by Yulia K.
I wanted to share a story about my little handmade hobby which changed my life.
I’ve always liked to make something with my hands. When my first baby came, I was interested in drawing, cross stitching, scrapbooking, and so on. One day, I saw a beautiful crochet toy on the internet. I fell in love with it. I was inspired to do a search for how this toy was created. I had never crocheted or knitted before, so I started to learn how to make basic crochet stitches and creating easy stuffed toys using YouTube channels. I really enjoyed making these cute creatures and I couldn’t stop doing it. I presented my toys to my friends and my friends’ friends. I always got amazing feedback. Then other people asked me to create one for them. People loved my toys and shared my works in their social media so more and more people began to know about my hobby.
In 2018, I started creating my own ideas and wrote my first “Do It Yourself” tutorial. More and more people were interested in making toys using my patterns. One year ago, I opened my own Etsy store where people could buy my crochet instructions. At this moment, I’ve had about 25 patterns and 9 Crochet Kits there.
Recently, I’ve got an offer to add one of my patterns to a German magazine. This magazine is sold in three countries: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. I will be mentioned there as the designer and author. I’m really happy to get this opportunity to see my work in the magazine.
Every day, I get positive feedback and it makes me happy and I’m proud of my little hobby.