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I’d wanted to try crochet for a while before I began because some of my family members did it, I was given a crochet blanket as a baby 🥺 But I don’t live close enough to learn from them. I began seeing it on social media and the channel ikoxun is who actually got me to start!!! She has a great video for beginners and I find the mindset she approaches it with helpful I have chronic fatigue but also hyperactive presenting adhd (it’s so conflicting) and it’s very useful to have a hobby that still involves some movement but that I’m actually capable of doing most of the time! And it’s given me more appreciation for the work that goes into clothes

In my experience, COVID gave me the opportunity to learn how to do it, and now that I'm decent at it, it is easy to pick up and put down. It also provides a doomscroll alternative 😅

I started crocheting in Jan of 2023 because I saw videos of adorable amigurumi and decided I wanted to learn a new hobby. Still going strong 18 months later and I love being able to make gifts for my friends and family. Most importantly, I enjoy the satisfaction from creating something with my hands. Especially at the end of a long corporate day 😅

As someone who had to work a service job through the whole pandemic, and through some of the lockdowns (illegally, tx to my boss) Im just now getting into things that peaked during the pandemic and everyone else now declares a dead trend. The other example being animal crossing. At least there's a wealth of resources that are very recent, thanks to everyone else having that free time🥲

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Great video ! I crochet because it reduces my anxiety, it occupies my mind because it requires concentration and it keeps my hands busy. What's more, it challenges me and gives me a healthy and pleasant little dopamine hit :)

I’m 21 and I love crocheting. I started back in late 2023. After getting into it I learned so much about fast fashion v slow fashion. Now my wardrobe only consists of my crochet pieces and second hand clothes from Depop and thrifts

I’m a cosplayer and crochet has been SO USEFUL when doing my cosplays! My most recent cosplay featured a crocheted shrug, potion bottle amigurumi, and glass jar cover! The potion bottle and glass jar also got last minute attachments so they could slip onto my belt!

Thanks for the history lesson. Found it quite intriguing.😊❤

For me it is just very emotionally regulating, it's like stimming, and the fact that I can have nice stuff after as a result is just the cherry on top!

I crochet, and love that I have something tangible to show for my hard work at the end. I originally started in 2022 bc I was recovering from a surgery and wanted to learn a less physically-based hobby, and I fell in love! I like the creativity of personalizing something (a garment, blanket, toy, whatever) any way I want, and I love the challenge of learning how to make my creative vision into a reality. Mentally, depending on what you’re making there can be a fair amount of math and problem-solving involved, which I also find fun. Plus, I like how easy it is to undo your work when you mess up (this was the big reason I learned crochet over knitting). My only drawbacks are that it’s time-consuming and yarn can get expensive! Like, if I make a sweater it’ll be like $50 of materials plus like a month of labor. But the trade off is that I can make it fit and look exactly how I want, and I know I’ll end up with a truly unique garment

as a knitter, im really sad about this bc i wish more people knitted :(

i never comment on vids, but this was !such! an interesting take :) i’m an avid crocheter and i love the concept of it being a pushback on girlboss culture and our current go-go-go society - seeing the pendulum swing is so, so interesting 💓 lots of love !

I’ve been crocheting since I was 8 because this lovely old lady taught me because I was curious. I love that crochet got popular because that meant I could now bond over a hobby with people my age🥺

Personally, I just started crocheting when I was 11 because I saw my best friend's mom crochet really cool hats and loved. She gave me two balls of yarn, two crochet hooks, and an instruction book for my birthday. I was hooked since and made my own blankets. Nowadays I make more stuffed toys, coasters, and now I'm starting to lean into switching colors more for small tapestries. Making images. This video was interesting to watch to be sure. I always joked as a kid that I was like a grandma for crocheting as a preteen and later teenager in the 2010s. It was a surprise to me to later find out more people my age crocheting recently after the pandemic.

I think it’s because you cannot factory produce Crochet. It’s definitely an art and you know someone made it whereas knitting can be duplicated.

Genz kiddo here i just learned how to crochet yesterday, i wanted to learn something cool during my summer break and maybe who knows make my own plushie no way am i going to use my phone the whole summer 😭

I learned how to crochet when I was a kid in early 2000s. I learned from my sister and we had a book of patterns. People often know it is something only grandmas do. It was so hard to learn before because I only learned with a 3 ply yarn/thread and thin hook 😂. The only time I started to see same aged people do crochet is when we had a project in high school. My schoolmate also got interested in crochet and I thought her how to read the symbol patterns and lend her our book, that was nice to see someone interested in the craft. Fast forward to today it's already a trend to youngsters. Just this year I started to crochet again as an alternative to sewing.

I learned how to crochet around 2011-2012 when I was a kid. Back there I wouldn’t tell anyone because it was a cringe hobby only old women did, so I kept it to myself. Now everyone is so obsessed about it because its cool and trendy.

