Hooked On Yarn by Kaitlyn

🧋Boba cat plush 🐱

Pattern by: A little love everyday with some adaptations

🎨My Día de los Mu***os rocking horse makeover🎨
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I know this isn't fiber arts related but I want to pivot to sharing more art than just crochet on this page. No plans to change the name but don't be surprised by more variety in the art shared here 💞

☁️ I just finished this pair of cloud overalls for my toddler 💙

This is one of those special projects that almost is abandoned but still get finished in the end. 🧶

It all starts with the yarn. While pregnant with this little guy, I found the yarn at my favorite local thrift store. They have their specialty yarn separate from the typical acrylics and synthetic yarns. I had never bought luxury yarn before that day but buying secondhand let me give myself permission to splurge a little- after all, it was much cheaper than it would have been retail. So I bought this "all season" cotton and merino blend in Malibu blue.

I had the vision for this outfit right away it seemed like. I ended up finding the adorable cloud and moon buttons at Joann's. A year ago, I set to work. Very, very slowly... and by the time I had them about half completed, I realized they weren't going to fit my *then* baby by the time I was done.

So I unraveled the work I had done and carefully wound up the yarn and put it up with the thought that *maybe* I come back. However, I did not treat the buttons as thoughtfully and proceeded to lose them for about 10 months... When I found them though, I knew it was perfect because it was almost summertime. I'm very happy with how they turned out.

No pattern, freehanded. Cotton white yarn used for the trim, elastic sewn into the back waistband, felt cloud machine sewn on.

I made "my friend Wilby" from Starfield as a gift for my brother. 🧶

I used the official Bethesda pattern

🧶I made this cloud/rainbow lovey for a rainbow baby 🌈☁️

Check out the summer edition of Hookers and Hoes Magazine to see my crochet tattoo(done by Michelle at Velvet Lotus Tattoo) along with a lot of other fantastic ink and articles! I really enjoyed the spring edition and am so looking forward to this one 🧶👩‍🌾

Hookers and Hoes Magazine Summer ’24!! COMING JUNE 1st!
Pre-Order now or Subscribe to the magazine at www.petrabayeart.com/hookersandhoes
Thank you Abby McNett , Alex Hayes , Tracy Meadows , Leena Mit and IG: for wearing my bathsuits I had a vision for and ⭐️Leslie Kay for taking photos!!
AND a huge Thank you to Ralph Weidling for allowing us to use his beautiful happy place—> The Painted Acres to take all the fun shots at!
It was SO much fun, TOO much fun!
Please make sure to share the post! It helps your local artists, musicians and businesses out so so much.
Patterns will be provided by: WOMANWALKINGAWIRE , Eclectic Jess Crochet Designs , Crocheted Creations by Marissa And myself —> Petra Zimmerman

Special thanks to sponsors, artists and musicians: Josh Stout Gallery , IG: hands holly , IG: Terasa Plumlee , Bea Baker Carrington , f. F.Thompson Art , Sean Tyler , IG: happyhookingbyjamie IG:wildflower_whipers_sudio, Leatrice Parker , :blackfiresins , Miraclee Too'Bhadd Mccain Rykki Bobbi Rebecca Rayon Carcinogen Daily Jack Ketch & The Bilge Rat B_st_rds The Ugly Cowboys & MORE

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I'm currently in the middle of 2 crochet projects, 3 painting projects, some random miscellaneous projects and more sewing projects than I care to put a number on. How do I choose to spend my time though? Making yarn skein earrings 😬

💜💚🖤🤍Sandworm for my niece's birthday💚💜🤍🖤

This is the 2nd freehanded sandworm I have made. The first, I made in 2019 for a vendor booth at Halloweenapalooza. It isn't often I revisit old projects, but it is nice to see the improvement in skill and know-how. No puff paint used in the new version. Just yarn, felt, embroidery thread and stuffing. Also using proper stitches for amigurumi so there's not huge gaps.

I'm pretty sure this is implying I should pick up a new craft...

Throwback Thursday!
I made this Easter Basket 4 years ago for the silent auction at the daycare I worked at. I can't remember what it sold for but I was so happy with how it turned out! Baby themed basket because I worked in the baby room
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I made this magical little guy as a gift for my sister-in-law's birthday✨🐸📚🕯

Hocus Croakus pattern by ComplicatedKnots with my own base made with foam and cardboard to create a cobblestone look

My crochet tattoo by the truly fantastic Michelle at Velvet Lotus Tattoo is going to be featured alongside other crochet (and gardening!) tattoos in the *summer* 2024 issue of Hookers and Hoes Magazine 🧶🌱
So exciting! I may not be the artist, but I am the canvas and that is definitely an honor 💞

I finished my first doily just in time to put it on the kitchen table for Valentine's Day 💘

I want to make one for every holiday we decorate for 🧶

Panda backpack for my toddler 🎒 🐼

The mandala I finished tonight 🧶 I love how when making a mandala, you could stop at pretty much any point and it will look beautiful and unique. This piece is 14 inches in diameter on a 16 inch hoop.

