Dream Big and Create

Do you crochet? Do you do it beacuse you love it or is it your way of making an income? I crochet and I do it for the love of the art of creating.  I'll be honest, I make some money, not enough to quit my day job.  Yet!  I have dreams that one day I will be able to spend my whole day just creating and crocheting away. 
When i started on this journey a little over a year ago the only thing I wanted to do was learn to crochet a sock monkey hat for our newest addition.  That was it.  I tell you social media has power, more power than I thought was possible.  I went from sharing my first ever creation to selling my first item within a month.  I didn't have a crochet page on facebook or a blog.  I just wanted to share my new skill with my friends and family.  I was so proud of what I had learned. The second I picked up that crochet hook, I was hooked.  It came so naturally to me I didn't want to stop.  A few short months after I learned to crochet I decided to start a page on Facebook.  Not to sell my items, just to showoff my work.  I thought a least this way family and friends on Facebook wouldn't be bombarded with my creations unless they wanted to see them.  Well before i knew it i was completely booked up with orders from sept till march.  I have found my true passion, yarn and a hook it just inspires me to create.  In the last few months i have dipped my toes into the designing world, desining new pieces and writting patterns.  I truley love it.  Its so much work but seeing others create and love my patterns drives me to want to create more.  Wow, it has been a crazy year.  I step back now and take a look at all that I have accomplished in the span of 1 short year and I have no words.  No words for the endless support of family and friends, other crochet artists and pages out there that continue to support me in what I do.