Crochet Binge

So I have said before that one thing I love about this community is the fact that we share our ideas, some people sell their patterns and I understand the appeal but I am not a huge fan of that side of the community. Anyway, I recently went to a blog trying to get ideas for a project/pattern, and it is common knowledge that a lot of people abbreviate things like single crochet and double crochet, which is easier but I have never been a fan of. But that now that bothered me this time. They made an entire key for abbreviations, fine sure, but they abbreviated stuff like "next" "skip" and such which I'm sorry just seems like overkill. Like why do you feel the need to like abbreviate everything? Like again I understand the stitches because most people try and memorize the stitches for quicker understanding like I understand but they abbreviated everything in the sentence like it made absolutely no sense that I just couldn't read it and gave up. I am not tryin...

If you don't know what a temperature blanket is, it's where you take the temperature of where you live every year or day or whatever and have a chart connecting it to a color and make a blanket, or something else, corresponding with the colors. I was tagged on Facebook with this picture from Repeat Crafter Me; I thought the idea was really cute even though it had already been February. But I didn't love the chart being it was kinda weird so I wanted to make my own, this one is not based on my average temperature but just kinda more colors and easier remember temperatures going by ten; White <100 F° Light Pink 90-99 F° Pink 80-89 F° Red 70-79 F° Orange 60-69 F° Yellow 50-59 F° Green 40-49 F° Blue 30-39 F° Dark blue 20-29 F° Purple 10-19 F° Black >9 F° I have already started January and realize I'm not completely in love with the chart if I do this again next year id recommend adding possibly one more color since I don't lobe the fact that g...

I love to crochet, I have dozens of projects that I just have in my closet and in a small tote under my bed. I have tried for years to find ways to sell my projects, or I guess, just do something with them. I finally decided the other day, since I learned how to make a cute little produce bag, that I wanted to gift them as presents. I obviously thought about it before, but I know for a fact, not everyone will appreciate or use my creations, and since I put so much love into each one, I refused to do that. Since then I have changed my mind, why? Well mostly since I'm running out of room to put stuff. But also it goes to more waste sitting in my room rather than having the chance with someone else. And as long as a take a picture I remember. But also I love to crochet because it almost keeps me grounded. I think it's because of my ADHD, it keeps my hands busy. Anyway, I make so many projects that I just need to let go of. I have been having trouble figuring how I want to share...

I could easily add these posts to my main blog. But I realize one reason my main blog isn't one everyone follows directly is because I don't have one single theme. I post about my life, my hobbies, and just about whatever I want. I like it that way, the theme is me. For a long time I tried to change my blog, make new ones, just to try and earn some money. I was going through a dark time and not realizing what I was doing. Of course, when I work hard and long on a blog, it isn't insane to like/want ads on your blog. I am not selfish, I am human. But to apply for Adsense, through google, since that is my personal opinion is the best one, there are some requirements. For the blogger, google requires the blog to be live for 6 months, need to look clean and organized, and about 50 posts with over 500 words. Obviously, they have a longer list of requirements, but these are the main ones. Meaning if you have a whole bunch of different ads clouding your blog you won't get ac...

Hey, my name is Carolann. I have a few blogs like Cermit Talks and Cooking With Cermit. Crocheting is my all-time favorite hobby, I've been crocheting since I was 13. I originally started with kitting, and then found the wonders of crocheting. For multiple reasons, I feel like crocheting is better for me. For example, I can stop at any point since it's not all stuck on the needle, like knitting. And in the past, I have lost a single knitting needle and had to buy a brand new set. Kind of annoying. I have grown a collection of tools and patterns that have become my favorite. And since I use crochet blogs a lot to look for new patterns or ideas, I thought my knowledge after so many years could do the same for someone else. I have been putting off making a blog because I know I will have to write a lot. Not that writing its self is hard, But I always hate those blogs that have an entire book before the pattern, and have 30 or so ads making it impossible to read and enjoy withou...