You could crochet all the mini projects together into a big blanket

@AmieDeLalla

8 ай бұрын

She makes plushies too. Imagine tiny amigarumi 😀

@EssentialBlue

8 ай бұрын

​@@AmieDeLalla imagine her later giving the mini plushies to her kids and grandkids 😊 I had mini plushie keycharms. Of course they were bought but I kept them longer than all the other plushies because small things are cute and they were my lucky charms

@denilla8034

8 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking!

@shelleys6826

8 ай бұрын

This is truly a fabulous idea.!

@bugajk25

8 ай бұрын

Dope idea

Over the years I've come to the conclusion crochet is 2 hobbies. 1 of them is actually crocheting things the other is acquiring all the pretty yarn and notions

@michelemarino3579

6 ай бұрын

YES!!!!!

@JaneDoe-qj1pp

6 ай бұрын

Also yes (but with knitting)

@Selene-cl9gy

6 ай бұрын

Sewing is the same. Sewing and buying fabric are two separate hobbies.

@H27579

6 ай бұрын

Omg yes. I have these storage things that have about 4 drawers. I have 2 of these. All of the drawers are FILLED with yarn and I have another area in my room filled with even more yarn.

@camerongist2159

6 ай бұрын

That's how it goes with bookworms, too. Lol

The fact that all the yarn you own fits in thar small bin shows great self restraint, in my opinion. 😃

@bradhaines3142

3 ай бұрын

right? my sister has a bookshelf of the fabrics she bought, and that's AFTER she cut down on adding to it. pretty sure she even sold some.

@chiquitabanana2272

2 ай бұрын

Lol I currently have 2 diaper boxes full of yarn, a duffle bag and another big box . Yeah she for is ok and I just got on the net to look for more yarn lol and I don’t sell anything, I make stuff for ppl and give them away lol

@viddeliten

2 ай бұрын

If you're not hiding how much yarn you have from your significant other, you don't even have a problem.

@MiaSmomof2

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I have a wall of yarn. She's got a lot of self-control compared to me

@TheWhiteGoblin

2 ай бұрын

I dont even knit or crochet and I have more wool than that lol

You just don’t understand how much I feel every single word of this so deeply in my soul!!! 😂

Purchasing craft supplies and crafting are two separate hobbies.

@lizAscully

8 ай бұрын

😂😂 so true

@anissajones1762

8 ай бұрын

Yep❤😂

@76goddam

8 ай бұрын

So real

@oumaymabenadjel6830

8 ай бұрын

This ✨😂😂

@malekajackson9625

8 ай бұрын

Yes indeed,I have so much yarn idk what to do with

Crafting rules: 1) We don’t talk about our stashes. 2) We don’t stash shame. These are mental health tools that have the power to make us a little crazy at times. 💚

@jujujensen

8 ай бұрын

preach!

@Devin3Anthologie

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the green light. Cause Hobby Lobby has my number, I somehow always manage to come in when they have orange tagged the yarn 😂

@Unveranosinmi

8 ай бұрын

Also wips/unfinished projects😅

@FyreRayne76

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. 🥲

@debradoo4448

8 ай бұрын

This!

You remind me soo much of my wild, young-acting texan Memaw, it's so comforting to watch your videos! As someone with ADHD, you give off relatable vibes

I love you and anyone who has crocheted for more than 10 minutes can completely relate to what you are saying or is in total denial. ❤

@wallflower4961

Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

Please remember that craft supply PURCHASING is in and of itself a hobby…it’s a BONUS if you actually make the things😂. Great job!

@paintingdragons1828

8 ай бұрын

And all of us vulture craft people appreciate your free stuff when you finally get rid of it

@chrishampton8532

8 ай бұрын

Thanks now I feel better about the 300 lbs of paper I have hoarded because it was pretty. I take it out and look at it every so often and that makes me happy.

@DaniLong

8 ай бұрын

@@chrishampton8532 Yup! That is, itself, a hobby! If you are taking it out and looking at it and enjoying it, THAT's your hobby and that's OK. THat's not hoarding, it's enjoying your collections. FWIW - look at all the expensive tools men (generally) like to acquire that they use once in twenty years (maybe). No shame in that game.

@tswain92_

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I feel validated.

@Sarahthelunsford

8 ай бұрын

Dangerous! Like a cute guy on a motorcycle in the rain! 😅

Girl, I literally have a wall of yarn. It's all in color order and takes up 16 cubbies that align my bedroom wall.

