Once Upon a Cheerio
crafting dreams and DIY magic, one stitch at a time
If you're new to crochet, reading a crochet pattern for the first time can feel a bit intimidating. All those abbreviations, numbers, brackets, repeats... It looks almost like a secret code.
I remember feeling the exact same way when I first started crocheting. But once you understand how patterns are structured, everything clicks into place, and suddenly it all makes sense.
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Every now and then, I dabble in crafts that are not crochet, and I have fun doing it! If you love Disney and Taylor Swift, you'll want to check out this DIY project!
Earlier this year, our family took a Disney Cruise vacation! Disney Cruise vacations are not cheap, so to help with costs, we chose to take one of their shorter 4-day repositioning cruises from Vancouver to San Diego on the Disney Wonder. It was a great way to get a taste of cruising with Disney without breaking the bank!
Every Disney vacation deserves something special, made like all my other Disney vacations. I usually craft a lot as preparation and help build up excitement!
I love crocheting continuous rounds when I crochet amigurumi so that there is no visible seam. However, because there's no seam, it's hard to know where the start of the round is. This is where the running stitch marker comes in handy.
You can use regular stitch markers when crocheting in spiraled rounds and move them each time you start a new round, but you would only be keeping track of the beginning of the current round. If you notice a mistake a few rounds back and need to take it apart, you could easily lose your place.
