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I filmed this vlog over the course of two months. Originally, I set out to just capture the creation of my crochet sweater from start to finish. While the camera was on, I ended up capturing some of the highest highs I've experienced on my journey to understand my issues with mental health. Working with my hands and crocheting has healed something in me I didn't expect, and I am grateful I get to share this journey with you!
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My mom taught me how to crochet over the summer when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. When I told her I was pregnant a few months later we decided to make a granny square baby blanket together. My mom passed away two weeks ago and continuing to work on the blanket has been really powerful for me so when you say it's not just a sweater (or a blanket).... I FEEL that
im very sorry about your mother, i hope your child treasures that meaningful blanket💕
Sending love
Oh, bless your heart! I am so sorry, but so glad for you that you were able to work a piece of love for your new baby with her.
So sorry for the loss of your mom and sending you love and strength and I think it’s beautiful you have an extremely beautiful gift to pass on to your baby from you and your mom❤
My grandma also died from pancreatic cancer last year. She was a quilter. I have all of her fabric, and someday (when I have a working sewing machine) I hope to also learn the craft.
“I’m so happy to be alive and actually mean it.” This is such a powerful moment
Agree 100%
Me too!!!!!!!
When Elyse made that honest comment and cried, I felt joy for her since I can relate from my past. Elyse, you are a funny, beautiful person with a big heart and all your subscribers including myself are blessed to have found you.
Thank you for including the extended cut of the clip where you said you were happy to be alive. I saw that clip when you posted it as as a short/tiktok and it gives me so much hope that I'll reach that point. Your transparency with ypur mental health journey has been incredibly validating and makes me feel less alone. I'm so happy that you managed to catch that moment on camera in real time. Thank you for sharing such a vulnerable moment with us
This right here is my exact sentiment 💕
You with a whole baby, a channel, all the chores, AND you made a freaking perfect sweater!? What! Mad props to your husband because sis what a blessing having a loving supportive man that allows you the space to not only do cool things but be crying of happiness. All while being responsible for all those big things! Do I make sense? God bless sis 🙏🏻
As a viewer, there was a lot of Zen to be found here, with sprinkles of reality, and mini-explosions of joy. Dig you so much.
Well said! I feel the same way ❤
LOVE this! ❤ I couldn't agree more. She is truly wonderful! ❤
Couldn’t have captured this feeling in any better way!
You said what I was thinking. You are a beautiful person Elyse
Thank you for putting this into words 😊
"I don't know if I like it" - everyone when they make their first crocheted/knitted garment. And probably the next five or ten. 🤣
So much truth right here.
Made my first one over the December holidays…Loved it a bunch…yet the more I look at it, the more mistakes I notice😭 I am just thinking of all the things I didn’t do to make it right🙈
@@scythelee5513 first sweaters are not meant to be perfect. I’ve knit 50+ sweaters and most of them have at least one mistake. You can learn to fix them, either as you’re knitting or when they’re finished, or learn to live with them because perfection is boring.
@@nfglrygrl thanks for your wise words❤️ I do plan on wearing it out, I just noted down all the things I will improve on the next garment I crochet😁 I absolutely love crocheting, and I know that I have much to learn🙈 but everything I make, will have a special place in my heart even if it is flawed
I just adore you, Elyse. The moment you said “I love being alive.” I just started crying with you. Such a beautiful moment. Life can be so hard, but what a gift it is.
And your determination and persistence are incredibly admirable. If I would have sewn the collar and then didn’t like it (and the bottom), I probably would have left it. I admire your persistence to complete it the way you wanted it. I would have been defeated and your calm approach of persistence is one I will learn from.
Keep being you. You’re awesome ♥️
So that jumper will mean so much to you, it could be your snowy day jumper, I need a hug jumper, I did that and I can do this jumper... So much meaning. I had a woods jumper as a kid, my mum didn't have a good hood pattern so she made up her own. I wore that jumper till I could no longer fit my head through it. But it was adventure day jumper, see my grandad again before he died jumper.
