Going To Start Making Blanket Orders

A woman comes in holding a tangled mess of yarn in one hand and a photo on her phone in the other.

Customer: “Hi. I tried to crochet this little frog I saw online. It… didn’t go great.”

Me: “Let’s see—oh, that’s a cute pattern! What happened?”

She shows me her attempt. It looks less like a frog and more like a small, angry knot with eyes.

Customer: “It was supposed to be a stress-relief hobby. Now the frog is the stress.”

Me: *Laughing.* “I’ve been there. Want some easier starter patterns?”

Customer: “Yes, something that doesn’t look at me in disappointment when I mess up. Like a rectangle.”

She leaves with a chunky yarn, bigger hook, and a blanket pattern.

Customer: “If this turns into a frog again, I’m just going to start selling abstract art.”