The Leftie Crocheter

I have been absent on steemit for quite a while, but it has been for several reasons. My boss in my first online job gave me quite a handful of assignments. Which, as luck would have it, was also the same case with my boss on my second online job. Both are nice and they pay good money so I'm not really on the position to complain. Although, it had pulled me away from my other activities.

I still haven't finished my amigurumi project. Up until now, I'm at letter S. And letters O to S doesn't have stuffing inside yet because I ran out of textile scraps. I'm still in the process of shredding my undonateable old clothes. Do you guys have that one or two pieces of clothing that you just love wearing even when they're already almost torn apart on several places? I've decided to start my minimalist lifestyle by starting with my clothes. Those old clothes that can still be used will go to donation boxes. Those that are not so usable anymore, to the shredding box and will be used as stuffing for my amigurumi projects. (Yes, I will be making more amigurumi in the future. Yay!)

I felt encouraged to start a minimlist lifestyle when I found I had a lot of junk in my storage boxes! I found this out when I was packing our things. We will be moving to a new apartment in a couple of weeks. And because I already got my hands full, I am working on packing our things little by little so I won't cram when it's moving day. And so far, I have thrown boxes and boxes and bags and bags of trinkets that I couldn't even recognize. I was a sentimentlist. (if that's a word) I tend to keep tickets from movies, chocolate wrappers, old notebooks (yes, I still have my highschool notebook for my favorite subject), and so much more that could have been either recycled or sold at the junkshop.

So those are the other things that kept me away from my hobbies. That and of course taking care of the family while completing my Insanity workout. I'm on month 1, week 4, Day 5 right now. So far, I've lost more than 20lbs. And my muscles are slowly building up and I loooooove it!

When I got the chance to hold my crochet needle, I thought of making a vlog for leftie crocheters. It's difficult to find a crochet video tutorial for a left hander. And as Mahatma Gandhi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." I decided to give my idea a go. Not that it would be that much of a change in the world, but at least, I'm doing something that I think would help other aspiring crocheter. I will be someone that I badly needed when I was just starting out again in crocheting. My mom has been extra patient with me when she taught me the basics, and I can imagine how hard it was for her since she's right handed.

Here's my first video as The Leftie Crocheter on Youtube.

How to do Chain Stitch amd Single Crochet

I'm still brushing up on my video editing techniques but so far, I'm learning. Which has been my motto this year. "Always try to learn something new."

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