A beautiful video from a beautiful person 😊
Crying right with you when you said "Im so happy to be alive" ❤i feel that so hard
Me too❤❤❤❤❤
I've said this so many times... but crocheting or doing anything with your hands can be so healing. I started crocheting when I was 5 and did it on and off growing up. But it wasn't until when I was diagnosed with PTSD and I found so much peace and joy working with my hands. Thank you for being so vulnerable in this video!
I love to knit and have learned that crochet and knitting is a form of mindfulness meditation that has been scientifically proven to have many health benefits! I am so happy for you that you have found healing ❤
I have been struggling for years with fatigue, and last month I MADE A DRESS! With princess seams and fancy pleating and everything! It was such a huge milestone. All I have been able to do is watching sewing youtube videos for so long, finally I actually had energy to MAKE something!!
Maybe your situation is different, but your joy and pride and gratefulness was so relatable. ❤
Im glad your alive too. As one stranger to another, you make a difference.
Your sweater is glorious.
What a gift you are, your creativity, your authenticity. All the steps you went through with your sweater, and the anxiety both in planning, and the giggle of "I made this"!! I, too, am so glad you're still here. 🥰
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I got so excited when I saw a long video from you!! But then I had to stop the video because I wasn’t in my cozy clothes and I didn’t have my coffee. So now , 10 minutes later I am properly cozy for a dose of Elyse! ❤
I absolutely save longer videos from my favorite creators until I have the right snack and the right comfy clothes to enjoy the video ! Hahaha
Same!!! Also would be fascinating to know what creators you like!
@@elyse_myers um...Did we just become best friends??
This was the lovliest video to watch, Elyse. Thank you so much. 😃
I'm recovering from a stroke right now and am crocheting a white and purple granny square cardigan for the first time ever - never made anything for myself to wear (aside from hats and scarves). Good idea on the blocking, I'm going to try that!
Wishing you a smooth and steady recovery. In the meantime I hope there's lots of your favorite beverages and treats, and getting cozy. ❤️
..I cannot imagine you.. any place other than living in this world, on this planet, in this moment.. and I get to know you..!💫🤭✨🫶🧗🏻♀️🥰.. I was born a Myers..and a teacher once told me I spelled my name wrong..?!😂❤️
Thinking of you Jo. Wishing you a smooth recovery
Hope your recovery goes well and fast! So nice to see you over here, shouldn’t be surprised you like her too, since great minds think alike ;)
My mom did crochet after a stroke as her own at home rehab. It definitely helped!
Teaching about learning is called pedagogy. You would have made an amazing educator & you are teaching us all in important ways even now. ♥️♥️
I love you being alive, too!! Right after you said that, my immediate thought was wondering and hoping that you’d recognize the weight and importance of those 4 words. You certainly did, and I’m so happy I saw this video today! Thanks, Elyse! ❤️
You are one of my very favorite content creators. I appreciate your honesty, or maybe just how closely I relate to so many of the brave words you speak out loud unabashedly telling your story. As someone who suffered from PMDD and still struggles with my own ADHD, thank you for showing us a glimpse of your zen in this amazing project! Kudos Elyse!
Even though I saw 13:04 on a reel or short, it still got me again. I feel the same, it’s wild that my mind no longer tries to change that
This is so kind of you - thank you so much! 🥹
I don't crochet. I don't even like crochet things... But I've always watched people doing and thought - that person seems like this is way more than crocheting... They seem like they're in a different state... And sure enough, it seems like crochet is a zen meditation as much as making art.
I came to see the moment when Elyse says - I love being alive, because it kills me every time I see it and I tear up when she tears up.
From tacos to art and everything in between-the joy you spread is unmatched!! So proud of and excited for you. Thanks for bringing us along 🤩
So glad I get to be here with you!
Mental health issues have hit my family hard, and I'm scared to admit that burn out has been real. I haven't had energy to do anything that sparks my joy. Seeing you glow and smile through the creativity process reminded me how I loved working on pottery. Learning a new skill and then having free range to create whatever you want is an ethereal feeling. You and this video mean more than words can describe 💟
I love seeing people discover crochet and falling in love with it.
I was 5 when my aunt gave me a crochet hook and some yarn and taught me to make a granny square. I'm now 63, and I have never stopped crocheting. In 58 years I have made more blankets, sweaters, hats & booties than I can count. I believe crocheters are the most creative and kindest people you could ever meet.
