Okay So Jess Huff Patterns I’ve made probably like five or six of her patterns at this point and honestly they’re pretty solid if you know what you’re getting into. First one I tried was back in spring 2022 when I was trying to distract myself from my job situation—wasn’t a breakup but just needed […]
okay so Jayda InStitches patterns, right? I’ve worked through maybe four or five of her designs now and honestly they’re pretty solid if you know what you’re getting into. The first one I tried was back in spring 2022 when I was basically living on my couch binge-watching Schitt’s Creek for like the third time […]
okay so daisy cottage designs Right so you asked about Daisy Cottage Designs and honestly I’ve used their stuff a bunch now. They’ve got this whole pattern collection thing going on and like a community aspect which is actually pretty useful if you’re not super into reading traditional crochet patterns because honestly who has time […]
So You Wanna Work With Bernat Blanket Yarn okay so I made this huge blanket back in spring 2022 when my sister was pregnant and let me tell you, Bernat Blanket yarn is chunky as hell but also kinda tricky if you’re not used to it. The velvet version especially because it’s got this pile […]
Okay so Red Heart patterns are basically everywhere I was making this chunky blanket pattern from their site last summer around June 2024 and honestly the whole free pattern library thing is actually pretty useful if you know where to look. Red Heart has like thousands of free patterns on their website and you don’t […]
Starting With Mandala Yarn Because It’s Actually Pretty Forgiving So Lion Brand Mandala is one of those gradient yarns that does the color work for you which honestly makes you look like a better crocheter than you actually are. I used it in summer 2023 when I was stuck inside during that weird heat wave […]
Finding the Free Patterns on Yarnspirations So Yarnspirations has this massive collection of free patterns and honestly it’s kinda overwhelming at first but once you figure out how their site works it’s actually pretty useful. I made this baby blanket back in spring 2022 when my cousin was pregnant and I basically lived on their […]
Finding Red Heart Patterns That Actually Work So Red Heart has this massive collection of free patterns on their website and honestly it’s kind of overwhelming at first because there’s like thousands of them and you’re just sitting there scrolling forever. I started using them back in spring 2022 when I was trying to make […]
okay so tulip etimo hooks I picked up my first set of these in spring 2022 when I was working through like three blanket projects at once because apparently I hate myself. Had been using those cheap aluminum hooks from the craft store and my hand was literally cramping after twenty minutes. Someone on reddit […]
okay so mary maxim patterns Right so you asked about Mary Maxim and honestly I’ve used their stuff a bunch over the years. They’re like this old-school brand that’s been around forever, my aunt used to get their catalogs in the mail which is how I even knew they existed. The patterns are pretty straightforward […]