@jacintavattuone4442

8 ай бұрын

I'm sooo jealous! 😊

@BluestormsSong

8 ай бұрын

You're living my dream right now. The only thing it's missing is that all the other walls are books.

@PsychoKupcake

8 ай бұрын

@@BluestormsSong yes!

@BobbyEmerson-ek6hb

8 ай бұрын

I just had a jealousy overload. But good for you.😢

@PsychoKupcake

8 ай бұрын

@@BobbyEmerson-ek6hb I have to say, it is one of my favorite things.

It makes sense to create a small version of your project. Some would call it a swatch gauge. I do that for my baby blankets and I still have some of them. Every so often I take them out and think about who I made them for. ❤️

How many ppl would love your beautiful crocheted blankets and also the minis for the little kids that cover their stuffed animals and dolls. My mother use to sew mini outfits for my Barbie dolls. Sweet memory for me. Elyse your brain is brilliant. And you are very witty!

My grandmother of 97 has kept record of everything she’s made since 1973. Now that she can’t do crafts anymore we look through her albums and revel in all the wonderful things she’s made. Please do keep track of it. It’s a treasure

@victoriaorlando6045

8 ай бұрын

I do the same thing to use up ends of yarn but instead of calling it a Granny Square, I call it a Crack Head blanket. 😂😂

@carochan86

8 ай бұрын

But she can take pictures of it .

@EH-tv7xq

Ай бұрын

How did your grandmother of 97 start? Did she take pictures from the very beginning (early 1920s?), draw diagrams or a combination? I’ve known how to crochet for decades, but I’m just now getting back into it after a 40-year hiatus where I spent more of my time sewing. Thank goodness we have smart phones. I have a file of all of my crochet projects. And now the latest iPhones allow you to put notes under the pictures. I’m so happy! I was having trouble keeping track of the size hooks I used for different projects, because I only have one set of ergonomic hooks. I also record the size of the yarn that I use in case I wanna make it again. But one day (I hope) I will print them all out and put them in an album. There’s just something about having a book to flip through and pass on to future crafters.😅😊❤

@ThePixiixiq

Ай бұрын

@@EH-tv7xq She started making detailed records in 73, when she started more original stuff as well as spinning and dying the yarn herself. She have volumes of yarn samples, incl. what they were dyed with, and a number she assigned to them, then she has swatches with information on what yarn, where it was from and what dyes she used, there's a sketch of the item and then she has a fotoalbum with pictures of the items on the person whom she giftet it to. I think a key element is that she did it along the way. Had she had to sit and look back she wouldn't have remembered just as detailed as these notes are. Uuuh! That's a good way to use that feature! Thank you for the idea^^

@shannongrubb3349

2 күн бұрын

My grandma had an album that's just pictures of everything she made. Now I'm adding my stuff to it and it's becoming a real family heirloom.

Don't worry that's true with most crafters! In fact my mom walked in on me organizing my yarn and said "Ohhh, Lord!". Then a few days later, we were talking on the phone, and she randomly said, "I have decided that if you buy any more yarn, I'm writing you out of my will. You have a problem!". I am 60% sure she was joking.😂😂😂

@zedekiahking4169

8 ай бұрын

I buy one yarn a month to be nice to myself 😤 but I can see how that can seem like a lot of yarn after 3 years...

@deannsimon9444

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 They need to start "Yarn Anonymous" for those addicted to buying yarn

@andreapeterson7554

8 ай бұрын

​@@deannsimon9444Yarnonymous...

@velvety2006

8 ай бұрын

I decided to see which colors I need for my yarn stash at the beginning of this year 🤣😅 I found out I needed to thin out my yarn stash first XD

@carolineowen7846

8 ай бұрын

​@@deannsimon9444 Lol, these "therapy" groups have several "code names" ... knit & natter, craft club, stitch & bitch, location knitters / crafters etc. The secret is using it / or at least allocating it to a project (& getting started) & having couple of wip for the left overs. I make squares with the bigger left overs & crochet mice with the smaller left overs, I donate these to my local rehoming shelter. (Many of my friends & colleagues have also received a mouse, when I hear they have adopted a cat / kitten)

I feel the same way. I have a habit of letting inspiration and motivation lead me to starting projects. Unfortunately, once the passion dies down, or a distraction appears, the project gets shelved until I can remember to finish it.

