okay so ear muffs are actually easier than you think I made my first pair in like January 2023 when my apartment heating broke and I was basically freezing while waiting for the landlord to send someone. Had a bunch of Red Heart Super Saver in burgundy just sitting there and figured why not, ears […]
Making the Tree Skirt When You Actually Need It So I made my first tree skirt in fall 2022 and honestly I started it because I was tired of that sad piece of red felt I’d been using for like five years. You know those ones from Target that fray after one season? Yeah. I […]
okay so summer tops are actually way easier than you think I made my first one in spring 2022 when I was basically just sitting around trying to distract myself from checking my phone every five minutes and honestly it turned out pretty wearable which shocked me. The thing about crochet tops is they look […]
So You Wanna Make a Beret Okay so I made my first actual beret back in spring 2022 when I was basically living on my couch watching old episodes of The Office on repeat and needed something to do with my hands. The pattern itself isn’t complicated but there’s this one specific thing about the […]
okay so crochet masks – I made my first one back in spring 2020 obviously when everything was chaos and you couldn’t find masks anywhere, then made a bunch more in summer 2022 when I was visiting my sister and she wanted some that actually matched her outfits because apparently regular blue surgical masks weren’t […]
Making Crochet Crowns Without Losing Your Mind So last spring I made like three crowns in one week because my neighbor’s kid had a birthday party and then suddenly every parent on the block wanted one. I was watching that baking show with the british judges while making them and honestly the repetitive motion was […]
So You Wanna Make a Crochet Cardigan Okay so last spring 2022 I made my first actual cardigan and honestly it was way less scary than I thought it’d be. I kept seeing these patterns on Pinterest that looked super complicated but then I found this one rectangle pattern and it just clicked. You basically […]
okay so i started my temperature blanket in january 2023 because i saw one on instagram and thought it looked doable, like actually manageable unlike those giant mandala patterns that make my brain hurt. basically you pick a year and crochet one row (or square or whatever) per day based on that day’s temperature. you […]
Starting with Dishcloths Because They’re Actually Useful Okay so dishcloths are honestly where you should start and I made like fifteen of them in spring 2022 when I was basically living at my apartment alone after my roommate moved out. They’re just squares. That’s it. You make a square and suddenly you have something that […]
Making a Brimmed Crochet Hat That Actually Works So the first one I made was back in spring 2022 and honestly I was just tired of buying sun hats that fell apart after one season. Started with a basic cap shape because I figured if you can make a beanie you can make something with […]