Just finished my first attempt at this little dude as part of an incentive for my son to finish his homework. He studies. I yarn. He selects the critter. I select the subject from his must do list. It's worked well. And now, he has a pastell yellow and white rolypoly with giant pink eyeballs which he has named BabyGuy, Destroyer of Worlds who lives only to consume and to grow in mass until he becomes a singularity from which nothing can escape. (Yes. That is the pilllbug's Full Title.😂 My son is weird, but at least homework time has stopped being a fight. and i get to play with yarn.)
Fun fact: Roly-polies are crustaceans and they are the only crustaceans that have adapted to living entirely on land! i.e.they are more closely related to shrimp, crabs and crayfish than they are to the ants and other insects that live in the same soil!
Wonderful! One of my favourite insects, known to me as an Eric! Years ago I was babysitting a friend's little girl for the whole day and to keep her amused we went on an insect safari. I found a roly-poly and she was fascinated by the way it could roll and unroll. "Wow! What's that called?" she asked, full of the wonder of a child. And, because I couldn't resist, I answered deadpan: "Eric". 😇🤣🤣
I’m fascinated by your shaping and engineering work. Every video is a master class. You’re also a talented teacher and your videos are so professional to boot. Thank you for the excellent content! This little pill bug will be on my to do list for sure!
Oh my goodness, I love rolypoly bugs! One of my hobbies is keeping them, and I’ve done lots of research on these amazing little fellas, so I’d love to share some of my knowledge if folks are willing to listen to me blabber on about them! Isopods (the “proper” name for rolypoly bugs) are amazing little creatures. They’re crustaceans, which means that they are more related to crabs and lobsters than they are to insects like beetles or centipedes. There are hundreds upon thousands of isopod species, such as the Common Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber), the Skirted Isopod (Oniscus asellus), the Dairy Cow Isopod (Porcellio laevis), the Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare, also the most common to be called a rolypoly bug), and, believe it or not, there are designer isopod species, like Rubber Duckies (Cubaris sp), which you may have seen photos of online. Something else thats pretty cool about isopods is that the females have a pouch on their undersides that they use to carry their young before they hatch! Anyways, I’ll stop blabbering about it. I just really love Isopods. I am going to make so many of these lol.
I made myself this little fella, finished quite literally today, and i'm in love. He's a little wonky and silly, it's my first time crocheting,, ever, but i still adore him. His name is jimmy and i love him. I also showed him to my mom, who's been crocheting for i think a few decades now, and she said the mechanics behind him were very creative! Amazing video, thank you!
Thank you so much for sprinkling little explanations throughout. Like the moment where you explain the invisible increase. I have been crocheting for almost 40 years but still I have learned so much from watching you work, most of it little things that I just never thought to look up! Amazing!
Thank you so much for the tutorial of this wonderful toy and thank you for explaining it so clearly!❤ I’m Russian and don’t understand English well, but I was able to knit a toy thanks to you🎉😊
This marks the 9th pattern of yours I've made in the last month, with no intention of stopping because my Kindy children are loving them 🤣🤣 I added little feelers to mine 🤭
Thank you for sharing this. It took me a few attempts to get the mechanism started, but I was determined to make this lovely critter. It made an eight year old girl very happy as she just loves her bugs and it is hard to find bug toys.
This is going to be one of my first projects post-woobles. Once I complete the woobles packs I ordered and feel comfortable buying materials and following a pattern I MUST have a rollie pollie!
This is absolutely beautiful thank you so much for making the pattern and recording and editing and uploading it’s a total process and I very much appreciate it I cannot wait to try and make my own
just finished this guy for a friend's birthday gift and I'm so pleased!!! this is an excellent pattern + an excellent instructional video. I used huge chunky yarn and made a giant isopod instead of a rolypoly.
I'm just starting, forgot most of what Mom taught me as a young teen so I'm restarting, and this is way too complex for me, but finding another "tight yarner" who makes amazing things gives me hope. Most of the videos I see people have such loose open airy stitches and mine are tight and controlled. I'm going to try using a crochet tension ring because my muscles cramp if I spend more than a minute with my fingers all tensed up. I'm just glad I'm not a lefty!
You are a really smart lady. Your patterns are incredible. ❤ I did the Beholder and it's my favorite and now this one. Can't wait to see how it ends up. Like your name it's proven a tad Complicated 😉but so fun. Thanks for the tutorials!!!
