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That's so cool! How big is it? Does it make sounds as you twist it? I've only used rice to fill some crochet poi before, they have a funny sound.

@@YarnAndy it doesn't make any sounds , I think it's a bit smaller than the one you made. The feeling to the touch is nice though. But I don't think filling it with rice is good if the toy is going to be washed ... I just couldn't wait to make it ,so I used the material I had ,and I loved it! I'll make nicer ones. I posted a reel on Instagram with the toy and tagged you.

@@kanmanishankar739 you can buy it in any craft store or any shop that sells fleece lap blankets. You can find them here in most clothes and home goods shops.

@@YarnAndy Thank you Andy

@@waltersgirls5243 yes, as long as you make them yourself. I appreciate a mention as designer 😊

@@ColaineSwaby yes, it's a very simple shape and a one row repeat with the easiest Tunisian crochet stitch. What would you call it?

Thanks! I hope you try this and many other tutorials for Tunisian I have on here. This is a starting point for various types of projects, so I hope you enjoy it!

@@YarnAndy you’re welcome and I most certainly will!!!

Thanks! I really tried wearing it, it's comfy in the heat, but it feels like I'm wearing a heavy nightgown that irritates my hands when I crochet. I'll make the plain body at some point.

It's a good basic shape for exploring various other stitches too.

Glad to be able to share them ☺️

Making one sleeve right now. It will take a while to get graded and written up.

@@YarnAndy 🙌

Not sure what you mean by diagonal. Do you mean the x shape of the stitches? Yarn under, yarn over technique. As for size, what yarn are you using? Mine is chunky, 120 meters per 100 g. Which hook size? What kind of tension do you have? It all plays a role.

It's very comfy! I'll prioritize writing that up. It's the second sample from a very old idea, but now I have the skills to make it into a pattern.

Thank you! It might work for others, so I'll leave options in the pattern, just like with the Mulberry dress. I will prioritize the gray sweater, I've overcome that obstacle of what to do with the lace at the top. I'll keep it simple.

@@wendygibbs4210 huh, hadn't seen that one before. Looks like an interesting construction, but I wonder how it scales for bigger sizes. That front V becomes deeper and wider and there's no side seam either. There's another similar design in the same book, called Taku, has a few more projects. Yesterday I was actually contemplating making a Tunisian version in the same construction as the dark blue one. Once I fix the shape of the front piece, that is 😅

Aw, that's a reason to keep making things, right? I'm sure for some you could take the sides in, for some that are made in pieces and seamed you can take the seams out and make new seams, and with the rest you can be fashionable and wear them oversized. I hope you also have a great month of August!

Hold on to that thought, we don't yet know what Arunima is preparing for next year! There's also this new TCAL she's hosting in August. I just found out yesterday about it. Oh, and speaking of mistakes, that front panel for the hexagon cardigan is entirely wrong, so it will get frogged and remade. Just realized yesterday as I was working on the captions. Oops. I think for the gray sweater there will be lace only up to the neckline shaping, then the instructions should be easy to write up. No need to complicate things.

Thanks! I like dresses/skirts to end at the ankle or a bit above the knee, for extra comfort. Not sure why, but it's been like this since forever.

Ah, I wish I could wear it with a belt. I crocheted one in the same yarn and tried it like that, but the fabric bunches and it's too thick (Tunisian crochet...), so it's not comfy. But I'll leave the whole lace wedge in the pattern so folks can start wherever they want. As a tunic it probably would have felt different, but I "needed" a dress. And I was planning to make a dress in sock yarn for winter too... It will get made, but not in this shape.

@@YarnAndy Understandable then. Sorry it didn’t work out fill the need in your wardrobe. Good luck with the next one!

So many different ideas. I love that you show us that not everything works the first time.

Glad it's useful 😊

It will work, but with thinner yarn you'll get a smaller toy. With thicker yarn, a bigger toy. Make one pyramid with your chosen yarn/hook combination and see.

That sounds great for small hands!

@@YarnAndy absolutely! My daughter is a tiny 9 - I’m using Catania by Schachenmayr, it’s cotton but with a nice sheen to it - I had some leftover from some other projects - I like the softness of the velvet yarn for myself, but I think the sport weight cotton will add a soft, bumpy, rougher texture to the sensory aspect - my daughter has high anxiety in any social situ’s and her go to is to finger the seams of her shirts until her shirts are either ripped up the side or the cuffs are ripping right off of sweatshirts… I’m forever trying to find something she can finger without ruining her clothes - this might just work!! Thank you once again!!!

This one is bigger, you can play with the size of the sun rays th-cam.com/video/LkPDZqt28T0/w-d-xo.html

Not entirely. The full stitch is a loop picked up between stitches, this one is picked up in an eyelet, which is a stitch. You can do it by going through the eyelet or behind the front vertical bar of the eyelet. I prefer the first option. What results is something that looks like a Tss.

@@YarnAndy thanks 😊 I’m going to try it out

Awesome! I guess you saw the PDF pattern is now available. I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy these patterns!

Mulțumesc!

Thanks! That's awesome, I hope they have a lot of fun with this toy. There are more similar shapes you can explore as well, although we don't have crochet patterns for them yet.

Thanks, Marina! Glad you like them. The dress has just a few ends left to weave in, I'll definitely show it in the next vlog.

Thanks, Rosemary! You'll be able to make any length you like once the pattern is written. Tunic length would be great.

Thank you, you too! Just saw you on Etsy, did you find the video before or after the patterns on Etsy? I'm just asking to see if I need to add more details to the descriptions on Etsy, so folks know that some patterns also have free video tutorials, even though I'm not allowed to link them on there.

@@YarnAndy I found your video on youtube first and noticed your link in the description box. I went to your page on Etsy. I plan to purchase it to go along with the video since I am so new to Tunisian crochet. Maybe you could just mention in the pattern that there is a video tutorial as well. I didn't even know you could tunisian in the round.

Thank you, Wendy! That's coming soon, I'm just playing with the knit version now.

Melanie, you know that if you want to test the knit Plumaria, all you have to do is say the word. The Macaw wings... I don't have yarn for that yet, but it will get made.

Thank you! Yes, that video needs to be edited. Not sure if it's the best. I always end up making videos for complicated topics, then have to dial it back to also show the basics and I'm not sure if I cover the basics properly enough. Oh well. Still haven't filmed the Tunisian knit stitch and its reverse... But it could be used in the round to make a reversible fabric. I'll have to film that first before publishing the video for working in the round.

Yes, it's a multiple of 3 loops, plus 2 (first and last stitch).

@@YarnAndy Awesome! That’s what I thought. Thanks soo much. 🤍

Happy they are useful 😊

Thanks! Yes, two cakes. Enjoy 😊

Yes, I guess you could. I would check if you can't fold that extra piece over and use it as a waistband, though.

Thank you! Yes, there's a pattern for this with instructions and charts shop.yarnandy.com/rainbow-aurora-capelet-pattern/ There are links to other shops in there as well.

Mulțumesc!

There are two identical cakes. I made each side with one cake, then seamed them up. You can also use them in the round, one for the forward pass, one for the return pass. They'll look the same.