IKK i tried to crochet but i gave up trying to do the first part with like the wrapping hook thingy 😞 i might try it again since i still have all the hooks
i might have adhd because i have the same problems listed in the video so i wanted to make a jacket, but i only did 1.5 of the squares and i currently made a plushie of one of my ocs (if anybodys hella curious its at the end of my last fanart vid/ my pfp, just uncolored) in like a week or 2 i started those squares last year i made the plushie fully by myself, not even using a pattern (since all of the ones i liked were buyable only)
As someone who crochets regularly and also started with granny squares: I made one granny square and didn’t pick up a crochet hook for two years I made seven Bees in one weekend
I don't think I have ADHD, but I started crocheting by just doing a regular square for so long. Then I made a handful of octopuses in a week and then went on to make pigs and then went on to make my own patterns of sharks, cacti, and succulents
I startet a blanked with a lot of hexagonal little parts.... I started 5 years ago... all the parts are done and put together... I just need to close off some seams 😅 it's a nightmare.... but i also started an animal... Also not done. And another blanket... all unfinished. I suck 😅
@@Chakrenqueen no you don't. you can finish a project ANY time. I have all sorts of things finished and unfinished, and sometimes i even have to force myself to do a project imperfectly, just to get it done, like my biltong box i finished a couple days ago...i'd waited months to find the perfect display cabinet and i freaking still can't, so i literally took a couple hours and made one with a cardboard box, clear packing tape, a dollar tree fan and dollar tree metal skewer set, some hooks I made with wire, and some old fabric. i now have home made jerky, and will forever...and eventually i will find my box and upgrade it. The major takeaway is that the people who would criticise us for being this way, never freaking do anything cool tho, for real. I've noticed that every single time. At least we have varied interests, learn new things, learn new ideas, gain skill sets, and become inspired, and to the right people we inspire them as well. Keep doing as many projects as you feel like whenever you feel like it. I find it has a natural cycle of working itself out if you embrace it. there are some days i will get out 2 or 3 things to finish. The time it takes me to finish has nothing to do with how awesome something turns out. It is what it is. In general every new project I take on takes 5 times longer than Ithink it will.
THIS!!! I have adhd and autism and crocheting is my new hyperfixation. I only want to make stuffed animals and it was so much fun. The way you described the rows as missions is how I feel exactly!!
@@cactusbuds5630 I have all the focus issues and fixation issues of adhd but none of the energy. I have a handful of the social issues and sensory issues and behaviors and fixation issues of autism. And none of the intelligence (or at least none of the intelligence spent in the right places) but at least I can write my favorite characters and tell you literally everything about them‼️
Was told putting yourself in difficult or doing stuff that's difficult is A LOT more fulfilling than doing mundane tasks with ADHD, why do you think most people with ADHD are adrenaline junkies? Hahahahaha😅
If you have ADHD and hyperfixations pro tip: crochet a doll that looks like your favorite character. Start off with something easy. There’s a crochet cactus tutorial I followed because I had a bunch of green yarn left over from when I tried crocheting when I was *10* (yes, that’s the last time I crocheted before this year), then I moved to a small doll of Kim Kitsuragi, and now I’m making little Weebee dolls of Honkai Star Rail characters.
@theshanamaster it's not so much adrenaline junkies as dopamine junkies. It's all in the dopamine. Our reward centers need more stimulation with novelty to keep the same level of motivation going through long term projects. So we have to learn to trick our brains with smaller more frequent rewards, or turn the process into a game or a race, or add novelty with new challenges or things to learn.
i usually don’t pick up hobbies like this well because i simply can’t focus once the novelty of is wears off and the dopamine goes down as a result, but thanks to this advice i’ve been crocheting for around a year now!!
This line has gotten me back into crocheting in general more. I've been avoiding things that require referring to a pattern regularly and just making things with simple repeats but it's not satisfying me anymore. I started working on a pair of horns last night and I was so happy every time I finished a row just because of the difference in outlook :D
Yes, I love that tooooo! Girl you’re so awesome and THANK YOU for posting this great info … now I feel the dish cloths are too advanced for me 🙄😅🤪 I think 1 out of 10 coming out perfectly square sucks but . . . I keep trying (now Wisteria is giving me 🤯) at least it’s only for our kitchen (I did make an embarrassing wonky one for a friend)
Very glad you made this. This is what my wife does for probably half of the day to relieve her ADHD and/or stress. She makes all kinds of animals, mushrooms, fairies, little dice bags and slippers, hand warmers (fingerless gloves imho), and for Christmas she makes everyone scarves or mittens or hats or whatever :) It's nuts how quick she got the hang of it all, and how much she has progressed inside a couple years. It's amazing what you guys can make.
My favourite way to do granny squares, is to find lots of tutorials of cool, colourful, and sometimes 3d ones, and then do a bunch of different ones. It never loses my attention because there are so many colours and it's quick, and you see your work happen fast. Then if you want to put them together you have a really cool blanket multicolored blanket
The stuff animals scare me. They look so complicated. But they are so gosh darn cute. I really should try and break my scarf habit and make one of those.
@@kindledragon2687 Do it! The first crochet piece I ever made was a stuffed penguin. The only hard part of it was figuring out how to make a magic loop, the rest was just single stitch and remembering to put in a stitch marker at the start of a row cause losing your place when working in a round is Pain.
@@kindledragon2687honestly the sphere shaped ones are the easiest cus you just do a flat circle, even walls, then the same circle in reverse. Then some arms legs and sew a face. ✨Ta da✨ all done and it is so cute. Then you can learn the more complicated one from there. 😁 I recommend tiny turtles 🐢or octopi🐙
Was literally told, you could plonk someone with adhd out on the middle of nowhere they'd capable to figure it out within 6 hours or so, compared to someone normal, we with adhd NEED DIFFICULT THINGS
@@kindledragon2687maybe the cuteness will encourage you to keep going! And of course your little plushie buddy will need a plushie friend. 😂 you cant let him down!
