Handmade Crafts Value: More Than Just a Hobby

My mother helped me to see the value and beauty of handmade items. I'm sure my first attempts at my hand-crocheted projects were laughable and probably not very beautiful to others. Still, I don't remember her laughing at my attempts to crochet a halter top (remember those??) for my barbie or make a baby doll blanket with her leftover Red Heart yarn.

My passion for knitting and crocheting emerged from this awareness of beauty in my handmade items and the ability to create something uniquely mine. I soon realized the more mechanical, factory-made, and computerized the things became around me became, the more I yearned to create and give items of beauty from my own heart and hands. Giving yourself time and permission to learn a "slow" craft is a beautiful, satisfying gift and a benefit to others who receive your hand-knit or crocheted items.

I desire that this blog will encourage you to see the final project you work on (no matter what the yarn!) as valuable.