Oh my GOD. That is the best and cutest idea, and I am literally picking a project right now. I'm gonna crochet gifts for everyone I know and make little tiny copies for myself.

The mini crochet collection is such a cute idea!

@yrp237

8 ай бұрын

Ah man, ya'll are feeding the monster inside her. Cruel, cruel people. (Ps. I thought it sounded cute too but I wouldn't want to feed the monster myself either so I'm not going to like this comment)

@kimlevy6521

8 ай бұрын

exactly ❤

@romycartiere7088

8 ай бұрын

My friend does this with the books she's read. She makes a mini version if she doesn't have the actual book (borrowed or e-book) to display

@kimlevy6521

8 ай бұрын

@@romycartiere7088 awesome Idea

Elyse becoming a crocheter is what the world needed.

Keep the ideas flowing, creativity must not be muted❤

You have soooo much energy! With all you already do and a family! Do your thing as when you get older, it gets harder.

It’s adorable that your stash fits in one box you can lift with both hands😉😉😉

@helena.3472

8 ай бұрын

Loooool... so true

@alisonhunt6024

8 ай бұрын

I keep mine in vacuum bags...so I don't really have That much lol

@katw2134

8 ай бұрын

Right? She’d be on the show mini hoarders

@catlady9123

8 ай бұрын

I just bought larger bins for my stash, and after I moved my yarn over I told my husband "look, I can now fit it in 2.5 bins instead of 4!" He was like, does that include all the yarn in vacuum bags under the bed?....ermmmmm 😅

@rebeccawilliams2410

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 I have an ottoman full and I've recently sold loads too and more around in other storage boxes and bags in the cupboard. Help!

Lap covers are small blankets for people in wheelchairs. Nursing homes and hospitals use these because long blankets get caught in the wheels. It is a shorter project, so you get results faster! 😊

@katjaamyx2922

8 ай бұрын

"shorter project/faster results" is why I love making hats! 🩵

@lizamay722

8 ай бұрын

​@@katjaamyx2922same! I also get into a coaster kick sometimes where I'll just make little circle doilie things and then just toss them into a bag together when I'm done. They've never actually been used as coasters, I know I'm going to do something with them one day tho. That's the one reason why I keep them

@alyssatew9748

8 ай бұрын

Also you can make baby clothes and premature clothes to donate to the nicus near you!

@judibess6173

8 ай бұрын

Yes, I made six of these lapghans last winter out of mom's stash and donated them to housebound folks.

@katjaamyx2922

8 ай бұрын

Do you have a pattern you can recommend for the lap covers?

Welcome to life as a crocheter! You're following in our collective footsteps. We're all here for you. ❤❤❤❤❤

Elyse, it has been an absolute joy to watch you get so into one of my favorite hobbies. I hope it doesn’t stress you out too much!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

This is why photos exist to take pics of all your work in a book

@marcellafernandez2166

8 ай бұрын

Yesz but you cant touch a photo. Different experience

@chany6336

8 ай бұрын

That's what I do with my kids 'art' they love the book and my fridge is clear

@philliey

8 ай бұрын

​@marcellafernandez2166 she could put scraps of all the yarn she used In the book though.

@denilla8034

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, but then I have 8bzillion photos and who's really got the time to look at all that? Seriously, I'll be stuck looking for 2 years and unable to tear myself away. You don't know what you're saying!

@chany6336

8 ай бұрын

@@denilla8034 🤣🤣 true!!

As a seamstress who can’t stop buying fabrics, I identify with this.

@kathieboudreau129

8 ай бұрын

I have some of the most beautiful fabric that I purchased in East Berlin (before the wall came down). It has a delicately hand embroidered bottom on a silk fabric that’s meant to be made into a long skirt. We were stationed in West Germany in the late 1970’s so this is very old materiel, carefully stored with tissue paper. I’ve never used it because I’m afraid to ruin it and I know I’ll never have such a gorgeous piece of fabric again. Now I’m 76, my eyes aren’t what they used to be, and I have arthritic hands that make the precise tiny stitches I was known for impossible to pull off any longer. I had my chance for probably 45 years and I missed my shot. I don’t know why your yarn reminded me of that piece of fabric. It’s only one cut in a shelved closet full of pieces to make just about anything you’d like which I’ll probably not get around to either. But it’s the one I really have regrets about having used.