This video is literally how I managed to start crocheting - thanks Elyse! From me several months later I’d been knitting for some time and I do still love knitting but it takes more time and it’s really easy to mess up, (and I was really really good at messing up) and so before I even saw this video the only things I finished with knitting were these bunnies I found out how to make. I tried to crochet and everyone I knew was doing scarves and hats as their beginner projects, I’m not super motivated by scarves and hats and it didn’t go anywhere and I didn’t think I was good enough at it to try anything “more difficult” I saw this video and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, over thanksgiving break I made a turtle that I love, I made a dinosaur for my best friend that was so ugly but she loved it, for Christmas I made my sister a penguin and I asked my mom for nothing but yarn for Christmas. It’s July and I now have like 30 balls of yarn in a shoe organizer in my closet and have like a million things I want to make that I’m pretty sure I could make and it motivated me to get into sewing too. Holy crap
Haha that's so true about granny squares for us. Its so great that you address this for us. It's the same way for me with the form of ADD without hyperactivity, Innatentive, ADD, IN other words we daydream all day, and I'll fall asleep constantly while I crochet or any activity that you do while sitting. Its so overwhelming to think of how time consuming it is to crochet that many squares, or even to finish a blanket. I have at SO MANY patterns and balls of yarn unstarted or unfinished in totes. I really have to hyperfocus and get super excited and set deadlines for myself that I have to make to keep my mind stimulated. Its so f-ed up because I LOVE crocheting. Knowing tho that it does take forever to finish a granny square blanket, it is also a good practice for me to just bring my hook and yarn with me everywhere I go. There's always time stuck in traffic, and doctors waiting rooms and even if it takes a year to finish a blanket I can finish it, and each granny square I complete gives me a sense of confidence and satisfaction for completing a beautiful little project. The sense of satisfaction and confidence for completing all those squares,makes it a thousand times easier to stich them together and see the blanket form as you go at the end! I just LOVE the feeling I get from a completed blanket, and it teaches us patience with ourselves. I do see what you're saying, I think any form of crochet is great for us with ADD, ( really for anyone a totally healthy dopamine and noradrenaline trigger we need.) When I hear you speak I TOTALLY hear myself. LOL
My adhd friend got into crocheting and the only thing she’s been making is bees, tiny squids, scarfs and hats for the bees it’s literally so adorable 😭
As someone who crochets and doesn't have ADHD; Do not start with granny squares, start with stuffed animals 😂 Honestly its a good advice for everyone. Just pick a chibi, round toy to start with.
I have a whole book on small animals and another book on small like human things with stumps so they can stand, easiest thing I did. I tried learning with normal "easy" stuff but couldn't
I just started crocheting and I’m making a blanket for my 9 month old son and having a blanket made by his mum is what gives me the motivation to finish it ❤
You have the best, most motivational, and realistic advice for all of us who struggle! ❤❤❤ If you have granny squares, I'd sew two together (on top of each other) and they'd be heat mats for the table 😊
I’m working on a granny square project but you’re 100% correct- I work on it, put it away, work on it, etc…..picked up my first animal kit at hob lob today & can’t wait to get started!
This is 1000% true 😂 I’ve been crocheting for over 20 years and I have completed a total of 1 granny square project 😂. Amigurumi is absolutely the way to go. You just sit there counting stitches but it moves fast. I find it to be very meditative for my adhd paralysis. Thanks for this important PSA!
Literally! I played guitar for YEARS as a kid but I never wanted to practice unless the song I was learning was fun to play or I really really liked how it sounded. As an adult the only times I ever pick up a guitar is to play a specific song that I wanna learn. I don’t remember the basic stuff anymore but I have more motivation to play than I did as a kid. I also taught myself a few songs on the piano this way. No idea how to play piano but I learned those songs so technically i *can* play the piano. Just not as well as most people who play the piano can. But it’s still better than the people who can’t play it at all!
TOTALLY agree! I've started my crocheting hobby with animals and continue to learn smth new now by doing dolls and clothes by patterns. It always has smth to teach you so it's really good way to learn
ADHD and art is no joke. You really nailed it with getting 2 squares in and calling it a success. It was like you were describing my life. So visceral.
@@AmmoGus1 It's not that these are unique to people with ADHD - which, by the way, don't assume it's not something you yourself are affected by - it's that they experience all of it in a much more drastic way. But like, idk, just let people commiserate? There's no harm to you. This video and these comments are not made for or about you. Just move on, bro. You're wasting your time. You could be playing video games you like, instead.
@@AmmoGus1this is actually a trait of adhd, if you google it for two minutes plenty of good reliable sources explaining this part of adhd will come up. It’s a huge struggle we have, not being able to complete tasks. It greatly impacts our lives, outside of crafting. Why are you just minimizing that as a general human struggle we all face when it’s quite specifically not? Can you not see the thousands of ADHDers relating in the comments and thanking her for the great advice? This is for people with ADHD. It’s not for people who want to invalidate the difficult realities of ADHD. Go somewhere else. There’s probably hate forums you can join to spread your nastiness but keep it away from Elise. She creates a safe space here to discuss what it’s like to live with ADHD. You’re not welcome here.
My mom literally made "unfinished" blankets because the cats liked to lay on them, and 1-2 squares is the perfect size for a cat blanket. The first one was actually cuz she started a blanket and the cat laid on it constantly so she just left that one and restarted with a slightly different pattern to leave the cat's tile unique
That is so cute! And so relatable to pet owners! My home is barely accessible to me anymore, because of all the accommodations I've made for my elderly dog with IVDD 😅🥰
My mom did the same but for a different reason she started a blanket with one type of yarn and was doing a pattern but only had enough of the yarn to do that one section so it got turned into a cat blanket which was good since we had a couple month old kitten and it was winter
I was making a baby mobile and one day I couldn’t find a couple of the pieces, come to find out my cat had stolen them. I put them back in my project bin, got taken again, it happened a couple more times until I understood they were his now and I better made replacements 🤣
@@Xxx-dh3bgIts just harder for people with ADHD because its really hard for them to concentrate, and focus, no-one is saying its only hard for people with ADHD
@@colettebarrett-morris3962 Well there seems to be a lot of women out there that want to say that everything is ADHD. Tons of people out there are claiming that they have ADHD for no reason.
@Xxx-dh3bg so you verified every claim that they weren't dx or tested for adhd? Women and girls have historically been under dx, in the last 20 years research as aided women and girls to be recognized outside of their male counterparts. This could explain the uptick you observe but don't believe.
I started by doing a top then I moved on and I can confirm, I am nearly a complete beginner at crocheting, I made one granny square and immediately made 8 more. I‘m not planning about stopping to do them😅
I love you soooo much!!! Everything you do is amazing. Do you know how much better this world is because you're putting out videos? I wish you happiness and love for you and your beautiful family. Thank you.
BRO. I was just about to start crocheting with granny squares RIGHT NOW. Oh my god. You sound very correct. I don't think I will go back to doing granny squares after doing 2 of them or until I get a hang of it lmao. Omg. You're a saviour 😂😂😂
As a fellow ADHD crocheter, there is a type of blanket called an endless granny square. It's literally just one large granny square. You don't have to piece anything together. 😁
A year ago I stumbled across this video and this summer, when I finally decided to learn to crochet, remembered it, followed your advice and I have absolutely no regrets AND a cute spider I crocheted in just about three days
If you do start with granny squares and can’t finish 100 for a blanket, there are lots of bags that use far fewer granny squares that you can make instead.
