Probably no one will ever see this which is fine but I just have to rant.
Why does it feel like nearly everyone online nowadays uses exclusively plush/chenille yarn for their crochet plushies? I’m not a sure when this first started, but a few years ago when I used to use Pinterest to look for inspiration, I don’t recall ever seeing plushies made with this kind of yarn. Nowadays, if you search for “crochet plush” on Pinterest, instagram, or Google, around 90% of the results are plushies made with this yarn. Is this just a trend everyone is hopping on all of a sudden? Why is this yarn so popular? Is it just because it’s soft?
This has become a pet peeve of mine because I really don’t like the look of plushies made with chenille yarn.
It has this bumpy lumpy texture that might be fun for a blanket or something, but imo looks bad on a stuffed animal. It’s like you covered your stuffed animal in bunch of Cheeto puffs, or small caterpillars. The repetitive lumpy texture is distracting from the overall design, plus the fluffy nature of the yarn itself means that any small details/definition is lost. I’m not sure why but when I see a plush made with this yarn I often immediately see it as being tacky and cheap. It looks… sloppy somehow?? Maybe it’s due to the lack of definition I mentioned earlier. I’m not sure.
I don’t think I’d hate this yarn nearly as much if I wasn’t seeing it everywhere. If just a few people used it I’d be like “meh, not my thing” and move on. But somehow the collective internet has decided this is *the* yarn for amigurumi, and it’s increasingly bothering me. Please, I just want to see some normal looking plushies for inspiration. :[
I started playing in 2010 at age 9 when the game was still in alpha. I remember excitedly asking all my friends if they knew about this cool game called Minecraft and literally no one knew what I was talking about. I was so disappointed.
When Minecraft stuff first started being sold at Target I freaked out because holy cow Minecraft is popular enough to have products sold at Target???
Fast forward and now Minecraft is only THE HIGHEST SELLING VIDEOGAME OF ALL TIME.
I was awake past midnight last night cause the moon was shining through my window blinds directly into my eyes and I was like “why is it so damn BRIGHT tonight what’s going ON” and then I remembered
“…oh”
(Not a great photo I know but still impressive given that my phone camera isn’t the best in the dark. Also that little blue dot was some kind of reflection on the window from the moon I guess)