16/10/2025
The past 2 years have been a bit of a whirlwind and though I don’t owe an explanation for my absence I thought I’d try to explain a bit before I deactivate this account💐
Those who are close with me know I’ve spent the past 5 years dealing with an illness that has taken my life in directions I had never expected and the past 2 years especially became more uncertain as there were diagnoses added to the list🙄Anyhow, towards the end of 2023 I realised my passion for baking had well and truly disappeared. I found myself in the kitchen less and less till eventually baking became too stressful for myself to handle. I felt lost not having something to keep myself occupied between my hospital appointments and felt as though a part of me was missing. That was until I was inundated with crochet content on my tiktok feed and decided to teach myself how to in early 2024.
I’d like to think I picked it up quite quickly and once I got the hang of it I felt as though I restored that missing part of myself. With more practice I became more confident and proud of my work and soon the “Crochet by Nay” account was born.
I began crocheting gifts for family and friends till in October 2024 I had a stall and the Woodend School Fair. It was a great success and I had such a wonderful time doing it that I decided to go again this year. This year turned out even better with my experience of good sellers and what my target audience was. Since then I have been super busy crocheting for people all across the country and even a couple celebrities🤭The top sellers these days are definitely my jellycats which I freehand without the use of a pattern. It still feels surreal to me that I am able to aid my finances by doing something that I truly love like I used to when I first started this account during lockdown in 2020.
That being said, thank you to everyone who has followed this account over the years, if you’re keen to continue to support me I will tag my crochet account above😇 It’s bittersweet to officially close this chapter of my life, but it no longer gives me any happiness and I know that passion is better put into some truly love🩷