Another option is to find a pattern that uses multiple different types of granny squares (like different flowers or different stitch samples) so it's less redundant.😊
Finished my first crochet project 3 weeks ago. It was a stuffed bear. I agree with this video! It was so easy and it made it easier for me to get crocheting down where you DONT work in rounds.
I’m autistic and the person who taught me how to crochet has adhd. They showed me how to make a flag snowflake, and then explained all the types of stitches I would need, and told me to find patterns for what I want to make. I found that to be very helpful
For real!!! So many non-ADHD people think the best thing to do is a repetitive, dull, task over and over. And then they wonder why we get sick of it! And they go “Oh well if you can’t even do the easy things you can’t do the hard ones!” and just- NO! It’s the exact opposite!!!
I 100% agree with you! I can ONLY do granny squares or any repetitive crocheting if I have something to watch/listen to on You Tube while I am doing it. Otherwise I get 2 - 3 squares done and I am climbing the wall!
Agreed!! I started with a scarf years ago. Didn’t pick it back up again until a couple of months ago. Started again with animals/kits and now I’m making a daisy granny square blanket. I would have NEVER continued if I started with the squares lol😂
omg if you're not quite ready to start projects but don't wanna learn granny squares, just make a bunch of little rectangles with yarn you like. Im talking the size of a phone. It's fun to see the stitches make a pattern and theyre soft and nice to hold
Sameeee! I'm always anxious I'll start something new and my ADHD getting me to drop it because I get bored so easily! I loveee that there's more and more people creating content for us 😭💜
As an ADHD crocheter, the plushy advice is so damn real! Its actually funny how much easier it is, and way more forgiving to added ir dropped stitches. Like you dont have to worry about it fitting comfortably or looking flattering. As long as its vaguely shaped like the thing you're going for you're golden 👍
Whew the way I laughed when you said 117 more 😂 I think I have adhd 🤦🏾♀️ I made a ruffle hat great, seen a cat beanie, ooooooo let’s make that. Omg are those granny squares???? Wait granny square purse 😳…………. Already 6 squares in 😂 this is the most accurate video ever!!!!
I have made 2 hats and I love the repetitive nature of them. Granny squares are a wishlist item for me but so far every attempt has ended up a rounded pot holder.😅
Yeah, I started with hats too. Made a ton of them for me & relatives. Got v good at it. Have started several granny sq throws & have never finished one. lololol
@@Tim_ra Maybe, but it’s not only one symptom that ADHD has, so it’s hard to say is it just bad focus or really adhd /without negativity (I forget how this calls sorry..)
As an ADHDer who knits and crochets. I love making toys. Especially if the toy has multiple parts. I'm currently crocheting toy Clams (2 outer shells, 2 inner shells and the middle animal part) I love that each part feels like a finished piece and then you add it all together and quickly see it all come together. Blankets and clothes feel never ending to me and I easily get bored. So far I've made 2 out of 9 clams and halfway through clam 3 and I've only been at it two days.
Yes!! A simple animal or hat 😂 some of us leaned the hard way and are swimming in half made/different color granny squares cause we can’t remember what project we started them for or where that color of yarn went 😂😂
I actually started crocheting because I wanted to make stuffed animals, so I did and I have been making those stuffed animals. For three years. And I only just made my very first granny square today. I’m not even kidding. Today. After three years.
no fr, i've made so many stuffed animals for people i love, i always go through phases of crocheting a lot and then stopping for a bit. i think i've made at least 30 plushies over the last 2 years or so (i'm not sure, hell, my boyfriend alone has 8 currently).. but how many granny square projects have i made? one. small bag. which has been unfinished (missing lining) for a MONTH. edit: ok 30 is definitely too low of a number but you get the idea
@@nicodiangelo1942 yeah lol! Idk why but granny squares took me longer to figure out than a magic ring (which is like the hardest thing to figure out imo) because I kept chaining on the sides but you are only supposed to chain on the corners? Still confused but yeah haha
2 weeks into crocheting, peer diagnosed ADHD, 2.75 coaster circles, 4 granny squares in and I’m actually loving the squares man, I’m shootin for a sweater
I love seeing content from creators who have ADHD because, it helps me feel seen and understood. As much as neurotypical people say the understand they never really do lol
Bruh, what she said there literally applies to everyone who wants to crochet. A stuffed animal is less monotonous and more rewarding, nothing to do with ADHD.
@@neoniceyou’ve got a point: I have ADHD, but I do think that todays people are very quick to tire of activities. Phones have given us short attention spans and a need for near-instant gratification. So advice such as this video ends up applying to a lot more than just people with ADHD.
I have ADHD and finished an afghan that had 143 (11 by 13) pieces with 4 colors per piece. They were oval shaped. I wove in over 2,000 ends. Took me a couple of years. Right now I have a baby afghan I’m working on - daisy granny squares- your video is the one I’m using. The baby’s name is going to be Daisy. I also have a mosaic work in progress, 2 needle felt g projects I doing for a class and just for the helluva it I started to knit a toe up sock because I fell in love with that yarn when I was buying the baby afghan yarn. Just give yourself a break. It’s not a race. Weave in those effing ends as you go along. You will thank yourself later.
This is absolutely the best advice ever. Wish I would have known this when I started 6 yrs ago. I have a king sized comforter bag full of unfinished projects.
i ended up making a scrap blanket out of all of my unfinished crochet/knitting projects! i had a lot that was either squares, scarves, or just other flat pieces, so it worked out perfect! it's definitely not the prettiest thing, but i think it's cool 🤣
I started with stuffed flowers and flower pots with eyes and it was the best motivation. Made a baby blanket and some scarves and only finished them because they were gifts I had promised.
Facts. I started crocheting little animals years ago when I was resting at home with a concussion. My ADHD ass was so pleased with myself after completing little figures. I haven’t crocheted in years but I still have a collection of little guys that I made and I still feel good about actually having something to show for my efforts. As a result, I stayed interested for a lot longer!
As an advanced crocheter, this is a great tip not just for people with ADHD. And it applies for other hobbies too. Start with a smaller project that still has something complicated in it. You can finish it in a reasonable amount of time but it also feels like a true achievement.
Lmao. I crochet. I have adhd. I agree. I started with amigurumi and am working on a daisy granny square blanket now. She’s a thousand percent right. Start small.
