I complain about being busy every single time I write a blog post. I’m aware… Due to a recent life change, however, I have a little more time to spare, and I thought I’d like to get into crocheting again. I’d also like to start reading again as well, but I don’t think I have the brain capacity to focus on a physical book right now.
I started crocheting as a hobby around two years ago after my first ever breakup. I’ve been wanting to do it for a while, and I finally had a good reason to start a new hobby. Who doesn’t want a distraction after a breakup? I started off making lots of beanies. None of them are currently in my hat rotation, though, because they all fit my head weird or look ugly.
After crocheting beanies, I started to make tote bags, which became a favorite project of mine. The only downside was that they took over 6+ hours to make. I made a bag for my friend’s birthday and I worked on it all weekend. Each granny square takes around 20-30 minutes, and each bag needs 13 squares. Stitching the squares together took me around 2-3 hours, and adding the straps took another hour. I made myself a bag with color changing yarn and I love it!
I recently bought some yarn for a project I was going to work on, and I was thinking of making myself a beanie and a tote bag. I still haven”t found out the perfect style of beanie I like, but I hope I do eventually because I’m tired of making ugly hats.
I hope with my newfound free time I use it for something productive! I’ll definitely update if I end up making something.