@stephgreen3070

8 ай бұрын

@@kathieboudreau129I think all sewists have that *one* piece of fabric in our stash we’re “saving” for something “really special”. And it never gets used because we’re afraid to cut into it and ruin it! I can go to town on all my yarns with wild abandon because I know if the project doesn’t work out I can just frog it. But fabric…once it’s cut, that’s it. It’s kind of terrifying when the fabric means a great deal to us.

@Scarlett.Granger

8 ай бұрын

You know you're screwed if you do both sewing and crocheting, because you have double the stuff laying around😂

@MIB4u

8 ай бұрын

it resonates with me, a visual artist, too ... on so many levels ❤❤❤

@stacy.7955

8 ай бұрын

Same 😂

Her face after “I can display everything I’ve ever made on a shelf!” 😃🤣 I love her!

You’re cracking me up and I’ve had a rough day! Thank you for making my soul smile

Getting more yarn is a crocheter's dream. Actually DOING something with said yarn can become a nightmare. I feel ya, girl.

@majmak9604

8 ай бұрын

Same with fabric if you've ever tried to sew 🥲

My Mom has been quilting for 45 years. Countless quilts, runners, Christmas Stockings , afghans… all so special. One year I went to my sister’s homes and took photos of everything she made. Took photos of the items she made over the 45 years and put them in a photo album for Mother’s Day. Now she’s 85 and can’t remember making everything, but it brings her joy to see everything she made knowing it is part of her legacy and her kids and grands love our treasures.

@marnenotmarnie259

8 ай бұрын

awww that's awesome

@helena.3472

8 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful thing you did for her awww

@judipierry549

8 ай бұрын

I’m going to venture that you are one of her very BEST creations. ❤️❤️

@Good.Morning.Petty.Potatoes

8 ай бұрын

Quilts can last generations. My mom has the one that grandma made for my great grandma Nanny on her bed. They are precious and time consuming AF. Be greatful if you receive on... unless it was made to insult you, then F them! Quilts can say alot!

@stardewofpyrrhia4381

8 ай бұрын

I hope my fate is similar 🥹

😂lmao. I thought it was just me, with the minis..we think too😮 much. Totally agree with $$ pretty yarn. I have bernat blanket yarn, and it's Summer!! I already did a gorgeous summer blanket, 55x48 in.😅

This is the best explanation of "overthinking" I've ever seen.😂

My grandma would crochet blankets in her recliner and my grandpa used to knit blankets in his recliner. She would make glorious tight crochet patterns of 2-3 colors each. My grandpa would make his simple striped patterned soft relaxed blankets out of my grandma’s yarn scraps. Those two would sit there for hours at night just working away on their blankets. ♥️

@Fickji

8 ай бұрын

Now that is relationship goals.

@thefudgems

8 ай бұрын

Need me a freak like that

@DishonorableMentions452

8 ай бұрын

That's true love

@ms.annthropic6341

8 ай бұрын

That’s adorable 🥹

@_SilverBellsandCockleShells_

8 ай бұрын

@@thefudgemsdid you just QUOTE CHIKN NUGGIT?!!??!!! CAN WE BE FRIENDS?!???!

Aw that tiny basket of yarn is adorable. You don’t want to see my yarn CLOSET, ELYSE.

@SomeplaceScary

8 ай бұрын

The stack of space-bags full of yarn in my closet 🙈

@unicornkitteh5332

8 ай бұрын

😂 i love the emphasis added on those last 2 words, and the way I read that in my head made it so much funnier- but also, because I too have a serious problem (not yarn... nail products, acrylic pots - theyre fucking EVERYWHERE!!!! AND I WANT MORE! Gotta collect em all, right? 🥺)

@goldengirl6805

8 ай бұрын

Or all my yarn!!!😢😮😂😂😂❤

@ImAFireBreathingUnicornRaWr

8 ай бұрын

My husband told me I have too much yarn. I vehemently disagreed. He said prove it. I said fine. So, I have been going from room to room getting my yarn out of my yarn stash locations, and putting them in a large tote. Tote is full to bursting. He said, 'See! You have too much yarn!' I took a picture and sent it in a group chat to his mother and aunt and all my crafting family members. All sent back confirmations that I, in fact, DID NOT have too much yarn. That there is NO SUCH THING as too much yarn. And threatened to send me more. 😅 He conceded, after I made a shirt saying 'It's not hoarding if it is yarn', that he was wrong. But we made the agreement that I need to use at least HALF of my yarn stash before I can buy more. 😅 lmao

@HarvestingFaithHomestead

8 ай бұрын

@@ImAFireBreathingUnicornRaWrI need a shirt that says this, but with garden/ canning supplies

That is a great idea, so pretty! I love when people make these, there is so much time and effort that goes into every stitch, it means so much when gifted. Love it!

