Okay so gifts for crochet people Look the thing about buying gifts for someone who crochets is you gotta know what stage they’re at because I’ve been on both ends of this and it’s weird. Like last summer 2024 I was helping my sister pick something for her roommate who just started crocheting and we […]
So you need a crochet hook set Okay so last summer—like June 2024—I was sitting on my porch trying to figure out why I had literally fifteen different hooks scattered in three different bags and none of them matched, and I realized I should’ve just bought a proper set from the beginning. But here we […]
Okay so about buying crochet hooks on Amazon The thing nobody tells you is that hook size matters way more than you think but also the material makes a huge difference and honestly I didn’t figure this out until like summer 2023 when I was making this blanket and my hands were literally cramping after […]
okay so free crochet patterns online Right so you want to know where to actually find decent free patterns without paying $8 for a PDF of a dishcloth. I get it. I’ve been doing this long enough that I’ve got some actual opinions about which websites are worth your time and which ones are just […]
Hooks First Because Nothing Else Matters Without Them So you’re gonna need hooks and honestly this is where people get weird about it but I’m just gonna tell you what actually works. I bought like fifteen different hooks when I started and most of them sucked. The Clover Amour hooks are the ones everyone talks […]
okay so kawaii crochet stuff Right so you wanna make those super cute japanese amigurumi things. I made this little octopus last summer, like August 2024 I think, while binge-watching The Bear and honestly it kept me from spiraling about some work stuff. The patterns look way more intimidating than they actually are once you […]
Getting Started with Dino Patterns So the first time I actually finished a dinosaur was summer 2022 when I was stuck inside with covid and binged all of Stranger Things season 4, and honestly making a little T-rex kept me from going completely nuts. The pattern was way simpler than I expected but also… I’ll […]
Starting With The Basic Shapes So the main thing with crochet dinos is they’re basically just spheres and cylinders stuck together, which sounds simple but you’re gonna spend a lot of time making tiny adjustments because the proportions are weirdly important. I made this stegosaurus in summer 2023 while my cat kept sitting on my […]
okay so octopus amigurumi are actually way easier than they look which is good because I made one last spring when my sister’s kid wanted ocean stuff for their birthday and honestly I was stressed about it for nothing the main thing with octopus patterns is you’re basically making a head and then eight legs […]
Making the Cow Pattern Actually Work So the first cow I made was in spring 2022 when I was basically living on my couch watching The Great British Baking Show and my hands needed something to do. The pattern seemed straightforward but honestly getting the spots to look like actual cow spots instead of weird […]