Ended Official BYC Mini Contest - What is Your Hobby?

[RaZ]

I enjoy hiking, especially to hidden ponds and enjoying the solitude of nature. View attachment 1975834

Me too. There is a Native American trail right near my house. It runs about 50 miles or so. It has been abandoned and mostly overgrown but you can still find remnants of it and an arrow head once in a while.

 

[Organic Gal]

Entry 1-Crochet

I have been involved in crocheting for about 10 years. I crochet afghan's, hats, scarves etc., but most recently I have started Amigurumi crochet. This crochet technique that is used to crochet animals, characters, creatures, dolls etc. It is very time consuming. Below is a sample of some of them. I'll have to create an Amigurumi chicken. I am currently working on Wallace and Gromit and a very large dragon.

 

[N F C]

Entry 1-Crochet

I have been involved in crocheting for about 10 years. I crochet afghan's, hats, scarves etc., but most recently I have started Amigurumi crochet. This crochet technique that is used to crochet animals, characters, creatures, dolls etc. It is very time consuming. Below is a sample of some of them. I'll have to create an Amigurumi chicken. I am currently working on Wallace and Gromit and a very large dragon.
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Nice work...love the cat especially!

 

[Organic Gal]

I keep warm in winter by crocheting.
I learnt the basics as a kid but have always had trouble following written instructions.
You Tube tutorials are a godsend for someone like me!​

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Ribh, you do excellent work! I am also a crocheter. I agree some of the written instructions are hard to understand. Sometimes it takes me an hour to figure out what they are talking about and sometimes there are mistakes in the instructions which I have discovered many times.

 

[Ribh]

Ribh, you do excellent work! I am also a crocheter. I agree some of the written instructions are hard to understand. Sometimes it takes me an hour to figure out what they are talking about and sometimes there are mistakes in the instructions which I have discovered many times.

Thank you for the compliment.
I'm a visual learner so once I can *see* I can usually work the pattern out ; until then... It is frustrating when there are mistakes in the written instructions. Video tutes you can pause & zoom & rerun & it makes such a difference when I am learning. Have you entered some of your work also? I would enjoy seeing it. And I found it! They are beautiful!

 

[Ribh]

Entry 1-Crochet

I have been involved in crocheting for about 10 years. I crochet afghan's, hats, scarves etc., but most recently I have started Amigurumi crochet. This crochet technique that is used to crochet animals, characters, creatures, dolls etc. It is very time consuming. Below is a sample of some of them. I'll have to create an Amigurumi chicken. I am currently working on Wallace and Gromit and a very large dragon.
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Wow. Clever work. They are really lovely.

 

[Organic Gal]

Wow. Clever work. They are really lovely.

Thank you

 

[glassdragonfly]

Hi everyone! This has been a great thread to read! The creative people here are truly artists! Not entering but wanted to share. I craft with just about anything,wood,metal,pencil,paint.I really enjoy using "junk" to create something beautiful. I crochet and garden. And there is all the critters!
My main hobby is lampworking. Making glass beads and other small things by melting glass.It's amazing to watch hard cold glass heat up and flow like honey!

 

[RaZ]

Like glassdragonfly said, I like to re-use junk. I built this coop from left-overs. The framing lumber was excess from a garage construction. The windows were salvaged from a home remodel as was the door. And best yet, was the outside siding. Slabs from a local lumber mill.
So consider this as my 2nd entry. Enter it under the category Scrounging.

Note to BYC admins: How about another mini contest about re-purposing old pallets?

 

[N F C]

Like glassdragonfly said, I like to re-use junk. I built this coop from left-overs. The framing lumber was excess from a garage construction. The windows were salvaged from a home remodel as was the door. And best yet, was the outside siding. Slabs from a local lumber mill.
So consider this as my 2nd entry. Enter it under the category Scrounging.

Note to BYC admins: How about another mini contest about re-purposing old pallets?

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Your coop turned out great! I really like the look of the siding, it fits right in with the trees around it.