MY NEEDELWORK BUCKETLIST

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Hey, Hivers! How are you doing? How’s the year coming along? 2023 started with exams for me. I’ve done six papers already and the last one will be on Friday. This is me typing on my phone this morning after putting off making this post for the longest time. It’s the NeedleWorkMonday community’s
and I’m here to present my needlework bucket list for the year! At least, the ones I have in mind.

So here goes my bucket list!

𝟷. 𝚃𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚒.
𝟸. 𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚒𝚝.
𝟹. 𝚄𝚜𝚎 𝚃𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝙲𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚍𝚍 𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚝 𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜.
𝟺. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚍.
𝟻. 𝚃𝚛𝚢 𝚃𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝙲𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚘 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚝 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚒𝚝.

𝟙. 𝕋𝕣𝕪 𝔸𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕦𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕚
Starting with the first on the first on the list, amigurumi is something that I’ve loved since I began to see projects on Pinterest and Instagram. If you don’t know what it is, it is the Japanese word for the art of knitting or crocheting stuffed creatures or toys. Amigurumi projects look like these:
Mockup Graphics

Dário Gomes

My friend who never sees a crochet clothing to the end finds it easier doing little amigurumi projects because it takes less time. But, I’ve never tried doing one, so I’ve resolved to this year. I must try my hand at amigurumi!

𝟚. 𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟 𝔼𝕞𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕪
I’ve also resolved to learn embroidery and liven up so many items with this beautiful craft. Pinterest is full of so many eye-catching flower designs on Converse canvas high-tops, tote bags, jeans, and T-shirts. I want to embroider daisies, tulips, lavenders and sunflowers — the lot! They bring life to a drab item or make an otherwise basic outfit look more stylish.

Alex Baber

𝟛. 𝕌𝕤𝕖 𝕋𝕒𝕡𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕪 ℂ𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕥
Tapestry Crochet had to be on this list. Tapestry crochet is used to incorporate colours into a crochet work. It can be used to add images to a drawing. I see crochet clothing with pictures and it always stands out. It takes the pieces to another level, making the pieces look more artsy. I’ve never worked with even letters on any crochet piece and I’ve planned that this year, I must make my crochet pieces look extraordinary.

𝟜. 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕞𝕪 𝔹𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤
Since I began to crochet, it has always been my plan to make a business out of it. I love to crochet items for myself and that’s something I cannot give up. I also find the idea of making pieces for others and getting money from it exciting. To think that I can crochet something that someone would want to buy is amazing and I cannot wait to start doing that.

I haven’t taken an order since I started crochet though. It’s not like people haven’t hit me up. They have, but I’ve always felt that I needed to get things right before taking an order. At first, I wanted to be good with working with measurement. Then, when I learnt how to, one thing or the other still kept me from taking any order. This year, I’m going all in. And that’s the first step to starting my business. Taking an order and doing a good job of it will set me off. I’ve already got a brand name. The others will follow.

𝟝. 𝕋𝕣𝕪 𝕋𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕒𝕟 ℂ𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕥
Tunisian Crochet is a craft where you crochet with an elongated hook to give the work a knit-look. In Tunisian Crochet, you carry along a lot of loops as is done in knitting. I only just added this to my list because I love the look of knitted items, but do not like the idea of working with two needles. I would prefer to do Tunisian Crochet instead, so I will buy a set of hooks and try it out. I had to make sure one can make clothing like tops and dresses with it. Yes, one can! So now, I can achieve a knit look without actually knitting — how lovely!

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We’re expected to tick at least one item off our bucket list, so having presented my bucket list, let’s see how I do these three months.

Till then, beautiful people. Ciao!