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I Learned How To Crochet And Now I Made It My Side Hustle To Help ‘Cute Up’ People’s Days (19 Pics)
Hi! My name is Amanda and I am the owner of Hey Meeko.
I have always been into creative hobbies. When I was 11, I started creating jewelry pieces such as necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. I then moved on to creating polymer clay charms and Perler beading.
When the lockdown began in 2020, my workplace was closed, and I wasn't able to work anymore. For a while, like many others, I was playing Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch, not knowing how to occupy myself, until l started looking for a hobby.
I started learning how to crochet with the amigurumi technique. After a few months of trying, I gave up, until I decided to pick it up again. From there, my journey of creating crochet Animal Crossing or Pokemon characters started. Soon enough I started making chubby-style animals such as whales, which is one of the more popular crochet plushies.
I began to share my work online, created an Instagram account, and decided to start a side hustle to see how it would go. I have since branched out to have a table at anime conventions and markets, and I started accepting custom orders as well. I love creating cute, chubby crochet creations that people can squish, cuddle, or 'cute up' a part of their everyday life with.
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Teacup Sized Bumble Bee
What inspires me is a variety of things. This could be anything from a cartoon, animations or even just photos of cute animals.
My customers also give me loads of inspiration in the things they request! Sometimes when I make a custom, they request something that I've never worked on before and it inspires to make more characters or designs!
Our Other Popular Item, Chonky Dinosaur
Started Off Crocheting Pokemon Like Oddish
Sometimes I create polls to engage with the community to see what they would like to see created from me and create new designs from there.
At first when I started crocheting, I faced challenges in the types of yarn I was using and making sure I was counting rows and stitches correctly! To be honest, I still make mistakes and have to unwind the project and restart again. It definitely takes practice and I do owe it to my determination back then to keep improving and finding a style that suited me that makes me enjoy crocheting and creating even more.
Custom Order Idea From A Friend That Wanted A Giant Whale Crochet Plush, It Is Now One Of My Most Popular Plushies
Crochet Pot Plant Sprout Buddy
Crochet Pot Plant Sprout Buddies
It can be a balancing act when creating customs and working on inventory for my conventions.
I currently have a waiting list for custom orders and let them know an estimate timeframe on when I am able to work on their order.
I tend to prepare as much as I can with conventions but as I also have other work, I have to balance life and work and set time aside - it can be stressful at times thinking I may not have enough stock! But I enjoy every step of the way!
Pokemon Crochet Keychains
I hope that I can start creating and selling my own patterns for Hey Meeko in future! I have been asked a few times and I am terrible at writing down patterns (they are usually just stored in my head) but I definitely would like to do this one day and share my cute chubby creations to the world. I would love to branch out to some cute crochet baby wear but that may take awhile before I get there!
Custom Crochet Plush Of A Customers Dog
Giant Bumble Bee Buddies
This Is Me With A Bunch Of Giant Crochet Whales
Cute Tiny Bunny
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Crochet Pot Plant Sprout Buddies That Don't Need Water
A Custom Gloom Pokemon Plushie
Size Comparison Of Mini Keychain Whale vs. Giant Crochet Whale
Teacup Sized Crochet Whales
Crochet Pot Plant Sprout Buddy
Teacup Sized Bumble Bees
Making sure that i upvoted them all. THEY ARE LITTLE BUNDLES OF PERFECT.
I think I need all of these, they look like they were made with love ❤️
I have crochet plushies like these and they’re adorable and now I want even more of them
Hi! I crochet, and I need more patterns. Could you tell me where you got those? Those look amazing by the way!
You all know you can learn to crochet, too, right? Just don't rip off other fibre artists in the process.
Making sure that i upvoted them all. THEY ARE LITTLE BUNDLES OF PERFECT.
I think I need all of these, they look like they were made with love ❤️
I have crochet plushies like these and they’re adorable and now I want even more of them
Hi! I crochet, and I need more patterns. Could you tell me where you got those? Those look amazing by the way!
You all know you can learn to crochet, too, right? Just don't rip off other fibre artists in the process.