I started crocheting because I wanted to do the folklore Betty cardigan and I was confused but I learned quickly and finished it in 5 days and that has been my proudest accomplishment to this day.
omgg i've been dyingggg to make that but i can't find a good pattern to follow what pattern did u follow?? also, congratulations on making it btw its still sooo daunting to me!
Followed your advice. Now swimming in ADORABLE little crochet creatures. Totally fell in love with crochet, don't know how to watch telly without it now
Do look at your work or the TV? I am enjoying crafts so much along watching TV but I realized I watched entire shows and movies without knowing what they look like
The idea of having a little stuffed animal by the end of it is SO motivating
YES! i want a little animal ❤
IKK i tried to crochet but i gave up trying to do the first part with like the wrapping hook thingy 😞 i might try it again since i still have all the hooks
Yessss like lemme go buy yarn rnnn TAKE MY CARD
i might have adhd because i have the same problems listed in the video
so i wanted to make a jacket, but i only did 1.5 of the squares
and i currently made a plushie of one of my ocs (if anybodys hella curious its at the end of my last fanart vid/ my pfp, just uncolored) in like a week or 2
i started those squares last year
i made the plushie fully by myself, not even using a pattern (since all of the ones i liked were buyable only)
Yess I crochet little animals for my daughter.❤ started making a granny square table cloth and nope lmao gave up halfway
As someone who crochets regularly and also started with granny squares:
I made one granny square and didn’t pick up a crochet hook for two years
I made seven Bees in one weekend
I don't think I have ADHD, but I started crocheting by just doing a regular square for so long. Then I made a handful of octopuses in a week and then went on to make pigs and then went on to make my own patterns of sharks, cacti, and succulents
😂sound advice thank you❤
literally the funniest thing i’ve read all week and dead good advice
I startet a blanked with a lot of hexagonal little parts.... I started 5 years ago... all the parts are done and put together... I just need to close off some seams 😅 it's a nightmare.... but i also started an animal... Also not done. And another blanket... all unfinished. I suck 😅
@@Chakrenqueen no you don't. you can finish a project ANY time. I have all sorts of things finished and unfinished, and sometimes i even have to force myself to do a project imperfectly, just to get it done, like my biltong box i finished a couple days ago...i'd waited months to find the perfect display cabinet and i freaking still can't, so i literally took a couple hours and made one with a cardboard box, clear packing tape, a dollar tree fan and dollar tree metal skewer set, some hooks I made with wire, and some old fabric. i now have home made jerky, and will forever...and eventually i will find my box and upgrade it.
The major takeaway is that the people who would criticise us for being this way, never freaking do anything cool tho, for real. I've noticed that every single time. At least we have varied interests, learn new things, learn new ideas, gain skill sets, and become inspired, and to the right people we inspire them as well. Keep doing as many projects as you feel like whenever you feel like it. I find it has a natural cycle of working itself out if you embrace it. there are some days i will get out 2 or 3 things to finish. The time it takes me to finish has nothing to do with how awesome something turns out. It is what it is. In general every new project I take on takes 5 times longer than Ithink it will.
OK this is the real pro-level ADHD advice right here
100%!
We competing now?
THIS!!! I have adhd and autism and crocheting is my new hyperfixation. I only want to make stuffed animals and it was so much fun. The way you described the rows as missions is how I feel exactly!!
Audhd solidarity
@@edgytoucan3444 🤝
@@cactusbuds5630 I have all the focus issues and fixation issues of adhd but none of the energy.
I have a handful of the social issues and sensory issues and behaviors and fixation issues of autism. And none of the intelligence (or at least none of the intelligence spent in the right places)
but at least I can write my favorite characters and tell you literally everything about them‼️
Certified ADHD recommendation
Was told putting yourself in difficult or doing stuff that's difficult is A LOT more fulfilling than doing mundane tasks with ADHD, why do you think most people with ADHD are adrenaline junkies? Hahahahaha😅
If you have ADHD and hyperfixations pro tip: crochet a doll that looks like your favorite character. Start off with something easy. There’s a crochet cactus tutorial I followed because I had a bunch of green yarn left over from when I tried crocheting when I was *10* (yes, that’s the last time I crocheted before this year), then I moved to a small doll of Kim Kitsuragi, and now I’m making little Weebee dolls of Honkai Star Rail characters.
This really doesnt seem like a specifically ADHD thing but okay
certified ADHD second recommendation
@theshanamaster it's not so much adrenaline junkies as dopamine junkies. It's all in the dopamine. Our reward centers need more stimulation with novelty to keep the same level of motivation going through long term projects. So we have to learn to trick our brains with smaller more frequent rewards, or turn the process into a game or a race, or add novelty with new challenges or things to learn.
“it has EYES” *shrugs* “that’s cute”
is me describing a new crush I barely know
Trying soooo hard not to laugh out loud right now.....sammmme
Wait so barely a crush?
😂 gave me Eminem vibes from the music video Monster with Rihanna lol
*Saaaame*
* *high-five* & *fist-bump* *
LMAO
You see your progress quickly with the stuffed animals so it stays rewarding! And giving them to friends feels good!
i usually don’t pick up hobbies like this well because i simply can’t focus once the novelty of is wears off and the dopamine goes down as a result, but thanks to this advice i’ve been crocheting for around a year now!!
“Every single row is a new mission to unlock in your brain.”
That is my favourite line today. Thank you.
This line has gotten me back into crocheting in general more. I've been avoiding things that require referring to a pattern regularly and just making things with simple repeats but it's not satisfying me anymore. I started working on a pair of horns last night and I was so happy every time I finished a row just because of the difference in outlook :D
🤩😍
Yes, I love that tooooo! Girl you’re so awesome and THANK YOU for posting this great info … now I feel the dish cloths are too advanced for me 🙄😅🤪 I think 1 out of 10 coming out perfectly square sucks but . . . I keep trying (now Wisteria is giving me 🤯) at least it’s only for our kitchen (I did make an embarrassing wonky one for a friend)
Same !!!😮😮😊🙋🏾♀️🥰
I crocheted a big bunny before and it was really fun to crochet but the repeat rows kinda annoyed me 😅😅
*nervously glances over to the four squares I made 2 months ago*
😂same
*three years ago
Don't worry. I'm still working on the baby blanket for my friend. Her son is 14 YEARS old now. I feel your pain.
Same dude
SAME
Very glad you made this. This is what my wife does for probably half of the day to relieve her ADHD and/or stress. She makes all kinds of animals, mushrooms, fairies, little dice bags and slippers, hand warmers (fingerless gloves imho), and for Christmas she makes everyone scarves or mittens or hats or whatever :) It's nuts how quick she got the hang of it all, and how much she has progressed inside a couple years. It's amazing what you guys can make.
