Ronique

In the previous 5th lesson of the beginner's crochet course, we featured a rather voluminous project: a round-crochet market bag. With the previous projects using thick yarn, your hands and eyes may have become accustomed to counting stitches, and you may no longer feel resistant to doing so. So this time, we've chosen a smaller project using slightly thinner yarn. Crochet...

In the last beginner's crochet course, we tried knitting in the round. By now you've gotten used to casting on the round, starting the stitch, and finishing with a slip stitch. Once you understand this technique, you'll have mastered even the most complicated step in crocheting. Before you forget that feeling, this time I'll be knitting a market bag using knitted in the round...

What to knit with neon colors? Don't you find vivid neon colors exciting? Highlighter-colored yarns are playful and fun to look at. I'm sure there are many people who would like to buy some once they know what to knit and what their goal is. But it's hard to immediately think of how to incorporate fluorescent colors...

This crochet project is a pencil case made by folding a long crocheted motif. Its slim design makes it perfect for carrying just one pen. It's flat and has no gusset, so it won't take up much space in your bag. It's made in vibrant neon colors, and the yellow is accented with matching fluorescent...

I bought my favorite sweet, "Kibana." It's a product of Tsuboya Sohonten, a confectionery shop in Asahikawa. It's easy to find at New Chitose Airport, but it has a somewhat understated image. That's why it feels like a special treat (though it's probably already famous), but on Tsuboya's product page...

This is the kind of crochet project I made. I'm sure many crochet enthusiasts have used Hooked Zpagetti. The other day, I stopped by a craft store and fell in love with a Zpagetti in a soft, fluorescent pink color, so I bought a small, cute roll to take home. Discovering these kinds of things is one of the joys of visiting a craft store.

When winter comes, there's a sweet I want to go out and buy. There's a long-established confectionery shop called "Senshu-an" that's well-known to all Hokkaido residents. They have a classic product called "Northman," a pie crust filled with sweet bean paste. It's absolutely delicious. Furthermore, there's a seasonal flavor of that Norseman, a type filled with chocolate bean paste...

Are classifications like "medium-fine" and "medium-weight" used overseas? When knitting while looking at a knitting pattern or recipe, the first thing you check is the yarn information. In Japan, terms like "medium-fine," "medium-weight," and "extra-weight" are commonly used to refer to yarn thickness. Even for yarns without such specifications, you can determine "this is medium-weight" based on the needle size listed on the band...

I've been updating my "Crochet with Hokkaido Sweets" series quite frequently lately, but perhaps I'm using this as an excuse to buy another snack! It's a small, manju-sized bun, but with an irresistible name: "Tsukisamu Anpan." Isn't it cute when you think of it as an anpan? This is another Hokkaido sweet that's been around for a long time. And, as of the last time...

When I return to my hometown, I often find items in the supermarket that I never knew were sold anywhere else. This is one of them. Even when I'm in Tokyo, I sometimes wonder why I never see kibi dango, but for those of you who don't live in Hokkaido, do you know about this? This is a familiar item to Hokkaido natives, but it's also sold in supermarkets...