Crochet Challenge!! Day 29: Black

The last assigned theme is Black. Black is one of the hardest colors to crochet with, because it is difficult to see what you are doing with such a dark color. As soon as I noticed today's theme was black I knew what I wanted to make. It's a soot sprite from "Spirited Away". I've actually never finished this movie, but Kiki's delivery Service is my favorite movie and they are from the same studio. I simply crocheted a block ball and then Alfredo brushed the surface with a slicker brush until it became this furry, fluffy texture. 

Here is an example of what a slicker brush looks like and I actually found mine at the dollar store. They are meant for brushing animal hair, mostly fluffy dogs.  

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Crochet Challenge!! Day 9: Least Favorite Yarn

My least favorite yarn definitely has to be anything fuzzy or stringy, especially the stuff from the dollar store. It makes crocheting anything super hard and usually just results in me making a huge knot.

Before I ever tried fuzzy yarn I would see it and get excited and dream of what I could do with it, but after trying it a couple times it's a nightmare.

 They do say it can be easier when you add and extra guide string, but I still prefer to avoid the stuff all together. 

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