My favourite way to do granny squares, is to find lots of tutorials of cool, colourful, and sometimes 3d ones, and then do a bunch of different ones. It never loses my attention because there are so many colours and it's quick, and you see your work happen fast. Then if you want to put them together you have a really cool blanket multicolored blanket
As someone who literally did this exact same thing and now has a crochet plushie business, I can 100% vouch this is correct.
Are you able to ship the plushies or is it just local? Cause I would love you buy some of your products
Where's that etsy store link?! 😊
That’s so cool! Do you have an online store?
Yaaaaas. Go youuuuu!
Good for you! I just started making plushies too and loving it. Share links to your store!! 👍🏻
This is so accurate. As someone with ADHD, the only crochet project I've ever finished was a stuffed animal
The stuff animals scare me. They look so complicated. But they are so gosh darn cute. I really should try and break my scarf habit and make one of those.
@@kindledragon2687 Do it! The first crochet piece I ever made was a stuffed penguin. The only hard part of it was figuring out how to make a magic loop, the rest was just single stitch and remembering to put in a stitch marker at the start of a row cause losing your place when working in a round is Pain.
@@kindledragon2687honestly the sphere shaped ones are the easiest cus you just do a flat circle, even walls, then the same circle in reverse. Then some arms legs and sew a face. ✨Ta da✨ all done and it is so cute.
Then you can learn the more complicated one from there.
😁
I recommend tiny turtles 🐢or octopi🐙
Was literally told, you could plonk someone with adhd out on the middle of nowhere they'd capable to figure it out within 6 hours or so, compared to someone normal, we with adhd NEED DIFFICULT THINGS
@@kindledragon2687maybe the cuteness will encourage you to keep going! And of course your little plushie buddy will need a plushie friend. 😂 you cant let him down!
This video is literally how I managed to start crocheting - thanks Elyse! From me several months later
I’d been knitting for some time and I do still love knitting but it takes more time and it’s really easy to mess up, (and I was really really good at messing up) and so before I even saw this video the only things I finished with knitting were these bunnies I found out how to make.
I tried to crochet and everyone I knew was doing scarves and hats as their beginner projects, I’m not super motivated by scarves and hats and it didn’t go anywhere and I didn’t think I was good enough at it to try anything “more difficult”
I saw this video and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, over thanksgiving break I made a turtle that I love, I made a dinosaur for my best friend that was so ugly but she loved it, for Christmas I made my sister a penguin and I asked my mom for nothing but yarn for Christmas. It’s July and I now have like 30 balls of yarn in a shoe organizer in my closet and have like a million things I want to make that I’m pretty sure I could make and it motivated me to get into sewing too.
Holy crap
Haha that's so true about granny squares for us. Its so great that you address this for us. It's the same way for me with the form of ADD without hyperactivity, Innatentive, ADD, IN other words we daydream all day, and I'll fall asleep constantly while I crochet or any activity that you do while sitting. Its so overwhelming to think of how time consuming it is to crochet that many squares, or even to finish a blanket. I have at SO MANY patterns and balls of yarn unstarted or unfinished in totes. I really have to hyperfocus and get super excited and set deadlines for myself that I have to make to keep my mind stimulated. Its so f-ed up because I LOVE crocheting.
Knowing tho that it does take forever to finish a granny square blanket, it is also a good practice for me to just bring my hook and yarn with me everywhere I go. There's always time stuck in traffic, and doctors waiting rooms and even if it takes a year to finish a blanket I can finish it, and each granny square I complete gives me a sense of confidence and satisfaction for completing a beautiful little project. The sense of satisfaction and confidence for completing all those squares,makes it a thousand times easier to stich them together and see the blanket form as you go at the end! I just LOVE the feeling I get from a completed blanket, and it teaches us patience with ourselves.
I do see what you're saying, I think any form of crochet is great for us with ADD, ( really for anyone a totally healthy dopamine and noradrenaline trigger we need.) When I hear you speak I TOTALLY hear myself. LOL
My adhd friend got into crocheting and the only thing she’s been making is bees, tiny squids, scarfs and hats for the bees it’s literally so adorable 😭
omg that’s such a good idea! brb got to go dress my mushroom man
I dont have adhd but i will back everything you said 100%
@@jessicacollins8049 wholeheartedly agree
@@gia5279 i love that 😭
I've got ADHD as well and I swear the first animal I thought of was a chonky bee plushie hehehe
As someone who crochets and doesn't have ADHD;
Do not start with granny squares, start with stuffed animals 😂
Honestly its a good advice for everyone. Just pick a chibi, round toy to start with.
I have a whole book on small animals and another book on small like human things with stumps so they can stand, easiest thing I did. I tried learning with normal "easy" stuff but couldn't
I did something similar, so so true
I'll say even making a simple sweater/cardigan is way better than tiny granny squares 🤣
OR MAKE BRACELETS FIRST JUST TO MAKE A STRING AND ITS JUST A LINE
Kirby!!
I just started crocheting and I’m making a blanket for my 9 month old son and having a blanket made by his mum is what gives me the motivation to finish it ❤
that is solid advice no matter if you have adhd or not
As an adhd crocheter, this is 1000% accurate! Stuffed animals are nearly all I crochet! (Winter hats are also an ok starting place)
I love crochet animals and dolls. I saw the cutest loonette and molly patterns on etsy and now I want to learn
Same 😔 when i started to crochet I started making a granny square but somehow it ended in a lil guy.
where do i find some good tutorials?
@@thatsailorgirl8170 CZcams has great tutorials.
Can concurr, I started with hats, very easy
"It has eyes and you get an animal at the end" I'm sold Gimmie the crochet tools
As an intermediate crochet person, do it. Its so rewarding! Careful your wrists tho, dont hurt the hand that crochets
mood
Real.
Congratulations on your new addiction 😂
* hands them a hook and some yarn* 🥹🥹🥹
You have the best, most motivational, and realistic advice for all of us who struggle! ❤❤❤ If you have granny squares, I'd sew two together (on top of each other) and they'd be heat mats for the table 😊
I’m working on a granny square project but you’re 100% correct- I work on it, put it away, work on it, etc…..picked up my first animal kit at hob lob today & can’t wait to get started!
As an ADHD crocheter... I approve this message
I second this, HARD. 🧶
Yup
Sameee
Thirded!
Fourth 😂
As a crocheter I’ve never seen truer advice
Almost 500 likes and no comment, let me fix that.
FR
this now two crocheters confirming this information.