I love the honesty of this!!!

The solution is called a sampler quilt. Make all the mini versions. Save the mini versions up. When you have enough mini's, crochet them together with pretty borders as a full size sampler quilt.

My mother felt about yarn the way some people feel about homeless animals. She had a whole bedroom dedicated to her yarn rescue efforts. 😆

Those South Dakota winds are something else. Glad that Dex survived. 🫶🐴

Thank you thank you thank you!!! Makes for a lovely start to the day knowing we are a species❤

My dear, sweet, lovely @elysemyers, as an old lady version of you, I feel this in my soul. Instead of minis, my solution is to keep a container with yarn tails I've snipped after weaving in of things that I've made and gifted. Right now, it's a glass/brass lantern up on my shelf above my desk. I can look at my collection and remember all my finished objects. Love you and your crazy brain! You validate me and my crazy brain! ❤

@spaghettiwipeawayfaced5963

8 ай бұрын

I've never heard of someone else doing this. But I do the same thing! I find that so cool how two complete strangers have been doing the exact same thing c:

@ruby71975

8 ай бұрын

This is such an amazing idea

The face of sheer glee about displaying every mini project, i felt on a deeply person level

@T_Lewis

24 күн бұрын

Same

honestly i love this idea so much. as a person who wants to sell my art but yet does becomes very attached to my pieces, it gave me the idea to do exactly that, a mini painting as the keepsake and sell the bigger version/ specific size print and/or canvas that’s requested etc. idk if that makes sense but gosh dang thankful you posted this ! !

I totally get it. down the rabbit hole. I am so that way. I am trying to learn to crochet because I have so many Diamond painting. 100's of canvas. I had to get away! Now I just realize this will end up being the same way! Hahaha. I love passions!

The “not buying more yarn until I use up the ones I have” is exactly like me but with books instead 😂

Girl just invented swatching….👏👏👏

this is probably the most accurate display of how my brain works i've ever seen

“I can not purchase more yarn until I use the yarn I already have” that is my existence in one sentence

You are all of us who are learning how to crochet. First week is a crisis over counting and a few months later, we are swimming in yarn and ideas.

@phoenixl7948

8 ай бұрын

I've been curious to learn to crochet but now I'm scared to, I'm not sure I can make that much commitment to start collecting yarn 😂

@bubblesofdeath6569

8 ай бұрын

Been crocheting for 20+ years... the yarn makes great bedding... just saying 😂

@rai1879

8 ай бұрын

Been crocheting since I was 7... Have some yarn that I purchased 20yrs ago 😂

@mombomb833

8 ай бұрын

​@@phoenixl7948find a project and ONLY buy for that project. When you're done, repeat.

@emlynnasmr6176

8 ай бұрын

Lmaooo this is a great explanation of exactly what’s been happening to me..I’ve reached the hoarding phase and never finishing projects phase and I’m like 3 months in 😂

When she held up the little blanket I thought “oh my goodness that’d make such a cute top!!”

@user-mf9vf6wl6p

6 ай бұрын

That was my exact thought, too!

@_Laura_Marie

6 ай бұрын

Same!!

@chelleyroberts

5 ай бұрын

I thought she’d made a crochet bustier.

@butterbeanqueen8148

4 ай бұрын

Me too! Reminded me of the 70’s.

@missequestrian3448

4 ай бұрын

I totally thought it was intentionally a top at first!

I felt this video in my soul! I literally had this conversation with myself, and I’m pretty sure that other shoppers think I’m crazy when they see this person in the yarn isle, holding an armful of pretty yarn and mumbling to herself,”No more yarn, Chandra, until you use the stash you already spent money on”. Then I think, what if I still get more pretty yarn (because I’m really having a hard time putting it back in the shelf) and I sell the projects I make. Then it’s like I’m not spending money at all! I’m just borrowing the yarn to satisfy this “dragon hoard” need of buying pretty yarn…and maybe other craft supplies, but that’s not the focus, here. “No Chandra, use up the stuff you have first.” has become this self scolding chant for 2024, as I buy another storage tub for the supplies I purchased. 😬

The struggle is real. 😊😂 💗

This is why we have the term SABLE (stash acquired beyond life expectancy). I am in that category. I love the sensory experience of the yarn itself so much, it's a hobby in itself. Also, I love you, Elyse.

