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I first learned crochet back in elementary but I picked it back up during the pandemic, I have the basics down and the accessible tutorials so it was not hard to get going. I mostly do it as a past time so my hands are doing something when I watch movies and videos on youtube with the added merits of having finished products. I give them as gifts to friends which is nice because I'm a big gift giver. I also sell crochet goods every now and then mostly flowers and amigurumi. I'dm say I love this hobby because it's a useful skill, if not a bit stressful at times

One thing I love about handmade clothes is the side effect that the creator then learns just how much effort goes into a garment. And then it spirals into appreciating all your clothes and being more mindful about it, in a world where mindfulness is replaced with automation.

I crochet now but I started with knitting because I love cozy clothes and enjoy making things by hand. I like how there are so many video tutorials for crochet, more than when I started knitting though there are more now. It can be an expensive hobby but it doesn't have to be, so it's very accessible. Though I don't have nearly as much time as I'd like to do all the projects on my boards.

this is one of the most interesting videos abut crochet i've ever seen😊😊

Ily but the way you kept saying Mugler like "moo-gla" had me dead💀 (it's "moo-glare" like air in the aussie accent <3)

brilliant video 👏🏻

I disagree with the take here. Someone can be very rich and influectial, live in luxury but can still be relatable. Kardashians might be relatable to people becouse they have big family, Kim might be ralatable becouse she is of unusual figue so girl with this kimd of body relate t her, other might be mothers like her. You can ralate to celebrity becouse of political views, sense of style etc. That is how people realete to celebrites and othe people generally. The money is not the most impportant thing.

if batman were here he'd defeat the evil fashion houses for us 😞

Undocumented immigrants. Human beings cannot be illegal.

The only thing I disagree is when you say crochet fell out of fashion, bc in Brazil it never did, your video is great ❤ but it depends on the country

I've been crocheting since I was 9 and stopped for years (no particular reason). I was recommended crochet videos here on RUclips and I really loved the patterns, so I bought some yarn and picked it back up again. Before this trend, I remember being made to feel bad for wanting to make my own things because "that's for old ladies." Not that there's anything wrong with being elderly, but I think people just saw it as something a grandmother would do, hence the stereotype. I started making my own leg warmers and a stuffed animal that I'm wanting to gift to my niece. There should be no shame, no matter who you are, how old you are, in desiring to create a piece and work of art that you made with your own hands. Seeing other girls and people my age starting to pick this up feels nice. It goes against the norm and there's nothing more fun than trying something new.

I bought a cactus crochet kit and realised I couldn’t understand how the written patterns worked and didn’t know any terms. I learned from RUclips, started making squares, progressed to bags, hats and 2.5 years later I’m making my own clothes etc and I still haven’t finished that little crochet kit 😂

I think it's still important to think about where your yarn comes from, who produces it and under what circumstances. Because even if you are not participating in fast fashion in that sense, it still is textile

I agree with the statement that crocheting your own clothes contributes to slow fashion with a caveat: I think that is only true until you use good quality yarn. With the resurgence of crochet we see a yarn itself as being a fast fashion item, for example the £2 yarn that ALDI sells. A lot of yarn is made from polyester that is awful for the environment and the clothes you make from it can deteriorate in quality after a couple washes and wears. I know that not everyone can afford real wool or high quality materials but I think we cannot call crocheting a slow fashion movement if we use materials that fast fashion would. There are ways to get good quality yarn for cheap e.g. thrifting or unravelling old sweaters that can be sustainable without buying into fast fashion yarn.

so happy i stumbled on this video!! your works so high quality and these are such important conversations to have ^_^

I LOVE to crochet!- In fact, I'm crocheting right now! In December of '21, I saw my friend sitting on the lawn playing with some yarn and a "knitting needle" and was interested. I asked her what she was doing and she said she was crocheting! I asked her if she could show me how. Fast forward 9 months later, and I'm selling at my first craft fair. I didn't know it was popular until recently.

Excellent vidéo, keep them coming !!! ❤❤

It's also frustrating when celebs misrepresent themselves as coming from middle/lower class backgrounds (and being self-made when they aren't). People like an "underdog" story. Taylor Swift was born to two billionaire parents, but she models herself as "the girl next door" from Tennessee (she's not even from Tennessee ... she's from Pennsylvania) who earned her way into the industry, when in fact she got it because her billionaire father bought major stock in the record label that signed her. She's never acknowledged these privileges. Grimes also cosplayed as a working-class communist, even after having kids with a billionaire. Then there's someone like Donald Trump with his wealthy dad and his "small loan of a million dollars". And lots of industry plant rappers that lie about coming from "the hood." It's okay to hold certain privileges - we don't choose what boxes we're born into. Doesn't inherently make you a bad person. But we do choose honesty about our privilege with others and ourselves. As well as how we choose to use that privilege. It's actually fine if these women wanna enjoy their wealth, but they also can't really lie to themselves or us by saying they are just like us. They aren't. I personally know a woman who lied about being middle class repeatedly ... her dad was a multimillionaire. She kept telling other people to check their privilege while she actively lied about hers. It's also important to note that luxury fashion brands are usually made with slave labor and unsustainable materials, so this influencers should be careful with what they promote and consume.

I picked up crochet to make stuffies for myself and my loved ones! My mom taught me a little as a kid, but I've been learning online through still pictures and text, as that works best for my brain. This video seemed very well balanced and researched and I love it! Thank you for your thoughts and the clips you shared!

my grandma tried to teach me to knit over skype when I was young and I could never really pick it up and didn’t like it that much but when I learned to crochet I FELL IN LOVE!! it’s so calming and makes me feel so cool to have it as a skill when people compliment my projects 😊

i love to crochet and knit, and i also spend a very large amount of time in public transportation (which i use to craft), so ive been approached countless times by older women who are just so fascinated by a young woman who has interest in these types of crafts. and i always tell them, theres plenty of us now! crochet is very popular and thats great!

