Many people with ADHD (whether AuDHD or not) get stuck in a cycle of hyperfixations. We find a cool new thing, latch onto it and make it our whole personality, only to get bored a couple of months (or even weeks) later. I get stuck in this cycle frequently and when I first started crocheting,…
As a beginner crocheter, you may see some terms you don’t understand referring to the different weights of yarn. If you have no idea what people are talking about when they say to use a worsted weight or sport weight yarn, it can turn out to be impossible to get the right look for your…
Earlier this month, I had my first in-person event selling crochet. I had been to a lot of in-person craft and vendor events previously, but only as a seller a few times and never selling crochet. I had a bit of knowledge about what it would be like, but I still learned a lot from…
I’m going to assume that if you’re on my blog you like to crochet and/or you’re neurodivergent. Maybe you’re neurodivergent and interested in crocheting, but are wondering what would be the benefit to getting into the hobby. Maybe you already crochet and you’re curious as to why it seems to have such a positive effect…
I recently shared a post with a few of my favorite websites to get free crochet patterns. I realized as I was writing it that there are a few things about using patterns that newbies may not know. One of my goals with this blog is to help beginners so here’s some information that you…
We may love to crochet but I’m sure many of us neurodivergent people find the quiet unsettling or even distracting. I know personally when it’s too quiet, my thoughts can start running rampant and soon enough I’m paying more attention to whatever’s going on in my head than what’s on my hook. So what can…
In order to crochet, chances are you’re looking for patterns to follow. Some of us may be naturals at free-handing things, but I think most of us prefer to have a pattern to follow. I know I sure do! The question becomes: where do I find patterns? There are tons of places to look that…