@blacky_Ninja

7 ай бұрын

I like that term. It really hits home. 😂

I love that you've accepted your craft fate. Knowing is half the battle. 😆

Purchasing craft supplies is a whole other hobby. You can never have enough

I just found her this page and I love how she explains her obsession with yarn and yarn projects. She is saying everything I think and feel into words! I am now subscribed and a fan. ❤

Crotchet is one hobby. Buying yarn is a second hobby ❤

@silviamagda

4 ай бұрын

😅

@itzpeanutzz_5749

4 ай бұрын

Exactly

@RameyRocks

3 ай бұрын

And rolling around in it all after you buy it is another 😁

I had neighbor with same "mini" issue😂 she ended up sewing them all together and created like 4 really beautifully cool couch blankets! Awesome gifts. She let each person pick the one they'd like to keep and she kept the last one. It became a regular "mini" thing😅😂

Your right! You can’t escape 😂 we are all trapped! I buy so much yarn but you know what? I love it. 😂

I've never related to one single human so much, and so often!! It's like you're in my brain, stop it!!!😂❤😂

Every crafter has a huge stash...no shame! You're helping the economy when you purchase yarn AND think of THIS: without hoarders there would be no pickers to find treasures (future antiques & archeology)! So you're really part of the great crafting- thrifting-antique-archeology pipeline!🎉❤

@niftythegoblin

4 ай бұрын

Girl, don't say that, that's only fueling my problem and emptying my wallet 😭😭

I literally love elyse’s funny, slightly chaotic, energy ❤❤

@bauhausliker0

8 ай бұрын

slightly?

@agcraziness1

8 ай бұрын

@@bauhausliker0uh huh 😂😂

You're probably going to end up with an endless crocheted blanket similar to Tita's blanket in the film~ Like Water for Chocolate! Love it 🫶

I love the way your brain works! That “Yarn Logic” is sound, sister…My first thought at the end was “Brilliant!”😂

The fact that your yarn can fit in one bin is impressive. I’ve got 3 drawers full with some in some bins for later 😂

@marieo305

4 ай бұрын

She'll get there. Slowly, with patience, like we all did😅🫣

@anelalei

3 ай бұрын

And now i have a closet full. 😂

@PettyCrochet

2 ай бұрын

Relatable 😂😂😂 I can't stop buying yarn lmaooooo Being an adult with adult money is a mistake

@adventureswithcorrine

2 ай бұрын

Closet bin here.

@koallawangja

2 ай бұрын

Mine is in a whole bunch of drawers in my 12 drawer organizer (3 of which have a purpose and are staying that purpose and 1 that’s empty rn but will soon be full) and also has spread to a basket on my desk

This is exactly why I make mini crochet patterns! I cannot sit for more than an hour or 2 crocheting the same thing, and I want to be DONE with it by the time the movie is over! I have so many mini triceratops now it’s insane but ALSO have all my Xmas gifts done for everyone in the entire neighborhood now!!

@TheTugboatgirl

8 ай бұрын

Christmas tree ornaments??? It would be so cute😊

@rebeccajohnston1542

8 ай бұрын

Treeceratops if u will@@TheTugboatgirl

@anitacrumbly

8 ай бұрын

I want to click on your channel but I can't go there again though if i was able to finish without having to do allnighters i could actually be successful this time but i am broke...uh oh i think i am going to click see you soon lmao

@TheTugboatgirl

8 ай бұрын

@@rebeccajohnston1542 😆 🤣 😂 😹

I actually love the idea of making a very small sample of each blanket I make. I have made only 1 crocheted blanket so far. It was a baby blanket for my new Granddaughter. It turned out amazing. I would love a sample. Wish I would have done that when I was quilting. No worry about becoming a hoarder here. I am very intentional on what I keep, I do not like clutter

I love this. 😂😂 it’s your facial expression when you said I might end up on hoarders. Don’t worry love. I’ll be there with you 😂

Elyse. As a full time crocheter you have my and all the other crocheters blessing and permission to go buy more yarn. There’s a whole empty wall behind you for yarn shelves. Go shop, you just pushed a whole human out of your body. You deserve it. Call it your push present.

