Anxiety Disorders, What is it? + Helpful Tips  Good evening my crochet queens and kings! I'm glad you stopped by, and welcome to my blog! I focus on helping others achieve success in their craft businesses. But in this post I want to talk about a sensitive topic. Anxiety? What is it? There's also anxiety disorder. Hmmm. As someone who has an anxiety disorder, I can say it is not fun! I have GAD, also known as "Generalized Anxiety Disorder" I will speak on that later on in this post! Some people may think " Oh that will go away, you probably just have the jitters!" Really? I wish it was so simple. At the end of the post you will see a great guide ( Don't worry it's not a whole novel!) Just something to help either people with anxiety, or someone you know who is going through it.  The 6 major types of Anxiety Disorders  Phobias - intense fears of specific things, like animals, objects, or situations.  Generalized Anxiety - this is when someone constan...

 Wow! What a great question! Well, thanks for stopping by my blog. For all the newbies, Welcome! I'm Latoya and I love crochet! My blog also talks about Affordable DIYs, planners, organization tips and more!  The topic of crochet has been a popular topic, especially during this pandemic. People were in their homes and wanted to try or even continue a hobby. I've been actually blown away with all these crochet pieces on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and even TikTok.  Back to the main question in the title, I learned to do a simple crochet chain when I was young. I didn't take it as serious as I do now. I made cute little bracelets for family and friends. Now I have a pretty large stash of yarn, hooks, and other craft stuff.  I'm in my mid thirties now and I definitely feel that crochet is good for you. Actually crochet has helped me a bunch. If you follow my blog you may know that I suffer from depression, anxiety, and I have epilepsy. ( I will talk further about th...

  Crochet hand sanitizer holder Pattern. By: www.anxiouslycrochet.shop Materials: Acrylic or cotton yarn. Worsted weight. ( I used a cotton/ acrylic blend Scissors Yarn Needle Optional : Beads 5 mm hook Measuring tape Stitch markers Pattern  Ch 16, Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and down to the last stitch. In the last stitch, put 2 Sc. DO NOT TURN. Working on the opposite side of the chain put Sc st in each stitch. On the last st put 2  Sc in it. Round 2 : Sc in the round ( don't forget to attach stitch marker in the beginning of each row.) Round 3 : Working in the round, place your stitch marker on first st and do Sc BLO, in each stitch in the round. Round 4: repeat Round 3, 3 more times Round 5: Do regular Sc stitches in the round. Round 6: Repeat Round 6 pattern until your work measures 4 inches Long, and approx  4 inches wide.  When you're work measures 4 inches by 4 inches you can start on the double crochet  Border. Ch 3, DC in this same stitch, skip...

  20 Facts about me:   Good afternoon my lovely queens and kings! I certainly have missed you so much! The holidays have been kinda blue for me, but as queens( or kings) we must push on. I decided to start taking my blog seriously. I watch videos on blogging, etc but what needs to be understood is that you have to put in work in blogging. It’s just not going to have subscribers, sales, etc to fall in your lap! It’s not that easy! Well, let’s get to the main title of this post, 20 Facts about me. Some facts might be funny, drastic, interesting, or just plain shocking! Read on for my 20 facts about me. 20 Facts about me. anxiouslycrochet.shop    I love crafts and DIY’s. It can be tutorials, videos,etc. My favorite color is pink. (Not that hot pink color but that light pink pastel color.) I was a tomboy until the last year of middle school. I’m in my mid 30’s, ok, 36 to be exact but don’t tell anyone! I love fishing! My neighbor let’s me fish and I just love it! I ...

What's up my crochet lovelies, This blog contains affiliate links that I receive a small commission if an item sells. Don't worry a free crochet pattern is in the making right now, but I thought I would talk to you today about signs. Yes, "Signs". Not a stop sign, a traffic sign, etc. I mean the Zodiac Signs. I always thought that my sign "Pisces" definitely describes me. I love being around the water, I like to help people and sometimes my emotions are easily touched. (No matter if the emotions are sad, upset, etc.)  Comment down below what is your sign and do you think your symbol describes you a little or a lot? I just wanted to share with you there are several ways you can cash in on Zodiac, well making individual crafts with different zodiac symbols on them. This market is huge so I thought I would give you a heads up on this type of specific niche Included here are just a couple of samples by amazon handmade that I thought were awesome! These aren...

What’s up my crochet lovelies! Hope all is well and you're having a great day! Today I wanted to share with you a free crochet pattern and a really cool pet portrait I made. Tell me what you think, any suggestions? Show me some great projects you are working on as well. Let me know. We do a shout out once a week so tune in for the special day of the week for that!  I have found that crochet and artwork help my anxiety disorder and depression. Yoga works too, but I would love to pick up a crochet hook or a paintbrush! It brings me peace, and who wouldn’t want more peace? Well enough about that let’s get to that free pattern! I used a pastel pink at the top of my bottle holder- now I’m kind of regretting it. But I can always change it! No worries!  Without further ado,  For an ad-free pattern, you can click Free Crochet Water Bottle Holder Pattern Materials: Acrylic or Cotton Yarn Worsted Weight Crochet hook either 4.5mm or 5.0mm hook. (I used a 5.0mm hook, and an acrylic/c...

  Hello, my crochet lovelies, Hope all is well and you are having an awesome day today! I will be having a free ebook giveaway coming up for the first 1,000 new subscribers to my blog. This is a unique giveaway and very beneficial to those who are like me and are artisans in their handy work.  If you are an artist, painter, doll-maker, soap maker, candle maker, jewelry maker, etc, etc… (The list is endless on all the craftspeople do!) If you love to make things then this e-book Volume 1 on Profiting from Crafts is just for YOU! It doesn’t cost anything to go to my website at www.anxiouslycrochet.shop and click the subscribe button. I will not annoy anyone with spam, but I will keep you up to date on future freebies, free patterns, etc.  This is just an announcement to all the fellow crafters around the world.! When the subscriber counts up to 1,000. This giveaway will be closed, but there is another secret…… Not only will the first 1,000 blog subscribers get Volume 1 on ...