Super cute and clever rolly polly. ❤ Thank you for giving the approximate time it take you to get each section done, I find it helpful. Maybe a Tornado to go with the cow when you make one 🙂 It seems I am in the mood to watch Twister 😂
Oh, my! I’ve just discovered your channel and I adore it. Particularly this cutie, but I really want to crochet half the creatures you have videos on! You are amazing!!
Thank you so much. It s super special and cute . I love these bugs Even though it s pretty challenging, I am sure to make one for myself and one for my grandson.
I so want to make a bunch of babies and perch them in the tail "cup" thing (definitely a scientifical term), I think that would be super cute! Thank you for the wonderful pattern!
LOve this little critter! My mom has told me how she used to love playing with them, so i am making one for her for a laugh. I ran into the too tight problem and I have a way of fixing that.... I stick a loop of yarn through a yarn needle and pull the loop through the hole. Slip off the needle and insert my hook. Great tip for really tight spots.
As a beginner, I must say it's really nice to see you still struggle with somethings along the way like sewing or getting into the slipstitches because sometimes I feel like it's just me 😅
OMG I just saw this pattern and I’m sooo excited to finish mine I’m working on the feet currently and I love him sooo much thank you for being an awesome content creator for all of us viewers
I super love your patterns! I’ve made your roly poly, spider, puffer fish, frog, and hermit crab! Your videos are the perfect mix of demonstration and instructions. 🤗
Upon watching the first few seconds, I am setting aside my current project in order to crochet-along w/u, this lil guy looks so cute, I must have one toute de suite ❤.
My partner is keen on crochet and I just came across your channel and showed her. She's probably going to have a go at this roly poly. Shes made a bunch of stuff over the years but my 2 favourites are from the game no mans sky where she made me a squid ship and a multi tool.
Hello! I just finished making my own roly-poly, and it's so cute! I made the fidget slug about 2 weeks ago. I just put a picture on Instagram and tagged you. Thank you so much for the cute tutorials! I'm eyeballing the snake pattern next. 😊
Just finished the tapeworm. ❤ I was singing the "fattening up my tapeworm" song from Kids in the hall while I was crocheting him. With slightly different words like "stitching up my tapeworm" lol. Really neat engineering with the body. ❤ Reminds me of a hassleback potato lol just add cheese slices between the ridges 😊
This is the cutest thing ever!!! 😍 I'm new to crochet, and so far this is the cutest little creature I've come across. I'm loving every thing I find on your channel so far.❤️🔥
Wow! Adorable and a fantastic tutorial 💜 and… I’ve never seen someone crocheting exactly like I do, we hold our hands exactly the same! Well did anyway… I had to stop using my left pointer finger as a tension guide it started to hurt.
I just came across your channel and instantly subscribed , your encouragement is contagious!I am trying really hard to embrace amigurumi! This is going to be my next project. I work with children who gather these critters on a daily basis! I am afraid to try this but I am going to be brave!!!
Lol im not sure what it was but something in the video made my Alexa define "tail" for me 😂 Love the video, I am going to have try one in some metallic gray for that armored pillbug look! ❤
This was so fun to make. this is only the second thing I have crocheted but it turned out ok. i am left handed so it was hard but I want to make more creatures. new favourite channel ! :D
Your roly poly is SO BEAUTIFUL I love him so much and the construction of this pattern is so smart, I've just subscribed even though this is the first of your videos I've seen!
Ok. I feel obliged to update as I go now. SO! The panic at the start of realising the backs of my eyes were almost too big to fit inside the head was rather alarming, which has lead to head sections 1-3 reflecting my panic through being SUPER tight. Now in section 4, I've had a cup of tea, some gummy sweets and I'm more relaxed and suddenly the whole thing has become smoother. Bear in mind, that I haven't watched the whole video yet, I'm only watching the instructions as I go (because that's a challenge I've not done yet), I've no idea what's next. But I'm very excited by it.
Ohhhhhhhhhhkay. :D :D Not idea how long I've been working on this lil guy, but he's done. He's green and grey and beautiful and I plan to name him Reginald. I don't know if I dare try another (!) but I'm so glad I gave this a go. Thank you so much for the adorable (and pleasantly challenging) pattern.
@@ComplicatedKnots Just finished! It's a little pink-shelled boi that's not even longer than my hand (size 2 yarn and a 3mm hook); I'm so happy with this pattern, you did an amazing job :D Edit: Now making a second one that's gonna be much, much bigger using worsted weight yarn -- gray/brown body/shell