@mombomb833

8 ай бұрын

I second this! 🎉❤ Buy a mystery bag of yarn for yourself. Mary Maxim is my favorite for mystery bags.

@jessn.2665

8 ай бұрын

PUSH PRESENT 😂 for a second there, I wanted to have a baby

@AmieDeLalla

8 ай бұрын

@@jessn.2665 I never stop wanting to have a baby LOL.

@fishykoala2034

8 ай бұрын

Hahaha push present; I love it! Of course, the yarn shopping trip will be her second of the push presents -the first was her baby! 😆💞🧶👶❤️

@drewschrauwen8181

8 ай бұрын

Did you just make up "push present" because I LOVE IT!!

Yarn Hoarders! You are not alone. I do this with quilt fabrics, too. Great blanket! Yarn Is Peace. ☮️❤️

Brad these reactions are EVERYTHING to me

It amazes me how normal you make me feel. You're fabulous. Maybe, i am too?! I dunno but, i do know that i feel like less of a freak! Ty❤❤❤

Girl you just don't know the amount of joy i get just by listening you talk about literally anything... Love you and i think it's a great idea to have mini versions of each piece you crochet---->>>pure genius

I started crocheting only 2 months ago. I bought a woobles kit and I’ve bough 1-2 every week since. On top of every single color of yarn (sometimes more than 1) I have multiple books with patterns. And my entire Google search and bookmark pages are patterns lol I seriously don’t think ppl who don’t crochet know how incredibly addicting it is. I have so many amigurumis that I literally don’t have anywhere to put them. It’s time I start a bigger project lol

@brat46

8 ай бұрын

Look up random crochet kindness, There are many different sites. You leave little crochet toys around for ppl to find and brighten their day.

@bonnies84

8 ай бұрын

You could always crochet cubby boxes to put all of the amigarumis you've made ..? 🤷‍♀️

I laughed so hard I cried when you pulled out the basket of yarn, that's me this morning 😂

That is GENIUS. Even if it's just to take an inventory of what you have made for reference.

And when I go into a craft store I have to "check out the yarn" and 'I promise I won't take long" meanwhile 2 hours later I'm still there smiling and dreaming of playing with the yarn

@nataliegerdano6028

8 ай бұрын

I use to work at Michael’s and restocking the yarn was always such a mountain to climb because it would always come undone and you would have to somehow have to make it look shopable again. 🤣💀⚰️

@airenmoonwolf2520

8 ай бұрын

...and stroking it gently while murmuring sweet nothings?

You are hilarious, love your logic of non - logic brain chatter , I thought I was the only one who goes through such back and forth brain banter. Now I know iam not alone. Warms my heart and gives me permission to be creative on all levels

You cannot escape yarn... you are one of us now

Welcome to crochet. The stash is all part of the joy!!!

Elyse you inspired me to knit again. I started knitting after I was in the hospital for mental health. But of course people wanted to buy it. And my mom was so critical of the hats I made her that I stopped knitting completely for 5 years. And then I seen your video. And I've been set free from depression, praise God, and when I seen your video about knitting I remembered how much I loved it. So now I'm just doing it cause I love it. Thank you so much ❤.

@sylthrina165

6 ай бұрын

I made my grandmother a shawl. I spent hours on it, I spent a lot of money on the yarn, I bought pattern that I spent hours looking for. Then I shipped it to her and.. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. She said thanks for the package. Never again. It actually made me take a several year long break from knitting altogether and I threw away the leftover pretty yarn.

@jayvee1387

6 ай бұрын

This is why if i make something for someone and i get radio silence, im not making that person ANYTHING ELSE again. Hobbies take time, money and effort and crocheting/knitting is truly a labour of love if you're not getting payed. The only person allowed to waste my time and be overly critical of the fruits of my hobbies are me! 🤷🏽

Your happy face at the idea of minis brought me so much joy. All the joy. It resonated with my soul.

I make lap blankets out of my scrap yarn (just basic single crochet, nothing fancy) to eventually donate to a nursing home. It uses up all my scraps, and it gives me something mindless to do while watching TV, etc. It's great!

🤣🤣🤣 The struggle is real. I ❤️ yarn too!!!

I used to work in a nursing home with a veterans and if you make lap blankets enough to cover your lap in your legs then you can donate them there to a nursing home for the residents at Christmas time they always love to see the different colors

@judyhyland499

6 ай бұрын

We do this at my Church.Crochet for charity.

