“Here is a pattern, can you make this for me?” they say. And I end up looking at them like an over‑caffeinated owl with a toothache. Why, you ask? Because this silly Oma has never learned how to read patterns — and I don’t do easy or simple.
A little fun fact about my production process:
1. Open doors, boxes, storage containers, and every other possible hiding place for my materials.
2. Stand there and wait to see which of them “screams the loudest” at me. Then, with great flair, I grab and display those options (colors, materials, tools, etc.) on my fold‑out table.
3. Check how much I have of the chosen materials in each color, and decide from there what’s possible.
4. Hold a conference (yes, I talk to my materials — don’t pretend you wouldn’t) and ask them what they’d like to become.
5. Begin using those materials and dive into whatever project I’ve decided to start.
6. Mark down specific patterns I really like while working, and sometimes talk to the materials about all the wonderful ways they’ll bring joy to the person who owns them. (Speaking intentions into the craft project.)
7. Either stay satisfied with the product I’ve chosen to create, or mid‑stream, the materials take over my hands, and it becomes something entirely different. (See pic — it started out as an ornament, then became a hat, and now it’s finally turning into a bag. Still have to add a few things before I can post it… Yes, my yarn took over. Muahahaha.)
8. Finish the product and then pout, because I want to show off my new creation but have to wait until a willing victim appears — either online or in real life.
9. After that, it’s pricing, measurements, and all the other mundane stuff that’s nowhere near as fun as diving into the next project.
10. Wish that the product finds a new home where it will be appreciated, loved, and carry the blessings I added while creating it.
See what I mean? My creative mind goes all out — let’s make something unique! Patterns just don’t come into play here. The only ones I follow are the ones I create myself.
Thought I’d share this with you.
Have a lovely day, everyone.
— Oma Regina
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