👋Hi, it’s Michelle!

I’m so excited to feature Kiks + Jack Crochet this week! Dive into their story, explore their blog, and try one of their inspiring patterns 🧡 and share with a crochet friend.

In this week’s e-mail:

• ✨ How crocheting in the in-between turned into a calling

• 🧠 The Crochet Crowd & Mental Health

• 🐾 Helping comfort pets with crochet

LOOPED IN

Crochet News

Turning Crochet into a Business → 17 Crochet Items that Actually Sell

Crochet can absolutely become a profitable business! Beyond selling handmade items, you can expand your income by offering digital patterns. This guide walks you through where to start, pricing strategies, and the top 17 crochet products that actually sell. (See more: Shopify)

Olympian Tom Daley’s Dive into Crochet

Olympic diver and gold medalist Tom Daley has embraced crochet and knitting with enthusiasm, finding a niche he never envisioned. His advice stems from an unusual place: wearing more clothes to bed than to work! “Do the thing that makes you happy,” he says. “Who cares if nobody else gets your vision? It’s not up to them to make you happy. You should do the thing that you enjoy.” Wise words! (See more: Heatworld)

The Crochet Crowd Tackles Mental Health

Michael Sellick of The Crochet Crowd is finding powerful ways to connect mental wellness and crochet. With over 1.3 million followers, he’s using his platform—and his local community—to encourage mindfulness through making. (See more: CBC)

Crochet Dolls Help Kids Feel Seen

After retiring, a man with vitiligo, a condition that causes permanent white patches of skin to appear on the body due to a lack of the pigment melanin, found new purpose in crocheting. He’s making crochet dolls for children with the same condition helping them feel seen and celebrated (See more: Dexterto)

STITCH BY STITCH

How Kiks + Jack Crochet leverages the Power of In-Between Moments

In a culture obsessed with packed schedules and constant productivity, Kiks + Jack Crochet offers a gentler rhythm.

It’s not about carving out hours for creativity but discovering that spare minutes can hold magic.

What began as a deep yarn obsession grew into a creative rhythm built around life’s “in-between” moments.

This pattern blog encourages makers to see crochet as both accessible and transformative.

🧶 Crafting Between Chaos

It all started with a sweater. That first sweater was stitched between meetings, phone calls, appointments, and family chats.

It sparked a sense of creativity and accomplishment.

More than that, it proved something powerful: crochet can live alongside a busy life.

👯‍♀️ Building a Crafting Community

That sweater sparked a realization and a mission that became Kiks + Jack Crochet.

The goal was to help others discover that same joy, especially those who believed they were “too busy” or “not coordinated enough” to ever make something by hand.

And one by one, friends began to surprise themselves:

 🧵 A Family Affair with Fashion DNA

With a family of crocheters, knitters, seamstresses, and photographers, Kiks + Jack Crochet grew from a creative home.

Inspired by the styles they actually wanted to wear, the founder and her fashion-savvy daughter designed modern pieces that felt both current and personal.

💡 "Made to Measure" Patterns Are a Game-Changer

What really sets Kiks + Jack apart is their commitment to beginner-friendly, freely accessible, and “made-to-measure” designs.

The sizing is not an afterthought. It’s woven into the philosophy of celebrating body uniqueness.

Every pattern honors your body, reflects your style, and respects your pace.

Whether you have five hours or just five minutes, you can still stitch something beautiful. That matters.

🍂 What’s Next?

As the weather shifts, Kiks + Jack Crochet is turning its focus to cozy, modern patterns for a made from scratch wardrobe.

Their invitation to crocheters is simple. You don’t need uninterrupted weekends to make something beautiful.

Just a hook, a yarn you love, a few minutes, and your own two hands.

Family + Friends + Crochet = Kiks + Jack Crochet

Where to find Kiks + Jack:

Website: https://kiksandjackcrochet.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiksandjackcrochet/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiksandjackcrochet/

Pinterest: https://ca.pinterest.com/kiksandjackcrochet/

YARN OVER HOOK

This Week’s Favorite Finds

🧶 July Crochet-Alongs (CALs)

• Christmas in July CAL makes a new project every day in July to jumpstart your holiday gift making (UndergroundCrafter)

• A free CAL that takes you on a Road Trip - A Blanket CAL from 12 different designers (MadameStitch)

• Crochet Along for a Cause started Friday (HookedOnHomemadeHappiness)

✔️ Crochet-to-English Translator

• Paste in any pattern and instantly get fully written instructions. No decoding required! (AnythingTranslate)

✂️ Functional travel jewelry

• A handy TSA-safe yarn cutter that looks like a necklace! (Amazon)

 🧡 Featured Crochet Charity

• The Snuggles Project helps shelter animals feel safe by providing soft handmade blankets, offering comfort and increasing adoption success. 🐾

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✨ WIP

• What I’m working on this week: The Study of Meditation (still!)

  👉 What are you working on? Reply to share it with me!

IN STITCHES

WEAVING IN THE ENDS

I hope something here made you smile—or sparked your next project!

See you next week for more crochet-y goodness,

—Michelle 🧡

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