Cuddle Me Geek

This blog used to be about amigurumi, but it's become about all of my textile endeavors: crochet, knitting, spinning, sewing, and quilting.

[cuddlemegeek]

Weighted Mareep

A lot, lot, lot of people have asked after the pattern for my mareep! I love the attention!! Unfortunately, when I was making her I didn't write down the pattern; I knew I wasn't going to make any to sell because she cost a lot to make and weighs too much to easily ship. At the time, I'd never considered sharing my patterns with anyone. But now I want people to be able to make copycats! So I'm going to walk you through everything I remember.

I made a google doc because this post got super long and I don’t trust read-mores to work on mobile

Okay, link not working apparently, so here’s the URL, sorry it’s ugly:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ogXzHHsF2zqJs0F2H3IgpRhcvKQc7ZkiHlZPmhryZhY/edit?usp=sharing

****WARNING: THIS IS NOT A PATTERN FOR BEGINNERS. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLICATED TECHNIQUES AND THE YARN REQUIRES CONSISTENCE AND CONFIDENCE.

Permissions:

You MAY: Make as many of these as you want! Give them to people! Sell the finished product (with credit to me)! Develop a pattern from this guide! Share that pattern with others!

You MAY NOT: Sell a pattern made from this guide, or claim it as your own idea.

[carolinawrenn]

Spring Light. Made by Stephanie Wilds.

[novemberocean]

SCROLL BACK UP

Its a quilt

[loomingtranssexual]

shoutout to that point in knitting socks where it starts looking like you just stuck knitting needles through a pair of socks & you’re pretending to knit them

[knittyboi]

I reference this blog post every single time I bind off a project, Susanna Winter I owe you my life

[makereadgrow]

This is fantastic. This is my current favorite for 1x1 ribbing.

https://knitty.com/ISSUEss11/FEATinterlock.php

[theprofessional-amateur]

Oh hey, do you know what time it is? It is highly specific resource time!

Today we have the Royal School of Needlework Stitch Bank! There are HUNDREDS of stitch types in the RSN Stitch Bank.

And more added regularly, let’s look at a recent addition

I picked the first one in the 25 recently added Elizabethan stitches, the Elizabethan French Stitch

The stitch bank provides written and photo tutorials as well as a video option to learn to do it yourself. There are examples of the stitch in use, resources, references, everything but a needle and thread!

RSN Stitchbank

rsnstitchbank.org

[vincentbriggs]

I looked at some of the tutorials last night and holy shit I'm so impressed! They're SO thorough! Not only do they have written and video instructions, but there are photo and illustration options for each image AND a "flip view" button so that left handed people can see all the images in reverse!

[theprofessional-amateur]

I am going to jump in and add, as you said they are very detailed in their directions, something that takes a lot of time and money.

If anyone who has enjoyed this resource has the means, I encourage you to adopt or sponsor a stitch to help keep this free to access. I know not everyone has the means to (fair, been there) but if you can, check out their sponsor options

RSN Stitch Bank Progress

And one other resource I have shared before, The Lady's Magazine. Embroidery patterns from 1770-1819. In case anyone wants some historic ideas for using all these new embroidery stitches

The Lady's Magazine: Patterns of Perfection

[swords-n-spindles]

I've been away from my spinning wheel for FIVE DAYS I'm getting antsy. I'm getting anxious. Somebody give me some fibre to twist.

[batbetbitbotbut]

fibrecrafts are important because u get the tension out of u by putting it in the project

[swords-n-spindles]

That makes sense!!

[shutyourmoustache]

[demonicae]

Jurch

[ozempicofficial]

[pullonthisthreadasiwalkaway]

for sock knitting: magic loop or double pointed needles?

magic loop

dpns

some third option (put in reblogs)

see results

Voting ended onOct 7, 2025

[batbetbitbotbut]

Every sock option (socktion) i can think of

4 DPNs (in a triangle)

5 DPNs (in a square)

Magic loop

Travelling loop (smaller version of magic loop)

Mini/9" circulars

Two circulars

Flexi flips

I only knit socks flat

I use a different method every time

I don't knit socks

Sock nuance?

Results

Voting ended onOct 9, 2025

Tbf I sometimes start with 5 DPNs and continue on 4 when I lose one down the couch for a bit

[ashlgcostumes]

The problem with sewing is that you quickly realise you have dumped lots of skill points into control thread and furthermore, there’s a lot of other hobbies that require control thread so you decide to pick up knitting, or crochet, or weaving, and then spinning happens to you, or rug making, or cord weaving, and then you turn the wrong corner on the internet and find out control thread also specs into basket weaving, and book binding, and then you’re thinking things like “I wonder if this also applies to lead climbing” and now you have A Problem

[cecilyacat]

What I love about knitting from patterns is that everyone gets the same baseline but because knitting is such a slow craft and everyone has different preferences people will just change things to be more in line with their tastes. So same sweater pattern but some people will add a different cuff a different neckline a different hem. Do the colourwork differently skip it entirely use a different part of the pattern where it wasn't intended. Change the shaping.

So by the end you have so many variations that are in fact the same item but are not actually the same. I just love how knitters make patterns their own

[cuddlemegeek]

I have LOVED working on this Bowser plush (which I converted into a dice bag) and I am beyond delighted with how he turned out!! Here's a video of how many dice he can hold :D

Pattern is by GretaWings on Etsy and Youtube

[i-crochet-things]

Leek Amigurumi Pattern

The pattern is available above and as a free PDF download on Ravelry.

I've sprung a leek.

This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2025. For personal use only. Do not copy, sell, alter, or distribute this pattern or parts of it. You may sell a limited number of your handmade finished items provided you credit icrochetthings as the designer.

[seaprincess-selkie]

My strawberry cape is done!🍓

[freshstitches]

I'm working on a fun new pattern using a fabric that's made of i-cords.

I've made a full sample so far out of Knit Collage yarn Left over from a class that I did with them. I love their funky, chunky art yarns, but struggled for years to figure out an accessory design that works with them.

The issue with using really thick yarn is yardage. Any stitch that you do is going to eat up a ton of yarn. With luxury yarns like knit collage, my goal is always to design projects that really optimize the yardage available.

The second sample I'm working on uses a bunch of koigu yarn that I stashed from a goodie bag that was given out at the Vogue Knitting Live cocktail party a few years ago. They gave out 25 random colors of 10m mini-skeins. A while ago, I wound them onto bobbins for an intarsia project - you may have seen it on here - but the fade was so subtle that you couldn't see the color work.

Each bobbin is a single row of the mesh. I decided to start at the gray solid color, it'll provide a nice stable edge with a whole lot of color in the middle.

I hope this project looks good with the fading colors, there are a few rough spots in the gradient that I hope stand out in a good way, as a contrast against the multicolor tones.

[creations-by-chaosfay]

Fun Fact!

Just because the quilt pattern says it's for a specific season or holiday doesn't mean it really is. The person who designed that pattern used fabrics to reflect the occasion/season. If you choose a different fabric, you change that. Example? Those spring flower quilts can easily be made into a Halloween quilt by simply using Halloween fabric.

You also don't have to follow the traditional rules for patterns that are, in fact, specific by design. Those autumn leaf blocks can be made with rainbow prints. That winter tree quilt can be made with neon prints.

It's entirely up to you!

[crochetmelovely]

New free pattern from me: Half & Half Granny Square! Full pattern on my blog or grab the PDF from my Ravelry shop! Both links are in my bio! 💖🎉👋

Comment 'HALF' if you want me to send you the pattern! ✨️

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