Your enthusiasm is IDENTICAL to bigtugg and I think that’s so funny!😆 both of you are great creators🧡
This is 1000% true 😂 I’ve been crocheting for over 20 years and I have completed a total of 1 granny square project 😂. Amigurumi is absolutely the way to go. You just sit there counting stitches but it moves fast. I find it to be very meditative for my adhd paralysis. Thanks for this important PSA!
for christmas as a very beginner crocheter i made my entire family little blobs with eyes and ears. they loved them
im too gay i read boobs instead of blobs wtf
@@le3_r0seWTF😭
@@le3_r0sewhat. 😨
@@le3_r0selmao
@@le3_r0sedamn broski got too silly
As someone with ADHD this is the most realistic advice for any hobby you're interested in EVER. That's just how it works.
Everyone who has ADHD is a hoppy serielest yk .....
Idk if that's actually a word but you get the idea
Literally! I played guitar for YEARS as a kid but I never wanted to practice unless the song I was learning was fun to play or I really really liked how it sounded.
As an adult the only times I ever pick up a guitar is to play a specific song that I wanna learn. I don’t remember the basic stuff anymore but I have more motivation to play than I did as a kid.
I also taught myself a few songs on the piano this way. No idea how to play piano but I learned those songs so technically i *can* play the piano. Just not as well as most people who play the piano can. But it’s still better than the people who can’t play it at all!
I have adhd
TOTALLY agree! I've started my crocheting hobby with animals and continue to learn smth new now by doing dolls and clothes by patterns. It always has smth to teach you so it's really good way to learn
So funny!! I went through the same process!! And I'm also, left-handed. 😂😂😂😂😂 So, now I'm teaching others. It's amazingly fulfilling!!!
ADHD and art is no joke. You really nailed it with getting 2 squares in and calling it a success. It was like you were describing my life. So visceral.
Ppl with adhd experiencing universal human situations and attributing it to adhd is getting pretty old
@@AmmoGus1 So true
@@AmmoGus1 It's not that these are unique to people with ADHD - which, by the way, don't assume it's not something you yourself are affected by - it's that they experience all of it in a much more drastic way.
But like, idk, just let people commiserate? There's no harm to you. This video and these comments are not made for or about you. Just move on, bro. You're wasting your time. You could be playing video games you like, instead.
@@AmmoGus1this is actually a trait of adhd, if you google it for two minutes plenty of good reliable sources explaining this part of adhd will come up. It’s a huge struggle we have, not being able to complete tasks. It greatly impacts our lives, outside of crafting. Why are you just minimizing that as a general human struggle we all face when it’s quite specifically not? Can you not see the thousands of ADHDers relating in the comments and thanking her for the great advice? This is for people with ADHD. It’s not for people who want to invalidate the difficult realities of ADHD. Go somewhere else. There’s probably hate forums you can join to spread your nastiness but keep it away from Elise. She creates a safe space here to discuss what it’s like to live with ADHD. You’re not welcome here.
@AmmoGus1 tell me you don't actually understand what ADHD is without actually telling me
If I started granny squares, I’d feel the irrepressible urge to make every color combination with all the colors I own
same 😭
That train's a 3:10 to burnout
Same 😭😭😭😭😭😭 lol
Okay but yes and put them all together and make a beautiful ugly blanket thing
That makes a great quilt too. Lots of times I get tired of a color and I just use a different one. Who cares how the blanket comes out
The best advice ever, thank you! I've made and finished 4 plushies since watching this.
I don't care what anyone says, she spoke with heart and conviction. Stuffed animals it is.
My mom literally made "unfinished" blankets because the cats liked to lay on them, and 1-2 squares is the perfect size for a cat blanket. The first one was actually cuz she started a blanket and the cat laid on it constantly so she just left that one and restarted with a slightly different pattern to leave the cat's tile unique
That is so cute!
And so relatable to pet owners!
My home is barely accessible to me anymore, because of all the accommodations I've made for my elderly dog with IVDD 😅🥰
That's adorable 😭
My mom did the same but for a different reason she started a blanket with one type of yarn and was doing a pattern but only had enough of the yarn to do that one section so it got turned into a cat blanket which was good since we had a couple month old kitten and it was winter
As a kid I would just crochet blankets for my stuffed animals cos I didn't have the patience to do more than that lol
I was making a baby mobile and one day I couldn’t find a couple of the pieces, come to find out my cat had stolen them. I put them back in my project bin, got taken again, it happened a couple more times until I understood they were his now and I better made replacements 🤣
I don’t have ADHD that I know of but I easily lose interest in long projects and starting with animals was actually a huge help
Yeah, IDK why this has to be about ADHD, its just human behavior. We do not like the repetitive and boring things.
@@Xxx-dh3bgIts just harder for people with ADHD because its really hard for them to concentrate, and focus, no-one is saying its only hard for people with ADHD
@@colettebarrett-morris3962 Well there seems to be a lot of women out there that want to say that everything is ADHD. Tons of people out there are claiming that they have ADHD for no reason.
@Xxx-dh3bg so you verified every claim that they weren't dx or tested for adhd?
Women and girls have historically been under dx, in the last 20 years research as aided women and girls to be recognized outside of their male counterparts. This could explain the uptick you observe but don't believe.
@@Xxx-dh3bgYeah people sadly do that a lot, but it still does exist :)
YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!! I'm so glad I started with stuffed animals, its actually a fun hobbie
I started by doing a top then I moved on and I can confirm, I am nearly a complete beginner at crocheting, I made one granny square and immediately made 8 more. I‘m not planning about stopping to do them😅
Yesss, loving the ADHD hobby advice, can this please be a genre
Woodworking but only coasters
Seriously! It’s much needed in my life.
@marcusmedomryding Ooooo! 💯💯
As someone with ADHD who got back into crochet because I wanted to make stuffed animals... yes. All of this.
Same!!!
same!!
I love you soooo much!!! Everything you do is amazing. Do you know how much better this world is because you're putting out videos? I wish you happiness and love for you and your beautiful family. Thank you.
BRO. I was just about to start crocheting with granny squares RIGHT NOW. Oh my god. You sound very correct. I don't think I will go back to doing granny squares after doing 2 of them or until I get a hang of it lmao. Omg. You're a saviour 😂😂😂
As a veteran crocheter:
THIS IS FANTASTIC ADVICE!
As a fellow ADHD crocheter, there is a type of blanket called an endless granny square. It's literally just one large granny square. You don't have to piece anything together. 😁
That what i do! That and hats are my specialty.
I ain't never in all my days! Gonna have to look this one up!
