Before I became a cardmaker and paper crafter, I was a yarner! And, I still love everything about crochet and knitting. I learned to crochet when I was 12 years old. And, the funny part is I only learned one pattern at the time and that was how to make shawls. I made a boat load of them!
I was off and on for many years but when my hubby and I moved to Oregon and joined a local church, I went to the women’s ministry craft class and picked up the hooks once again. I was hooked!, no pun intended 😀
Every December, the women’s ministry held a bazaar where we made everything we sold to fund the ministry. I did this for four years straight making hundreds of things from hats, scarves to wardrobe items like sweaters and wraps.
In 2018, I injured my shoulder, arms and wrists and had unfortunately give up the craft. I didn’t fully heal until 9 months later and I wondered what would I do. I love to create with my hands. The director of the women’s ministry asked me to take over the greeting card ministry and at first I wasn’t sure but I felt a green light in my spirit to do it. From there, I began Kim’s Handcrafted Cards in 2019 and it’s my main crafty hobby. I have picked up crochet in little bits but I wanted a space particularly for my fiber arts to live.
This post is part of a series highlighting my previous crochet projects that I created. I’m so proud of myself for making so many things. You can click on any image to see a larger view. Hope you enjoy looking through my catalog. Oh and if you’re wondering if I still have any of these, the answer is “no”. I either sold or donated these items.
