From: Kristi
My website: http://rengawk.blogspot.com/
Subject: WIP, or Fail?

Message Body:
I’m having trouble deciding if some of these WIPs (Works in Progress) are still in the category of “In Progress” or simply failed attempts of yarn-ee creativity. What better outlet than the forum of CraftFail to let the internets decide! (Yes plural, I have a problem with LOLSpeak making me giggle when applied to life away from the computer!)

First up is a little something I thought would be great way to recycle, crochet over an object! [See original Flickr photo/post here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rengawk/2454617989/] Neat right?! I added some bird-like parts to make it into a critter, and then came this, which I was proudly displaying via Flickr the next day! [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rengawk/2471641662/]

So what happened next you ask?

*crickets chirp*

Maybe it got thrown around a few times?

*a door creaks in the background*

Yeah, I will admit, it has sat here for two years in the same state – how embarrassing! I’ve had some folks pick it up out of my little PLEASE FINISH ME crochet area (which I would like to keep sharing with your support), but haven’t found the right embellishments or features to add.

Is it a reject from a Happy Potter adventure?

Does it need a felt beak and eyes?

Or just big felt eyes to make a o0 face?

Is it perfect just how it is, and if so, what do I do with this silly thing and who wants it?!

I’d sneak it on Etsy (as I am trying so hard to get my little shop of crochet creations moving along again) but what if I’m the only one who thinks it is funny? Gah what if it ends up on Regretsy [http://www.regretsy.com/]?! I’d have to retreat back to my virtual cafe where I scramble for ingredients on Facebook…. and all these cupcakes would be sad and lonely and never venture out of here!

Speaking of cupcakes, at least they have been undeniably cute [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rengawk/4704899557/] (but I’m biased after all) ;)

Thanks for sharing in my project of maybe-Fail!

Kristi

After a long walk in the woods yesterday, I was inspired to crochet some leaves.  I went home, got out my green yarn and my favorite hook, and set to work designing my own beautiful leaf.

I could tell as I was working on my first attempt that it wasn’t going to turn out as I envisioned…  But I finished it anyway.  The result was, um….  Well, it speaks for itself:

Luckily, the second try went much better, and resulted in a pattern for a very cute oak leaf!  [link]

And now, it’s time to move on to the next experiment!  Until then, happy crafting!

Rhonda @ craftybitch101.com

It’s a shrug crocheted in somewhat loose, what I thought would be fashionable, slip stitches. The 3/4-sleeves end with a connoisseur’s blend of uncommon stitches–a swingy ruffled angora fantasy. In my mind.

The big reason for the fail is that I used a large crochet hook to make stretchy slip stitches in novelty chenille yarn. I can’t think of a bigger invitation for chenille yarn to “worm“. Even before the worming began, the stitches stretched unevenly, also thanks to the texture of the yarn. It was especially noticeable on the shoulders (ugh!). To top it off, the angora look turned into a ratty look.

After wearing once or twice, it looked as if an animal had chewed on it 20 years ago.

This CraftFail blog inspired me to try every which way to make lemonade with this lemon. I tried blocking it, adding black velvet ribbon accents (see photo at right), even going so far as to consider: might this shrug be turned into capri pants? Yikes! nooo!

I go into a little more detail in this blog entry.

By Notagirlymom

Ok, so there are several fails here.
First off is Louie Lobster, which I made because I couldn’t think of anything ELSE to do with that hideous hot pink acrylic yarn I bought because it was cheap. I didn’t notice until afterwards that his tail was put together wrong (it was knit in 5 pieces and then sewn together). I also didn’t notice until it was too late that one claw looks rather wonky and was put on backwards. D: Wah.

Then Monday..I decided I just HAD to learn to crochet. Except there’s nobody to teach me except my good buddy Youtube. Compounding this little problem is the fact that I’m left handed which always makes things that much more complicated.

And last but not least is that shiny purple fun fur I couldn’t resist because it had been marked down from $4.99 to 71 cents. I had oogled it before but always passed it up because of the price. At 71 cents though, I couldn’t resist.

What came out of it though was Arnold the Blind Pygmy Puff (he has eyes you just can’t see them under all that fur). The pattern called to knit with 2 strands of fun fur and one strand of regular yarn on a sz 11 (I think it was) needle. With a ton of KFBs thrown in for good measure. Uh..how about no? I used a sz 15 (the largest needle I own) and it was difficult as heck with the double strand of fun fur and then a single strand of regular yarn. After a few minutes I said, “Oh bugger it!” and did my best to finish it off. I had intended it to be a toy for my son and instead it’s a cat toy. At least somebody’s getting some enjoyment out of it.