Wow, I'm pretty amazed right now! I knew there were plenty of subliminal messages in Disney movies and tv shows, but I had no clue how many were right there in my face on Spongebob Squarepants. I almost feel like an idiot! I mean hello... Bikini Bottom?!?!! Really????
I found a link to this website on pinterest and thought it was justokay until I got to the Spongebob section. Dang, I'm still a little disappointed in myself for not realizing any of this while watching the show during the last probably 10 years of my life! After my initial shock I decided to look up some more on the topic and I was lead here where they mention some of this:
All of these live in Bikini Bottom- Sandy Cheeks Mr. Krabs the Krusty Krab Squidward Tentacles
Each character matches with one of the seven deadly sins. Krabs- Greed Squidward- Wrath Patrick- Sloth Gary- Gluttony Plankton-Envy Sandy- Pride Spongebob-Lust (now this one may be hard to figure out but think of Lust as too much love and Spongebob does love everything)
What about when mermaid man and barnacle boy where looking for the invisable boatmobile and mermaid man jumps in you see him land on something and he says i knew we should have got the automatic no one ever notices that one Spongebob lives in a pineapple. One definition of pineapple on Urban Dictionary is vagina.
Spongebob calling Mrs. Puff a c*nt....
There are more videos on youtube that show some subliminal messages, but I don't think they're that great. I guess I'll be paying better attention the next time I turn on a cartoon.. :/
I've gotten a lot of positive feedback recently on my new hobby! I'm really loving it and I'm so happy that I'm not only not losing interest, but my projects are inspiring others to want to learn! :)
I thought it might be a good idea to write a post that has all my favorite links/guides/tutorials so I can send anyone here and they can learn the same way I did.
This lady is kind of odd ha but this is a good starting video :)
& one for the magic ring:
If you're using a pattern and it's all stuff like sc, dc, hdc and you
have no clue what that means, here's a list of the abbreviations that explain everything. Then
you can look those up on youtube to learn how to do it.
Staying organized is pretty important when you are doing any craft. I try to keep my basket as clean as possible, but occasionally it gets pretty messy.. Also, I love using Evernote and Pinterest to collect all my inspiration, ideas, patterns and tutorials. These are both so great because I can access both from my computer and phone and they are always synced & ready to go. Although I find most of patterns & inspiration on pinterest, I have also used Ravelry quite a bit for patterns! It's probably the best site for knitters & crocheters in my opinion.
First project- Betsey's kitty.
I ended up letting Betsey keep the ball, since I made it before I learned about the magic ring, which really helped with my amigurumi. :) Honestly I should have started with some smaller projects before jumping right in, but I guess it was a good lesson! I really learned what I could do with this kitty.
Google translate helped a lot with this one! I've found that many of the best tutorials aren't even in english ha.. Some on my pinned tutorials on seamless color switching also helped a lot!
Finally got to use my amigurumi safety eyes!
Fourth project: kitty #2
As you can see, it doesn't take long to learn! My fourth project looks nothing like the first haha.. I'm kind of proud of it. :)
I used this awesome video to help learn how to attach the head, ears & skirt waaaay better this time.
Here's an awesome video tutorial on how to double crochet.
This is the same pattern, I just didn't add the earflaps and added the bear ears. I'm going to add some wooden beads inside once I get a chance to stop at Michaels or Joanns..
Since I took this picture, I've added an adorable wooden button to the middle of the flower. :) I'd take a picture of it but Betsey's on my lap watching Mickey Mouse calmly, I don't really want to interrupt if she's being quiet & letting me do my thing on here!
I usually have a few projects going at once, like I think most crafters do ha.. so right now even though I have a crochet doll waiting to be finished, I am also working on a knit infinity scarf for myself, and a knit beanie for Jorge. Here are some tutorials for learning how to knit. It's not as fast or easy in my opinion as crochet, but it's still fun and you can make different things with each, so I think it's nice to know both. :)
Probably one of the best videos out there for knitting basics.
A video tutorial for increasing and decreasing.
Here are some great websites:
Ravelry patterns, boards, knitting and crochet, it's awesome!
Wool and the Gang great video tutorials for knitting. Purl Bee beautiful pictures & free patterns! Lion Brand Yarn has lots of tutorials for getting started on knitting and crocheting, plus tons of free patterns.
If I think of anything else, I'll add it later! This stuff should be more than enough to get you started. Good luck! :)
So I'm on a tiny bit of a mustard & pink kick right now.. :)
Between cleaning & finding new homes for betsey's old baby things today (preparation for Beverly's arrival in approximately 29 days is in high gear!), I'll be crocheting Betsey's winter beanie!
Can't wait to see how it comes out!
