Day 20 - A Hobby Of Yours

What do you think I'm gonna put for this?! Lol! It's crochet, of course. I was going to put that as a talent of mine, but I don't really have any other hobbies so I left it for today.

I first had a go at crochet when I was little - just chain stitches. I used to make really long chains - I didn't know what to do with them - I just liked making them. Then about 2 years ago I found out about amigurumi and I really wanted to learn. So I found some tutorials on YouTube and taught myself. The first thing I ever made was a tomato amigurumi (See photo). Just a simple red ball with green felt for leaves. Then it was a chick - again just a simple ball shape with felt feet this time.

The first pattern I ever wrote was for an amigurumi I called 'Zack The Prozac' lol! It was about 3'' tall and had a smiley face embroidered on it. I still have him now on my amigurumi shelf. As I got more confident with crocheting I tried things like granny squares and hats. My first hat was a big earflap hat that I got the pattern from off Craftster.org. It was way too big but I liked it anyway.

I think my favourite thing I've ever crocheted is probably the Eggberts. I made my first Eggbert - King Eggbert - when I was fairly new to crochet and was practising making an egg shape. He now lives in my Mums car. He's very different to the Eggberts I make now - you can see all his stuffing and the stitches are really loose. I still love him though! And I love crochet!