Working with your hands is good for the soul. It can center your mind just like doing yoga or meditation.
You did a wonderful job on the sweater. I hope crocheting continues to bring you joy.
Am I allowed to say that I'm proud of you? Because I'm so proud of you! For making a wearable (I mean, that's a huge accomplishment!), but also for being real and for being here and for following your creative heart...The sweater is stunning, but best of all, it's from you - you designed it and made it a reality. You done soooo good! ❤❤❤
I appreciate how relatable Elise is. From the distraction from sudden rabbit hole adventures to crochet woes. This woman is the realest!
I appreciate her ability to be
❤her authentic self❤
DUDE! You make so much sense. My family can't process how I function. It's really cool to see someone else that functions in some similar ways.
Also, yes. I've had MANY breakdowns while froggings crochet. But that's just a part of working without a pattern. It's an iterative process.
Looks awesome btw!
The sweater is stunning! You didn't just make a sweater. You designed and created a piece of wearable art. Congratulations!! That's impressive! I loved seeing the process...the retries and adjustments. So real. And your joy moment was beautiful and authentic and a much needed reminder. Thanks for sharing with us.
I love the sweater so much... I feel like it could be a sweater dress with some cute 60s style booties. My grandmother passed her crochet talent to me when I was 12. I have proudly practiced crochet for 28 years now and I'm so happy to see someone talking about it and getting such joy from it. Thank you for showing it off!
My Grandma thought to crochet when I was little. Granny squares for the win! Your sweater is absolutely beautiful Elyse! I am so proud of you for completing it! I would never completed it. I would have seen something else that needed to be don’t and got sidetracked into next year and never went back to it!
I have found that you can use Dritz elastic thread to make ribbing a lot more elastic. I sewed it through the back side of the ribbing and did several rows. I found it kept the cuffs from stretching out and staying that way. But regardless, your sweater is darling and so are you!
I was just thinking of this but without the specifics because I've never made a sweater before but I've worn sweaters with little elastics knitted into the, ehem, ribbing.😂
I cried with you and I cheered with you. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
Thank you for being here with me!
I love the change to the blue! Amazing job!
Thank you!!!
I really admire how you didn't give up. Remember you can always take it apart and rejoin into a afghan . The blocks are beautiful. Can't wait to try them , but not for a sweater, probably an afghan.
The word not sounding like a word anymore really hit.
I love that you crochet and walk on the treadmill! I read a book on my iPad while I’m on the treadmill and I felt silly doing it but also genius… i could read it laying down in bed but I’m being productive and walking at the same time!
So much of my life I felt like I had to choose between getting energy out so my brain could focus and crafting or being creative and with my walking pad I realized I didn’t need to choose between those two! I built my walking disk when I was a web developer and was sitting for 10-12 hours a day writing code and it nearly killed me and my hyperactive body/brain. My walking pad has given me a lot of my enjoyment back in things I like doing but usually just require me to sit at a desk!
First. You are my fav creator and inspired me to crochet. I started a month ago and have made a lot of stuffed animals. So unbelievably relatable w everything you say about adhd , so glad I'm not alone. 😭
I am a mental health therapist. I recently got to hold space with a client who said out loud, for the first time, "I am happy to be alive." Her reaction was much like yours. What a realization!
Absolutely loved watching this! 🙌🏼 the emotional rollercoaster is so relatable. The sweater is a work of art for sure xx
YES YES I HAVE. Just recently, actually, AND more than once on the SAME project each time 🤪 I was ready to rip my hair out along with the stitches, lol. BUT! You DID IT! YOU made YOURSELF a frickin sweater! That is TRULY bodacious and you have every right to feel proud of your accomplishment. Well. Done. Very well done, indeed.
And btw? I see you, brave young lady. You ROCK.
🤟🏻☺️🫶🏻🧶 xx-Lisa in OH
Thank you for being so honest and leaving your vulnerability in. Not editing it out makes you so relatable. I can not explain how much this resonates with me and how much it makes me feel like I'm not alone. Please know that you are appreciated and loved.
First, that sweater is rad. Second, my eyes were watering at the happy to be alive, because I know how that can feel like such a big commitment.. like "am I?... I am!... wow!"
