opus, so I fired up the computer and streamed some of my work.
I was shocked when a newly acquired internet friend (Hi Kain!) had enough faith in my design to stake claim to the prototype, and so it became a commission I never expected to have.
The back of this thing is a complete mess.
I learned quickly to place my work on the blocking board at the end of each stream, this helped to maintain the shape and speed up the stretching process that was inevitably going to take eons.
Tidy stitches :3
I lost track of how long this tapestry took me from start to finish, I am sure I can figure the math out if I were to try but let’s just say a long fekkin’ time.
21″ long on the blocking board
11″ wide on the blocking board
Hover over the images to see measurements
For the backing, I decided to go with solid black and white trim to match the front. The inspiration for this whole project came from the tarot cards that are a staple of the Persona franchise.
Although I wasn’t wholly satisfied with the end product (what with it being the prototype), the customer voiced their enthusiasm and gave the stamp of approval to ship out.
The lighting in these pictures is a little on the cool side, I need to become a better photographer next!
Overall, I think the effect of the chain-link design turned out really nicely and the pattern itself translated well into the end product.
Things I learned from all this:
My tension is shit if you throw more than 3 strands of yarn at me. I need to practice working with more yarn until that becomes second nature.
I work better at a table, and it was fun to share my work as it was developing.
However, I work faster and more efficiently when the camera is off and I can throw something up on the TV to distract myself.
Tension matters in areas other than just the hook; when whip-stitching the bottom of the tapestry I must have pulled too hard and bunched the bottom up a bit. This was mediated later but I can still see a slight issue there and it will haunt me forever.
I have a long way to go before I can claim mastery of my craft.
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I have priced these banners at $150.00 CAD each, and I take commissions on a first come first serve basis. All items are made at the time the order is placed and are not just held on hand. Expect between 3-4 weeks before your creation is ready to ship. Pricing is determined based on labor and material costs with the shipping cost being extra and fluctuating based on where I am shipping the order. A 50% initial deposit is required before any work can be started on your order. Payment options include Paypal, and ETransfer.
Let the Phantom Thieves steal your heart, and a place on your wall: Persona 5 Joker Tarot Card Tapestry Persona 5 saw its worldwide release on April 4, 2017, I like many others with a soft spot for the series (and a flood of new fans) became instantly engrossed in the game's world and problems.
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Commissions Slot Available
Commissions: How to submit a request
To submit a request to have a custom piece made, you can contact me through Email ([email protected]), or with the Contact button found on the website. If you want the quickest reply, send me an email.
How do you price your items?
I take commissions on a first come first serve basis.
All items are made at the time the order is placed and are not just held on…
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You may remember this post I made waaaay back in September 2018 regarding some World of Warcraft Banners I made for my buddy Reckles over at WTBGold; well the time has come for the giveaway!
How to enter:
Go watch this video
Decide if you care enough to take part
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Profit
And that is it! No, really.
I will be updating the website soon with an actual blog post in the coming weeks, so if you have been wondering where I am, the answer is holed up in my office making shit to post here.
So until then, good luck and happy gold making!
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I have priced these banners at $110.00 CAD each, and I take commissions on a first come first serve basis. All items are made at the time the order is placed and are not just held on hand. Expect between 2-3 weeks before your creation is ready to ship. Pricing is determined based on labor and material costs with the shipping cost being extra and fluctuating based on where I am shipping the order. A 50% initial deposit is required before any work can be started on your order. Payment options include Paypal, and ETransfer.
It is finally time! Update on the WoW Banners and WTBGold Giveaway You may remember this post I made waaaay back in September 2018 regarding some World of Warcraft Banners I made for my buddy…
#Banner#Blog#Crochet#For Sale#Giveaway#goldmaking#Reckles#Tunisian crochet#World of Warcraft#WoW#WTBGold
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Mastery of Craft
I woke up this morning and realized that I haven’t updated the site with anything new; I am semi-finished a couple projects, but nothing that is ready to be shown off.
