Okay so sunflower crochet patterns are actually way easier than they look I made my first one back in spring 2022 when I was basically living on my couch binge-watching The Office for like the third time, and I needed something to do with my hands that wasn’t scrolling Instagram. Found this free pattern on […]
okay so gnome patterns Right so last winter around January 2024 I made like four of these gnome things because my sister kept sending me pinterest links and I was bored between jobs. The Nordic style ones are honestly the easiest if you’re just starting because there’s less shaping involved compared to those fancy garden […]
okay so you want to make a shawl with pockets honestly the whole pocket thing is genius because where else are you gonna put your phone when you’re wrapped up in a blanket basically. I made my first one in spring 2022 when I was binge-watching Schitt’s Creek for like the third time and just […]
Getting Started with Entrelac Blocks So entrelac looks super complicated but it’s honestly just making a bunch of small squares or rectangles that connect to each other as you go. I first tried this technique in spring 2022 when I was making a blanket for my sister and wanted something that looked more interesting than […]
Getting Started with the Asteria Pattern So I made this shawl back in spring 2022 when my apartment had that weird heating issue and I needed something to throw over my shoulders constantly. The Asteria pattern is basically a triangular shawl that works up from the top center down, and honestly it’s pretty forgiving if […]
okay so top down crochet sweaters Right so I made my first top-down cardigan in spring 2022 and honestly it changed everything because I’d been making sweaters the regular way where you do all the pieces separately and then have to seam them and it’s just… anyway top-down means you literally start at the neck […]
Pattern Holders That Actually Work So basically I was working on this blanket pattern last summer—August 2024, right when it was like 95 degrees outside and I was questioning all my life choices about starting a wool project—and my printed pattern kept curling up on itself. Super annoying. I tried using my phone but the […]
okay so modern crochet sweaters Right so I made this oversized cardigan thing in summer 2022 and honestly it changed how I think about sweater construction entirely. Like I was watching The Bear while making it and couldn’t focus on either thing properly but whatever. The pattern was one of those boxy modern designs where […]
okay so basketweave stitch So basically I made this baby blanket back in spring 2022 and used the basketweave stitch because I thought it’d look nice and textured without being too complicated, and honestly it worked out pretty well but I’m getting ahead of myself. The basketweave stitch is just front post and back post […]
Finding Patterns That Actually Work So the thing about free crochet sweater patterns is that like 60% of them are total garbage. I started making this oversized cardigan thing in spring 2022 and the pattern was just… it had these weird increases that made no sense and suddenly you’re supposed to just “shape armhole” with […]