How it all began

In 2017, I launched my YouTube channel, Anita Louise Crochet, armed with nothing more than my iPhone and a selfie stick. What began as a fun way to share my love of crochet quickly became a true creative outlet—and to my surprise, I discovered a whole community of people who were just as passionate about crochet as I was!

As my channel grew, viewers began asking for written versions of the tutorials I shared. At first, this was a bit of a challenge—most of my patterns only existed in my head or as rough sketches on scrap paper! But I was determined to share them, so I began learning how to write patterns clearly and accurately.

That led to the creation of this blog, a place where I could share those written patterns with fellow crocheters. From there, I took another leap and started turning my designs into beautifully formatted, downloadable PDFs for my Etsy shop.

It’s been such a rewarding journey—learning to create videos, write patterns, run a blog, and build an Etsy store. I’ve loved every step of the process. And now, I can’t help but wonder… what will the next big adventure be?