The Basic Pattern I Keep Coming Back To So I made this massive throw blanket in spring 2022 when I was basically living on my couch binge-watching The Great British Bake Off, and honestly it was the only thing keeping me sane. I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick because I wanted something that […]
The Time I Actually Finished a Granny Square Top So I made my first wearable granny square top in July 2022 when I was stuck at my parents’ house for like three weeks and needed something to do with my hands while watching trashy reality TV. I used Red Heart Super Saver because that’s what […]
Getting Started With The Actual Blanket So I made my first giant crochet blanket in January 2023 when my apartment heat was broken for like two weeks and I was just sitting there bundled up watching old episodes of The Office for the millionth time. I figured if I’m gonna freeze I might as well […]
Getting Started With Your Crochet Wedding Dress Okay so you’re gonna need way more yarn than you think. Like when I made mine for my cousin Sarah in winter 2023, I thought six skeins would be enough and I ended up using seventeen. Seventeen! I was working on it while binge-watching The Crown and my […]
Coasters Are Where I Started Okay so coasters. I made like fifteen of them in February 2023 when I was basically living on my friend Sarah’s couch and needed something to do with my hands that wasn’t scrolling through my ex’s Instagram. They’re genuinely the best starter mini project because you can finish one in […]
Getting Your Yarn and Supplies Together Okay so first thing you gotta do is pick your yarn. I used Red Heart Super Saver for my first real granny square afghan back in winter 2023 because it was cheap and I was broke after moving apartments. Got like eight skeins in different colors—I think it was […]
Starting With The Basic Pieces So last December I decided to make a full nativity set because my mom kept hinting she wanted one and I figured how hard could it be right? Turned out to be way more involved than I thought but whatever. You’re gonna want to start with Mary and Joseph because […]
What You Actually Need So I made this frog hat back in February last year when my sister kept bugging me about making something for her kid’s birthday and honestly it turned out way cuter than I expected. You’re gonna need worsted weight yarn in green obviously, and I used Red Heart Super Saver in […]
The Basic Setup and Why I Even Started This Thing So last summer I was sitting on my porch trying to avoid going back inside where my roommate was blasting some reality show about people buying storage units or something, and I just started making granny squares because that’s what I do when I’m bored. […]
The Basic Beanie That Actually Works Okay so I made my first real beanie in January 2023 when my apartment heater broke and the landlord took forever to fix it. I was freezing and figured I might as well make something useful instead of just scrolling through my phone wrapped in blankets. The pattern I […]