I started crocheting in the mid-90s as a way to relieve stress and keep warm in my drafty dorm room in college, and fill a hole I’d felt since my Grandma Tillie passed just before my 7th birthday. She crocheted an afghan for my parents that was proudly displayed in our living room for as long as I could remember and I’d always wanted to learn how to crochet but my Mom’s craft was cross-stitch so that’s what she taught my sisters and me. After we moved out of my childhood home, the afghan was put away in storage in my parents’ new home and when I was home one weekend working on a still life painting for college, I found the afghan and included it in my painting which I titled, “Memories Tucked Away”. After I’d finished the painting, I visited my favorite craft store, bought the “Learn to Crochet in Just One Day” booklet, a hook, and a skein of rainbow variegated yarn, and it worked. I was hooked. 29 years later, I still feel the same connection with my Grandma and the love that goes into every handmade item.

I learnt the basics of knitting from an old lady about 35 years ago. I always thought knitting seemed harder than crochet, so I never really considered learning how to crochet. But recently I heard that knitting can be done by machines and crochet can't, so that's why I finally decided to try crochet. And honestly I'm loving it. I'm keen to try amigurumi as well as making clothes. And I'm not a woman. I'm still trying to figure out whether I identify as non-binary or as a nonconforming man. Either way, I can't see why crochet can't be enjoyed by people of any gender. It's just cool to make stuff yourself and to have something unique. I'd really like to learn every kind of stitch craft and make something that uses them all. I'm thinking I would be able to do that by making amigurumi dolls and then making clothes for them. The effort I will put in, I would never sell my work. It would have to be a gift for someone I really care about. I'll make it so complicated that nobody would bother trying to copy it. I'm thinking a crochet doll wearing sewn clothes with embroidery, a knitted jumper, I'll learn to make real jewellery. Maybe learn how to make little shoes. I don't know, but I want to get super creative and really push myself. Perhaps I could even make a little book for it to hold. Basically, I want to crochet because I value unique handmade items. I'm tired of all the crap that is mass produced.

I’m not gen z I’m millennial but I’m obsessed with crochet because usually crochet pieces for example like the taylor swift dress are always out of stock. I can just make my own 😊 and it will fit me better because I’m making it for me!

Great vid, really enjoyed and I learned a few things. Looking forward to more content

I feel like crochet became popular because sustainability is also being pushed. Our generation is becoming more crafty. Reusing certain items until it cant be used anymore to hopefully save rhw dieing environment 😭 So being able to make our own clothes, decor, and household goods is perfectly in line with that mindset. Its also super good for your mental health. Crochet kept me from commiting (slip and slide) a few years ago. Sorry for rhe long comment. Im a professional yapper 🤓☝

I got into crocheting because I saw my mom doing it. I like your use of the phrase "quiet activism" because while attending college, I crochet out in public only to harassed for doing something that was anti feminist. Those of us who liked crocheting, knitting, and embroidery had to do in the college library otherwise we got verbally shamed for doing something that we enjoyed. This was before the pandemic, and I'm very glad that anything craft related is gaining popularity

I have been interested in knitting and crochet since I was very very young, like I remember I was aprox 8 years old when I saw my grandma and mom knitting sweaters and curtains and said "I AM GONNA KNIT A SCARF FOR MY MOM!"... And then I didn't, I was a child with zero capacity to stay quiet for more than 4 hours (I was very good at sitting doing something entertaining enough like drawing or painting but never lasted more than a day doing the same project or piece) and a scarf would've taken at least 4 days to make. Since then, I just never tried it again, always loved it from afar, but never gave it a chance until very recently, as a 22 year old with a great boyfriend that, in celebration of our first anniversary, provided me with materials, a LOT of yarn and a set of crochet hooks and utensils so that I could FINALLY give it a try~ Now that I have adult patience and that there are a lot of very beginner friendly tutorials everywhere on the internet, I couldn't just let the opportunity pass. That was on may 14th, I've been crocheting mini amigurumis with a passion since then~ I've made two little cats, a small chicken, a bunny and now, the hardest one yet, a little Yoshi amigurumi. I really can't wait to start making accessories and clothes! like I really wanna make a shrug, some leg warmers, gloves and cute mushroom or strawberry bags!

I wish 90's and early 00's crochet/knitwork boom could have also been mentioned. There is so much there that could be used as comparison also showing some darker aspects of activist fashion becoming a trend with how the grunge aesthetic eventually resurfaced too with a capitalist tint

I learned how to crochet when I was a child, from my grandma, but I wasn't really interest in doilies at the time. 😂 I relearnef in my 20s & have been crocheting ever since! I'm 40 now and still crochet, usually amigurumi for my kids, or blankets for friends' babies, etc. I want to get into fashion crochet, but a plus size woman in her 40s it's hard to find anything that I would feel comfortable in. 🥲

I'm sorry, but there is nothing slow about crochet right now - just look at the yarn hauls and Temu hauls :(

Me personally I got into crocheting since it was something that I saw both my mom and grandma doing and i got curious. In fact a lot of the older women in my family crocheted and so I began doing it as well when I was 11.

