Last Updated:13/10/2023

Needlecrafts

I've been knitting and crocheting since elementary school, and has probably been one of my longest-lasting hobbies other than drawing. When I was about nine years old we moved house, and in the process my mom found all her old crochet tools and supplies from when she was much younger, and very kindly allowed me to rifle through her things and start practicing.

Nowadays, I'm what's described as a "process knitter" which means I knit to keep busy more than to finish the actual item lol.

Favorite Makes

Favorite Yarn

Favorite Patterns

Nalu Mitts

Dragonskin Dice Treasure Bag

Crochet Hook Case Pattern

Recommended Books

Vintage Knitting

Many of these, surprisingly, I've actually picked up for free. I'm lucky enough that my favorite local yarn store keeps a basket at the front full of free patterns people just bring in to get rid of. Some of them are also from eBay. Be careful when looking at listings on there though, as many people only sell a scanned digital copy of them. From my experience, people are pretty good at detailing that though, as nobody likes angry customers.

Some of the best websites I have bookmarked are the Antique Pattern Library (scans of old pamphlets and ladies' magazines) and Free Vintage Knitting (which also includes crochet patterns, don't worry). Another source I found to be great for information on vintage patterns is Subversive Femme. I've not bought any patterns from them, but they have many free patterns as well as articles about grading, yarn substitution, and even faking that vintage look.