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Traffic light tag game

Thank you so much for the tag, @zwiazdziarka 🩷

rules: talk about something creative you're working on of any kind.🚦

green: what is it about, what excited you about it, what sparked the idea?

orange: slow down and share something from it: a photo, a few words, some more background info etc.

red: what is the roadblock currently? what is one thing that is a necessary evil in making it?

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This year I decided I needed a challenge, so I'm trying to design a new amigurumi each month. I have a loooong list of characters I want to crochet, and this month I decided on the protagonists of Bride, by Ali Hazelwood. I've read almost every book of Ali and Bride was one of my favourites from last year. The protagonists are a vampire and a werewolf. The vampire has lilac eyes and blood, which means she blushes lilac. And the werewolf has green eyes and blood, so he blushes green. I know it's silly, but you have no idea how excited I am about using colourful eyes and painting their little faces with lilac and green

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Right now I'm working on the vampire, Misery. I started last night because I've been swamped with other projects and... well, life and its usual chores. However, I think I'm making great progress and this is how the body looks at this point

The book opens with the protagonists' wedding (which is an arranged one, btw, to try and bring peace between the two species). Misery wears a white jumpsuit. At first I was worried it would look dull because I don't have that much space to work with, but I'm really happy with how it's going! There's some details still missing, but I've been working on this for two evenings only, so this is great progress

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Tbh the roadblock was starting. I struggle a lot with this. Sitting down, looking for inspiration, sketching, writing down some instructions and ideas, looking for the perfect colours... I had that done for two weeks now, but actual crocheting? Not so easy. Luckily that's in the past now lol but I know I will struggle again when it's time to embroider the face and start the hair (I usually wing it while stressing over it not looking exactly how I imagined, which is awful but I can't help it)

Well, we'll push through. Or as I like to say: we've come here to play (in Spanish though, I don't speak randomly in English at home 😂)

And that's all. I have other projects still in the making but none of them were particularly interesting or advanced enough

Anyone who sees this and thinks it's interesting can do it! Because I don't know who to tag, if I'm honest

Have a great morning/afternoon/evening!

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Royal portrait 👑📸

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A maide. A duty. A kingdom.

From blood and ash we will rise ✨🗡️🍁🏹

So this year I made the resolution of designing a new amigurumi each month. I'm honestly a slow crocheter and I spend most of time unmotivated unless I hit a burst of dopamine, so I thought trying to get the habit of at least crocheting one amigurumi per month could be beneficial for me. It's not an unrealistic resolution and I have plenty of amigurumis on my to do list, so let's cross fingers and hope that I can push through.

The amigurumi of January is Poppy from the Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. It's actually a commission for a good friend, but since we've been reading this series together for four years now, the moment I have a bit of time I'll crochet my own Poppy.

Stay tuned for the February amigurumi because it's already on the works 👀

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Happy Ace Week 💜 Here's your regularly scheduled reminder that asexual people belong in the queer community because WE. ARE. QUEER!

If you like my lil ace bunnies, I have them as stickers in my shop!

Being Ace is Not a Choice Asexuality ≠ Celibacy! Many Aces TRY to feel attraction despite being unable. This can make them feel broken, wrong, and confused. It can take young Aces many years of suffering before they finally figure out that their sexuality just works differently from others. Being Ace is Not Just Low Libido Aces have a range of libidos. Many have a low libido and abstain from sex, but others have high libidos and enjoy sex for a number of reasons. Libido is your sex drive; the urge to partake in sexual activities. This urge is separate from attraction, which is WHO you feel sexual desire for. Aces are Not Heterosexual Heterosexuality = “attraction to the opposite sex”. Since Aces do not feel attraction to ANY gender or sex, they don’t fall under this definition. This point requires some nuance because many Ace sub-labels (such as Demisexual) CAN experience attraction in a limited or fluctuating capacity. However, the way that these labels experience sexuality still falls outside of what heterosexual society deems as “normal” attraction and can cause compatibility issues in relationships with non-Aces. That being said, some Aces still choose to identify with the Heterosexual label if it resonates with them. You can be both Heterosexual AND Ace, but being Ace is not the same as being Heterosexual! Discrimination/Struggle Happens Many people claim that Aces do not experience any discrimination and thus they don't belong in the queer community. This couldn't be further from the truth. Corrective assault, “it’s just a phase,” getting called mentally/physically ill, “you haven’t met the right person yet” are just a few examples. On top of the blatant discrimination listed above, Aces also deal with other struggles in our very sexual society, particularly when seeking romantic relationships. Aces who are sex-repulsed struggle to keep their partners satisfied in bed. Likewise, non-Ace partners often feel rejected and uncomfortable with the notion that Aces don't find them attractive. This disappointment from their partners can weigh heavily on Aces and make them feel broken/wrong.

Thank you for coming to my Ace talk hehehe. If you're Ace I hope you feel validated. If you're not, I hope you learned something!

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Bad art is still way better than AI art, hope that helps!

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I'm back and I'm offering you ✨JinMao✨ or more specifically Jinshi and Maomao, the protagonists of The Apothecary Diary.

I've been obsessed with these two since I watched the first season this summer so I obviously had to crochet them. It was a challenge, sure, but I had a lot of fun and I'm really proud of the end result 🙂‍↕️

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I know it's been a while since I last posted. Here, take this sanitary worker raccoon as a peace offering.

🧶 Pattern by Crocheted by Bogusia

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Happy Halloween from the bookish amigurumis! 🎃🍭🕯️

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This has been a PSA.

