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I have been crocheting since I was a child. My Nana taught me when I was about 5 or 6, and I made blankets for years. I still have some of the ones my Nana made me, plus my very first, extremely colorful blankets.

I stopped crocheting when I was about 15 years old. I got other hobbies, and slowly lost interest in crocheting. Fast forward to about 10 years ago. I had just quit smoking after a 20+ year habit and needed something to do with my hands. I found my way back to the hook, and my passion grew from there.

I have made many items, and have even learnt to knit and weave. I made a few small designs, and have written plenty of patterns or almost patterns but never really pursued it. Until now. I have many ideas in my head and I’m ready to try them out. First design is coming soon. I have so many more to come so stay tuned.

President’s Day is today, so most people were able to enjoy a 3 day weekend.  I was one of those people.  I spent Sunday and Monday reading, crafting, packing orders and resting.  My usual weekend routine.  But on Saturday I participated in a pop up shop.  I haven’t done one since December so it was time to jump back in.

This pop up was at a new to me location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn called New Women Spaces.  It’s a really cool space that is a community organizing space. The atmosphere was really nice. There were at least 10 vendors all selling wonderful products. There was even live entertainment and tarot readings.

The live entertainment was really good.
Views from the drive.

Overall it was a successful event. My hair and body oils and my incense were the top sellers of the day. And I met a lot of cool people. I’m glad I decided to get back out in the vending world.

Apparently, I love to start many projects. I just don’t love to finish them in a timely fashion. Currently these are all works on my needles and hooks.

A crocheted poncho
Another crocheted poncho
A knitted hat
Another knitted hat
And a knitted cowl

Yes, that’s 5 projects in various stages of being worked on. And these are only the ones that are in rotation right now. Last week I found a half done queen size crocheted blanket in a bag on my shelf. I started that about a year ago. I also have a sweater that I’m making for my sister that I’ve been making for a year. I must do better for real.