"I love being alive"
I saw the realization on your face after you said that. That little voice in you that says "I don't want to wake up today" finally has something to wake up for. (as if waking up for your husband and beautiful boys isn't enough.) I have that little voice too. Daily it says to me "nah. You don't want to wake up. Let's just give up this time". I try so hard to keep that voice down. I can feel the emotion that slowly starts in your feet and moves up through your body then envelops you in the realization that you are wanted. You are needed. You are loved. You have purpose. Thanks Elyse .
Andalsotoo "In 1829, the first crochet pattern was written by Mademoiselle Riego de la Branchardiere. The daughter of a French father and an Irish mother, she is known as the mother of crochet and said to be the creator of the Irish crochet style! At 18 she published her first book about fiber and needlework."
I’ve been crocheting for 10 years now and I still struggle to make clothes! So don’t be mad if it doesn’t come out well the first time cause it’s a lot harder than it looks 😊
Honestly one of the best parts of crochet is that you can just pull out mistakes and try again or reuse the yarn for something else
I’m a self taught “crocheter” so this was so enjoyable. But even if I didn’t crochet I would still love this longer video. So so many layers and so vulnerable and funny and heartwarming. Thank you for sharing these snippets of your life with us. It’s absolutely so helpful to others to show these vulnerable moments and your progress. Love love love this. ❤
oooommmgg... "I love... being... alive" I love this so much and felt it so deeply through your expressions
I love the moment of realization when you said, “I’m happy to be alive and mean it!” I actually smiled when you said, “say cheese!” LOL! This video spoke to me in so many ways, thank you for simply being you, so real and authentic! Sending loads of love and well wishes for your family! ❤
I'm happy you're alive too.
As a crafter myself, I'm so stoked that you've found joy in crochet!!
I saw your short where you noticed the camera wasn't on and related so hard. I'm so happy to see you did it. I saw you listening to music, walking on a treadmill and crocheting at the same time and it inspired me in the most interesting way. I thought of how I will binge Netflix and have nothing to show for it. So I borrowed a crochet hook and grabbed the yarn I'd liked, and impulse bought, two years ago and made a car blanket for my four year old using only what I remembered my grandma showing me over 10 years ago. I've always been the type to give to others first in an anxiously attached kind of way. Last December, I was asked by someone to make them one, their face seemed upset or annoyed when I told them to just give me the yarn they wanted used, so when I found discount yarn that I liked, suddenly, I was making a gift. -I have a hard time sticking to anything, but this blanket got me through two different 9 hour hospital visits with both my parents. It is finally wide enough to cover me when I lay on my side with my knees up and is long enough to go from my toes to my forehead. The end of the project shows the benefits of my TH-cam crochet tutorial and shorts obsession and gets better and better technique over the course of the rows. like every time I learned to make a new knot, or when I just started knitting the two ends over each other so there was no bump at all. I am on the last 3 and a half skeins of this discontinued wool and I have decided that it's mine. The blanket is mine, I deserve it, Guilt free. :) I just wanted to encourage you the way you encourage others. I admire and appreciate your radical authenticity and have been uplifted by you. -Thanks. Edit: Oh! I saw advice to chain your first row with a hook one size up from the size you intend to do the whole project in so that it stays stretchy and doesn't get that puckered or tight appearance compared to the stretch of the rest of the fabric. Maybe that could help? :)
use a smaller hook (at least a whole size smaller, maybe 1.5 smaller), attatch your yarn right to the sweater, chain as long as you want the ribbing to be and then sc along that and slip stitch into the next stitch, then back loop onlysingle crochet along it and back to the sweater, slip stitch into the next stitch on the sweater. Using a smaller hook will bring the bottom of the sweater together.
love your final outcome though!!
Okay I never considered to use a smaller hook for the ribbing!!!! Why didn’t I think of doing that????? I ended up crocheting it directly onto the sweater just like you described but I used the same size hook so it’s never tight. YOU ARE GENIUS!!!!
