#Felix the Fox

[argumentalist]

...and now for something completely different!

I'd expressed some interest in learning to crochet and my Wife got me this "learn to crochet" kit. The bag contains basically everything needed to make a cute little fox plushie. I think the only thing that wasn't included were some scissors.

May be kind of trivial, but I was a little annoyed that there weren't actually any instructions in the bag. The whole guide is online.

That's honestly probably a good thing... I don't know how to crochet and the guided instruction was absolutely necessary. But I really like having something physical to look at and work off of. I didn't like needing to have a screen handy for pretty much the whole project.

I mean, to be fair, there is a downloadable/printable guide online... But it's clearly not intended to be your primary reference. It's not super beginner-friendly.

The kit includes a pre-started piece and I had no idea what that meant when I was getting started. I was just kind of like "oh, ok, that's good I guess?" Later on you have to start a couple pieces yourself and it's definitely a little challenging. Not impossible, obviously. But having that pre-started piece right at the beginning of the project made it much, much easier to get started. Much less intimidating. Very smart move to include that.

I guess this isn't really my very first time doing fiber arts... I took a home economics class in highschool back in the '80s. We sewed some shirts or something as a project - so I at least know how to do some basic stuff. But I've never done any kind of crochet or knitting or anything.

The whole first section of this project was very easy and unintimidating.

This is where things kind of started to go sideways - almost literally.

They suggested a kind of "easy mode" chain stitch thing to start the white belly piece because it was easier than doing a magic loop. I'm not sure I agree? I used the magic loop for later bits and I don't think it was that hard. And I really don't like the visible hole in the middle of this belly piece.

I clearly attached the belly a bit off-center and it doesn't look great.

And this is about where I noticed my stitches were really pretty tight. Like occasionally I was having a hard time getting the hook through some bits. And I guess I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong there? I mean, obviously, just don't make everything so tight... But it's not something I was doing on purpose. And none of the instructions/help sections had any tips for what to do if your stitches were just consistently too tight.

So the whole project wound up feeling kind of stiff and solid. Not as soft and fluffy as I had wanted.

I guess I probably over-stuffed this thing? Or maybe it's because the stitches are all so tight and the whole thing is kind of stiff? It doesn't want to sit upright. I can't really flatten-out the bottom and it keeps tipping over. And I'm not convinced I've got things positioned right... The belly seems a little low, the tail a little high...

It's hard starting off something completely new. Obviously I don't know what I'm doing and it's not right - but I don't know how to fix it either. I don't even really know what to search for to find solutions.

And there it is - my very first crochet project!

My Wife tells me it looks good and I should be proud... And I guess I am kind of proud that I at least stuck with it and finished the project... But all I can see are the flaws and issues. All the things I wish I could fix.

Looking at all the left-over yarn and stuffing... It feels like I could probably make a whole other plushie. The only thing that'd be missing are the eyes. The kit came with three eyes - I guess one was a spare? If they'd included four eyes I could make a whole second fox. Maybe I could just embroider the eyes?

I'm tempted to try making another one just to see if I can improve... But, also, I'm kind of annoyed and intimidated and just glad it's done.

[neovalkyrie14]

Felix I made for a rp

[inuyscraftycorner]

My first project I completed! Other than a washcloth XD This is Felix the Fox from The Woobles. He's rough around the edges as it was the first amigurumi I did and had never done a color change and those ears! Ugghhhh. I might go back and remake him with my choice of yarn colors as I no longer like working with the easy peasy yarn these kits come with

[deborahocarroll]

Silverblood by Jamie Foley (Review)

Silverblood by Jamie Foley (Review)

Today’s treat is a review for a book that is definitely going to be on my top-favorite reads of the year list! (Also, fun fact, it won the 2022 Realm Award for Fantasy!) It’s just soooo good! Some info first, and then I’m going to dive in. (Beware: there may be far too much fangirling shrieking!) Title: Silverblood Author: Jamie Foley Series: The Katrosi Revolution, #2 (Book 1: Emberhawk.…

[jinikaris]

LDF X HYUNLIX ๋࣭ ⭑⚝

[kijeu]

felix <mountains making film>

[runaxee]

Omg, Connie and Felix !!

Sketches and stuff I did 😛 Ik the animaniacs anniversary was yesterday... mb warners.. (　:ﾟ皿ﾟ)

[properbloke79]

Felix Fox

[franciswhetsel]

so i started reading RWRB

[darkcreatvre]

⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▬▬ 陰▬▬ ᵀʰᵉ ᶠᵉᵃʳ ᵒᶠ ᵈᵉᵃᵗʰ ᶠᵒˡˡᵒʷˢ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵉᵃʳ ᵒᶠ ˡᶤᶠᵉˑ ᴬ ᵐᵃᶰ ʷʰᵒ ˡᶤᵛᵉˢ ᶠᵘˡˡʸ ᶤˢ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ᵖʳᵉᵖᵃʳᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵈᶤᵉ ᵃᵗ ᵃᶰʸ ᵗᶤᵐᵉˑ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐷𝐴𝑅𝐾 𝐶𝑅𝐸𝐴𝑇𝑈𝑅𝐸 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀

[blasblack]

Felix Fox & Roman Todd ❤️‍🔥🔥

[ruinedgautier]

sylvix milkshake date!!

[leebitkitty]

happy birthday to our smiley fox!! in honor of our angel, heres some twt links 🫡🫡

tw: twt links

giving jeongin a handjob

jeongin pleasing himself and groaning

jeongin fucking your tits

overstimulating jeongin but you know he loves it

riding jeongin as a birthday present

you and jeongin making love to eachother 💗

[seorikkun]

i'd watch football if THESE were the players 😤💯 [hyung line | maknae line]

[tom-the-queer-artist]

Like Minds (2006) walked so Jennifer's Body (2009) could run so Saltburn (2023) could become an olympic marathon runner

[art-of-male]