I fell in love with knitting in high school. It amped up over the pandemic because, like many people, I needed something to do with my hands. I won't say I'm full-on making my own wardrobe. But I have at least started with accessories.

awesome content !! omg I'm obsessed with my crochet brand 👑

I love it because it keeps my hands busy while I think about stuff. 🤷🏼‍♀️ same for stitching.

Really interesting video, thank you! I've been crocheting for a year now, it appealed to me for a few reasons: 1 - you can make cool stuff 2 - i love having something to do that isn't too physically challenging for relaxing time 3 - i was quitting smoking, and the only thing that appealed about smoking was the repetitive hand movement, so i figured crochet was an excellent replacement! I've also found that crochet is GREAT for ADHD. Keeping me busy and focused on something whilst watching TV or youtube feels so much more fulfilling AND relaxing.

Personally I enjoy crochet because I get to fixate on it for a good while and at the end I get a reward out of it.

I started my crochet journey in 2021 and I almost give up doing my firsts chains 😂 it’s been a while and i still have my first ever single crochet square and it so ugly but it makes me realize how much I’ve learned and grown in this hobby that has been helping me in the good and bad times ❤

i’ve been thinking about this kind of things for months because of moya’s insta which has become more of an aesthetic than a real relatable person, so thank u for making this video♡ for my frenchies out there : i think léna situations also falls under this phenomenom, but in her own way because : 1. she studied fashion so she knows what she’s talking about/understands the industry on some level 2. is still somewhat relatable thanks to the vlogs d’aout even though some (or every lol) of the activities she does are like expensive af. plus the vlogs d’aout are what made her skyrocket to fame so she kinda has to keep filming them, they’re just more adapted to her rich lifestyle i guess 3. she’s not from an english-speaking country so i guess she has less visibly (or had because now billie eilish is on her podcast sooooo) if english-speaking knew about her im 100% sure she’d be featured in this video!

love that you immediately bring up designer brands lack of sustainability and questionable ethics

i'm glad to say that i first heard of/started crochet wayy before covid

I learned crochet from my grandma when I was around 7-8 and now I’ve been crocheting half my life lol . It was really funny to me bc In a few years I went from being the ONLY person in my area that knew who to crochet, to being the “grandma” of a newly formed crochet group (bc I was the most experienced lol).

This 👏🏼👏🏼

Yes thank you let’s go w some qualityyyyy

I found this while I crochet and I personally love crochet bc I’m making sm I can get to wear something I made and all the complements I get for these clothes make me really proud also I know that the things I crochet were not made by a worker who was not paid enought for it and it makes me feel like I reconnect with my grandmother in some way since she also crochet and I somthimes use the hooks that she used

Am i the only one who started crocheting after being inspired by uyen?

moya mawhinney!!! glad to see other people think this too. another thing i see is when these influencers are constantly “getting their life together” or things like that and it becomes really tiring to see their lives in such negative light for the sake of trying to be relatable.

What’s the intro music called? Like name of the song or wtv

As a teenager who recently took up crochet because of its trendiness, I think that it’s become a trend in gen Z like thrifting has, because it’s sustainable, and that sustainability is romanticized as aesthetic, which my generation loves. I think the aesthetic and fun aspect of crochet is a big part of its resurgence, though, not just sustainability. It makes people feel cute to wear a homemade granny square bandana they crocheted, while also giving people a sense of accomplishment of avoiding fast fashion.

I stopped taking Luxury ( or even High Fashion in general ) seriously when they started promoting meat dresses as luxury, And now it's like all over YT, when that's not even what I mean by Dark Minimalism.

Briefly? Why treat black contributions to our culture briefly?

id pay you to shut the hell up

Im a gen z female, i got into crochet just because my old enemy do so ( now no longer an enemy ) and now im obsessed with it bruh

This is such a great take on this topic!! Omg its so exhausting to watch it happen over and over again to creators I used to love, but end up not keeping up with after they've made the shift to more 'luxury' lifestyle content.

harry styles made me do it

This was a really well done video essay. Deserves more views and follows. Also. Recession Pop is such an interesting topic. Ive been watching a ton on it

Crocheting because the clothes I can afford literally break after a few months these days so need to do something about it for myself to have clothes that I like

I started crochet two months ago and I am obsessed I cant stop even if my hands hurt, I wanted to learn it so I can make gifts for people I love and make clothes for myself and not support fast fashion brands. I already stopped purchasing from global brands like zara ana H&M for like a year, and when I need something I look for a local brand, my aunt starting a brand also helped (she designs everything and go to a tailor to sew the designs). plus being a graphics and media student I was tired of screens and needed a new hobby, crochet seemed perfect in this economy.

I think you should’ve also talk about the end of recession pop in the early/mid 2010s which was pioneered by Lorde “Royals” which was very minimal with Hiphop inspired instrumentation that influenced a lot of artists including reputation and which perfectly transitions to the late 2010s where Hiphop was at peak based from the charts. The Harry mention was kind of a reach since that wasn’t known by gp in late 2010s.

Watching tis while crocheting! Yay

gen z crocheter here, i began crocheting in late early this year because to be honest, i struggle quite a lot with thinking of gifts to give people and it's just such a great feeling to see someone like a piece that was made with care. also started because i do quite like the idea of making clothes and i know a couple of designer friends who have their own brand and all, and crocheting helps me in fulfilling my desire to make clothes i'll wear and also being able to try patterns and giving it a bit of a personal flare.