With the new year looming over the horizon, I began to think about what exactly I wanted to accomplish with this site and with my work. I came to the conclusion that I want only one thing out of 2019 for Hookcrux; mastery of my…
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Commissions Open! 2 Slots Available
Commissions Open! 2 Slots Available
This is just a quick update post to let you know that I am opening up commissions, I have 2 slots available and it is on a first come, first serve basis.
Money has been tight what with my mother’s passing and the fact that I am moving at the end of the month, so when I had to bring Poe into the vet and the bill came back to me I realized that I could really use a hand.
As such, I am knocking $10…
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Another WTBGold Giveaway! And a bit of an update.
Another WTBGold Giveaway! And a bit of an update.
Hello Internet, it has been a while.
Please forgive my absence, I have been through some ups and downs and the end result was that my mother passed away recently from Melanoma.
But the reason we are here is to show off some cool-ass banners!
Last time, I made a banner as a surprise for my buddy Reckles over at WTBGold with his channel logo and I picked up a new skill in doing so (read that post…
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#Alliance#Banner#Blog#Cat#Crochet#Giveaway#Horde#Reckles#Tunisian crochet#World of Warcraft#WoW#WTBGold#yarn
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Profession Skill Up! Tunisian Crochet Unlocked.
Profession Skill Up! Tunisian Crochet Unlocked.
Today’s posting is very near and dear to my heart, it involves a very special group of people in the World of Warcraft community; Reckles of WTBGold and the lovely (all be it sometimes terrifying), Recking Crew that accompanies him on his Twitch journey. I will pull some backstory from his Patreon page for those of my readers who are not familiar with Reckles; after studying economics at Columbia…
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I need your help!
I need your help!
You, yes you sitting there looking at this post, I request your assistance. No, I am not asking for money or for a kidney or even your first born feline, I merely need for you to take a moment of your time to complete this survey. What is the survey for and how is it supposed to help? Well, I am glad that you asked random internet dweller! I am currently going through a small business mentorship…
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Boy, it sure has been a while since I have done one of these, eh? I am back with another crochet transformation that I cannot wait to show you all, so without further ado, let’s get started!
Here is what we are Reclaiming today:
This poor, unloved blanket was found at my local thrift store for just under $5.00 CAD. I was large enough to drape over my double bed and was so soft that I am astounded anyone let it go. Upon closer inspection, I found a few problem areas but I was certain I could clean ‘er up and work around them in order to give this blanket a new life.
Problem area #1: Odd, yellow-y fluff.
It was embedded in the yarn and I could only assume, it was some type of pet fur. Luckily, it was fairly easy to remove with a pair of small scissors, good lighting, and a careful hand.
With that out of the way, it was time to address the larger issue, the unsightly seam that ran straight down the center of the blanket.
Problem area #2: The construction of the blanket.
I really wish I knew why the original maker of this piece decided to make 2 different panels and stitch them together to make this blanket. Maybe it was for ease of travel so they could work on a larger project while on the go. Whatever the reason, it left a hard to miss seam down the body of the blanket.
This, I have to admit had me stumped for a moment as to how I would go about Reclaiming this piece. Should I just rip out the whole blanket and straight up just reuse this gorgeous, soft, liliac yarn? I didn’t much enjoy the thought of spending my day frogging. Besides, that is hardly very creative of me now is it?
So here is what I did instead:
I decided that the best way to hide the seam would be to turn the blanket into something wearable and then use a second, bolder colour to distract from the unsightly seam. I figured that if I could somehow get the seam to run in line with my waist horizontally, then your eyes would just kind of, gloss over it.
So, I went to work folding the blanket this way and that until I had origami’d it into something new. I took some gray yarn I had in my stash that was of similar weight and used that to make my new folds stitch together.
The final result proved to be rather difficult to photograph without help but I did manage it.
Here it is, an over-sized wearable blanket that is sure to keep you warm and cozy while you snuggle up with that book and a cuppa.
I am pleased to offer this incredibly cozy over-sized wearable blanket for just $30.00 CAD+ Shipping. As usual, if you live locally and are able to come pick it up then we wave the shipping fee.
I encourage you all to head to your local thrift stores and see if you can find yourself something to Reclaim.