Oh my god i cannot believe you actually responded 😶🌫😶🌫 And called me a genius. Holy heck my whole day, hell year has been made. I never thought you'd ever respond! I've been crocheting since i was 13, i'm32 now and still love it. During the pandemic your videos were some of the only things i laughed at, it was such a hard time and your content made it just a little better. So when you picked up crochet i was THERE FOR IT!! I'm so glad i could give you a tip that might be helpful! Thanks for all the smiles over the years, and the smiles yet to come!
As I’m leaving Michaels with $100 worth of yarn this video is posted 😂
You'll need to go back and get more yarn!!
It was meant to beeeeeee
(Okay but also you should check out Joann Fabrics if you have one near you because their store brand yarn is like $2.50 a skein and it’s awesome!)
@@elyse_myersDUDE! I love their store brand yarn. The "gentle" line soooo good. I have adhd and autism and it is the opposite of sensory overload. Currently making a granny square sweater from that. Thanks for sharing yours. I appreciate you.
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The jumper is stunning, and you should wear it! Well done, lass.
Colors? Perfection. Filming and storytelling? Delightful. Crochet skills? Inspiring and impressive. Absolutely a lovely video and I’m so appreciative of your time and energy put into this.
…..and now I’m crocheting sweaters and crying at the snow!
Amen Elyse. We are all glad that you’re ALIVE ❤❤❤
you’ve literally helped me through so much with my anxiety and stress thank you so much and thank you for all the videos that you make!!❤️❤️💋 also first!😁✨
This makes my heart so happy. Thank you for sharing this with me!!
@@elyse_myers your so welcome!! every time i see your videos i just know that everything is going to be okay. ❤️✨
Okay I would totally wear this if it was a cardigan! It’s the perfect length and looks nice and cozy to just slip on anytime around the house and of course, it’s adorable! It can go with anything…..except the Florida weather I live in! Okay so if I lived in the mountains & need a cardigan that is one of a kind, I’m calling YOU! ❤
11:05 I LOVE THIS! That moment when the creation in your head becomes reality!! And you can finally get an idea of "wait, my plan might actually work?!?" Amazing 😮❤
Okay but, a video of the things you do to hack your way through your day because your statement about object permanence and then the GENIUS of putting the watch in your sock so you put it back on and don’t just totally lose it… I’m so impressed.
You make me laugh and you make me cry. Making things has kept me sane and given me joy even when I have to redo something. Love the sweater. The blue was a great choice for the bands. ❤❤❤❤
How you find the time to accomplish this with two little ones is absolutely incredible!! Wishing I had that time management 😆 I have two littles too and I can't even get all my daily chores completed!
Have you considered making a baby blanket out of the squares? They are so beautiful and warm. Sweater is museum quality. Lovely to hang on a wall. Also, it would look great as a whole outfit. You need boots with skinny jeans or a full jean skirt and booties… style it!
So many thoughts and emotions while watching this. 1. I'm so proud of you!!! You did it!!! 2. The pure joy on your face so many times throughout this video brought me so much joy. 3. You saying you're happy to be alive and actually mean it made me cry along with you. That was such a beautiful, powerful, encouraging moment, and I'm truly so happy for you. 4. I can't count the number of times I thought to myself that I wish I could be your friend and that I know we'd be good friends in real life. 5. So thankful for you, Elyse. Thank you for sharing all that you do in the ways you do, being your authentic self. You're such a blessing and such an encouragement to me and so many others as well.
Ah Elyse, I loved watching this!! You’re awesome and it IS a beautiful sweater!! You made it, go you!
Thank you!!!
This was magical happiness. I love that you kept at it at created something just so lovely. You are amazing at understanding milestones and it’s beautiful. ❤❤❤
this sweater represents your existence. you're alive, you're making it through, and you made a sweater to prove it. i'm so proud of you, we all are!
I subscribed at 12:31. I was enjoying the video so much, I've seen some of your shorts as well. I found "I love being alive" to just touch me through a dang computer. Creating is healing. No matter what you're creating. I've felt what you've felt when I've crocheted something I was so proud of. Thank you for this!
Thank you for showing how much perseverance it took to make your beautiful sweater! Truly an inspiration.
"It is hot, yes it is" made me laugh out loud. This is beautifully done and it absolutely would suffocate me as well lol.
Have you ever thought how people made anything….like bronze….it’s so complicated you need tin and copper….have you seen just how make the copper! Now that makes me feel so much clearer about crochet!