Same
Yes!!! It's an awesome blanket to make:)
Came to say this. Just keep doing one granny square until you have a blanket. Made a few of these
I agree completely, once I perfect something I get bored and move on. :)
A year ago I stumbled across this video and this summer, when I finally decided to learn to crochet, remembered it, followed your advice and I have absolutely no regrets AND a cute spider I crocheted in just about three days
As a fellow crocheter, I approve of this message
"it has eyes... that's cute" soo good 🤣
I am a thousand percent more likely to enjoy a craft if it has eyes. I cannot tell you how many bead critters I made in the ‘90s. So many.
@@emilysmith2965 aawwww same!
That's true ❤
Something about her feels like that one fun strict teacher
I was going to start with a granny square you're a life savior. Also a bag of same yarn sounds good isn't it?
If you do start with granny squares and can’t finish 100 for a blanket, there are lots of bags that use far fewer granny squares that you can make instead.
Worst case scenario now you have 2 cute coasters
@@ruminationstation4200 exactly!! That’s the perfect mentality.
Another option is to find a pattern that uses multiple different types of granny squares (like different flowers or different stitch samples) so it's less redundant.😊
Another option is to attach the squares as you go. Might seem like it takes more time, but will actually save you lots
ooooo! or lik a lil kid bag if u only have to and crochet a long lil handle or lil one
We need more advice like this.
Finished my first crochet project 3 weeks ago. It was a stuffed bear. I agree with this video! It was so easy and it made it easier for me to get crocheting down where you DONT work in rounds.
I’m autistic and the person who taught me how to crochet has adhd. They showed me how to make a flag snowflake, and then explained all the types of stitches I would need, and told me to find patterns for what I want to make. I found that to be very helpful
As a crochet artist and an ADHD, couldn't agree more 😂💯
Same
Ive never heard somone describe how my brain works so well without giving examples of symptoms
Same do you also start working on one place of the work and then skip to the next basically jumping around you artwork 😭🙏
Except dont do an octopus. That was my mistake. I now have an octopus body sknewhere with two out of eight legs. 😅
This was actually a solid ADHD recommendation lol Thank you
For real!!! So many non-ADHD people think the best thing to do is a repetitive, dull, task over and over. And then they wonder why we get sick of it! And they go “Oh well if you can’t even do the easy things you can’t do the hard ones!” and just- NO! It’s the exact opposite!!!
I 100% agree with you! I can ONLY do granny squares or any repetitive crocheting if I have something to watch/listen to on You Tube while I am doing it. Otherwise I get 2 - 3 squares done and I am climbing the wall!
She needs a TV show. Everyone needs to see this stuff. 😂
This is the kind of practical life advice I need
As someone who does not have adhd and the first thing I crocheted was a penguin I say it’s good advice
@Dont_click_this_profile_1I wanted to reply that I didn't, but while replying ur name came like right into my face. Sorry.
Making stuffed animals definitely gave me motive
Agreed!! I started with a scarf years ago. Didn’t pick it back up again until a couple of months ago. Started again with animals/kits and now I’m making a daisy granny square blanket. I would have NEVER continued if I started with the squares lol😂
Elyse I literally cannot express how much I needed this because IM SO CLOSE TO STARTING TO CROCHET
omg if you're not quite ready to start projects but don't wanna learn granny squares, just make a bunch of little rectangles with yarn you like. Im talking the size of a phone. It's fun to see the stitches make a pattern and theyre soft and nice to hold
Sameeee! I'm always anxious I'll start something new and my ADHD getting me to drop it because I get bored so easily! I loveee that there's more and more people creating content for us 😭💜
When you start try flowers like tulips, sunflowers cause that's my start point and I absolutely love it.
@@lulupang690 I've been wanting to make flowers, I'm absolutely gonna try now thanks for the motivation!!
I heard you should start with squares
As an ADHD crocheter, the plushy advice is so damn real! Its actually funny how much easier it is, and way more forgiving to added ir dropped stitches. Like you dont have to worry about it fitting comfortably or looking flattering. As long as its vaguely shaped like the thing you're going for you're golden 👍
I have ADHD too and NOTHING ever gets done, I don't crochet but I could so see how a stuffed animals would be easier
This!!
As an idiot, I love crochet
‘Oh shit how am I at 42 stitches instead of 40… ah I’ll just do an invisible decrease and keep going’
Also thicker the yarn the better! Lol less stitches. Duh
This is very helpful because I have ADHD and I really like the idea of crocheting.
Whew the way I laughed when you said 117 more 😂 I think I have adhd 🤦🏾♀️ I made a ruffle hat great, seen a cat beanie, ooooooo let’s make that. Omg are those granny squares???? Wait granny square purse 😳…………. Already 6 squares in 😂 this is the most accurate video ever!!!!
The fact it has eyes will be an added motivation. It will look at you, begging to be finished and you will do so out of obligation and guilt.
As someone that crochets and has made a lot of stuffed animals, I can confirm the eyes will guilt you into finishing the project
Granny squares are so boring
I once started a baby blanket for a friend. That kid is now about 18, and I still have about 20 pastel squares sitting in a box somewhere.
😅😂😂
I have never once considered crocheting in my life but I now feel like I should try just to utilize this knowledge
she is the rightest person I've ever seen in my life
I started with hats, because you can really make them unique, they don’t take a lot of time, and you get something functional out of it!
I have made 2 hats and I love the repetitive nature of them. Granny squares are a wishlist item for me but so far every attempt has ended up a rounded pot holder.😅
My husband stopped for a while because of COVID and then school, but he started by making baby beanies to donate to hospitals 🏥
HATS ARE RHE BEST PLACE TO START!!!!! Everybody needs hats too, and it’s not never ending!😅
Yeah, I started with hats too. Made a ton of them for me & relatives. Got v good at it. Have started several granny sq throws & have never finished one. lololol
me too!
I haven't been diagnosed with ADHD, but I am SUPER impatient and have a bad focus, so this is really good info for me!
Are you sure you don't have adhd? I didn't find out until I was 40. No one told me that a lot of the symptoms are internal, especially for girls.
Impatient with bad focus?? Maybe you do have ADHD ;)
Maybe i do!
same 😭 i always get in trouble bc i can’t focus and i’m the worlds best procrastinator
@@Tim_ra Maybe, but it’s not only one symptom that ADHD has, so it’s hard to say is it just bad focus or really adhd /without negativity (I forget how this calls sorry..)
