Reading Time: 7 minutes Congrats! You actually finished all your granny squares. You sat down with some yarn and a hook and approximately forty-seven open browser tabs (two of which have music playing that you aren’t sure how to mute)…
Reading Time: 7 minutes So you finished your project. Congrats! You crocheted the whole thing, wove in the ends, and held it up to admire your work. And then you noticed the edges. Maybe they’re a little wavy. Maybe they…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Every crochet beginner usually gets overwhelmed with all the new skills and knowledge they are picking up. If you’re anything like me when I first learned how to crochet, you’re staring at your project in complete…
Reading Time: 3 minutesCrochet slang is absolute nonsense when you’re starting out. Everyone’s throwing around abbreviations, inside jokes, and mystery terms like you’re supposed to just know them — and meanwhile you’re Googling acronyms mid-row. This post breaks down the…
Reading Time: 5 minutesLet’s get real for a second: changing colors in crochet seems like it should be straightforward. You run out of one color, you start using another. Easy, right? Except your first attempt probably looked like a toddler…
Reading Time: 4 minutesLook, crochet is supposed to be relaxing. But if you’ve ever spent three hours hunched over a blanket and stood up feeling like your spine aged 40 years, you know it can also wreck your body. Repetitive…
Reading Time: 8 minutes So listen, everyone makes mistakes when they’re learning to crochet. Hell, I still make them and I’ve been doing this for 20+ years. The frustrating part? Sometimes you don’t even realize you’re making a mistake until…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Have you ever asked yourself “Why do crochet hooks disappear into the void?” I know I have. And I swear to god I just had a 5mm hook in my hand. Like, two minutes ago. I…
Reading Time: 3 minutes When I first started crocheting and a pattern told me to “count your stitches,” I had no idea what that meant. Count them how? They all look the same. Where does one stitch end and another…
