I looooooooove knitting and crocheting.  I know it just fuels my reputation as a grandma trapped in a teenager’s body, but whatever.  One downside to these crafts is the lack of patterns that people actually want or use.  Apparently these pattern makers feel Pierrot Hooded Capes, Jean Embellishments, and Old Skool Headbands are super hawt.  (Anyone who spells “skool” with a k is totes hip.  Obvs.)  Sick joke.  I’ve found myself spending $20+ on knitting books with one or two usable patterns.  The rest would either make me feel like a senile old woman or yarn monster.
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