Three friends told me (separately!) in the span of one week that they thought I would “looove crocheting”. I am also a basic Gen Zer that gets recommendations from TikTok. Every other video I was getting was about yarn so I took it as a sign from the universe to start.

Turns out, I did not in fact looove crocheting. I started off making these sunflower granny squares with the goal of turning them into a bag. I spent over three weeks just trying to figure out how to make the center of the sunflower and found the task to be mildly boring.

Sadly this bag remains unfinished to this day.

But I hate quitting (thanks asian parents)!

I found myself trying out crocheting amigurumi (stuffed toys) because it felt less repetitive than making granny squares and the toys make for cute, cost-effective gifts.

My first few creations were definitely a bit lumpy as I was still getting used to how tightly I had to hold the yarn, but I think the dopamine rush from successfully making a toy finally made crocheting click for me.

Here are some other things I have made:

For my boyfriend who loves Final Fantasy, I made him a chocobo which is a creature from the franchise.

I just thought this pattern was really cute, so I made it