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. […]
Getting Your Granny Squares Started So I made this granny square sweater back in spring 2023 when I was basically living on my couch binge-watching The Bear and I just needed something to do with my hands. The whole thing took me like three weeks because I kept messing up the sizing but whatever, it […]
The Shawl Thing I Made Last Spring So last spring 2023 I decided to make my mom this triangle shawl because she’s always cold at her office and I figured it would actually get used. I used Lion Brand Mandala yarn in the Sphinx colorway and honestly it worked up pretty fast because the yarn […]
Why I Started With a Simple Whale Pattern So back in spring 2022 I made this tiny whale amigurumi because my niece was obsessed with ocean stuff and honestly it was way easier than I thought it’d be. I grabbed some Red Heart Super Saver in turquoise because it was cheap and I wasn’t sure […]
Starting With Something That Won’t Make You Want to Quit Okay so the first thing you gotta know is that dishcloths are honestly your best friend when you’re starting out. I made my first one in summer 2022 when I was house-sitting for my sister and got bored watching her cats destroy her curtains. I […]