Boobs for Boob Bling
You’re not imagining things. You have read correctly. For my next project, I crocheted some boobs.
About this Project
One of my friends, Victoria, started a business called Boob Bling. Boob Bling makes bespoke jewellery to celebrate your motherhood (and breastfeeding) journey. They have an awesome Instagram page that you can check out here.
I hope you can see where this is leading…
When I first started crocheting, Vic asked me to make her some boobs. For fun. For her wee baby. And as a way to celebrate her starting the business, Boob Bling. So I also had some fun.
I designed my first ever crochet pattern. I used extremely vibrant colours to match the Boob Bling brand. Plus, I learned quite a lot along the way.
Did you know that crocheted boobs are great for helping pregnant women learn how to breastfeed? And that crocheted boobs make great toys for babies? Since I’m not a mum, or pregnant, I had no idea this was a thing! Amazing.
Details for Crocheters
Here is some information below for my fellow crochet lovers who are considering making a pair of crocheted boobs.
Pattern
I am super proud to admit that this was the first crochet pattern ever that I designed myself. It was a messy process of trial and error, but I got there in the end, and am extremely happy with how they turned out. Who would have thought that crocheting two things that are meant to be the same shape and size would be so nerve-racking.
The pattern isn’t available online (yet!), but I am considering making it available, so if you are interested in making these feel free to get in touch with me here and I’ll see what I can do.
Yarn
I wanted to use very specific colours for this project (fluoro pink and yellow) for the Boob Bling brand, and I wasn’t aware of all the amazing yarn shops at this point, so I searched Amazon for some yarn, and this is what I ended up using:
100% Acrylic Cygnet DK in Sunshine Yellow, and 100% Acrylic Cygnet DK in Bright Pink.
Considering I was so used to using 100% cotton for my previous projects (except Max the Monkey), I wasn’t a huge fan of the texture of this yarn when using it to crochet, but I did get used to it after a while and I do believe it was a good choice for this particular project.
If you’d like to buy this yarn - click here to buy the yellow, and click here to buy the bright pink.
Resources
Although I did design this pattern myself, there was still one extremely helpful resource I used to help me design it.
How to crochet a ball
Who would’ve guessed, right? I had made a couple of balls in other projects previously, but I wanted to make sure I understood how the crocheting of a sphere worked so my pattern designing didn’t backfire. This article here by Mollie Johanson on The Spruce Crafts website really helped. It’s called, ‘How to Crochet A Ball’, and you can check it out here. Although I didn’t follow the pattern sizing in the article, it did help me make sure I was on the right track in relation to counting and multiplying of stitches.
Lessons Learned
Since this was my first time designing a pattern, making it, and then having to replicate it again, it’s safe to say that I definitely learned a lot throughout the process. Here are a few of the things I learned along the way.
Don’t be scared of design
Designing a crochet pattern may sound intimidating at first. It certainly was intimidating for me at first, but it wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be. I actually enjoyed the process overall. If you’re thinking about giving crochet pattern-designing a shot, I say go for it! What have you got to lose?
Crochet patterns are quite mathematical
I’ve always been a bit of a nerd when it comes to numbers. I enjoy them, in particular algebra. Now, I hate to take the fun out of crochet for anyone who finds mathematics extremely dull, but the one thing I discovered more (and noticed more) when trying to design a pattern was the mathematics involved. I had to get my phone’s calculator out quite a few times to do some calculations. So if you are designing a pattern, make sure you’re also ready to do some number crunching. This was my experience anyway.
Take notes like you mean it
Note taking became even more important when designing this pattern, especially because I needed to replicate it again. My notebook turned into a bunch of scribbles, but they were scribbles that I understood. So if you are designing a crochet pattern for the first time, make sure you have something handy (phone, laptop, notebook, scrap paper) that you can write down the row numbers and stitches you’re doing as you go. You won’t regret it, and that way you’ll always be able to refer back to your pattern if you need it again. If you’re a stationery addict like me as well, here’s a nifty crochet notebook l I found that would be perfect for the job. Just click here to take a glimpse.
What Vic from Boob Bling said
Since this was the first crocheted item I’d made for someone else, I had to ask for a testimonial to find out what they thought. Her’s what Vic, owner and founder of Boob Bling, said about the crocheted boobs I designed and made for her:
“What is not to love about crochet boobies! Cilla did an amazing job in such a short space of time. Love my squishy boobs!”
Final Thoughts
Whatever you think about crochet boobs, the one thing I have to admit is, they were seriously fun to make. Being the first crocheted item that I’ve designed and then crochet myself brought that extra spark of enjoyment.
If you fancy crocheting these boobs and want the pattern, have any feedback, thoughts, or inspiration you’d like to share, or would like me to crochet you some squishy crochet boobs, I’d love to hear from you. Just get in touch in the comments below, or you can reach me by email here.
