Oh yes, I see now!

Moss stitch is a great one to learn if you ever want to do things like blankets or scarves. Visually it’s about as dense as single crochet, but has a lot more drape. It’s a favourite of mine! https://easycrochet.com/moss-stitch-crochet-tutorial/

That’s adorable! I have no patience at all for doing amigurumi so I always find things like this extra impressive :)

It looks like maybe a variant of moss stitch for the body/feathers? Hard to tell from the photo.

Intimacy coordinators aren’t explaining how sex works to the actors, but helping to make sure that they’re comfortable with each other & what they’re being asked to do. They’re analogous to stunt coordinators in that way.

Part of this is helping actors to work through or find accommodations when they could be running up against situations that could trigger old traumas. So if one party has a history of assault, for example, the intimacy coordinator will work with them and their scene partner to make sure that what they’re acting out doesn’t mimic/mirror their experience.

Does that make sense?

That’s very cool!

These are really beautiful! I can see that they take a lot of craftsmanship. How did you start doing this kind of sculpture?

Making squares into a blanket is a great way to do it :) And the squares themselves can be very satisfying just because they go from casting on to finished so quickly. It’s nice to have something that works up fast, especially if you’ve got bigger things also on the go.

Here’s a close-up of part of the underside:

And you can see a little more detail here (the flowers are the centre parts of big squares for the border that I’m working on adding):

Well, I’ve made about a zillion baby blankets, so making a really big one didn’t seem like too much of a step. Clothes, though, that’s something I’ve yet to attempt!

Very nice! Is that bernat blanket yarn? How did you find it to work with?

Cute! I saw that you used RH self-striping yarn – what is the colourway?

Just three stitches! Well, technically, four, but the last one is just a very simple variation on double crochet (going around the post instead of on top of the stitch).

I’ve done it in a couple of different yarn weights & blends and it’s a very forgiving pattern as long as your hook is suitable to the yarn. I recommend a single-colour yarn or one with a very long gradient to show off the stitching; shorter gradients will look a bit mottled.

Here’s the first one I did, in a 2-weight 100% cotton:

And a rectangular version in progress which is 100% merino and probably about a 4-weight:

I love it!

Great job! Your first real project is a huge accomplishment :D

Can I suggest an alternate as you work up to this? The Klaziena Shawl is a free, beautiful pattern that looks far more complex than it actually is: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/klaziena-shawl

There are really only three stitches to worry about (chain, single crochet, double crochet), the pattern is extremely clear, and it has both written instructions and a chart. This could give you great practice reading charts as well as with general shawl construction. (I’ve made it four or five times now!)