#crochetbusiness — Public Fediverse posts

What’s in My Crochet Bags? The Tools I Actually Use

https://duffneysbirdbarn.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/whats-in-my-crochet-bags-the-tools-i-actually-use/

How Crochet Helped Me Through Anxiety

https://duffneysbirdbarn.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/how-crochet-helped-me-through-anxiety/

Exciting News: HodgePodge Crochet Has a New Shop!

I have some exciting news to share with all of you!

Over the coming weeks and months, I’ll be gradually expanding HodgePodge Crochet into a new online shop powered by Payhip. This is an important step for my little corner of the crochet world, and I wanted to take a moment to explain what Payhip is, why I chose it, and what this means moving forward.

What Is Payhip?

Payhip is a platform designed specifically for independent creators who sell digital products. For crochet designers like me, that means downloadable PDF patterns that can be purchased and delivered instantly.

Think of it as a storefront built for creative entrepreneurs.

When you purchase a pattern through Payhip, you’ll receive immediate access to your download, making the process simple, secure, and convenient.

Why Am I Adding Payhip?

As HodgePodge Crochet continues to grow, I’ve been looking for ways to create a better experience for both myself and my customers.

Payhip offers several advantages:

Instant Pattern Delivery

No waiting for files to arrive. Once your purchase is complete, your pattern is ready to download immediately.

Easy Promotions and Discounts

Payhip makes it simple for me to offer coupon codes, pattern launches, subscriber specials, and seasonal sales.

A More Direct Connection

One of the things I love about Payhip is that it allows independent designers to connect more directly with the people who support their work. Small businesses thrive because of community, and this platform helps foster that connection.

Room to Grow

As my pattern collection expands, having a dedicated shop gives me more flexibility in how patterns are organized, presented, and delivered.

Don’t Worry—This Is a Gradual Transition

Nothing is changing overnight.

I’ll be slowly adding patterns to the new shop over time while continuing to share updates here on the blog and across social media. My goal isn’t to disrupt anything—it’s simply to create another convenient place where you can find and enjoy HodgePodge Crochet patterns.

The First Pattern Is Live!

To celebrate the launch of the new shop, I’m thrilled to announce that the Cookie Jar Market Bag is now available.

Inspired by vintage charm and everyday practicality, the Cookie Jar Market Bag features a sturdy circular base, airy mesh body, comfortable shoulder straps, and three versatile sizes:

Teacup (Small) – Perfect for quick trips and small projects

Cookie Tin (Medium) – The everyday carry-all

Pantry Basket (Large) – Ready for farmers markets, groceries, and bigger adventures

Whether you’re carrying fresh produce, library books, or your latest crochet project, there’s a size that’s just right.

Launch Sale Through June 28

To celebrate this exciting milestone, the Cookie Jar Market Bag is currently on sale through June 28th.

Use coupon code:

COOKIEJAR

at checkout to receive your launch discount.

You can find the pattern here: https://payhip.com/b/A9CZz

Thank You

I want to sincerely thank everyone who has supported HodgePodge Crochet along the way. Every pattern purchase, blog visit, social media share, comment, and encouraging message helps make this creative journey possible.

This new shop represents an exciting next step, and I’m looking forward to continuing to share new patterns, tutorials, and crochet inspiration with all of you.

Thank you for being part of this community.

Happy crocheting!

— HodgePodge Crochet

24,500 Subscribers Later… Thank You

Today my YouTube channel officially crossed 24,500 subscribers, and honestly, I’m still trying to process it.

When I first started sharing crochet videos online, I never imagined that thousands of people from around the world would one day be watching my tutorials, following my crochet journey, supporting my designs, and becoming part of this amazing creative community.

What started as simply sharing something I loved slowly grew into something much bigger than I ever expected.

Over the years, HodgePodge Crochet has become more than just a crochet channel. It has become a space filled with creativity, learning, experimentation, encouragement, late-night crochet sessions, yarn piles taking over the house, cats supervising projects 😂, and people who genuinely appreciate handmade art.

One of the things I love most about this community is how supportive and encouraging everyone has been through every stage of the process — even the messy stages.

And trust me… there have been MANY messy stages.

If you’ve followed me recently over on Patreon, then you’ve probably seen me deep in the process of designing the new Lattice Top. This pattern has gone through more revisions, frogging, measuring, grading, and restructuring than I can even count at this point. Some days I’ve completely reworked entire sections just trying to get the drape, fit, and stitch flow exactly the way I imagined it in my head.

But that’s also the beautiful part of designing.

Sometimes crochet patterns don’t appear perfectly on the first try. Sometimes they evolve slowly through testing, experimentation, mistakes, and learning. And honestly, I think sharing that process openly has become one of my favorite parts of this journey.

Seeing people excited about the Lattice Top while it’s still being developed has been incredibly motivating for me. Knowing that people genuinely care about the work behind the scenes makes all those long design sessions feel worth it.

As my YouTube channel continues growing, I have so many exciting things planned for the future:

• New crochet patterns
• More detailed tutorials
• Behind-the-scenes design content
• Crochet vlogs
• Morocco lifestyle content 🇺🇸🇲🇦
• More pattern testing opportunities
• More creative experiments and projects

I’m genuinely excited about where things are heading.

And to every single person who has supported this channel in any way — whether you subscribed, watched a video, left a comment, purchased a pattern, shared my work, or simply followed quietly from the background — thank you.

Your support means more than you probably realize.

Creative work can sometimes feel very solitary behind the scenes. There are long hours spent designing, filming, editing, writing instructions, troubleshooting mistakes, and doubting whether anyone will even care about what you’re creating.

But moments like this remind me why I started.

24,500 subscribers may just look like a number to some people, but to me it represents years of learning, growth, persistence, creativity, and community.

And honestly?

I feel like we’re just getting started.

Thank you all so much for being part of this journey with me 💛

You can follow along here: https://www.youtube.com/@HodgePodgeCrochet

– HodgePodge Crochet

Just a couple of the #crochet #blankets my mum and I have made over the last couple years! #crochetbusiness #fibreart #forsale #smallbusiness #smallbusinessuk