There are things we tell ourselves so often that eventually we stop questioning whether they’re actually true.

I’m not creative.

Crochet is too hard.

It’s too late for me.

And once you’ve decided one of those things is true, it gives you a very good reason not to try.

I don’t agree with any of them.

Myth 1: I’m Not Creative

Good.

You don’t need to be.

You don’t need to arrive at crochet overflowing with original ideas, instinctively knowing which colours work together or imagining projects nobody else has ever made.

You just need to start.

Follow a pattern. Use the colours someone else used if that makes choosing easier. Learn how the stitches work. Make the thing.

The creativity can come later.

Because once you start making things, you also start wondering.

What would this look like in another colour?

Could I make it bigger?

Could I use this square for something else?

What if I changed this bit?

That’s creativity.

It doesn’t need to exist before you start crocheting. It develops as you become curious about where you want to go next.

Myth 2: Crochet Is Too Hard

I don’t believe that either.

Nothing is too hard when it’s broken down properly and you have the right guidance to help you understand it.

That doesn’t mean you’ll immediately know how to crochet everything you see.

Some things will take longer to learn. Some stitches will feel awkward the first few times. You might need someone to explain something differently before it finally makes sense.

That’s learning.

The problem comes when we interpret I don’t understand this yet as I’m not capable of understanding this.

They’re two completely different things.

If you’ve ever looked at a crochet pattern and thought it may as well have been written in another language, I can understand why you’d think crochet was too hard.

But you don’t need someone to simply tell you what to do next.

You need someone to help you understand why you’re doing it.

Once things start making sense, they usually stop feeling quite so hard.

Myth 3: I’m Too Late

No one is ever too late.

You haven’t missed the age when you’re supposed to learn to crochet.

You don’t need to have been taught by your grandmother when you were eight.

You don’t need decades of experience behind you before you’re allowed to become good at it.

I didn’t learn to crochet until I was in my 40s.

Imagine if I’d decided that was too late.

I wouldn’t have made all the things I’ve made since. I wouldn’t have designed my own patterns. I wouldn’t be teaching other women to crochet with more confidence now.

The time you didn’t spend crocheting doesn’t matter.

What matters is whether you’d like to start now.

Maybe You Don’t Need More Confidence Yet

Sometimes we think we need to feel ready before we begin.

We need to feel creative enough.

Capable enough.

Confident enough.

But perhaps that’s backwards.

You don’t need to become all of those things and then crochet.

Crochet can be where you practise becoming them.

Start with something manageable. Learn what you’re doing. Ask questions. Get help when you need it. Then try the next thing.

You might be surprised by what starts to change.

Start Where You Are

That’s exactly why I created Kickstart.

You don’t need to prove you’re creative enough or experienced enough to join. You don’t need to understand everything already.

Kickstart gives you patterns, teaching and support to help you understand your crochet and build your skills from where you are now.

Because you’re not too late.

It’s not too hard.

And you certainly don’t need to decide whether you’re creative before you’re allowed to begin.

Seona x