Why I learned to Crochet

Hey there! this is a little test post/intro about me and crochet. I am by no means a crochet expert - I am fully aware of that. I would consider myself your average crocheter, full of passion and has probably a little too much yarn in the stash.

I first picked up crochet when I was 8 (look over to the side to see my first"scarf" that was far too thin to keep anything warm) and continued with that for a couple more years. It may sound geeky but a few of my other friends at the time also learned so we would sit in the playground under the summer heat with our balls of yarn. It was fun for a while but I gotta admit I left my hooks and yarn forgotten in the back of my closet for years after that.

Fast forward to 2020, covid lockdown hit and I found myself with extra time on my hands and recently switched school. Imagine you are me, just arrived at a new school, boarding for the first time, just to find that school have been closed and you're stuck in the boarding house with people you barely know. After seeing crochet bees all over my TikTok for you page I got reminded about my old passion and wanted to pick it up again (Yes, I did follow suit and use Hooked By Robin's viral bee pattern).

Crochet gave me something familiar when everything around me felt different and uncertain. Since then, crochet has continued to be something I use for when I feel like I need "me" time or to decompress. I love the repetitiveness yet creativity that goes into a project and theres few things that are more satisfying than seeing the fruits of your labour come together at the end.