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Cocoon by Jillian Culver and the Pilot Hill Art Collective, 2026. Steel conduit, steel wire, nylon twine, acrylic beads, silk, and solar lights It all began with a moment with a moth at Pilot Hill. A moth landed on me and stayed for a while. I walked around and did things and it just hung out on my leg. I felt like it was trying to send a message. I drew some moths, I drew some Cocoons. I felt more drawn to the Cocoon. I had decided to take a year of rest from Burning Man, and even from skiing...

Happy October! Halloween is my favorite holiday and I have released a new spooky written pattern! The Spider Web Correct Top. Written pattern sale on this website, and video tutorial on my YouTube channel. So far I've made it in white and black and I love both! Fairly simple pattern and it works up fast as its mostly chain work. I recommend using cotton yarn for this project as it drapes nicely. A merino wool would be lovely too. Acrylic can be used but it doesn't quite look the same in my opinion.  The top layers nicely and looks quite...

The Scrappy Cat Hat by Crochet with illJay Tutorial: https://youtu.be/K9zkUrbjnTI Hook:  4-4.5 mm Yarn: Worsted weight/medium weights approx. 110-120g scrap yarn. (Or new yarn!)  ch   chain rw(s)  row(s) dc     double crochet st     stitch tw     turn work slst   slip stitch   To Begin: Make a slipknot, insert hook.  ch.42 Can do more or less to adjust for the depth of the hat. rw1:  ch2, dc 1 into the 4th ch. continue 1 dc in each ch until end of row. tw (42) rws 2-42:  ch3(counts as first st), dc1 in each starting in...

Did you know AI crochet is all over the internet now?  Do you know how to tell when an image is AI or real?  Here are a set of clues to identify ai crochet imagery. It applies to other types of ai imagery as well.  1. Are you already questioning if an image is ai or not?  2. Does something feel "off" about the photo? 3. The crochet project will look too perfect, or impossible. 4.The photo itself and the lighting will be unnaturally perfect. 5. Look closely at the stitches. Do you recognize any real stitches? Does the image look...

Playing off of lasts years costume as Little Red Riding hood, I wanted to make another hooded cloak, but also nail down the pattern while incorporating it into another costume idea. The Crafty Witch feels more like an alter ego than a costume honestly, as crochet art has always seemed a bit like witchcraft to me as I create items out of thin air. The hooded cloak written pattern is now published and featured in a two part video on the Crochet with illJay YouTube channel:  Part1: The Tutorial:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcS3INnR-G8&t=0s Part 2: The Final Details :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neawo0vHp20&t=1s Although the cloak...