Starting With The Right Yarn Weight So you’re gonna want something around a fingering or sport weight for summer, maybe DK at the absolute heaviest. I made my first actual wearable summer cardigan back in July 2022 when I was house-sitting for my sister and had literally nothing else to do except watch her plants […]
Getting Your Yarn Situation Sorted So you need to pick yarn first and honestly this is where I messed up my first scarf back in winter 2023 because I grabbed this scratchy Red Heart Super Saver in burgundy thinking it looked nice and thick. It was thick alright but wearing it felt like sandpaper on […]
Starting With the Actual Basics Nobody Tells You So you need to know that crochet hooks come in different sizes and honestly the first time I went to buy one I stood in the craft store for like twenty minutes because the packaging doesn’t make any sense. Get a 5mm hook (sometimes labeled as H/8) […]
What You Actually Need So I made my first real headband in winter 2023 when I was basically living in my apartment with the heat barely working and needed something to keep my ears warm without messing up my hair for work. Used Red Heart Super Saver in that grey color—I think it was called […]
Basic Cup Cozy That Actually Works So I made my first one in January 2023 when I was basically living at this coffee shop trying to avoid my roommate’s new boyfriend who never left our apartment. The paper sleeves kept falling off and I had this random skein of Lion Brand Wool-Ease in like mustard […]
The Basic Drawstring Bag That Actually Works So I made my first project bag in January 2023 when I was stuck inside for like two weeks with covid and honestly it saved me from going insane. I’d been throwing my yarn into old grocery bags and it was just getting tangled and stupid. The drawstring […]
What You Actually Need So last February I was sitting in my apartment freezing because the landlord was being weird about the heat again, and I decided I needed something for my ears that wasn’t a full hat because those always mess up my hair before work. I grabbed this ball of Lion Brand Wool-Ease […]
What You Actually Need So I made one of these last February when I was basically living on my couch binge-watching The Last of Us and I just needed something mindless to do with my hands. The rectangular shawl is honestly the best first real project because you literally just make a rectangle and wear […]
The Basic Granny Square That Actually Works So you’re gonna start with a slip knot and chain four. Join it with a slip stitch to make a ring. I remember sitting on my couch in January 2023 making my first proper granny square while my cat kept batting at the yarn ball, and I kept […]
What You Actually Need So I made one of these back in winter 2023 when my friend Sarah kept losing her lighter at parties and I thought it would be funny to make her something ridiculous. Cotton yarn works best because it’s not gonna melt if someone accidentally gets the flame too close. I used […]