Agree…don’t add more stress. Life happens, so crochet/knit gifting doesn’t. We just moved from overseas and life’s been crazy! I’m not making gifts this year. ❤

I just started crocheting stuffies, but I'm only making them for my favorite people 😂

I've been crocheting for decades and this is a great list! I would be happy to get any of these things under the tree or in my stocking. New subscriber, and just started my own channel.

If the other job mainly deals with one product, wouldn't that be akin to putting all eggs in one basket? I'd try to get the three years done and get a job with health insurance benefit. The most important thing is to "remind" your boss on the "promise" considering the money. "They" always tell you the have to budget especially for that but most times that's just said to keep you quiet and compliant. As for the yelling colleague I'd "stay calm" (at least outwards) and tell her that yelling isn't the way adults should talk to each other. (I did that once with a semi-superior colleague and it worked 🙂- and he never tried that again with me.)

I agree, all crochet items I'm making are for myself or my house.

I feel you! Over the years, I've lost my desire to create for most people, and this year I simply can't push through. I'm tired of spending time and energy on gifts that end up folded up in the back of a closet or shoved into a drawer. I will say it's fantastic to give handmade gifts to other crafty people, though. My dad is a woodworker, and his wife is a quilter, and we all really gas each other up about our respective crafts. My mom does cross-stitch and has always preferred handmade gifts over store-bought. So far, they're the only people getting handmade gifts this year. And I refuse to feel bad about it.

Instead of Amazon try supporting your local yarn store. They can give you lots of ideas and you can keep your dollars in your community.

If it makes any difference, I've been crocheting about 60 years. Some years you do it all. Some years you just do what you want for yourself. All good. To everything there is a season. It's your life.😊

Beautiful pink!,,

Hi Holly, I am a new subscriber only found you a few days ago. Are you okay? This year had been a nightmare for myself so for the first time I am on my own for Christmas and although it will be strange I am looking forward to it! I have made market mesh bags for family members and that is it! I am working on a double sized blanket in four colours for myself 😊

All the people I gift for are adults. So scrubbies, hats, fingerless gloves are my year round projects. I'm saving the bigger crochet items for myself. Nobody understands the time involved and I get disappointed if I don't see items being used. Who doesn't use a scrubby or a wash cloth?

🧶Are you making any gifts this year or are you also going to take a break and do some selfish crocheting or knitting? 🧶

Omgosh, thank you! Yes! I don’t get the whole axolotl thing either! 🫣🤣

a HEADS UP on Furls! their guarantee really is not worth the paper it is written on. They will NOT I repeat they will NOT cover a replacement of a broken hook if it was a gift!

I hope you get more likes 😊

I have one pair of embroidery scissors. I never use them. Neither for knitting, crocheting or sewing. I have a normal pair of scissors for my yarn, my (15 years old) school scissors actually.

Furls don’t work unless you hold your hand over the hook. I use a pencil grip and they are no good for that.

What a great list! Never enough tapestry needles or stitch markers. A couple of years ago, I ordered a big set of tapestry needles for myself and ended up splitting the pack with my sister, while she split her pack of magnetic cross-stitch needle keepers with me! I'd add the suggestion of a nice project bag. I have one of the big canvas bags from KnitPicks, and it's been my go-to for a bigger project like a sweater or a baby blanket. (I also keep a dedicated notions case in there too. Never enough notions sets.) Love the kitty cameo!!!

I'm so glad you threw in the lip stain. I've been trying to pad out my teen's gifts and I'm not much of a make-up wearer!