"A mandala is a symbol of the universe in its ideal form, and its creation signifies the transformation of a universe of suffering into one of joy"

Been making some friends for my kiddos 🧶
Excited to share all of the items I've made after they've been gifted 🎁

I've been posting less recently as I've been sick and making items I can't share yet because they are gifts for some of the little loved ones in my life.

🎄Here is the holiday lights sweater I made for my baby!! It is inspired by a free Hobbii pattern. I freehanded this though instead of following the pattern because I prefer to make sweaters in the round instead of in panels 🧶

To be fair, it IS pretty hard to crochet with a baby around
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Tunisian Crochet creates stitches that look very similar to knit. Today I finally sat down to start to learn. I'm not fast yet and it seems to work up much slower than regular crochet, which makes sense since the effect is so close to knit. I love how it looks though and how easy of a transition it was. I think if I picked up knitting needles, it wouldn't come as quickly as this has.

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Gives less granny vibes than "crocheter" 😅

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Do you have an artist friend who has a page for their art? I want to follow more art pages from my page! Please tag below! Doesn't have to be a fiber artist, I enjoy all types of art!

When you find that you made a mistake in a previous row, what do you do? Do you unravel and fix the mistake or keep going? It depends on the project but most of the time I'm a "keep going" type. I think this mistake won't be incredibly noticeable in the end so I will continue forward but I'm not happy about it lol

🍂Over the Garden Wall group costume with my boys 🎃

Everything that I didn't make, we already had or I thrifted

🧶Crochet:
frog costume (ThatGirlsPatterns), red pixie hat(wild & wanderful), brown crossbody bag (freehanded)

🧵Sewing: cloak, suspenders, lining of brown bag

🎨General crafting: frog buttons (polymer clay) & teapot hat

I love making my kids Halloween costumes each year but this is one of my favorites

I don't often crochet items for myself but I needed a celestial rainbow beanie to go into autumn with 🌟 🌙 🌈

My goal for nicu Halloween hats was 10. However between other projects and unexpected life events, I just have the 7 to offer. That's okay though because I have more plans for projects for the babies. I want to make some Christmas hats but I also want to just make non holiday items for donation. I have something really special and close to my heart planned. 🧶

If you want to help support the cause, feel free to donate via Venmo: Kaitlyn-Renee-92
It is preferred to use a lighter weight yarn than what I have an abundance of so I will have to be buying some yarn soon if I want to continue making. I especially need to get Christmas colors in the 3 weight. If you can't donate, sharing helps! 💞 thanks for all the support

Did you know that if you have a public library card that you can access thousands of ebooks, magazines, audio books and videos on the app Libby? You just need to sign in to your library with your card. "Fantastic, but what does that have to do with crochet?" You ask. Well, you can access many books and magazines with patterns, articles, techniques and info about the fiber art world all for FREE! I just wanted to spread the word of this fantastic resource! 🧶📚

*is your hobby not crochet or fiber arts? There still may be plenty of resources for your hobby through the library!

to this NES controller blanket I made as a gift for my brother (2018) I absolutely loved how it turned out but Hated making it more than I can explain. I honestly don't think I've done a single granny square project since this 😬 I have, however, learned about better methods to join instead of hand sewing all the pieces together which I did on this blanket and it was terrible.

Fun fact! To wrap this for Christmas, I put it in a cardboard box and instead of wrapping it with paper to look pretty, I covered it in all the thoughts and emotions I felt while making it ☠

I made my boyfriend a sweater for his birthday! It is my first adult sized wearable 🧶 took 6 skeins of yarn and soooo long since I could only work on it while he was at work or I was hidden away in my dungeon(craft room)

Freehanded, no pattern and used Yarn Bee Soft Secret. Of course if I went back in time I may have made different design choices than what had to be made during construction. But he seems to like it despite the things I would change and I love the feel of this yarn so I will move on with only mild regrets

And No I don't believe in curses 😂

💫The Boyfriend Curse:In the fiber arts world there is a belief making a boyfriend a sweater or blanket (I've heard both since they are long projects) will doom your relationship and you will break up either before you've finished or shortly after. Well I made him a blanket before I had gotten more into the online community and even heard of The Curse and that was 3 years ago and our relationship has only progressed since that, so I'm not too worried 😅 I don't believe in curses, only in bad boyfriends who aren't worthy and I'm pretty blessed with my significant other 💞