Crochella Creations - Making a Difference One Stitch at a Time

  If You're Looking for High Quality Yarn and a Touch of Comfort Look No Further! The Lost Sheep Yarn Shop, located in Sheboygan Wisconsin, was established in 2017 by owner Pam Smith; for Pam, opening the shop was a dream come true,  “It’s always been at the back of my mind to open my own shop,” she said. “I had a vision for what I wanted it to look like. I wanted to be able to do classes and have a comfortable sitting area for people to sit and relax.” The shop most recently celebrated it's 5th year in business which is a huge accomplishment especially surviving the chaos since 2020 and COVID -19 when many small businesses were forced to close their doors. Her vision has only flourished over the years allowing fiber artist from all over to partake in knit along classes, needle felting, and open fiber days/nights. They continue to showcase and post different classes each month which can be found on their website .  Fiber Galore! The Lost Sheep offers a variety of differen...

Understanding Your Pattern Chances are the first time you look at a pattern it is going to look like a foreign language. Most crochet patterns are written in either US terms or UK terms; the stitches depending on the term could result in an entirely different stitch being used. It is important to pay attention to the terms and your pattern otherwise the result may be drastically different than what is pictured.  For example, the terms single crochet " sc " and double crochet " dc " in US terms are two different stitches. Below shows an example of what your amigurumi would look like between the two. Most patterns will start out listing the materials they used including hook size, yarn type, and some common explanations of stitches used. Common terms you may see are: MR or MC - magic ring/circle Sl st - slip stitch sc - single crochet inc - increase (2sc in the same stitch) dec - decrease (insert hook into two loops and pull through to make one) BLO - back loop only F...

So You Want To Sell Your Creations By now you have taken the time to practice your craft and make a few amigurumi creations. You may have shared these on social media, gifted them, or have finished projects laying around not knowing what to do next. You may ask yourself, should I try selling these creations? Where do I begin and how should I price these?  There are many crochet groups on Facebook, one of which is Beginner Amigurumi , and the most common theme question that is always asked is, "How much should I sell this for?". The answer for this is never a simple one as there are many factors that go into the creations we make. The initial cost to make an item can vary depending on the cost of materials and how much time it takes to make an item. More experienced fiber artists may take less time to create items than someone who is just starting out.  Throughout the community responses, there seems to be three common methods to pricing items: Materials x 3 Materials x 2 + 10...

  Crochella Creations LLC History Hello Everybody! Athena here, the hand behind the creations. I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself and how Crochella Creations LLC came into fruition.  I learned to crochet around 11 years old when my cousin Danette "Net" gifted me a handmade crocheted halloween candy bag. I will never forget how amazing I thought it was that something could be made from just yarn. I spent a few weeks that summer at my Aunt Barb's house where my cousin Net began to teach me to crochet.  The first thing I learned to do was to make a basic foundation chain. I repeated this stitch over and over until I had used up all the yarn. Finally, I thought, maybe I should learn to turn around. From there my very first ever crocheted creation was a camouflage blanket for my step father. I was horrible at keeping count of my stiches and the first result was a "blanket" that was about the length of his truck. I learned the hard way of having to pull a ...