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The History of Crochet

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According to the Wikipedia website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crochet, the first substantial evidence of crocheted fabrics was from Europe during the 19th century. There are many speculations that it was invented before that time but it is commonly confused with a different form of looped yarn. The actual word crochet is French, meaning 'small hook'. There are so many different forms of crochet that I love like Tunisian crochet, broomstick lace, Amigurumi, tapestry crochet and cro-hooking, just to name a few.  In the UK, the terminology for a basic single crochet is called a double crochet, but there is one universal form of terminology used for every country. This form is the commonly found symbols. If you see any kind of foreign language website with a pattern on it, they will generally have a picture of the actual stitches, like this:  This type of picture is easily distinguished and read by the lines on each spoke. This particular one only uses a chain sti...
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Totally Imperfect

Today I want to talk about being perfect, lol. You got a rush order. You still have to pick up the kids and grocery shop. Dinner needs to be cooked by you or it wont turn out well. You cannot focus on anything other than surviving the day. Daily life struggles are hard to navigate for everyone. Let's drop the masks and take a look at ourselves, we cannot keep pressuring ourselves and expect to have good results. We also cannot just let life go by and do nothing. The balance alone is hard to keep level.  Then, you remember the order and think, "Oh! I can finally relax!" Any craft takes precision and LOADS of time. But what do you do when you have an entire world revolving around you and depending on your choices? That answer is up to you but in my opinion, there is always time to relax with a craft or trade.  Having YOU time is very very very important when maintaining a good balance. So take that time! When you want to craft, craft. When you want to read a ch...
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Moms and Crafting

Mother's Day is fast approaching! Today I wanted to share a little story about what crafting and being a mother means to me <3 My son is approaching 5, which means that Kindergarten is fast approaching. It is exciting and scary as hell for me and I am sure that it will be for him as well. He is about a year out of diapers and maybe a year and a half to two years off of the pacifier. The time has gone by so incredibly fast. I spend my every moment worried for that little boy, hoping that he will one day become a great adult. I appreciate every smile and every hug from him. Boy! That laugh of his is contagious too! He has made my most agonizing days bright and happy without even realizing it. Such a sweet little boy will one day see how much he means to me and so for this Mother's Day 2018, I want to share a little story about me and my little man :) A few years ago, he was barely walking around, still holding onto the couch too afraid to fall. I was deep into a hundr...
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Welcome to my Blog

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Hey y'all! It's me TheCrochetWitch. How did I get this name? When did I start crafting? What other things will I tell you about? All of this and more will be answered today. First off, welcome! You have landed on my blog because something of mine has drawn you here. Let me introduce myself a little more. I am a 29 year old mother of one and I enjoy crafting anything I can get my hands on. My first love is crochet. A few years ago my son was born prematurely and I became severely depressed. I had been shown how to do a very basic double crochet stitch a few years prior and decided to go to YouTube to learn something useful with crochet. I had one hook and one skein of yarn and made my tiny baby a hat. It actually didn't fit! I practiced until I was able to make the perfect one and then I discovered my absolute love for crafting.  This past year I got a tattoo on my birthday to symbolize how very special crochet is to me and my own struggle to free myself from depression....
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