I've never been a crafty person, but.... I've never been a crafty person. I've tried knitting once, but I have small hands for my age and I could never hold the needle right. I kept getting ads for Woobles on my Facebook and Instagram and I saw how cute the penguin was and knew I had to atleast try it. It took me a couple weeks of doing a round or 2, stopping for a while and picking it back up before I finished the first project. It wasn't too easy, but it wasn't hard since there were video tutorials on how to do each part. Now, almost a year later I crochet almost every day and I spend arguably too much on yarn to make stuff with :-D. I don't regret it, and if you're looking for a new hobby, picking up a kit might work well for you.

False advertising The woobles is a great, in theory experience. I have autism, adhd, and dyslexia. I am an outlier. However I trust advertising. Their platform said their items were ptestarted in photos paired with the item sold. Wrong. They were never prestarted. This may feel small to some but for me with disabilities the false advertising has affected me greatly. I contacted them and after a few d changes they just stopped responding

In theory this is fun and accessible In theory this is fun and accessible. In practice it’s a bit different. I crocheted with my grandma as a kid so I have a foundational knowledge, however, these kits, although packaged adorable, are much less accessible even to me. My daughter laughed at the final result, it didn’t look like the photo on the package! Overall, not relaxing, stressful, takes about 8-10 hours for one “Wooble.”

You too can make cute things! I was taught to crochet rag rugs by my gramma growing up but I had no idea how to read a pattern or really make anything that didn’t look weird. I started with Pierre the penguin and blasted through a total of 13 beginner, beginner+, and intermediate critters before finally feeling like I had a good enough grasp to branch out and try new things. I am loving being able to read patterns and make new things!

I can crochet! I have never crocheted before in my life and was able to successfully complete all the kits I’ve tried! Justine’s step-by-step videos are super thorough, easy to understand, AND teach you how to read patterns. I’ve been able to complete several non-Wooble projects just reading a pattern! The Woobles are so cute, I’ve been giving them to my co-workers as lil desk buddies. Cannot recommend these kits highly enough for anyone interested in crocheting!