This video was so well done! I personally love crochet but the mainstream popularity is problematic when fast fashion becomes involved. These prices also encourage people to undervalue the work of fiber artists and expect crochet clothing and goods to be cheaper than they should be.

I mean... I knit. 🤷‍♀ But then, I'm an Elder Millennial ☺

I always joke that I have old ppl hobbies 😂 been crocheting for forever. I even bring my projects to my welding job and work on them during my breaks. Now I’m thinking about your point about free time. Sometimes I just get so excited for the end result.

crochet is an antidote to depression and anxiety - no drugs needed ❤

It's just a fun hobby for a lot of people. Doesn't have to be a business for everyone. I think it's cool that younger people are into it. However, I do get very angry when I seek mocked versions of crocheted clothes in stores. That is so unfair to those who spend the time to hand make the items. The details and quality are typically better when you buy homemade items. Aside from the few artists who overestimate their abilities and think they too can make stuff that's up to the standards of the average person. We used to be able to tell people that you can't crochet with a machine, which, I know you still can't, but now they found a way to make something that looks like crochet. Until you get close and see that the stitches aren't looped onto one another.

i crochet now because as a kid i was taught it by my vietnamese mom who was taught it as a kid also by her vietnamese mom, my grandma. i also have a filipino friend who also was taught to crochet by her grandma. i have no idea what it is but i think there is an element of the comeback of crochet that has to do with southeast asian gen z having a larger voice now than a few years ago. like genuinely i am so curious as to why both of these very old, born and raised outside the us women know crochet like the back of their hand, like doesn’t crochet seem like a very western trend? just throwing out a possibility of another element of crochet history but i really don’t know anything for sure it may just be a really weird coincidence 😭

omg gucci resently released the laziest fish net crochet shopping bag and they are charging 1800 usd. its outrageous if you know the workers are prolly not seeing more than 20.-for their work.

I picked up crochet just last year and now I'm super attached to it. I'm a college student and I take the bus/train everywhere so I crochet a lot during lectures and on transit. There's really something about having a garment that is entirely made for your body and your measurements exactly the way you want it. I'm a guy who dresses in a more alternative/feminine style and to me that's all about expressing myself even if other people think it's weird. So making my own clothes is like the ultimate form of that, and also crocheting as a man is rebelling against gender norms a bit. Also I don't really have the money for high-quality clothes from sustainable brands so thrifting and making things by hand is my way of not buying into fast fashion.

I got into crochet cause of amigurumi, I was deprived of toys growing up, my mom thought I played too hard so she never got me a toy again... Ive been tryna make my own toys for years using paper, and rags i find around in the house but it was always too messy for me and if its messy my mom threw it out lol Now while I was waching I was making a catnap plushie :>

not me realizing watching this half way in while crocheting too😂 great insights!

I started crochet also in the pandemic but the main reason was that I couldn’t find cute clothes in my size where I live so I found a way to make them myself. Now it is my main hobby, it turns my brain off and I can forget about my job, stress and anxiety while crocheting. It is rewarding and you can always challenge your brain a little bit more each project💕

i just decided to do it cause my mom bought a kit and never used it, now im making clothes, plushies and learning to knit 💀

as a gen z crocheter, i actually got into it from a young age as i got yarn and hooks from my aunt for a birthday along with being gifted some old crochet books from my moms boss. i lost the hooks for a couple yrs but then my aunt gifted me a new hook set last year and ive picked it up permanently as one of my favourite hobbies❤

Hey i thought id say its very important when mentioning things like “ bohemian style” that it actually comes from romani culture! Just thought that was very relevant here.

i watched this video while i was crocheting a really cute bag 😋😋😋

This is a very interesting take on a history of crochet that doesn't resemble what I remember at all.

Personally, in my country we have a subject named Home Economics where they teach you craft manship so students learn to crochet in on their 3rd year into secondary schools. Thus a lot of people continue to do so later on as a hobby and as it is deemed as pretty accessible craftsman hobby. I've been crocheting since 2016 and I love seeing a new boomed into it as I get more free tutorial and patterns😂

I learned how to crochet a few years before the pandemic. I learned purely because I thought it would be a good skill to have in case of the apocalypse happening. I know its a very odd reason to learn a craft, but I thought its a really useful and versatile craft that could be used in so many survival situations.

What I don’t get is why isn’t there the same enthusiasm for knitting? I picked both up lockdown time out of boredom, and I think they’re both equally enjoyable! Can anyone explain?

I think it’s also important to mention how a lot of the crochet community is queer! Denying gender roles means smthn else when you are a trans person especially