The sweater is gorgeous and you should definitely wear it. ❤
I laughed out loud with joy, watching this fabulous video! If you are like me, you will wear it once, then give it away. And then start a new project. The sweater is absolutely gorgeous! And you are amazing!
I'm so proud of you, Elyse!!! I TH-cam taught myself to crochet while hospitalized during my 3rd pregnancy 6 years ago and I'm still afraid to learn Granny squares 😂 Great job momma!!
You should be very proud of birthing your sweater. It is brilliant and classic. It’s you. Now you can work on another design to grow out of yourself. Nice lil granny squares do well in the world of life art. Proud for you. Nailed it!!!
Thank you for sharing that vulnerable moment with us. As someone who has also been in and out of an unbearably dark place, that moment when you realize you're in a place where you actually love to be alive, is such an invaluable one. To go from it being legitimately impossible to feel a sense of appreciation or any spark of joy in your existence, to tearing up at the feeling of sun on your skin and the smell of flowers in the wind.. it's the greatest freedom. I can't tell you how incredibly over the moon I am for you. You're a beautiful person that deserves to be happy, both inside and out. Really proud of you. ♥
I want to share hugs with you too, Mariah, from one "sister of gratitude" to another. I'm glad you've made it through, too! I'm glad for all of us.
@@Marialla. Aw man this really warmed my heart, thank you for that. I'm glad for all of us too ♥
As someone who has spent the last 9 months working on my first ever granny square sweater, I feel all of this in my bones. I did the repetitions of all the little hearts to keep myself chill during stressful meetings, and seeing my progress on my little tracking chart go up felt like such an achievement. And now my lovely partner gets to wear something I made just for them.
I may have honestly done something completely too much for my first sweater since I was pattern-smashing together the granny square (with custom modifications) and the construction method. I missed my new years deadline goal, but fuck it, the sweater is done and now I need to start another big project.
4 years of infertility struggles and barely hanging on by a thread (ha) and crocheting has truly been so incredibly healing for me. If anyone has been debating learning - DO IT!!! It’s the best.
I cheered when the collar & bottom became blue. I was hoping you’d see the light!!
This would look great belted (or not!) with dark leggings & walking boots! Awesome work, friend!🥹☀️
Love the channel
Love you Elyse❤❤❤😂
I can only describe a feeling I've been having that I think is similar...relief. I've cried tears of relief, that my mind and body are being released from this stagnant state, into one a state of just...living for it's own sake. And it's a relief.
Elyse, I love you, and I am also happy you are alive! This video was addicting - I could not stop watching. Thank you for sharing yourself so unabashedly. This video captures so much so well - mental health struggles and the beauty within them, the tornado process behind doing (or learning) something creative, that is rarely shown, and overall just the sense of 'we're gonna do this thing because we want to. And if we make mistakes or it's not what we want, we'll do it again, and that's okay'. That is so encouraging and real. Just, thank you!
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Can you imagine if we had to put this amount of effort into every garment worn by our entire family? I would expire.
The sweater looks gorgeous Elyse. If you don’t wear it, give it to someone that needs a hug right now
Bless your sweet heart Elyse! The world is lucky to have you 🩷
I am a sporadic crocheter who was trying to remember how to make a granny square. Yep, I am a granny trying to remember my crochet youth. I stumbled upon your delightful tutorial and your infectious personality makes me smile. I admit I now have sweater envy tho I enjoy you more than the overwhelming thought of a BIG project that will likely be cast aside unfinished. It’s the way my brain works….shiny object syndrome….”oh look, something new to try “. Anyway, you do beautiful work and I’m a fan. You’ve made this “older” lady smile and your sweater is BEAUTIFUL!!!
Good for you, Elyse. I cried a little when you surprised yourself for being happy to be alive. I've had that moment, too.
