Starting With the Absolute Basics Because Trust Me You Need This So I remember sitting on my couch in March 2023 trying to make my first actual hat and I was watching some ridiculous reality show I can’t even remember the name of now, and I kept having to rewind because I’d miss entire dramatic […]
When I Actually Started Making These Things So I made my first crochet towel topper back in spring 2022 when I was basically living in sweatpants and needed something to keep my kitchen towels from falling on the floor every five seconds. My cat kept pulling them down and I was just tired of it. […]
The Basic Setup and Why I Even Started This So I made my first actual dream catcher wall hanging thing in spring 2022 when I was basically reorganizing my entire apartment and realized how bare my walls looked. I’d seen these bohemian crochet dream catchers all over Instagram and figured how hard could it be, […]
When I Actually Made These Things So I made my first actual rose bouquet back in spring 2022 when my sister was getting married and she wanted something that wouldn’t die in like three days. She saw something on Pinterest obviously and asked if I could do it. I said yes before really thinking about […]
When I Actually Made My First Flower Bag So back in spring 2022 I was sitting on my couch binge-watching The Office for like the third time and decided I wanted to make one of those cute flower bags I kept seeing on Instagram. I’d been crocheting on and off for years but never really […]
When I Actually Made My First Granny Square Top So I made my first granny square shirt in spring 2022 and honestly it was because I had like seven partial skeins of Red Heart Super Saver lying around and didn’t know what else to do with them. I’d been watching this show about people flipping […]
So You Actually Want to Make One of These Okay so last April I made this granny square tank top and honestly it turned out better than I thought it would but the piecing together part was absolutely mind-numbing. I was watching The Bear while doing it which helped because I needed something to keep […]
The Basic Mitten Thing That Actually Works Okay so last winter around January 2023 I was sitting there watching my neighbor’s kids wait for the bus and their hands looked freezing and I just thought you know what, I’m gonna make mittens. Not the fancy kind with individual fingers because honestly who has time for […]
The Basic Beanie I Always Come Back To So I made this chunky beanie in March 2023 when my heater broke and I was freezing my butt off waiting for the landlord to fix it. Took maybe 3 hours total and I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in like, this dark grey color […]
Getting Started With Basic Fingerless Gloves So I made my first pair of fingerless gloves in spring 2022 when I was working from home and my office was freezing but I still needed to type. Honestly just started with a rectangle and seamed it up the side, left a hole for the thumb. That’s it. […]