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“how hard
can it be?”
A naturally curious person with a slight delusion of capability, a love of the messy middle, and a deeply held belief that the trying is the whole point.
I have never met a problem I didn't immediately assume I could solve.
I'm Sarah. Naturally curious, perpetually mid-project, and constitutionally unable to read the words “that's hard to do” without immediately wanting to find out for myself. Whether or not I succeed is a separate question. I try anyway.
I operate on a philosophy I generously call optimism. Every project starts with “how hard can it be?” The answer is almost always “harder than that.” I somehow manage to finish anyway. Sometimes it takes a few attempts. Sometimes the sweater becomes a scarf. I've made peace with this.
What keeps me coming back is the friction. The trials, the re-dos, the moments where something doesn't work and you have to sit with it and figure out why. I love the journey far more than the finished object. The moment a project is done, I'm already thinking about what I'd do differently.
This blog is where I write it all down, in case it's useful to someone, and so I stop forgetting which dye lot I bought in 2023.
p.s. yes, even the dovetail joints. especially those.
accurate re-enactment of my emotions during my process
Six crafts and counting.
- Knitting
three frogged attempts later: a very confident scarf. the sweater is still in there somewhere.
- Polymer clay
finest work happens at 11pm, for reasons unknown
- Crochet
current project is a frog named Gerald
- Watercolour
the boys have opinions on which colours to use
- Woodwork
the hardware store guy knows my face
- Renovation
one bathroom at a time, confidently
The people who put up with me.
The boys
All gas. No brakes. Maybe a little too much gas if you know what I mean (they are little boys after all). My homegrown and mostly cooperative little sidekicks that have accompanied me to countless trips to the hardware store. They always impress me with their ability to make even more fun out of my creative chaos. I will never cease to admire how they make even the most mundane things an adventure.
✿ easily my best creation
The husband
He signed up for one person and got a small craft operation, four unfinished crochet projects, a table saw he did not request, and a constant low-level presence of sawdust somewhere in the house. He is, by his own admission, my number one fan. Despite the chaos I bring into his life, he loves me anyway. I am keeping him.
✿ despite everything. i know.