Hey Everyone! I am so curious with what has drawn younger people (younger than me…so anyone under 44!) into crochet. Also, what are your favorite types of things to make?
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The awesome things I can make! I LOVE LOVE LOVE making amigurumi!!!
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Anxiety and depression
Also I love making frogs
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Making amigurumi and clothing!
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I’m much older than that (will be 64 soon) but finding my late maternal grandmother’s crochet hooks when I was about 10 years old was what inspired me to pick up a book and teach myself. No internet back then. I prefer wearables
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My mom crochets and she tried to teach me- but then I learned from YouTube a few years later lol. I remember I really wanted to make this one frog by @WillowArtStudio!
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I’m 27, During the lock down I had a loom and loom knitted hats. I put it down for a while then picked up crocheting a bit later. My grandma had taught me when I was young then I went to tutorials. I love tiny things so having the ability to make tiny things helps cure my depression plz see my desk pals below
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I love making the tutorials I find on YouTube (even though I don’t watch the video, I just pause it and fast forward until it shows me the written instructions l, lol ) but the ones for small to medium size amigurumi because I never have enough of one colour yarn 
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Love anything from Kamryn Cain:https://www.youtube.com/@KamrynCain
Currently working on her bolero pattern!
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Wow those are so cute 
I love how you put the beads in one. I need to learn how to do that!!!
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Lol so real tho
Or ill look at see if anyone typed it down
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My grandma taught me to knit when i was about 10, but I didnt keep up with it. I picked up a woobles kit when I was 23 to just try, and I loved it
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There are 2 ways having a hook small enough to fit in the bead, when pulling the yarn through on a SC pull yarn through bead as well. Or I use a yarn needle to pull the yarn through the bead. I hope that made sense 
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My grandma taught me when i was young, and i picked it back up a good few years back. It calms my anxiety quite a bit! It is a bit odd to explain, but rather than thinking of all 50000 different things running through my head; it gets quiet. Apart from a little internal echolalia noise that follows the stitches 
. That and i get cute things and gifts out of it! I mostly do amigurumi, some small wearables like hats or bags.
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i was originally drawn into crochet because my mother told me i was too old to keep buying stuffed animals and figured if i could make them instead, i wouldn’t get in trouble. from there, ive found that i like having something to keep my hands busy throughout the day
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I’m 30 and I started out wanting to make a baby blanket for my daughter while I was pregnant (8 years ago) and thus my favorite hobby began and has moulded and changed into me primarily trying amigurami more than anything and my two young ones LOVE each thing I make! Now I am a SAHM and do festivals for extra money!
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What drew me in was motor skill building because autism
and anxiety needing something to fidget with for the adhd. I like making amigurumi
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The idea of making stuff for myself for free (not buying the actual object but buying all the materials=FREE (craft math)) along with depression and anxiety
I love making amigrumi, slippers, and just freehanding random stuff (and gifts)
So yeah!!!
What do YOU like to make and what got YOU into crocheting?
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I just… wanted to do it! Lol. Idrk why, I just really wanted to learn to crochet… and I finally did. I make amigurumi, but have wanted to branch out into clothing. (I’m way too nervous to, tho, lol.)
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My partner wanted a hat last year and it was crochet so i took up crocheting to make it (turns out i absolutely love crochet so it was a blessing to have found this hobby haha) i love to make Amigurumi and cloths i like to do a bit of everything so far though :)
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