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 […]
The Basic Square Pattern I Always Go Back To So I made my first actual face cloth back in January 2023 when I was stuck at home with that weird flu that was going around. I’d been crocheting random stuff for years but never anything practical like this. Anyway, the simplest pattern is just a […]
Start With a Basic Mesh Top Because It’s Actually Forgiving So I made my first real wearable top in July 2023 when it was like 95 degrees and I refused to turn on the AC because my electricity bill was already insane. I used this cheap Red Heart Super Saver in some color called “Iced […]
The Basic Beanie That Actually Works So last February I was sitting on my couch watching The Last of Us and decided I needed to make like five beanies because everyone’s birthday seemed to fall in March and I’m perpetually broke. The easiest pattern I’ve found is just starting with a magic ring and working […]
Getting Started With the Basic Glove Shape So last February I made my first pair of dragon gloves because I was binge-watching The Witcher and got super into the whole fantasy aesthetic thing. The basic fingerless glove part is actually way easier than you’d think if you just work it like a flat rectangle and […]
Getting Your Materials Together So I made my first mandala wall hanging in January 2023 and honestly it was because I needed something to do with my hands while binge-watching The Last of Us. I used Red Heart Super Saver in this cream color called Aran and some teal shade I can’t remember the exact […]
Why I Even Started Making These Things So last February I was basically living under three blankets because my heating bill was insane and I remembered I had this old hot water bottle from like five years ago. The rubber was still good but it looked tragic, just this plain red thing, and I thought […]