I have chosen to do crochet for my free inquiry. I have some experience with crochet but I’m excited to use this opportunity to start (and hopefully finish) some new projects!

For my first project I will be repurposing an old jumbo Squishmallow as a house warming gift for a friend. Squishmallows are like big pillows that look like cute animals. My friend loves how soft and cozy they are but doesn’t love the aesthetic of them, they don’t really match the decor style she is going for in her new place.

https://www.amazon.com/Squishmallow-Official-Kellytoy-Caticorn-Ultrasoft/dp/B08G1WT4WF?th=1

So I am going to crochet a cover for a Squishmallow so she can still enjoy how cozy they are and it will match her room! I am planning to try using some super chunky yarn. I haven’t used any really thick yarn before but I think it will look nice as a pillow and it will build fast so the project shouldn’t take me too long! As this isn’t a typical project, I couldn’t find any patterns online so I will kind of be figuring it out as I go.

My tasks this week are to find the yarn, take measurements of the Squishmallow and figure out what type of stitch I want to use. The stitch is important because I don’t want any of the squishmallow to show through any little holes in the crochet.

Close up of Chunky Knit White Pillow Credit:irina_girich

This looks like a regular single crochet stitch but as you can see there are some gaps. I think I will just need to experiment with the yarn when I get it, test out different stitches and see what works!