🎁 I hope you found a few gift ideas! 🧶 I have no idea why the sound always gets so awful when uploading Shorts. I keep triple checking beforehand and something just doesn't render correctly 😬

I absolutely LOVE Furls hooks - they're almost the only hook I can use for more than a few minutes, although I also give a small bit of love to OphireCo here and there (which are a smaller and somewhat cheaper alternative on the resin side). The much-beloved Clover Amours not only hurt my hands, they actually caused them to go totally numb. Don't love. The price point of Furls hurts; but the craftsmanship is there (Elise Rose Crochet has a video where her husband tested the smoothness of various hooks including the Clovers; the Streamline Metal basically blew everything else out of the water) and the money is worth being able to use my hands. I like your list a lot (no one ever seems to believe that little plastic stitch markers are not a bad gift!), and I would add to the mid-to-higher end of the list: 1) If someone wants to give someone a Furls hook, but is too unsure about the size to get, there IS the option of a digital Furls gift card! Then if they don't want a Furls hook at all, they can put the money towards their accessories, yarn or patterns. 2) And yeah, there's also the accessories! Specifically, I'm thinking of their hook trays (while the acacia ones are still in stock, anyway - they're terrible about restocking them unfortunately, I think the other woods are sold out). I bought a hook tray with my first Furls because I was nervous about breaking it, and then just...proceeded to stick it on a shelf and totally forget about it for almost a year. I recently rediscovered it, and I can't believe I slept on it this long. I keep a little stash of stitch markers, tapestry needles, my scissors and the handful of hooks I'm using on current projects in it, and it keeps everything accessible. I'm obsessed, it never leaves my desk in front of me. This might not sound that amazing to someone who has more space to spread out and organize their supplies (there's a small amount of fishing around in the tray that does happen); but my space for crafting is really small, and I previously just had a bunch of separate little tins and containers on nearby shelves that I constantly had to get up and go fetch. So yeah. Small crafting space with at least one tiny table to set something on = a hook tray. Also doesn't have to be Furls; you could totally borrow the concept and find something cheaper. 3) Also, a YARN BUTLER. Sometimes called a "yarn unwinder," though I don't like that name. Basically, anything where you put a cake or small skein (loose skeins will need to be caked, so this isn't good for someone who doesn't already have a ball winder) on a spindle and then it spins and unwinds from the outside of the cake/skein while you work. I absolutely HATE center pulls, I HATE how the skein collapses and constantly re-tangles and I have refused to use the center pull for years...I've just gingerly unwound from the outside. Now I have a yarn butler, and that extra-cautious unwinding in exchange for not spending hours untangling later is no longer the choice on the table. My yarn unwinds smoothly down to the center, and that's it. No tangles, and no skeins rolling around. One common style is that of a spindle sitting on what is basically a Lazy Susan. You can find a lot of 3D-printed ones on Etsy if there's a particular color or aesthetic they'd like. That said, I hear those ones can have issues with the yarn slipping down and getting tangled in the mechanism of the base. Alternatively, you can go with the "Wool Jeanie" style where the spindle connects magnetically to an arm that suspends it in midair and the spindle thus spins freely on the magnet. The only issue with that can be a small bit of knocking if you're pulling really aggressively or at the wrong angle. No tangles, though. I'd recommend wood over the plastic "wool jeanie" style. I personally got a "double header" that has a "jumbo" side that will hold Pound of Love-size skeins and large cakes. The double header is very sturdy and doesn't tip even on soft surfaces like a bed or couch. I've used it every day since I bought it, and have bought extra spindles to pre-load every project on, so I can easily swap them at a moment's notice. I will probably get another at some point so I can swap multiple colors without juggling spindles.

Love the gingham pumpkin! Really pretty 😊

I also have many scissors!😂 Enjoying your videos; lots of good info. I just started my channel last month and I’m learning a lot. Thx

My additional recommendation if you're buying for an older person or just someone who crafts a lot and may have some hand pain is fingerless compression gloves. An alternative to those fancy ergonomic metal hooks if those are out of your price range would be a set of different broad handles that crochet hooks can be inserted into.

Thanks for the video, this was super helpful! It's hard to know what to buy an established crafter that they don't already have, so your ideas to replenish the stores of items that "walk away" are perfect. I found this looking for ideas for my partner's grandma.

