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Collected Item: “crochet me a quarantine blanket”

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crochet me a quarantine blanket

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

a yarn project

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I had seen youtube videos of people making a “quarentine blanket” I did know how to crochet but i never took serious interest in it before. But now with all this time i said f it and i pulled everything out. I had so many things that i forgot i had, i was a little overwhelmed at first but after a couple youtube videos i figured out what everyting does and i got the hang of it. If we never had this pandemic, i would have never been able to take an interest in it and also i wouldnt have thought i could ever do it.

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makes me feel so happy that i actually accomplished something and that i didn't just impulsively start something to never finish it like i have in the past

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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+crochet+a+granny+square+blanket+for+beginners

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

me, Avery

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2020-10-01
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