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I have an important question, I'm currently crocheting this bag ib purple color:

the photo is by hayhaycrochet and they also have a free patern available: Simple Crochet Gingham Tote Bag

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The yarn stash busting has officially started! This baby is the first project I've finished so far:

The yarn was hard to work with because it's so fluffy you can barely see the stitches. It was purely intuitive thanks to years of crocheting. I wanted to make a fruity cow, for example, this one was supposed to have a little orange 🍊 sewed into its chest, but the cows turned out to be too small for that. Then I thought about making little fruit-shaped bags to go with cows, but when I made one for this cutie in the photo, it didn't look as good as I'd imagined. So that is the final version, and they'll be rainbow cows with a few exceptions, like blue+yellow one and I have a multicolored fluffy yarn.

The pattern I used is by TheStitchStudioCA on Etsy. Everything was written nicely and was easy to follow, but I changed the way the head is supposed to be made. Firstly, I didn't like the placement of the colorful spots, they were way too low, so I moved them around a bit. Secondly, I increased the number of rows because the head I made was weirdly flat even after I stuffed it. Other than that, the pattern was amazing, I'll totally use it again for future rainbow cows.

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The photo is shitty, sorry about that :)

YarnArt Jeans 45% acrylic 55% cotton

Colors 78 (candy pink), 46 (grey) and 35 (light orange)

Those are for a specific project, but I can't start working on it until I finish Gingham tote bags and have leftover yarn. I want to make a shoulder bag similar to this:

Other skeins are YarnArt Jeans Splash 45% acrylic 55% cotton

Colors 949 (green+brown), 950 (yellow+grey), 952 (blue+yellow+green+red) and 951 (purple)

Bucket hats! I keep seeing PassioKnit Kelsie making those granny stitch ones, and want to crochet them too.

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Alison & Mae Mixed fine 50% acrylic 50% polyester

Colors 606131 (turquoise), 605929 (pink) and purple (I've lost the tag)

This yarn was a gift and I'm not really sure what to do with it. I've tried crocheting a summer top with it, but I ended up hating the way it felt to the touch. Maybe I'll try to crochet a summer cardigan from all three of those, don't know yet.

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Alize Baby Best 90% acrylic 10% bamboo

Colors 287 (light blue), 344 (grey), 191 (pink) and 250 (lemon)

Some time ago I saw a yellow and royal blue bunny on insta and I wanted one for myself, so why not make it, right? I didn't have a pattern and was winging it, but I've managed to come up with something. The logical thing was to stop there, but no, the leftover yarn I had gave me ideas, so I thought why not order some yarn in different colors and crochet more bunnies. How many more? TWENTY! I've ordered yarn for twenty more bunnies! And I'm still making them to this day...

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Himalaya Dolphin Baby 100% micro polyester

Self-explanatory:

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YarnArt Elegance 88% cotton 12% metallic

Colors 112 (plump) and 417 (light blue)

I'm gonna be honest with you, I bought those because they were sparkly. But I did find projects ideas for them which are:

Daisy Tee by YayForYarn

AMMA - GRANNY SQUARE TOP by Rove Handmade

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Alize Softy 100% micropolyester

Colors 450 (white), 56 (red), 44 (purple), 06 (carrot), 216 (yellow), 141 (royal blue), 485 (green) and 340 (coral pink)

Cow plushies, at least six of them! This was the inspiration (I don't know the author of this photo):

But I don't like working with plush yarn, it too thick and make my arms hurt, so I bought a thinner and fluffier version. For now I'm thinking about making a strawberry, orange, grape, sunflower, the one in the photo, watermelon, and I can't remember the last few

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Alize Baby Best 90% acrylic 10% bamboo

Colors 141 (royal blue) and 216 (yellow)

This yarn I buy specifically for heart-shaped keychains I crochet for volunteers. You can learn about it more here!

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Alize Cotton Gold 55% cotton 45% acrylic Color 43 (lilac)

Alize Cotton Gold Batik 55% cotton 45% acrylic Color 7687 (sunrise)

Okay, ngl, the orange and yellow yarn I bought just because it was beautiful, but as for lilac one, I planned on making Happy at home hoodie but when I tried to match the gauge, mine was too loose, and making adjustments sounded like too much work.

Now I want to make the same summer top from both of them:

It's Timberwood Tank by Janine Myska from Knits & Knots

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YarnArt 45% acrylic 55% cotton

Colors 03 (off-white), 82 (olive green), 69 (green), 15 (blue), 17 (denim blue), 54 (navy), 72 (lavender) and 50 purple

Gingham tote bags! Originally I planned to make only two of them, blue and purple, but I also happened to have a good green combination, so it'll be three bags now

Like this one:

the photo is by hayhaycrochet and they also have a free patern available: Simple Crochet Gingham Tote Bag

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YarnArt Jeans 45% acrylic 55% cotton

Colors 84 (mustard), 71 (taupe), 40 (light brown) and 53 black

Mustard one I usually use to make plushies like this:

I still have two or three pairs of those tiny safety eyes, so I might make more puppies

Brown and black were supposed to be for bear amigurumi. I wanted to make a polar bear, grizzly, and panda like in this one cartoon, but it didn't work out for me

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I'm still in the process of looking through my yarn, but we can start talking about a few things.

YarnArt Jeans 45% acrylic 55% cotton

Colors 01 (white), 73 (pinkish orange), 28 (anthracite) and 90 (red)

I use those skeins for Ukrainian dolls, like those:

The girl doll is made with a pattern "Ukrainian Doll" by galina_veremeenko_

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I'm writing down a list of all the yarn I have, and when I'm done, I'll talk at length about every skein and what I've bought it for

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today is the day! i ordered some new yarn earlier, and i think it's time to lay out every skein i have so far to see how bad my stashing habits are. some yarn should be donated, and i also have dozens of wips i probably forgot about, so it'll be fun!