This was timely as I was making a wish list for hubby and you suggested a few things I didn’t think of!!

I may be the only one who doesn't want a Furls hook. 🤭 I love the neck camera holder! Such a great idea! Project bags are also a great gift, especially if they are made by a favorite YTer. Thanks for the great video.

⬇️🧶Don't forget to help everyone with your suggestions!⬇️

Your take on paying for patterns just gave me the image of two people holding their Sbux coffee while bitching over the "exorbitant price" of a pattern 🤣 Sometimes I buy a pattern from a content creator after watching their YT tutorial. I think that's a nice way to thank them for their work. I even bought a pattern for a granny shawl once even not "needing" it. I'm on a tight budget but I think it's only fair to support people whose work you like. And yes, I buy music, too 😆

Looking forward to more pattern reviews!! This is great.

Thank you for your review Holly. I think I could make fingerless gloves without a pattern.

I bought a pattern from Briana K. I think it was a bit confusing and needed to watch the video and read the pattern. I am an experienced advanced crocheter and have made many things with patterns. I think it would be difficult to make good patterns. Just my experience so far with buying her pattern.

🧶I actually am really enjoying reviewing patterns. If you have any suggestions for a paid pattern review drop it here! ⬇️

Life is too short ! Do it ! Make the change

Love this video! I want to make a hexi-granny cardigan! I agree with you about crochet design. I think it would also be good for designers to work with a tech editor. Pattern testers don't catch everything and that is what a tech editor is trained to do. Also, people pay for sewing patterns, why not crochet? I always look at reviews and, on Ravelry, looking at projects.

Amazon has been slipping. Their UI and 2 day shipping that we pay for . What for?

I don’t think anyone in the work place should be yelling and screaming at another employee. Does that come under harassment or something, I can’t think of. Hope it all works out for you. Your seem like a very kind person Holly. Keep up the good work.

Hi Holly? l`m new here, l found l needed a Car 4 my job & My job 4 my Car. So l let -em both go, it was the best thing l could have done 4 myself ! CHEERS

When I realized that I was spending the vast majority of my paycheck to manage my health issues that are exacerbated by work. I didn’t have enough money left over to pay for services in regards to my brain and mental health. I’m lucky to have a fully supportive partner. It was in this time we learned that I’m AuDHD and I would never notify my employer of any of my private diagnoses let alone a stigmatised one. My doctors note’s asked for things like “a chair with lumbar support and arm rests”.

omg the glitchy websites!!! yes!! i thought it was just me but every time i try to order from micheals it literally won't even let me look at my cart, it says it's empty and automatically refreshes the page like every 2 seconds so i can't even click on anything!! soooo annoying

You also risk getting hair color or bleach in the project and that would be tragic as well.

The projection is strong within THAT one. 🤭 He tried to make you feel how he feels. Selfish.

I’m working on my first basket pattern. I was consistently adding 6 stitches per row but suddenly came up 1 stitch short. I recounted at least 5 times and got the right number but it didn’t land in the right spot? I frogged the whole row and counted the row below. No error. So I redid the row, came up with the same error, recounted and recounted and….. moved on. 🥴

Hi! New here. Sorry you're going through this. I've been struggling with a toxic work environment also, and I keep suffering through it because it's difficult to find something in my area that makes more/the same/even slightly less than what I'm making. I feel like I'm constantly recovering from working in that environment, and it's just not worth sacrificing my mental health for the money, but at the same time I need to survive monetarily! If this job is causing you mental trauma/triggering you, in my opinion it isn't worth your energy. It doesn't hurt to look on indeed and job hunt to see if there's stuff out there that might be more beneficial to your mental health. Good luck out there!

Life is too short to be screamed at all day! Put yourself first and leave as soon as you can.

If you have time get your resume ready then when something comes up your ready to apply.

If you have time get your resume ready then when something comes up your ready to apply.

Opens video HOW IS THIS SO TARGETED I AM OFFENDED /s

dont leave a job until you have another job to go to......