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To the people who are learning to crochet from TikTok, YouTube, to the “crochet girlies”, the ones jumping on the bandwagon because it’s popular, the older ones just picking it up(or back up), and the impatient ones who fling their hooks across the room:

I hope you have fun. I hope you love it. I hope you make as simple or complicated things as you want. I hope it’s easy for you, or that it’s worth the learning.

I hope you’re better at it than I am. I hope your loved ones appreciate what you give them. I hope you love the things you make for yourself.

I hope you don’t plan to get rich from it, because that’s probably not going to happen. But if you try to, I hope you succeed. ❤️

I hope you are happy.

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🚨🚨 Humanity Request!!!

Please help me to save the life of my one-year-old son Majd. Unfortunately, due to the war, my son suffering a chest crisis that is affecting his life, and he needs to travel as soon as possible so that we can save his life.

My Compaign verfied by 90 ghost, North Gaza updated and butterfly project line no. 406

Please Reblog my pin post and Donate

Thanks 🙏🍉

I've reblogged your pinned post and I hope this reaches someone who can be of more help. I'm really sorry I don't have any income to donate and be more useful, but at least I can amplify your voice. I hope you reach your goal soon

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Today we took our little son to the hospital because he suffers from a chest infection that affects his breathing and causes him pain. I hope that every living conscience will help us save our young son’s life and donate any amount you can.

Unfortunately, there is no treatment in the hospital for my young son. Help us before it is too late.

@90-ghost @el-shab-hussein @nabulsi @gaza-evacuation-funds @schoolhater @commissions4aid-international @sar-soor @fairuzfan @flower-tea-fairies @schoolhater @baby-girl-aaron-dessner @sayruq @appsa @omiteo777 @malcriada @ilyabrums @beside-myself-with-glory

@just-browsing1222 @bat-luun @kaneverse @nightowlssleep @staretes @violetlyra @ashbakche @friendshapedplant @oglach-uisce @communistchilchuck @vakarians-babe @babygoatsandfriends @self-hating-zionist @neptunerings @mangocheesecakes @malcriada

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I am Bilal, displaced from Gaza, now living in Egypt with part of my family, while most of my family is still in Gaza. Leaving Gaza was not an easy decision, but it was the only option after 150 days of bombing and siege. Now that we are here, we feel that we have left a large part of our lives and hearts there.

Life here is not what we expected. Everything is expensive and difficult. We face endless challenges every day, whether in the cost of living or in trying to adapt to a new reality. Prices do not stop rising, and every step requires great effort. Rent, bills, food, everything seems to be pressuring us more and more.

With all this, there is a constant longing for our land and for our people who remained in Gaza. We live here, but our souls are suspended there, with every news we hear, with every new bombing, with every scream we hear. Missing my family in Gaza is a feeling that never leaves me. We are here trying to live and build a new life, but we feel that we are always waiting, waiting for something that we do not know when it will happen, if it will happen.

In these difficult times, any support can make a huge difference in our lives. Every small contribution helps us to continue and overcome these daily challenges, so that we can see a more stable future for ourselves and our loved ones.

To donate and help: [Click here](https://gofund.me/ba5b76e9)

First of all, even if it's absolutely inadequate, let me tell you that I'm sorry for what you and every Palestinian are going through. I really hope one day soon you can go back to a free Palestine with your family.

Sadly I can't directly donate to you gofundme right now because I've been unemployed since the beginning of the year and don't have any income, but I'm going to share it so it can get to more people.

I'm keeping you in my thoughts and I'll try to donate to you as soon as I can.

To anyone reading this, please share and donate if you can. It's the least we can do.

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Having an afternoon snack, or how we say it in Spanish: ✨merienda✨

Armchair pattern by Elena Dorogina

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Dragon photo shoot (see how I made it here)

If any beloved mutals would like me to make one for them and post it somewhere lmk. I like the idea of little dragons being all over the place.

Tagging the fellow mutuals who I think are dragon fans too (if you are too and see this let me know)

@stagefoureddiediaz @hippolotamus @daffi-990 @bi-buckrights @dr-shortsighted-owl @caroandcats @tizniz @yawningmicrobe @buffaluff @beyourownanchor6 @bekkachaos @lonelychicago @monsterrae1 @diazsdimples @thekristen999

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Hi there! I’m asking a friend who crochets to give a shot at making something similar to your Gideon the ninth amigurumi dolls. Would you be able to share what that process was like? Specifically, I know you made the pattern yourself, is that something you’re willing to share? Any advice is helpful, thanks so much! Hoping to add something like that to my bookshelf to sit with the series :)

Hi! Well, first of all, thank you for your interest in my work! I'm glad you like my little Gideon and Harrow so much ☺️

I don't know how much I can help you since I don't sell my patterns, sorry. My process is always more or less the same: I research the character I want to crochet, look for fanarts or official art and stuff like that and then draw a rough sketch of my amigurumi. Then I just start crocheting following my drawing. I always use the same base pattern for the body, so it's mostly small changes and crocheting new details and hair wigs for characterization.

The only thing a bit more special or different that I did with Gideon and Harrow is that I used lacey thread and a 1 mm crochet hook to make a lot of the details (the black part of the eyes and nose, the bone structure of Harrow's clothes). There's no much else to tell, sorry. The only thing I can offer you is a commission in case your friend doesn't want to crochet them 😂

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It's coffee time