What Crochet Does to Your Hands: The Truth About Long-Term Strain & How to Fix It
We need to have a serious conversation about what happens after the “just one more row” bargain we make with ourselves …
November 28, 2025
We need to have a serious conversation about what happens after the “just one more row” bargain we make with ourselves …
Patricia Poltera
November 28, 2025
The quiet after a breakup is honestly the worst. It’s so loud. It’s not just that the person is gone, it’s like your …
Patricia Poltera
November 27, 2025
It feels kinda quiet in the room when you finish a doll that isn’t smiling. I think most of us start crocheting becaus…
Patricia Poltera
November 27, 2025
Stop. Put the scissors down. Do not throw away that tangled ball of yarn leftover from your last sweater project. I kno…
Patricia Poltera
November 25, 2025
You have mastered the single crochet. You have made ten dishcloths, a very stiff scarf, and maybe a small amigurumi b…
Patricia Poltera
November 25, 2025
Okay, look, we’ve all been there. You walk into the craft store (or you're scrolling online at 2 a.m.), and you s…
Patricia Poltera
November 25, 2025
Honestly, I think every parent hits that point where you stare at the mountain of plastic junk in the living room and…
Patricia Poltera
November 24, 2025
Look, I get it. You want to teach your kid to crochet, but then you freeze because you realize you’re basically handin…
Patricia Poltera
November 24, 2025
We have all stood in the yarn aisle, holding a skein of luxury hand-dyed merino wool, doing the mental math and reali…
Patricia Poltera
November 22, 2025
Handing over a gift you made yourself is always an emotional cocktail. You feel proud of the work, sure, but there is…
Patricia Poltera
November 21, 2025
You know that sinking feeling? You finally download that gorgeous pattern you’ve been eyeing, only to open the file a…
Patricia Poltera
November 21, 2025
It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that if a pattern isn't headache-inducing, it isn't 'good.…
Patricia Poltera
November 21, 2025
It is the worst kind of pressure: wanting to give a gift that matters when you have zero time to make it happen. We h…
Patricia Poltera
November 21, 2025
You’ve spent hours, maybe even weeks, choosing the perfect yarn and stitching every loop with care. You fasten off th…
Patricia Poltera
November 20, 2025
Forget the old cliché that crochet is only for pastel baby blankets and vintage lace. If you have been around the cra…
Patricia Poltera
November 20, 2025
Step away from the traditional red and green for a moment. There is a quiet, sophisticated rebellion happening in the…
Patricia Poltera
November 19, 2025
The Victorian Gothic aesthetic pulls you in with a quiet, almost intoxicating intensity. It isn’t just about the colo…
Patricia Poltera
November 19, 2025
Most crocheters start with pastel baby blankets or bright, cheery teddy bears. But there comes a moment in every craf…
Patricia Poltera
November 19, 2025
Most people assume that crafting a moody, gothic aesthetic requires expensive velvet yarns, imported lace weights, or…
Patricia Poltera
November 19, 2025
If you look inside the zippered pouch of any seasoned crocheter, you’ll likely find a chaotic jumble of colorful handl…
Patricia Poltera
November 19, 2025