YARN OVER HOOK
My Favorite Finds
A curated selection of (mostly) crochet-related articles and useful tools Iāve come across recently for you to explore. All links have been vetted! š§”
š Crochet Alongs
Started January 1, Nickiās Homemade Crafts has her Christmas Bookshelf Mosaic Crochet Blanket CAL 2026 in progress.
Itās a good week if you like Mosaic crochet, because Juniper and Oakes has in progress her Mosaic Grannies Collection blanket. A square for every month.
ā¤ Quick Valentineās Makes
Hereās an easy stuffed heart from Annieās Design. Whip up a few of these using yarn from your stash. Theyāll look great in any colors!
This flat Valentineās Day Heart from Hearth Hook and Home can double as a class gift, when you slide in a pencil or a lollipop.
And hereās a collection of quick and easy heart patterns and all of them are free with a variety of hearts including coasters, embellishments and ornaments.
Maybe not quick, but very cute (and I couldnāt resist!) is the Valentineās Gnome from Mjās Off The Hook.
š¬ Thatās What They Say
This piece for āCrochety Cranks who Crochetā explains the origins of the words crochety and crochet, in our ever-changing and evolving language!
š§” Featured Crochet Charity
Knit The Rainbow collects both knitted and crocheted items for homeless LGBTQ+ youth in NYC. Most charities depend on the crafter to send their items directly to the charity. This charity is one of the few Iāve come across that has partnered with local yarn stores across the country to act as collection points for handmade items.
FINISH-IT FEBRUARY
Choosing Your Top 3 Projects
Planning to Finish Unfinished Objects
If you completed last weekās WIP inventory, congratulations! Thatās probably the hardest part of Finish It February. Seeing everything laid out can feel overwhelming at first, but clarity is power.
Now itās time for the most important step: choosing your Top 3 projects to focus on this month.
This is where the Finish It Tracker is useful.
The goal isnāt to finish everything. Itās to finish something ā intentionally.
Start by looking at your inventory and asking a few practical questions:
1. Which projects are closest to done?
Momentum matters. A project thatās 80ā90% complete is a great candidate because it gives you a quick win and a boost of motivation.
2. Which projects are mentally āheavyā?
Some WIPs take up more space in your head than in your project bag. If you keep feeling guilty about a specific project, consider putting it in your Top 3 ā even if the goal is to frog or officially let it go.
3. What realistically fits your February?
Be honest about your time, energy, and yarn tolerance right now. A simple hat might be a better choice than an intricate blanket if life is busy.
4. Mix it up.
A good Top 3 often looks like:
One nearly-finished project
One medium, steady project
One decision project (finish or frog)
Use the Finish It Tracker to mark each project as Finish, Frog, or Let Go. Writing that decision down is powerful ā it turns vague intention into a plan.
Remember: this isnāt a productivity contest. Choosing fewer projects on purpose is how you actually finish them.
Progress over perfection. Always.
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 Finish-It Feb Progress
They say that life is what happens when youāre busy making plans. Between thing and the other, it was a crazy week and I didnāt get to work on any of my WIPs! Not only that, my whole weekend was taken up by volunteering at a weekend-long Robotics tournament that left me exhausted. Late in the evenings, I was able to work my Crazy Hexi Cardi but due to not reading the pattern properly and not knowing left from right (several times!) thereās been lots of frogging and re-doing going on so I havenāt made as much progress as Iād like.
Iām still keeping that poor headless bear in the back of mind as first to work on. This is my number one project to focus on!
My local charity put out a call for St. Patrickās Day baby hats for newborns - must. not. heed. the. call! Focus on WIPs, Michelle!
The headless bear!
š Howās your Finish-It February Progress?
IN STITCHES
No starting new ones this month! Only finishing!
WEAVING IN THE ENDS
As tempting as it is to start a new project, you must resist! Repeat after me: WIPs only! WIPs only! You can do it, itās only a few more weeks. And February is a short month.
āMichelle š§”
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BEFORE YOU GOā¦
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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