Elyse, I have watched you since TT and I have to say, this sweater is gorgeous. It's a perfect labor of love for yourself, and I absolutely felt when you cried over being happy to say out loud that you love being alive. There is so much to love about this. You learned so much, challenged yourself, agonized over the color scheme and arrangement of your handmade blocks, shared with your following and cried with us! Also, you can tie your sweater to the realization that you felt beautiful while making it and there is nobody else in the world like it Or you. I have enjoyed seeing the progress and all your real outtakes. It's been an honor to have found you over here on the tube. I've made two of these squares today, and keep going back to your tutorial for the parts I've needed help with. The way you describe everything makes it so helpful! Now I want to try more flower blocks! Thank you, precious one!
I would love this as a cardigan... like the front 3 squares are out with that blue ribbing all the way. That coastal grandma fall vibe 😂
Lately I have troubles falling asleep and I put something to listen when I’m in bed - guided meditations, gongs, music. But also I get bored of the same things very quickly and they loose their effect on me. So the last days I listen to your long format videos to fall asleep. I hope it comes out as a compliment because it is. I love your content and the longs videos are just so soothing 🤍🙏
I think I shouted 'stop it' at you about three times while you cried because I was crying too and knew exactly what you were going to say before you said it and the emotion was over whelming. I've recently gone through something very similar. Just under two years ago I was fighting my own brain every second of the day to just stay alive and that was the hardest thing I have ever done because I had been a very happy person before but I kept waiting and waiting for it to come back around and it never seemed to be coming. Jump forward and I've ended three years of truly the darkest and hopeless depression with a Dog, a Cat and Crochet.
Last night I went to the Taylor Swift concert with two of my friends from high school and I cried through 'love story' because I realised how happy I was to be here and alive and in this moment with them. At this concert with two of the people I sat with on a highschool oval singing along too love story back in 2008 when it first came out. It was such a full circle moment where I realised my love story wasn't a partner but it was the people I have loved and who have loved me and I just couldn't believe I'd spent so long fighting to keep that and now I can feel truly grateful to be here again. ❤ You've done amazing, Elyse (both with life and with this sweater 😂).
Crochet has been so healing for me, I'm so glad it has been so for you too.
I love your sweater. Thank you for sharing the journey of making it. It gives this ADHD girl who has a hodgepodge of half finished crochet projects a bit of hope. You're special, Elyse.
I understand the crying. Once I released some deeply rooted trauma and the next morning I cried at the hue of purple of a casserole dish I had had for ten years. It was like I could see color for the first time.
that moment you made that picture of us is probably the best moment I‘ll have all day!
I felt that “I love being alive” in my sou as someone with fragile mental health. I’m so happy for you Elyse.
Note sobbing when Elyse is having her "I'm so happy to be alive" moment even though I've already seen it on Instagram.
The way I was crying with you at the 'I love being alive!' The girls that get it, get it. This was the most adorable video and radiated a joy I can still feel now. It was an instant subscribe for me. Hope you have a great day!
I love the combination of vulnerability, determination, and creativity!
I love your tenacity Elyse. It is way after midnight in South Africa, but I’m enjoying watching you!😊and yes! I re-did a neck/collar probs 3 times…also had to re-do the front section as I had already sewed on the buttons. It was my first men’s sweater I made for my husband. I had to re-check his measurements sooo many times it was quite hilarious at times and other times, I said I’m never doing it again. Now my son also loves it when he saw it on his dad, and has ordered one😂😂I’m crazy like that, cause I think I’m a crochet addict!…for the love of crochet! “Living by grace, not perfection”. Be blessed❤
So beautiful that you captured that moment and chose to share it. I remember SO CLEARLY the exact moment I realized, "If I were given the choice to exist or not exist, I would actually choose exist." I was in my 30s when I had that realization for the very first time. It was so foreign.
My some of my best memories of my Mom #1(I have 2) was when she taught me how to knitt before she passed away when I was 10 years old.
Elyse is the loving mom from Dolly Partons “coat of many colors” song. It’s perfect!
If you’re interested in the history of fibre art, would definitely recommend looking into nalbinding! It’s kind of like the forerunner to crochet and knitting, it’s super interesting to see a method that’s SO OLD still being loved by people today even if it’s less well known than crochet or knitting. One of my favourite things about nalbinding is that there’s no ‘tension’ set by the tools like in knitting or crochet with the width of the needle/hook. With nalbinding the size of the stitches depends on the size of the crafter’s hands, so every piece is totally specific to the person who made it ❤