@BennettWrestler

6 ай бұрын

This!!!!!!

@susanwyman9795

5 ай бұрын

@@judyhyland499 I saw on a KZread channel that the new thing is braiding plastic bags together and making a pad for the homeless or shelters to use does anybody know anybody that's doing that

It's an addiction! I found this adorable pumpkin pattern and just HAD to make a blanket out of it. Now I'm half way through the blanket and realizing that I don't actually want it, I just wanted to try it........

@caram3304

8 ай бұрын

Perfect, now you have a gift for the next holidays :)

Your brain and my brain would be good friends 😂 . I totally understand the thought process .

I bought my 1st 4 balls of yarn last week in 4 years! Lol 😂I've been de-stashing my enormous yarn stash. I sold some I didnt like and then with the yarn I like,I've been making up crib blankets and storing them away for gifts when family have babies.

Why is this so relatable?! I feel this way about my art supply hoard, and all of the stuff I make. It's going to eat the house. 😂

I have soooooo much fabric for this EXACT reason

@morganbaker144

8 ай бұрын

Same

@itslinziwalker

8 ай бұрын

Yup. I buy it cos it's so pretty... then I can't use it cos it's too pretty to waste 🤷🏻‍♀️🙈😂

@siliconsulfide8

8 ай бұрын

​@@itslinziwalker Do you think making prototypes would work? So if something goes wrong with an idea, you can fix it then instead of using up the nicer fabric. At least if it's more of a "don't want to waste it" instead of "save it, maybe I'll come up with an even better idea for it later"

I also have the rule of only buying as I'm using. One hamper in my closet full of yarn. I can buy as many skeins as I use, and only after I finish the project. The struggle is real, but worth it!

Reminder to tell myself I already have pretty yarn. I already bought the yarn because I thought it was pretty. 1000% support you being a yarn collector like the rest of us yarn addicts. 😂

Oh holy crap Elyse. Thank you. I was having a terrible day all day today for just no reason and I was finally just scrolling through youtube shorts to try to get out of my head and here you are... Thanks for being cool and non-confrontational. Your videos are fun and lighthearted and so relatable.

Highly relatable! I have your same issues with adhd and ocd and I bought so much yarn and got into crocheting, my thing is I can’t finish any projects. I get all these great ideas, start them and get bored. But I have a two huge bags full of yarn under my bed and one in the closet. They have to be stored in something with a zipper that the cats can’t get into cause my cat ate yarn once cause I left it out and it was a $4,000 vet bill 💀😀

@alyssah3087

8 ай бұрын

Yep, with my ADHD and OCD/perfectionism, I never finish anything.

@melissashome

8 ай бұрын

Lol that's just funny. I've got about 5 projects that I can remember going on right now.

@sancochita7392

8 ай бұрын

That's a lot of money 😭😭😭. I hope your cat is fine after that!

@christykaderman6484

8 ай бұрын

U just gotta find something u like making or do something smaller and easier to finish

@alyssah3087

8 ай бұрын

@christykaderman6484 no. That's not the problem, but thank you for the help. My problem is literally the finishing, almost like I have a pathological avoidance of it.

Crochet is one hobby, yarn collecting is a whole other hobby

Lol ❤I love this! You are so much like my mom! I asked her to make me a blanket with super random colors and she said “but they have to match” and it took some convincing! I said just”Just close your eyes and grab the next color” She said it was the haaardest blanket she had ever made. I am absolutely in love with it! I love also that she stretched beyond her comfort zone to create something crazy colorful for me❤❤❤

My husband is a minimalist and I... am not. I was raised by abusive hoarders who never let me throw anything away because "you never know when we'll need it." That gave me a false sense of scarcity that still plagues my every decision despite years of therapy. But it's okay, because I found a loophole: if I just turn everything into artwork, I can put it on the walls and call myself a "maximalist." Bonus: everyone thinks I'm so creative and artistic. Turning lemons into lemonade! 😂

That’s actually how you’re supposed to crochet. Most patterns have instructions for it. It’s called a gauge. It’s not usually so big (5x5 in most I think) but it helps you determine the right tension to match the pattern. So you stumbled into the proper technique actually. 😆👌

The fishing one 😂😂 i couldnt handle that argument at all i would have laughed in her face 😂😂😂

This is the most relatable crochet video I've ever seen😂😂