As an ADHDer who knits and crochets. I love making toys. Especially if the toy has multiple parts. I'm currently crocheting toy Clams (2 outer shells, 2 inner shells and the middle animal part) I love that each part feels like a finished piece and then you add it all together and quickly see it all come together. Blankets and clothes feel never ending to me and I easily get bored. So far I've made 2 out of 9 clams and halfway through clam 3 and I've only been at it two days.
This is the video that got me into crocheting. Haven’t made a single granny square but plenty of cool things
This is why I went with lace knitting. I always get to learn new stitches.
Same!!
Yes!! A simple animal or hat 😂 some of us leaned the hard way and are swimming in half made/different color granny squares cause we can’t remember what project we started them for or where that color of yarn went 😂😂
This! This is me
Stop living my life 😂
So just a lot of coasters now? At least that's what I use mine for 😂
Yes yes yes
@@kaypgirl great idea! 😂 maybe I’ll try attaching a few and make a dish rag or something
This is exactly how ADHD works with everything! If it is not new, novel, and interesting, we get bored.
As an ADHDer, an executive functioning coach, and a crocheter, I can tell you that every word of this is gospel. 🙌💜
I actually started crocheting because I wanted to make stuffed animals, so I did and I have been making those stuffed animals. For three years. And I only just made my very first granny square today. I’m not even kidding. Today. After three years.
no fr, i've made so many stuffed animals for people i love, i always go through phases of crocheting a lot and then stopping for a bit. i think i've made at least 30 plushies over the last 2 years or so (i'm not sure, hell, my boyfriend alone has 8 currently).. but how many granny square projects have i made? one. small bag. which has been unfinished (missing lining) for a MONTH.
edit: ok 30 is definitely too low of a number but you get the idea
@@nicodiangelo1942 yeah lol! Idk why but granny squares took me longer to figure out than a magic ring (which is like the hardest thing to figure out imo) because I kept chaining on the sides but you are only supposed to chain on the corners? Still confused but yeah haha
Hey, I've been crocheting on and off for more than 10years, designing my own patterns now....never ever did a granny square 😂😂😂
2 weeks into crocheting, peer diagnosed ADHD, 2.75 coaster circles, 4 granny squares in and I’m actually loving the squares man, I’m shootin for a sweater
Thanks for this. I currently have 5 different granny square projects and none of them are complete. I think I really needed to hear this
I love seeing content from creators who have ADHD because, it helps me feel seen and understood. As much as neurotypical people say the understand they never really do lol
I agree, it’s refreshing.
Bruh, what she said there literally applies to everyone who wants to crochet. A stuffed animal is less monotonous and more rewarding, nothing to do with ADHD.
@@neoniceyou’ve got a point: I have ADHD, but I do think that todays people are very quick to tire of activities. Phones have given us short attention spans and a need for near-instant gratification. So advice such as this video ends up applying to a lot more than just people with ADHD.
It must be irritating to see everyone jump on the trend to pretend to be ADHD when they just do it to sound special.
Bro sammme!!! Did I mention I have adhd?
I have ADHD and finished an afghan that had 143 (11 by 13) pieces with 4 colors per piece. They were oval shaped. I wove in over 2,000 ends. Took me a couple of years. Right now I have a baby afghan I’m working on - daisy granny squares- your video is the one I’m using. The baby’s name is going to be Daisy. I also have a mosaic work in progress, 2 needle felt g projects I doing for a class and just for the helluva it I started to knit a toe up sock because I fell in love with that yarn when I was buying the baby afghan yarn.
Just give yourself a break. It’s not a race. Weave in those effing ends as you go along. You will thank yourself later.
I got into crochet through animals. Started simple and small and moved my way up. Best best place to start
As an AuDHDer I love crochet! It's the perfect balance between quick visible progress, variety, and relaxing repetition and patterning.
Yes , same here 🖐🏾
It also allows you to put it down for unspecified periods without losing your place or stitches, unlike knitting.
Same!! And it's a good stim
Plus it looks impressive to anyone that can't do it.
@@michellebyrom6551I love it over knitting because you can easily take out a mistake and correct it.
This is absolutely the best advice ever. Wish I would have known this when I started 6 yrs ago. I have a king sized comforter bag full of unfinished projects.
Same 😭
i ended up making a scrap blanket out of all of my unfinished crochet/knitting projects! i had a lot that was either squares, scarves, or just other flat pieces, so it worked out perfect!
it's definitely not the prettiest thing, but i think it's cool 🤣
This is how I feel about mosaic crochet. Never get bored cause every line is different
I started with stuffed flowers and flower pots with eyes and it was the best motivation. Made a baby blanket and some scarves and only finished them because they were gifts I had promised.
Facts. I started crocheting little animals years ago when I was resting at home with a concussion. My ADHD ass was so pleased with myself after completing little figures. I haven’t crocheted in years but I still have a collection of little guys that I made and I still feel good about actually having something to show for my efforts. As a result, I stayed interested for a lot longer!
As an advanced crocheter, this is a great tip not just for people with ADHD. And it applies for other hobbies too. Start with a smaller project that still has something complicated in it. You can finish it in a reasonable amount of time but it also feels like a true achievement.
as an ADHDer i previously had no intentions of learning to crochet now i wanna make my own stuffed animals
I've watched this video so many times, but I watch through every time because I love it 😂♥️
Lmao. I crochet. I have adhd. I agree. I started with amigurumi and am working on a daisy granny square blanket now. She’s a thousand percent right. Start small.
OOH!! I love that daisy granny square pattern. In fact, i have two granny squares of one. 😂😂❤
@@yourmomsaccount69 it’s so pretty! I saw it on allaboutami and she has a tutorial and I was like omg I need that.
omg she- she gets it 😭 i had no idea you were into crochet lmao
She is absolutely right about this.
You literally got me to start crochet and stick with it after I thought I'd never get anywhere!
I started crocheting because I wanted to do the folklore Betty cardigan and I was confused but I learned quickly and finished it in 5 days and that has been my proudest accomplishment to this day.
omgg i've been dyingggg to make that but i can't find a good pattern to follow what pattern did u follow?? also, congratulations on making it btw its still sooo daunting to me!
5 days?? That is impressive. I've started knitting my folklore cardigan since january, still far from finish.
OMG TELL ME HOW. Where did you get the pattern?? I crochet but I figured I’d have to learn how to knit to make the cardigan
Omg I need to make that
Omg that’s so cool!
Followed your advice. Now swimming in ADORABLE little crochet creatures. Totally fell in love with crochet, don't know how to watch telly without it now
Do look at your work or the TV? I am enjoying crafts so much along watching TV but I realized I watched entire shows and movies without knowing what they look like
@@glacialimpala yeah same, I rarely even know what the characters look like 😂 might as well be a podcast really haha