YARN OVER HOOK
My Favorite Finds
A curated selection of (mostly) crochet-related articles and useful tools I’ve come across recently for you to explore. All links have been vetted! 🧡
📆 Crochet Alongs
2026 Stitch Sampler Scrapghan from Hooked on Homemade Happiness, features a new stitch every week. It’s already underway but it’s not too late to start!
Calling a Book Lovers! Nicki’s Homemade Crafts is starting the Book Lover Mystery CAL tomorrow and continuing for a couple of weeks.
📲 Ravelry Viewer
Ravelry is notoriously old-school and doesn’t render well on a mobile device. Ravit is here to fix that for you! It transforms Ravelry into a mobile friendly site. The only drawback is it limits you to viewing 25 patterns a week under the free version, but it’s only $6.99 a year for unlimited access!
👧 I Love My Daughter!
She knows me so well! She got me this coffee mug for Christmas. Let’s say I can get a little defensive when my husband asks about my yarn stash! 😆
👀 ICYMI
It’s never easy to find your people - here are some ways to start or join a crochet group.
🧡 Featured Crochet Charity
The Magic Yarn Project makes and provides whimsical, giggle-inducing character wigs and beanies that invite children suffering hair loss into the world of imagination and play during difficult times.
FINISH-IT FEBRUARY
Finish-It February Is Here
(And It Starts With Zero Guilt)
Let me guess: you have a pile of crochet projects in various states of almost-done.
A Christmas project that missed December. A headless bear. A blanket that just needs the border. A scarf waiting for ends to be woven in.
They sit there in their basket, silently judging you every time you start something new “just to try the yarn.”
Here’s the truth: unfinished projects create an invisible mental load. Every glance at your works in progress (WIPs) adds a little guilt, even when you’re supposed to be enjoying your hobby.
Finish-It February isn’t about forcing yourself through projects you’ve grown to hate. It’s about clarity, intentional choices, and letting go of that mental weight.
And it starts today with something simple: Taking a WIP Inventory.
What Is Finish-It February?
Finish-It February is a month-long reset for your crochet life. Not a challenge. Not a race. Not a "finish everything or bust" situation.
The goal is to look honestly at your WIPs and make intentional decisions about each one. Every WIP gets one of three outcomes:
Finish It – you still love it and want to see it done
Frog It – letting go frees up yarn, time, and mental energy
Forget It – a conscious pause with no guilt attached
Any decision is progress. Even choosing not to decide right now is still a choice. And that's okay.
Day 1: WIP Inventory Day
Your only job today is to count and categorize your current projects. That's it.
No fixing. No finishing. No judging past-you for starting "one more thing."
No need to organize either…that will only create another unfinished project. Only pull out the projects on the top of the pile. Dig deeper later.
For each, take a few minutes to list:
The name of the project currently in progress
Roughly how complete it is
Whether it still brings you joy (be honest!)
This step matters because you can't manage what you don't inventory. Seeing everything in one place often helps to make a decision.
How to Use the Finish-It February Printable
To make this easier, I've created a free Finish-It February WIP Decision Worksheet.
For each project, you'll jot down:
Project name and % complete
Joy level (honesty required!)
A simple decision: Finish It, Frog It, or Forget It
One tiny next action (not "finish the blanket"—think "weave in ends on one square")
Any blockers (missing yarn, lost motivation, etc.)
The worksheet includes a quick decision framework to help you decide—when finishing makes sense, when frogging is freeing, and when forgetting is an act of self-compassion.
There are no wrong answers here. The goal is momentum, not perfection.
What Happens Next
Download the free printable and start your WIP Inventory today. This is a lightweight worksheet, designed to get you moving without overwhelm.
You don't even need to fill it out completely—just use the decision framework to clarify what to do with your WIPs.
Then, pick one "Finish It" project and commit to just 15 minutes of work this week. Not the whole thing. Just one small step forward.
That's how things finally get finished—and finally released from your mental load.
Stay tuned: An interactive online tool is coming soon to help you track projects, revisit decisions, and keep the Finish-It February mindset going well beyond this month.
Start where you are. One project. One decision. Small Steps.
WIPs
My WIPs and Where I’ll go First
I’m not going to bore you with all of my WIPs, but pulling out a few unfinished projects, I see “The Study of Blue” (I think!) that I abandoned for the Crazy Hexi Cardi.
Then there’s a half-done baby hat, maybe? I have no idea what pattern that is. This one’s getting frogged!
And finally, this poor bear who’s been headless forever, because I ran out of pink yarn. That variegated yarn made him look like voodoo doll so I’ll try that gray yarn instead and see if that works out. The pattern is still open in my phone browser from months ago!
👉 Share your WIP Medley with me - I’d love to see!
IN STITCHES
WEAVING IN THE ENDS
Let me know what you’re going to work on this week and if the printable helps you plan. I hope your February is fabulous!
—Michelle 🧡
P.S. Quick question for you
BEFORE YOU GO…
Here are some things to help:
Finish-It February Worksheet - free worksheet to help you visualize your WIPs and form a plan to get them done, finished and off your mind.
The Yarn Cost Calculator - compares yarn skeins so that you can find the best deal
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