When I Actually Made These Things So I made my first actual rose bouquet back in spring 2022 when my sister was getting married and she wanted something that wouldn’t die in like three days. She saw something on Pinterest obviously and asked if I could do it. I said yes before really thinking about […]
When I Actually Made My First Flower Bag So back in spring 2022 I was sitting on my couch binge-watching The Office for like the third time and decided I wanted to make one of those cute flower bags I kept seeing on Instagram. I’d been crocheting on and off for years but never really […]
When I Actually Made My First Granny Square Top So I made my first granny square shirt in spring 2022 and honestly it was because I had like seven partial skeins of Red Heart Super Saver lying around and didn’t know what else to do with them. I’d been watching this show about people flipping […]
So You Actually Want to Make One of These Okay so last April I made this granny square tank top and honestly it turned out better than I thought it would but the piecing together part was absolutely mind-numbing. I was watching The Bear while doing it which helped because I needed something to keep […]
The Basic Mitten Thing That Actually Works Okay so last winter around January 2023 I was sitting there watching my neighbor’s kids wait for the bus and their hands looked freezing and I just thought you know what, I’m gonna make mittens. Not the fancy kind with individual fingers because honestly who has time for […]
The Basic Beanie I Always Come Back To So I made this chunky beanie in March 2023 when my heater broke and I was freezing my butt off waiting for the landlord to fix it. Took maybe 3 hours total and I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in like, this dark grey color […]
Getting Started With Basic Fingerless Gloves So I made my first pair of fingerless gloves in spring 2022 when I was working from home and my office was freezing but I still needed to type. Honestly just started with a rectangle and seamed it up the side, left a hole for the thumb. That’s it. […]
Getting Your Granny Squares Started So I made this granny square sweater back in spring 2023 when I was basically living on my couch binge-watching The Bear and I just needed something to do with my hands. The whole thing took me like three weeks because I kept messing up the sizing but whatever, it […]
The Shawl Thing I Made Last Spring So last spring 2023 I decided to make my mom this triangle shawl because she’s always cold at her office and I figured it would actually get used. I used Lion Brand Mandala yarn in the Sphinx colorway and honestly it worked up pretty fast because the yarn […]
Why I Started With a Simple Whale Pattern So back in spring 2022 I made this tiny whale amigurumi because my niece was obsessed with ocean stuff and honestly it was way easier than I thought it’d be. I grabbed some Red Heart Super Saver in turquoise because it was cheap and I wasn’t sure […]