Reclaimed Crochet: Over-Sized Wearble Blanket Boy, it sure has been a while since I have done one of these, eh? I am back with another crochet transformation that I cannot wait to show you all, so without further ado, let's get started!
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About a month or so ago, I decided that I needed to make myself something for a change (which is rare as most things I make tend to find their way to other people eventually) and so I ventured out to Micheals with a friend.
I had already decided that I was going to make a blanket, winter was looming on the horizon and I could already feel the chill in the air during the wee hours of the morning. I envisioned curling up in this new, thick and cozy blanket with a cup of tea, a kitty and a good book. With that image cemented in my mind, I wandered the aisles and stalked for the perfect yarn.
At this point, I had pretty much decided on 2 things, firstly the blanket would be grey and white(or cream) and secondly, I was going to use bulky yarn for this piece. That was it. I had no plan for the actual pattern I would use and this made deciding on the amount of yarn needed a tad difficult.
I settled on using the Loops & Threads Charisma, and grabbed myself 3 of the Charisma BIG! in Steel and 2 of the 100g Off White; I shuffled off with my friend and discussed patterns on the way home.
Part of my ‘process’ when deciding on what to use a specific yarn for, is to hand-wind my yarn into center-pull balls. This gives me the opportunity to really get acquainted with my yarn; as odd a concept as this may sound, it allows me to discover imperfections in the yarn prior to using it in a project. If the yarn feels too scratchy or is thinner/thicker than anticipated, then I now have the time to consider how I am going to tackle these issues while I wind the yarn.
The yarn winding itself, I find can be rather therapeutic at times. However, let’s return our focus to the actual project.
While winding the yarn this time, I discovered that a few of the yarn balls were cut oddly and had multiple ends. (My total for one ball was 5 extra ends, which although annoying, did make me chuckle a little.) I also realized that this yarn was much heavier than I had first assumed but was also much softer.
Okay so, I have had this pattern saved for ages and it was just perfect for this yarn; the only issue is that the pattern was not for a blanket, it was for a hooded scarf. A hooded cat scarf.
So I gave in and I made the scarf, and as I made it, I silently mourned the loss of my cuddly winter blanket.
When I had finished, I was pleased with the outcome but, it seemed to be missing….something. Again, I saw my cozy blanket in my mind but this time it looked a tad different; I messaged my friend for another ride to pick up more yarn (got severely motion sick on the ride back), and returned home with 3 more balls of the Charisma BIG! and some impulse yarn to be used later.
I went through my ritual of winding the yarn and then grabbed the Cat Scoodie I had just completed and got to work. Here is the end result:
I LOVE how this turned out. This Hooded Cat Blanket was so much fun to make and I cannot wait to finish writing up the pattern and pricing it out so that I can offer it for sale. Final count, approximately 5 balls of Loops & Threads Charisma BIG! in Steel and 1 ball of Off White Loops & Threads Charisma 100g.
The cloak is long enough to cover you and house a cuddle buddy for when you are curled up with that book, and it is short enough to wear around the house on a chilly morning while you prepare your tea. It has slits for your arms but comes with a button near the neck to hold it on your person if you want to keep your arms tucked in.
The pockets are a wonderful feature, (I am considering adding more on the interior) they are large enough to keep your hands cozy or carry your phone, glasses or pet rat. No? Just me? Hmm, okay.
One thing that I didn’t anticipate however is just how heavy this cloak is. It isn’t cumbersome by any means, but it has the bonus effect of acting like a weighted blanket (these have been known to aid in managing anxiety as well as providing added comfort to those who live with autism).
The added weight will bump up the shipping cost, but I will work that out in a little bit.
So, what do you all think? I look forward to curling up in bed with my cats, a cup of tea and a good book while the snow makes its silent decent to cover us in a blanket of its own.
Cozy Kitty Cloak About a month or so ago, I decided that I needed to make myself something for a change (which is rare as most things I make tend to find their way to other people eventually) and so I ventured out to Micheals with a friend.
#blanket#bulky#Cat#Charisma#Charisma BIG!#cloak#cozy#Crochet#hooded#I Smell Snow#Loops & Threads#Micheals#Moogly#wearble#yarn
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